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In
an effort to foster co-ordination and collaboration among
donors working to reverse trends in degradation of natural
resources and conserve biodiversity for future generations,
the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre is promoting
the sharing of project information among donors, and with
a wider public. Therefore, it has joined forces with DFID
and other donors to share information on their projects that
relate to forests, natural resources and sustainable rural
livelihoods, using an internet site with interactive maps:
http://nene.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/dfidprojects/dfid.htm.
The
interactive maps show the locations of projects supported
by the participating donors and links to project summary and
contact information. It also includes mapped information on
environmental and development contexts for the projects. The
site therefore provides information on projects in the content
of their contribution to conservation and development.
Because
the site can link directly with donors' own databases, as
is currently done with Natural Resources Information System
(NARSIS) for the DFID projects, the information for individual
projects is maintained by the donors themselves, though UNEP-WCMC
can provide help with mapping project locations and managing
project data as needed. So far the principal contributors
to the site have been DFID and WWF International,
but other donors have expressed interest in contributing to
such a system. Please visit the site and send us comment on
its design and usefulness. Also encourage other donors, both
governmental and NGOs to participate.
Valerie Kapos
Senior Advisor in Forest Ecology and Conservation
UNEP- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0DL UK
tel:
+44 (0)1223 277314
fax: +44 (0)1223 277136
email: val.kapos@unep-wcmc.org
www.unep-wcmc.org
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