Biological diversity - Web sites of interest

GENERAL

FAO Biological Diversity Homepage
Includes information on FAO's activities related to biological diversity, including the Inter-Departmental Working Group (IDWG) on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture
www.fao.org/biodiversity/default.asp?lang=en

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/

Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
www.fao.org/biotech/index.asp?lang=en

FORESTRY
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000)
Includes two chapters related to forest biological diversity: Chapter 5, "Forest biological diversity"; and Chapter 7, "Forests in protected areas"
www.fao.org/forestry/fo/fra/main/index.jsp

State of the World's Forests 2001
Includes a chapter entitled "Forest biological diversity conservation: protected area management"
www.fao.org/forestry/FO/SOFO/SOFO2001/sofo2001-e.stm

Forest Genetic Resources homepage
Includes the annual bulletin on Forest Genetic Resources
www.fao.org/fo/FOR/FORM/FOGENRES/homepage/fogene-e.stm

Non-Wood Forest Products homepage
Includes a searchable database of non-wood forest products
www.fao.org/fo/FOP/FOPW/NWFP/nwfp-e.stm

Forestry Links Database
www.fao.org/forestry/foris/index.jsp?start_id=4029

FAO Worldwide Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (REFORGEN)
www.fao.org/forestry/foris/reforgen/index.jsp

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/iu.htm

World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources (WIEWS)
apps3.fao.org/wiews/

ECOSYSTEMS
Ecoport
www.ecoport.org/