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Biodiversity information : needs and options : proceedings of the 1996 International Workshop on Biodiversity Information

Title
Biodiversity information : needs and options : proceedings of the 1996 International Workshop on Biodiversity Information / sponsored by CAB International [and others] ; edited by David L. Hawksworth, Paul M. Kirk, and Stella Dextre Clarke.
Author
International Workshop on Biodiversity Information (1996 : London, England)
Publication
Oxon, OX, UK ; New York, NY, USA : CAB International, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Hawksworth, D. L.
  • Kirk, P. M.
  • Clarke, Stella Dextre.
  • C.A.B. International.
Description
x, 194 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Subject
Biodiversity conservation > Information resources > Congresses
Note
  • The International Workshop on Biodiversity Information was held in London, England.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The importance of biodiversity information / Sir Crispin Tickell -- Information needs in biodiversity assessments, from genes to ecosystems / V.H. Heywood -- Assessing information needs for sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity / D.H. Janzen and R. Gámez -- Defining and meeting needs for information: agriculture and forestry perspective / T.J.B. Boyle and J.M. Lenné -- Information needs of inventory programmes / D.L. Hawksworth and R.K. Mibey -- Wider use and application of indigenous knowledge, innovations and practices: information systems and ethical concerns / D.D. Posey -- Management of information to support conservation decision making / J.R. Busby -- Overview of the UNEP/GEF Biodiversity Data Management Project (BDM) / F. Duff -- The role of information in the operation of the convention on biological diversity / C. Juma -- Designing information systems to support biodiversity conservation / B.A. Stein -- Networks for distributing information / V.P. Canhos, G.P. Manfio and D.A.L. Canhos -- Biodiversity: the role of information technology in distributing information / J.R. Burley, P.R. Scott and A.W. Speedy -- Final report and recommendations.
ISBN
0851991831 (alk. paper)
LCCN
97014723
OCLC
ocm36877328
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries