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>To: reseau-phytomedica@...
>Subject: [phytomed] Information pour formation
>Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:26:05 -0000
>
>Mon nom est sandrine peneau (22 ans), et je suis actuellement
>etudiante en maitrise de biologie(Angleterre) pour un an. Je possede
>un diplome de dieteticienne. J'aimerais neanmoins travailler dans le
>domaine de la phytotherapie et je souhaiterais savoir quelles
>formations sont proposees en france. Je suis a la recherche d'adresse
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>Cependant je ne trouve pas de sites internet a ce sujet en France, et
>je souhaiterais savoir s'il existe des formations.
>Toutes informations sont les bienvenues.
>Merci beaucoup
>sandrine
>

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Mon nom est sandrine peneau (22 ans), et je suis actuellement
etudiante en maitrise de biologie(Angleterre) pour un an. Je possede
un diplome de dieteticienne. J'aimerais neanmoins travailler dans le
domaine de la phytotherapie et je souhaiterais savoir quelles
formations sont proposees en france. Je suis a la recherche d'adresse
postale et website qui pourraient me permettre d'avancer un peu plus
dans mes recherche. De plus je suis tres interesse par la "nouvelle"
forme de medecine indienne appellee Ayurveda qui refait surface
actuellement et qui correspond exactement a ce que je souhaite faire.
Cependant je ne trouve pas de sites internet a ce sujet en France, et
je souhaiterais savoir s'il existe des formations.
Toutes informations sont les bienvenues.
Merci beaucoup
sandrine

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ANNOUNCEMENT

REGIONAL CONFERENCE  ON

MEDICINAL PLANTS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINES & LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA:
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF THE NEW MILLENIUM

A Parallel Session to the Conference of Parties (COP-5) to the
Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)

VENUE: International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
United Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
16 - 19 MAY 2000

CONVENORS:

-Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI), Nairobi, Kenya

-Global Initiative For Traditional Systems (GIFTS) of Health,
University of Oxford

In  association with:

-Commonwealth Working Group on Traditional & Complementary Health
Systems

-International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Nairobi, Kenya

-WHO/AFRO

-IPGRI, Sub-Saharan Africa's Medicinal Plant Species (SAFORGEN) Network

-The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
-DANIDA
-UNAIDS


We are pleased to inform interested parties that the Environment Liaison
Centre International (ELCI), Nairobi, Kenya and the Global Initiative
For Traditional Systems (GIFTS) of Health,  University of Oxford, UK in
collaboration with other organizations are planning to organize a
four-day international conference on the promotion and development of
medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa on 16-19 May 2000 in
Nairobi, Kenya. The conference will be composed of a combination of
presentations and workshops.    The conference will be held parallel to
the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP -5) of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be convened in Nairobi,
Kenya, on 15-26 May 2000.

The conference will focus on issues relating to medicinal plants for
traditional human and veterinary medicine, plant-derived pesticides and
on aromatic and cosmetic plants. It is expected that the conference will
be attended by government and donor representatives, scientists,
researchers, policy-makers, conservationists, NGOs, health
professionals, herbalists and traditional practitioners, etc.
Participants from other continents are also invited to attend the
conference and share their experiences or learn about the new
developments of the sector in Africa.  Official languages of the
conference: English and French.


CONFERENCE SCOPE AND AIMS :

Information relating to medicinal plants and traditional medicine can be
found in documents and databases aimed at readers in a wide range of
disciplines including botany, ecology, chemistry, medicine, veterinary
science, etc.  However there are few publications reporting current
work. or reviewing and analyzing recent advances.
Access to relevant information by the public, decision makers and local
communities is still very limited.

The Convention on Biological Diversity, an international treaty that has
been signed by more than 160 member states of the United Nations
provides an international legal framework for the conservation of
biological diversity including access to and exchange of genetic
materials. While many different approaches are being tried to minimize
the loss of biodiversity, the reduction of habitat loss and its
accompanying loss of biocultural diversity are still unfortunately some
way off.

Traditional medicine, in the estimate of the World Health Organization
is used by up to  80% of the population of most developing countries.
These plant-based medicines are used for primary health care needs.
Between 25-50% of modern drugs are derived from plants. Demand for
medicinal plants is increasing in both developing and developed
countries. At the same time, the bulk of the material traded still
derives from wild-harvesting. Only a very small number of species are
cultivated.

Herbal medicines and traditional healers are receiving attention from
mainstream health officials and international medical research and
training institutions as governments confront the high cost and
inefficiencies of official health programmes aimed at populations.

There is growing recognition of the need for increased efforts to
produce medicines from plants in Africa. A number of international
organizations now support projects and programmes in this area..  There
is still a need for unified and coherent programmes at the national
level and regionally to promote medicinal plants, traditional medicine
and ethnopharmacology, and to assure that biological resources are being
harvested at a sustainable level.

World view. There is still limited understanding of the cosmology of
traditional healers and of the cultural links between spiritual and
traditional healing.

Research. A coherent research agenda will need to address:

Health
¨ Safety and efficacy of traditional remedies.
¨ Appropriate research methodology
¨ Standardization of herbal medicines.
¨ Utilization of traditional medicine - reasons, demographics,
economics, etc.
¨ Who uses it and under which conditions?
¨ medicine practices?
¨ Promotion of mutual understanding and professional collaboration
between modern and traditional doctors?
¨ Basis for integration of services.

Biodiversity
§ Ethnobotanical surveys and Red Data Book status of medicinal plants.
§ Studies of indigenous conservation and use of medicinal plants.
§ Effective agro-ecological methods that enhance propagation and
cultivation of specific medicinal plants.

Social dimension
· Gender issues in medicinal plant use, conservation and cultivation.
· The role of spiritual beliefs in traditional healing systems.

Many African countries are behind the rest of the world in the
development of national policies with respect to access to genetic
resources and trade in medicinal plants.
Appropriate strategies to increase awareness of policy makers and donors
about the need for sustainable use and conservation medicinal plants and
traditional medicine in Africa, can complement research efforts aimed to
achieve this objective.  It is within this context that the Conference
will be organized at the same time with the COP-V of the CBD.

The conference will review current initiatives in promoting the
development of medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa.
Examples of policy, research, legislation, success-stories will be
highlighted. It will highlight experiences of many stakeholders:
traditional healers, NGOs, researchers and conservationists and draw
attention to the new value being ascribed to traditional health systems,
particularly with priority diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Donors and international organizations involved or supporting the sector
in Africa are being invited.  While the conference  will focus on
African region, participants from other continents are also invited.



Objectives of the Conference:
§ Contribute to outcomes from COP-5 discussions on the CBD and articles
pertaining to indigenous health knowledge & technologies and the
protection of indigenous intellectual property rights.
§ Assess the status of the sector and consolidate and disseminate
information on and from diverse but often fragmented research
initiatives in Africa
§ Identify key challenges, experiences and opportunities involved in
promoting medicinal plant conservation and cultivation along with the
development of traditional medicine in Africa.
§ Stimulate action & co-ordination in support of growth and sustainable
development of medicinal plant production in Africa.

CONFERENCE THEMES

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES:
1. Priority diseases: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB. There will be
pre-conference workshops on 15 May on Malaria and HIV/AIDS. These are
being organized by the Global Initiative For Traditional Systems (GIFTS)
of Health.
2. Gender. This will be a theme that will be addressed across al sectors
of the conference.
3. Financial Mechanisms and Sources of Funding, North-South and
South-South, partnership, collaboration and co-operation

MAIN  CONFERENCE THEMES:

1.Status of research and its contribution to local communities'
Primary  Health  Care and sustainable use and development of medicinal
plants.  Traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia in Africa;

2.Sustainable use, trade and conservation of medicinal plants in Africa;

3.The role of traditional health care systems in public health.

4.Intellectual property rights, development of medicinal plant genetic
resources , drug  development and discovery:


SUGGESTION ON  CONTENT OF PAPERS


The following issues may be addressed by the  papers and posters that
participants will present at the conference:

1. Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia in
Africa: Significance and Trends. The place and contribution of
traditional medicine in primary health care, with particular attention
to priority diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB.

2. The global context (Bioprospecting, IPR, TRIPs, CBD ,etc):
Implications for promotion of the sector. Protection of traditional
knowledge and practices relating to the uses of medicinal plants and
traditional medicines (e.g. suggestions on appropriate mechanisms,
debate on intellectual property rights taking into consideration the
African context, etc.)

Biodiversity prospecting, international trade and traditional resource
rights for indigenous peoples and local communities, benefit sharing and
access to medicinal genetic resources.

3.Aspects of participatory research into medicinal plants and
traditional medicine in Africa with involvement of local communities:
(ethnobotanical investigations, production of drugs from African
medicinal plants, chemical, biological and pharmacological
studies,ethnomedicine and drug disovery

4.Past and current research activities that have been or are being
carried out to solve local communities' health problems; gaps between
the finality of current research with regard to public health concerns
and local communities needs and priorities.

5.Sustainable use and conservation of medicinal plants in Africa:
· The contribution of forests in community health care (e.g. linkages
between forestry and health, destruction of forest and its impacts and
consequences to the health of people, various ways in which the health
of people is affected through the destruction of forests, etc.)
· Propagation and domestication of medicinal plants in Africa (e.g
successful experiences at the village level), over harvesting and
controlled harvesting, resource management
· Economic and policy incentives and legal tools for conservation and
sustainable use (e.g. encouraging private sector, researchers and local
communities)

6.Commercialisation and economic value of medicinal plants at the
  community level:
· The economics and prospects of small scale derived drug industry in
Africa (status of medicinal plants production, marketing, markets and
value-added processing);
· Strategies to enhance income generation and benefit sharing from
medicinal plants and traditional medicine.
7.Integration of traditional medicine and  public health programmes and
systems;

8. Spiritual and cultural values that are supportive to traditional
healing and practices

9. Financial mechanisms, information strategies and tools, regional
     and international co-operation:
      Funding opportunities; tools, mechanisms and strategies to enhance
information exchange, co-operation and collaboration.



10. COUNTRY EXPERIENCES:

§ Current status of medicinal plants and traditional medicine at the
national level.
§ Activities and institutional framework
§ Co-ordinating and implementing agencies,
§ Support of R&D
§ Role of NGO's and traditional healers associations
§ Respective roles of public and private sectors
§ Actions and strategies to promote traditional medicine and medicinal
plants - examples of most common medicinal plants and their uses
§ Efforts to integrate traditional medicine in official public health
systems:
§ Advantages, disadvantages, implications, obstacles, policy options and
key players.
§ Importance of traditional medicine in the country.

11.North-South collaboration and cooperation

12.Lessons learnt and new perspectives:

Importance and future of medicinal plants and traditional medicine in
Africa (future research and action needed and the policy challenges
which have to be confronted; overview of the causes of the problem
identified, and of previous approaches to dealing with it).
	 a) Limitations and potentials
	 b) Future directions
		 - Research priorities
		 - Technology transfer and capacity building
		 - Planning & Development
		 - Policy options
		 - Information exchange and management
                          -           Co-operative strategies and
mechanisms

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Conference Methodology:

Presentations will last twenty minutes each, with a further time for
discussion.  They should be in either English or French. Working
sessions will consist of paper and poster presentations and discussion.
Participants are welcome to organize special workshops or open
discussion groups on a specific topic.  Please contact the organizers if
you intend to organize a session. Official languages of the conference
are English and French.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

To submit abstracts, to register or for inquiries, please contact:
Dr.Ernest Rukangira
Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
Email:  Ernest Rukangira<erukangira@...>  Tel.
(254-2)562022/576114
Fax: 572175

Dr. Gerard Bodeker
GIFTS of Health
Green College
University of Oxford
Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
Tel:01865-274770    Fax:01865-274796
E-mail: Gerry Bodeker < gerry.bodeker@.... ac.uk>

  Abstracts should not exceed 500 words. They can be submitted in one of
two ways: hard copy or electronic submission.  They should be in English
or French.
We encourage submission of papers and posters addressing regional
dimensions
of the themes  listed above.

Hard copies (or faxes) submission:

Please include the following information:
NAME: Names of the author(s)
TITLE: Title of the paper
EMAIL: Email address of the first author, if any
ADDR:  Postal address of the first author
TEL:   Telephone number of the first author, if any
FAX:   Fax number of the first author, if any
The name of the first author will be used in all correspondence.

Electronic submission:

Electronic submission should be in plain ASCII text email message giving
the following details:
NAME: Name of first author
TITLE: Title of the paper
EMAIL: E-mail address of the first author
ADDR:  Postal address of the first author
TEL:   Telephone number of the first author, if any
FAX:   Fax number of the first author

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract submission deadline: 26  February 2000
Notification of Committee's decision: 13 March 2000
Authors submit camera-ready text: 31March 2000
Conference:      16-19 May 2000

PRE-REGISTRATION FORM:
Mr./Ms/Dr/Prof.:
(First name):
(Family name):
Organization:
Street:         P.O. Box:
City:             Country:
Phone:                         Fax:
(country code - area code - number)     E-mail:

PLEASE RETURN BY FAX or EMAIL to addresses above

Payment:
Mail a cheque , made out to  "Environment Liaison Centre International"(
in U.S.D. or Kenya Shillings)
Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.  (254-2)562022/576114/576154
Fax: 572175

Before 26 February , 2000:US$150 / After 26 February, 2000: US$250
At the conference venue: US$ 400
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Merci pour tout

______________________________________________________

Cher Kouami KOUKOU

Bonjour

J'ai deja envoye l'information en raaort avec les hotels a Nairobi via
le resau-phytomedica.J'espère que tu l'a bien recue.

A bientot

Ernest

Kouami KOKOU wrote:
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> Je viens d'avoir un mail encourageant de IFS qui veut financer ma
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ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

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Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/announce/2000_05.html
and you will get detailed information on our forthcoming Conference on
Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

ORGANISATION  D'UN COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL  SUR LE THEME :

"Plantes Médicinales, Médecine Traditionnelle et Communautés Locales en
Afrique : Défis et Opportunités du Prochain Millénaire"

Date : du 16 au 19 Mai 2000

INFORMATION  SUPPLEMENTAIRE POUR LES PARTICIPANTS :

Cher participant,

Les Secrétariat d'organisation du Colloque sur les Plantes médicinales
,la médecine traditionnelle et les communautés locales prévu  à Nairobi,
Kenya du 16 au 19 mai 2000 a chargé Travelour Ltd, une agence de voyage
basée à Nairobi de gérer et faciliter toutes les réservations des hôtels
choisies pour la conférence à Nairobi.
Veuillez communiquer avec Travelour Ltd par courrier ou par fax pour
réserver votre bloc de chambres. Les réservations devront être
définitives d'ici le 15 avril 2000 et il faudra communiquer les noms des
membres de la délégation d'ici le 30 avril 2000.

Adresse :
TRAVELOUR LTD.
P.O BOX 12547
NAIROBI, KENYA
TEL: 254-2-222942,229093,340532,332366
FAX: 254-2-332604/244684
Email: travlour@...


Veuillez  réserver une copie de votre correspondance avec Travelour  a :
Dr. Ernest Rukangira, Email: erukangira@...
ou ernestruka@...

Autres renseignements utiles

Nairobi, qui se trouve à une altitude de 1 660 mètres, jouit d'une
climat tropical tempéré toute l'année durant. Les températures varient
entre environ 24o Celsius le jour et environ 14o Celsius la nuit.  Le
mois de Mai est la saison des pluies au Kenya, et il y a possibilité de
fortes averses l'après-midi et en soirée.

Il faut un passeport valide pour entrer au Kenya. Selon votre
nationalité, il pourrait aussi vous falloir un visa (US$ 50) - veuillez
consulter votre agent de voyages ou le Consulat du Kenya le plus
proche.  Veuillez consulter votre agent de voyages et/ou votre médecin
de famille au sujet des inoculations et des autres précautions à prendre
en matière de santé, par exemple, des comprimés contre la malaria.

L'électricité au Kenya est de 220/240 volts et 50 cycles. N'oubliez pas
d'apporter les prises, convertisseurs et branchements appropriés, en
particulier pour votre matériel informatique.  L'eau du robinet est
généralement saine à boire dans les grands  centres, comme Nairobi.

Les participants seront accueillis a l'aéroport  International de
Nairobi et seront accompagnés au moment du départ. Par conséquent nous
vous prions de bien vouloir nous communiquer votre numéro de vol ainsi
que vos dates d'arrivée et de départ.

LISTE D'HOTELS

THE STANLEY 5*****
                 Double: US$ 75
                 Simple: US$ 125


LANDMARK HOTEL  4 ****

                 Double: US$ 62
                 Simple: US$ 98

680 HOTEL  3 ***
                 Double US$ 42
                 Simple US$ 54

HOLIDAY INN 4 ****
                 Double US$ 57
                 Simple US$ 115

PANAFRIC HOTEL 3 ***
                 Double US$ 40
                 Simple US$ 62

NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB 4 ****
                 Double US$ 106
                 Simple US$ 106

LENANA MOUNT HOTEL  2 **
                 Double US$ 40
                 Simple US$ 52

OAKWOOD HOTEL  2 **
                 Double US$ 35
                 Simple US$ 58

MERIDIAN HOTEL  2 **
                 Double US$ 35
                 Simple US$ 45

THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL 5 *****
                 Double US$ 107
                 Simple US$ 154

NB.:  CHAMBRE DOUBLE: LES PARTICIPANTS QUI DECIDENT DE  LOGER A DEUX
DANS UNE CHAMBRE DOUBLE PAIENT LA MOITIE DU PRIX. LES PRIX CI-DESSOUS
REDUITS NE PEUVENT ETRE OBETENUS QU'EN FAISANT LA RESERVATION D'HOTEL  A
TRAVERS L'AGENCE DE  VOYAGE TRAVELOURS.

Veuillez remplir le présent formulaire  ci-dessous et le retourner par
fax ou courrier à Travelour Ltd.

COLLOQUE REGIONAL SUR LE THEME :
"Plantes Médicinales, Médecine Traditionnelle et Communautés Locales en
Afrique : Défis et Opportunités du Prochain Millénaire"


Nom d' Hôtel ________________________________________________________

Dr   M.   Mme   Mlle   Mad.   Nom :
_______________________________________

Prénom : __________________

Représentant(e) de : _____________________
Courriel :___________________________
Invite par (organisateurs) :_______________________________________

Adresse : ______________________________
Ville:______________________________

Pays : ____________  Code postal : _________ Tél. : ____________
Fax:___________

Type de chambre préféré :
Fumeur ________________________
Non-fumeur_____________________________
Demandes spéciales : _______________________________

Date d'arrivée : _________  Date de départ : _________ Partageant avec:
_____________
Votre Numero de Vol :_____________
Compagnie_______________________________
Votre réservation sera confirmée uniquement par Joseph Kinyua ou Grace
Mbugua à Travelour   Ltd.


Mode de paiement

J'inclus (nous incluons) un mandat international ou une traite bancaire
de __________ $US.  Veuillez porter à la carte de crédit suivante :
Mastercard _____
Visa  American_______
Express______________
Diners Card_____________

Numéro de carte :_______________________________

Date d'expiration:____________

Nom sur la carte de crédit:
___________________________________________________

J'ai (nous avons) lu et je comprends (nous comprenons) parfaitement la
politique de réservation / ci-dessus.

Signature : ____________________________________
Date:_________________

Chers tous,Chères toutes


Nous avons juge bon de mettre à  votre disposition l'information
suivante au cas où
vous n'auriez pas pu paticiper  à la réunion organisée par
SAFORGEN/IPGRI.
Avec mille excuses pour ceux qui auraient  deja recu ce message à partir
d'autres sources.

Salutations

Ernest

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES
PROGRAMME(SAFORGEN),IPGRI,REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

CONTACT: Dr.O.eyog-Matig@...,IPGRI, C/o IITA
                         08 BP 0932 Cotonou
                         Benin,Tel: ( 229)350188/350553/350600
                         Fax: (229)350556

PREMIERE RENCONTRE  REGIONALE DU RESEAU ESPECES LIGNEUSES MEDICINALES
DU PROGRAMME SAFORGEN

COTONOU DU 15-17 DECEMBRE 1999

PRINCIPALES RECOMMANDATIONS

Considérant le besoin exprimé par les pays africains au cours des
rencontres sous-régionales, régionales et internationales de voir
l'Institut International des Ressources Phytogénétiques (IPGRI)
faciliter la création d'un Programme sur la conservation et la gestion
durable des ressources génétiques forestières en Afrique au Sud du
Sahara,

Considérant le démarrage effectif en janvier 1999 de ce Programme et du
retard pris pour la désignation au niveau des pays africains, des
correspondants nationaux  de SAFORGEN,

Considérant la tenue de ce premier atelier du Réseau Espèces Ligneuses
Médicinales du Programme SAFORGEN,

Considérant  l'importance des espèces ligneuses médicinales dans les
pays sahéliens et ayant noté une faible représentativité des
ressortissants des pays de cette sous-région, les participants
recommandent

Considérant le nombre élevé de réseaux, ONG et associations travaillant
sur les plantes médicinales et considérant le manque de coordination et
les difficultés qu'éprouvent les institutions nationales à avoir accès à
l'information,

Considérant  l'exploitation accélérée et  anarchique des espèces
ligneuses médicinales et compte tenu des besoins en nette augmentation
particulièrement depuis la crise économique qui frappe les pays en
développement,

Considérant que la plupart des résultats de recherche restent au niveau
des chercheurs et sont insuffisamment vulgarisés,

Considérant les difficultés rencontrées par les délégations des pays
africains aux différentes négociations internationales sur les
ressources phytogénétiques,
les participants recommandent :

1) Que tous les Gouvernements des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara
désignent les Coordonnateurs Nationaux SAFORGEN dans les délais de leur
convenance, et que tous les participants à cet atelier jouent le rôle de
promoteurs du Programme SAFORGEN dans leurs pays respectifs et
facilitent la signature des accords entre leurs pays et l'IPGRI,

(2) Que le Secrétariat du Programme, en collaboration avec les pays
membres prenne des dispositions pour le démarrage effectif  des
activités du Réseau Espèces Ligneuses Médicinales,

(3) Que les thérapeutes traditionnels fassent partie du Conseil
Scientifique et Technique et du Comité de Pilotage de SAFORGEN pour une
plus grande prise en compte des préoccupations des populations locales
et des utilisateurs, les participants

(4) Que le Coordonnateur Régional SAFORGEN diffuse les rapports et les
actes de cette rencontre non seulement aux pays qui y ont pris part,
mais également à ceux qui n'étaient pas présents et sollicite la
contribution de ces derniers.

  (5) Qu'un recensement  des structures nationales, sous-régionales et
régionales travaillant sur les espèces ligneuses médicinales soit fait
par le Programme et que SAFORGEN développe les mécanismes d'échange et
de diffusion d'informations auprès des réseaux existants ainsi que des
stratégies de liaison et de partenariat actif et réel au niveau local,
national et international. Au niveau local, l'attention devrait être
portée sur la participation effective et sur l'implication des
thérapeutes traditionnels et des herboristes,

(6) Que le Programme conduise une réflexion  approfondie pour développer
des mécanismes et stratégies pour un meilleur fonctionnement des réseaux
existants et propose des actions nécessaires pour les appuyer
scientifiquement, techniquement et financièrement.

(7) Que le Programme, pour minimiser ses coûts de fonctionnement, se
serve des fora qui sont organisés comme tribune pour faire mieux
connaître le réseau et pour organiser les rencontres satellites de son
Réseau Espèces Ligneuses Médicinales,

(8) Qu'une recherche active des moyens financiers soit initié par
SAFORGEN ou par les organisateurs de la Conférence internationale sur
les plantes médicinales, la médecine traditionnelle et les communautés
locales prévue à Nairobi  du 16 au 19 mai 2000, pour permettre à ce que
les participants au présent atelier puissent se retrouver ensemble au
cours de cette conférence afin d'y participer activement et de
poursuivre pour finaliser, les travaux entamés à Cotonou sur le
développement des activités prioritaires du Réseau Espèces ligneuses
Médicinales de SAFORGEN et que cette conférence examine en profondeur
les mécanismes et stratégies de collaboration et coopération, de
partenariat et de coordination dans le domaine des plantes médicinales,
de pharmacopée et de médecine traditionnelle en Afrique,

(9) Que le Programme SAFORGEN se rapproche du Programme MAB de l'UNESCO
et d'autres organisations intéressées, pour développer une stratégie
concertée afin de faciliter l'échange d'informations et surtout pour
mettre cette information sous une forme simple,  accessible aux
utilisateurs locaux dans le cadre des initiatives en cours et
particulièrement du Centre de Recherche pour le Développement
International (CRDI) et de ses partenaires, qui consiste en la mise en
place d'un système ou cadre de canalisation, de traitement et de gestion
des informations au niveau africain et global sur les plantes
médicinales, la pharmacopée et la médecine traditionnelle et
recommandent

(10) Que les activités de recherche soient orientées vers le
développement des critères permettant de définir les seuils critiques
des menaces sur les espèces afin de développer des mécanismes d'alerte
rapide,

(11) Que les activités de recherche soient focalisées sur la diversité
génétique en rapport aux vertus thérapeutiques de l'espèce, l'impact des
menaces sur cette diversité, les inventaires et les aires de
distribution des principales espèces médicinales,

(12) Que le Programme SAFORGEN en collaboration avec les institutions
détentrices des bases de données, se charge de la vulgarisation des
informations contenues dans ces banques et plus particulièrement celle
de PHARMEL, auprès des scientifiques, mais également qu'un effort soit
fait pour traduire ces informations en langues locales pour leur
accessibilité aux thérapeutes traditionnels. SAFORGEN devrait collaborer
avec les initiateurs de la banque de données PHARMEL pour y introduire
de nouvelles données scientifiques disponibles et pour rendre ce
programme informatique plus convivial et disponible pour tous sur
«internet »

(13) Que le Programme SAFORGEN fasse développer et mûrir, en
collaboration avec les réseaux et institutions s'occupant des plantes
médicinales, l'idée d'une décennie africaine des plantes médicinales, de
la pharmacopée et de la médecine traditionnelle. Au cours de cette
décennie, un effort de la part des pays africains en collaborations avec
les pays développé, sera fait par les pays dans le domaine de la
connaissance des espèces, leur conservation et leur utilisation durable
. Les pays devront également au cours de cette période, réfléchir sur
actions communes dans le domaine législatif, dans l'harmonisation du
contrôle et de réglementation commerciale afin d'avoir des données
statistiques permettant un meilleur suivi de l'exploitation des espèces.
Au cours de cette décennie, que les capacités des pays africains en
matière de négociation des conventions et des traités internationaux
relatifs aux ressources phytogénétiques et particulièrement aux plantes
médicinales, soient renforcées et améliorées.

                                           Fait à Cotonou, 17 Décembre
1999


Note:Plus de 40 participants ont participé à la réunion.

ORGANISATION  D'UN COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL

COLLOQUE REGIONAL SUR LE THEME :

"Plantes Médicinales, Médecine Traditionnelle et Communautés Locales en
Afrique : Défis et Opportunités du Prochain Millénaire"

Date : du 16 au 19 Mai 2000

INFORMATION  SUPPLEMENTAIRE POUR LES PARTICIPANTS :

Cher participant,

Les Secrétariat d'organisation du Colloque sur les Plantes médicinales
,la médecine traditionnelle et les communautés locales prévu  à Nairobi,
Kenya du 15au 19 mai 2000 a chargé Travelour Ltd, une agence de voyage
basée à Nairobi de gérer et faciliter toutes les réservations des hôtels
choisies pour la conférence à Nairobi.
Veuillez communiquer avec Travelour Ltd par courrier ou par fax pour
réserver votre bloc de chambres. Les réservations devront être
définitives d'ici le 15 avril 2000 et il faudra communiquer les noms des
membres de la délégation d'ici le 30 avril 2000.

Adresse :
TRAVELOUR LTD.
P.O BOX 12547
NAIROBI, KENYA
TEL: 254-2-222942,229093,340532,332366
FAX: 254-2-332604/244684
Email: travlour@...


Veuillez  réserver une copie de votre correspondance avec Travelour  a :
Dr. Ernest Rukangira, Email: erukangira@...
ou ernestruka@...

Autres renseignements utiles

Nairobi, qui se trouve à une altitude de 1 660 mètres, jouit d'une
climat tropical tempéré toute l'année durant. Les températures varient
entre environ 24o Celsius le jour et environ 14o Celsius la nuit.  Le
mois de Mai est la saison des pluies au Kenya, et il y a possibilité de
fortes averses l'après-midi et en soirée.

Il faut un passeport valide pour entrer au Kenya. Selon votre
nationalité, il pourrait aussi vous falloir un visa (US$ 50) - veuillez
consulter votre agent de voyages ou le Consulat du Kenya le plus
proche.  Veuillez consulter votre agent de voyages et/ou votre médecin
de famille au sujet des inoculations et des autres précautions à prendre
en matière de santé, par exemple, des comprimés contre la malaria.

L'électricité au Kenya est de 220/240 volts et 50 cycles. N'oubliez pas
d'apporter les prises, convertisseurs et branchements appropriés, en
particulier pour votre matériel informatique.  L'eau du robinet est
généralement saine à boire dans les grands  centres, comme Nairobi.

Les participants seront accueillis a l'aéroport  International de
Nairobi et seront accompagnés au moment du départ. Par conséquent nous
vous prions de bien vouloir nous communiquer votre numéro de vol ainsi
que vos dates d'arrivée et de départ.

LISTE D'HOTELS

THE STANLEY 5*****
 		 Double: US$ 75
                 Simple: US$ 125


LANDMARK HOTEL  4 ****

 		 Double: US$ 62
                 Simple: US$ 98

680 HOTEL  3 ***
 		 Double US$ 42
                 Simple US$ 54

HOLIDAY INN 4 ****
              	 Double US$ 57
                 Simple US$ 115

PANAFRIC HOTEL 3 ***
		 Double US$ 40
                 Simple US$ 62

NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB 4 ****
		 Double US$ 106
                 Simple US$ 106

LENANA MOUNT HOTEL  2 **
		 Double US$ 40
                 Simple US$ 52

OAKWOOD HOTEL  2 **
		 Double US$ 35
              	 Simple US$ 58

MERIDIAN HOTEL  2 **
		 Double US$ 35
                 Simple US$ 45

THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL 5 *****
		 Double US$ 107
                 Simple US$ 154

NB.:  CHAMBRE DOUBLE: LES PARTICIPANTS QUI DECIDENT DE  LOGER A DEUX
DANS UNE CHAMBRE DOUBLE PAIENT LA MOITIE DU PRIX. LES PRIX CI-DESSOUS
REDUITS NE PEUVENT ETRE OBETENUS QU'EN FAISANT LA RESERVATION D'HOTEL  A
TRAVERS
L'AGENCE DE  VOYAGE TRAVELOURS.

Veuillez remplir le présent formulaire  ci-dessous et le retourner par
fax ou courrier à Travelour Ltd.

COLLOQUE REGIONAL SUR LE THEME :
"Plantes Médicinales, Médecine Traditionnelle et Communautés Locales en
Afrique : Défis et Opportunités du Prochain Millénaire"


Nom d' Hôtel ________________________________________________________

Dr   M.   Mme   Mlle   Mad.   Nom :
_______________________________________

Prénom : __________________

Représentant(e) de : _____________________ Courriel :
___________________________
Invite par (organisateurs) :_______________________________________

Adresse : ______________________________ Ville
:______________________________

Pays : ____________  Code postal : _________ Tél. : ____________  Fax:
___________

Type de chambre préféré :
Fumeur ________________________
Non-fumeur_____________________________
Demandes spéciales : _______________________________

Date d'arrivée : _________  Date de départ : _________ Partageant avec:
_____________
Votre Numero de Vol :_____________
Compagnie_______________________________
Votre réservation sera confirmée uniquement par Joseph Kinyua ou Grace
Mbugua à Travelour   Ltd.


Mode de paiement

J'inclus (nous incluons) un mandat international ou une traite bancaire
de __________ $US.  Veuillez porter à la carte de crédit suivante :
Mastercard _____
Visa  American_______
Express______________
Diners Card_____________

Numéro de carte :_______________________________ Date d'expiration:
____________

Nom sur la carte de crédit
___________________________________________________

J'ai (nous avons) lu et je comprends (nous comprenons) parfaitement la
politique de réservation / ci-dessus.

   Signature : ____________________________________ Date
:_________________



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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/announce/2000_05.html
and you will get detailed information on our forthcoming Conference on
Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

MEDICINAL PLANTS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINES & LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA:
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF THE NEW MILLENIUM

A Parallel Session to the Conference of Parties (COP-5) to the
Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)

VENUE: International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
United Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
16 - 19 MAY 2000


INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS:

Dear Participant,

We are pleased to forward to you information on your travel and
accommodation in Nairobi during the workshop on Medicinal Plants,
Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa, to be held in May
16 - 19, 2000 at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
(ICRAF).

Travelour Ltd., a travel agent in Nairobi, will officially handle all
information on hotel bookings and accommodation.  Hotel information has
been included, and all of these hotels are within the city centre.  For
communication purposes, the hotels are fitted with telephones with
direct dialing facilities in each room, and a centre for sending faxes
and e-mail.  A shuttle service will be arranged to and from the hotel in
the mornings and evenings, after the conference sessions.

Transport will be provided from the airport to your hotel, on arrival at
the airport.  Similar arrangements have been made from your hotel to the
airport on your departure day.  The conference organisers and a
representative from Travelour Ltd. will meet you at the International
Arrivals Terminal, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.  Please
be sure to supply your arrival dates, times,  flight numbers as well as
all information on accommodation to Travelour Ltd. and ELCI

We have also included general information on Kenya and additional
information on excursions from Nairobi, should you plan to stay longer
than the workshop period.

Travelour Ltd. will take care of everything from your arrival at the
airport, the booking of your hotel the things that are truly important
like your holiday.

For your hotel reservations and excursions please feel free to directly
contact Joseph Kinyua or Graca Mbugua on the following address:

TRAVELOUR LTD.
P.O BOX 12547
NAIROBI, KENYA
TEL: 254-2-222942,229093,340532,332366
FAX: 254-2-332604/244684
Email: travlour@...

Please copy your correspondence with Travelour Ltd. to Dr. Ernest
Rukangira, Email: erukangira@...  or ernestruka@...

I. GENERAL INFORMATION ON KENYA

Airport Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is half -an-hour's drive from
Nairobi city centre.

Post and Telephone services

Post Offices are identified by the letters KP&TC (Kenya Posts and
Telecommunications Corporation) and mail posting boxes are red.  Usually
you can buy stamps at Post Offices, stationers, souvenir shops and
hotels.

Post Office hours are from 8.00 am to 5.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and
from 9.00 am until; 12 noon on Saturday at main Post Offices.

Faxes, telexes and emails can be sent from your hotel via the operator.
International calls can sometimes be dialed direct or operator assisted
by dialing 0196.  KP&TC also run a few public assisted call offices in
selected areas in major towns.

Voltage

All regions in Kenya are supplied with 240 volts AC.  Some lodges have
independent power generators, which may vary.  The plug in use
throughout Kenya is of the three square pin, 13 amp type

Security

Be wise, as in other countries, and deposit your passport, excess money
and valuables at reception desks for placing in safes, on receiving a
receipt.

As with elsewhere in the world, do not walk alone in isolated towns or
beach areas.  Ask for advice from your hotel manager or tour
representative if you are with a package holiday company.

Currency

Kenya's unit of currency is the Shilling (Shs), written 1/-, 2.50/-
etc.  Divided into 100 cents.  There are copper coins of 50 c and 1/-
and silver-copper coins of 5/-, 10/- and 20/-.  Bank notes are available
in denominations of 20/-, 50/-, 100/-, 200/-, 500/- and 1,000/-.

Banking hours

Banks in Nairobi and other large towns open from 9.00 am to 3.00 p.m.
Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 11.00 am on the first and last Saturday
of every month.

Credit cards

Most international credit cards are accepted in Kenya.  Barclay cash
ATMs can accept any international VISA and MASTER CARD credit cards.


II. ACCOMMODATION IN CITY HOTELS BED & BREAKFAST

THE STANLEY a 5 star hotel situated in the heart of the central business
district
Price in Half 	 Double: US$ 75
                    		 Single: US$ 125


LANDMARK HOTEL a 4 star hotel
On the outskirts of the City approximately 5 km from the City.

Price in Half 	 Double: US$ 62
                    		 Single: US$ 98

680 HOTEL a 3 star hotel situated in the City Centre
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 42
                    		 Single US$ 54

HOLIDAY INN 4 star hotel in the vicinity of the city approximately 4 km
from the City Centre
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 57
                      		 Single US$ 115

PANAFRIC HOTEL a walking distance from the City Center 2 km 3 star hotel
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 40
                      		 Single US$ 62

NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB within the City Centre a 4 star hotel
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 106
                      		   Single US$ 106

LENANA MOUNT HOTEL a 2 star hotel approximately 3.5 km from the City
Centre
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 40
                      		 Single US$ 52

OAKWOOD HOTEL a 2 star hotel right in the business Centre of the City
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 35
              		 Single US$ 58

MERIDIAN HOTEL  a 2 star hotel in the Center of the City
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 35
                      		 Single US$ 45

THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL a 5 star hotel in the City Centre
Price in Half 	 Double US$ 107
                      		 Single US$ 154

Note:  The Price in Half, quoted above refers to rates per person in a
double room.  Please note that all the above rates are discounted and
will apply only if participants book through Travelour Ltd.

RESTAURANTS IN NAIROBI

For the authentic Indian Mughlai Cuisine Haandi Restaurant Tel: 448294/5

For all types of game meat dine at the Carnivore Restaurant at the Simba
Saloon
Dance the night away at the Simba Saloon.

Klub House a fun packed bar and Restaurant on the outskirts on the city
centre.

Chinese food at the Rickshaw, Eating Out Think Pagoda for Exotic,
authentic tasty Chinese Cooking.

For all your seafood try the Tamarind Restaurant

NIGHT CLUBS AND DISCOS

The Pavement at the outskirts of the city in Westlands

The International Casino offers a beautiful restaurant at the Toona
Tree.

The Florida in town Centre and the Mamba Disco .


III. EXCURSIONS FROM NAIROBI

Nairobi City

This is the city in the sun and the capital of Kenya.  It is a young and
fast growing metropolis city.  Its history dates back to the turn of the
century when the railway line, which opened up Eastern Africa, reached
this part.  There were no regular inhabitants other than the Maasai
people who were tending their cattle and it is interesting to know that
from the railway workers makeshift shacks and burouks on the plain,
temporary and permanent structures started to develop as a shelter from
those working on the line.  Nairobi is one of the most attractive cities
in the whole of Africa, with the Nairobi National Park, which is home to
the "Big Five"| with the exception of the elephant, and is a short 20
minutes drive from the city centre.


TS 01- Nairobi City Tour - 3 Hours
Price per Person US$ 35

This tour starts from the city centre through the city market,
Parliament building, and the Railway Station to the famous National
Museum of Kenya, rich in its spellbinding displays of many tribal
regalia and an abundance of flora and fauna of the country, not to
mention the early man.  A visit to the adjacent snake park is highly
recommended and your tour will terminate in your city hotel of
residence.


Day 1 - Nairobi/ Tree Hotel

Drive through the glamorous coffee estates before reaching the foothills
of Mt. Kenya, arriving in time for a grand lunch at the Outspan or
Aberdare Country Club, your base hotel.  Take a nature walk or relax
until nightfall when you can spend quiet hours watching the numerous
wildlife that visit the flood lit water hole and salt lick there.
Overnight at Treetops or the Ark, full board.

PRICE FOR THE ARK

2 pax in Mini bus US$ 206
3 pax in Mini bus US$ 178
4 pax in Mini bus US$ 162

PRICE FOR TREETOPS

2 pax in Mini bus US$ 197
3 pax in Mini bus US$ 167
4 pax in Mini bus US$ 157
5 pax in Mini bus US$ 142
6 pax in Mini bus US$ 137

TS 02 - Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Manor - 3 Hours
Price per person US$ 45

A pleasant drive to the original home of Karen Blixen, now Karen Blixen
Museum.  Take a walk through the house and see for yourself many of
Karen's personal possessions, all with a magnificent view of the Ngong
Hills.  This is a tribute to the memory of the talented writer who is
admired by many across the globe.  A visit to the giraffe manor, gives
you the chance to see the Rothschild Giraffe.  The centre gives you a
rare and unique opportunity to come face to face with Africa's tallest
mammal.

TS 03- Nairobi National Park / Bomas of Kenya
Price per Person US $90

This is wildlife paradise at your doorstep.  The park has over 50
species of mammals including four of the "Big Five".  The tour includes
lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant offering an experience of a lifetime.
Feast on the famous and unique succulent steaks and barbecue dishes,
including game meat.  After lunch, continue to the Bomas of Kenya for a
treat in traditional music and dance performed by different African
dance troops.

TS 04 - Lake Nakuru National Park - 1 Day
Price per Person US$ 160

The drive from Nairobi will take you through the highland farms of the
Kikuyu people and then across the escarpment into the Great Rift Valley
on to the seasonal home of thousands of both the greater and lesser
flamingo, plus many other species.  Have lunch at the Lake Nakuru Lodge
followed by an afternoon game drive to see the different variety of
wildlife that abound.  Stop at Lake Naivasha Country Club for tea, on
your way back to Nairobi.

Note: Depending on the season the flamingo migrate, a tour to Lake
Bogoria can be arranged and a supplement fee charged.


Mount Kenya Safari Club - By Road

From Nairobi drive north towards Mount Kenya in the direction of
Nanyuki.  Transfer to the luxurious Mount Kenya Safari Club.

Set on the slopes of Kenya highest Mountain the club offers luxurious
accommodation first class cuisine and a variety of activities including
Golf, Tennis and Bird Watching.

Price
2 pax in Mini bus US$ 270
3 pax in Mini bus US$ 236
4 pax in Mini bus US$ 222
5 pax in Mini bus US$ 213
6 pax in Mini bus US$ 206


Lake Nakuru National Park

The drive from Nairobi will take you through the Highland farms of the
Kikuyu people and then across the Escarpment into the Great Rift valley
onto the seasonal homes of thousands of both the greater and lesser
flamingo plus many other species.  Have lunch at the Lake Nakuru lodge
followed by an afternoon game drive to see the different variety of
wildlife, Dinner and Overnight Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Price
2 pax in Mini bus US$ 164
3 pax in Mini bus US$ 133
4 pax in Mini bus US$ 121
5 pax in Mini bus US$ 115
6 pax in Mini bus US$ 107

TS 16 - Maasai Mara Flying Safaris

Day 1

You will fly by light aircraft scheduled service to the Maasai Mara (45
minutes).  Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be met and transferred
to your Lodge/Camp.  Lunch will be at your camp.  Afternoon game drive
in the famous game reserve.  Overnight at the Keekorok Lodge or similar
on full board.

Price
1 night US$ 294
2 night US$ 452 Keekorok Lodge
2 nights US$ 434 Mara Serena Lodge


TS 19 - Amboseli Flying Safaris

Day 1 - Amboseli

Take a light aircraft scheduled service to Amboseli National Park,
flying across the Maasailand to the snow capped Mount Kilimanjaro, the
tallest mountain in Africa.  Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be
met and transferred to the Amboseli Serena Lodge.  Take an afternoon
game drive in this famous park to see the animals the Amboseli is famous
for overnight at the Amboseli Serena Lodge, full board.

Price

2 nights US$ 434 by Air

Price by road to Amboseli National Park


2 pax in Mini bus US$ 230
3 pax in Mini bus US$ 182
4 pax in Mini bus US$ 157
5 pax in Mini bus US$ 142
6 pax in Mini bus US$ 132


Note: All the above prices include Full board accommodation, transport,
park entrances fee, game drives, all government taxes.

Not included: Visa, Porterage/ tipping, laundry, beverages and any other
item of personal nature.



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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/announce/2000_05.html
and you will get detailed information on our forthcoming Conference on
Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

Bonjour Docteur Ernerst,
Je viens d'avoir un mail encourageant de IFS qui veut financer ma
participation au séminaire. On me demande d'évaluer le prix des hotels. Je
sais que cette information nous été déjà donnée mais j'ai oublié. Je
voudrais que vous donniez une idée. Merci
______________________________________________________

Mr le coordinateur Ernest Rukangira, Bonjour.
J ai bien recu votre message et je vous en remercie. je
desire bien appartenir a votre  groupe et en plus je
souhaite participer au forum de Nairobi du 16 au 19 Mai
prochain . si vous accepter ma candidature veuillez
contacter PNUD MAURITANIE pour me faire les formalites d
inscription et de mise en route car Les responsables me
disent qu ils attendent votre avis favorable por me
financer la mission . Marci infiniment
Pr. ABDALLAHI  OULD MOHAMED VALL
ENS de Nouakchott  Mauritanie.

______________________________________________________
Boîte aux lettres - Caramail - http://www.caramail.com

Cher Ernest,
Je viens d recevoir votre message et suis content d'adherer a ce reseau et
je vous garantis que je serai d'une tres grande contribution. Veuillez bien
vouloir m'inserrer dans la liste des membres.

D'autre part, j'aimerai vous souligner que vous n'avez pas repondu a mon
message. Est-ce que le theme que j'ai envoyer cadre bien avec l'esprit de la
conference? si oui, je voudrai savoir si je peux etre supporte
financierement pour y participer et entre temps, je vous enverrai ma
communication.

Je vous prie de bien vouloir me repondre a ce sujet.

Cordiallement

Mahamane Larwanou
Chercheur,
Institut National de recherche agronomique du Niger (INRAN)
CERRA/Tahoua
BP 204,
Tahoua, Niger
Tel: 227 610 015
Fax: 227 610 281

NB: Je suis presentement a Ibadan au Nigeria.
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> WEB SITES RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY POLICY AND LAW
>
> Attached please find the 1std edition of the 2000 directory of web sites on
> biodiversity policy and law, which we hope you find useful and informative.
> BIONET distributes the list of web sites on a quarterly basis.
>
> In an effort to balance the importance of current issue-oriented sites with
> the utility of maintaining relevant institutional sites, the directory is
> divided into two sections: one section containing timely issue-specific web
> addresses, which will be updated with each addition; and one permanent
> section listing the addresses of relevant institutions, organizations and
> other stakeholder groups working around the CBD.
>
> The list is notably not comprehensive, and we welcome submissions for
> inclusion in future editions. If you have any other suggestions or comments
> please feel free to contact us.
>
> The list is also available on our web site at:
> http://www.bionet-us.org/website.html
>
> Stephanie Billings & Stas Burgiel
> Biodiversity Action Network
> 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd Floor,
> Washington, DC 20009 USA
> T: +1.202.238.0550
> F: +1.202.238.0579
> E: bionet2@...
>
>
>
> NEW  ISSUE-SPECIFIC SITES
>
> Biodiversity Information
>
> Association for Biodiversity Information (for Central, North and
>         South America) - http://www.abi.org
> Biodiversity Conservation Information System -
>         http://biodiversity.org
> Nature Conservancy's Heritage Site - http://www.heritage.tnc.org
> OECD Biodiversity Site - http://www.oecd.org/ehs/icgb/biodiv.htm
>
> Biosafety and Biotechnology
>
> Ag-Biotech Info Net - Policy Page -
>         http://www.biotech-info.net/policy.html
> Biosafety Information System (BIS) - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation -
>         http://www.fiocruz.br/biosafety
> Biotechnology and Biodiversity Resource Center -
>         http://www.sustain.org/biotech
> Biotechnology in the Global Economy - Online discussion -
>         http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidbiotech/comments.htm
> CBD Secretariat - Biosafety Protocol pages -
>         http://www.biodiv.org/biosafe/
> Ecobio's Biosafety Protocol Web Page -
>         http://www.ecobio.com/biosafety/
> OECD biotech site - http://www.oecd.org/ehs/icgb/index.htm
>
> Climate
>
> Climate, Biodiversity and Forests -
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/climate/
> Global Worming Information Center - http://GlobalWarming.Net
> The Sierra Club Global Warming Campaign - http://www.toowarm.org
>
> Coral Reefs
>
> The Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies at the Universtiy
>         of Newcastle - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tcm/tcmsites.htm
> CHAMP - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program -
>         http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> The Global Coral Reef Alliance - http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~goreau/
> World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Coral Reefs and Mangroves of
>         the World - http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/data/coral_mangrove/
>
> Economics and the Environment
>
> Bank Information Center - http://www.bicusa.org
> Van Lennep Programme on Economics and Sustainable Development -
>         http://www.ecounal.ac.cr/econ/
> Envl Economics and Indicators - http://www-esd.worldbank.org/eei
>
> Environmental Libraries and Databases (Online)
>
> Ecological Enterprises (Portal searches) - http://www.eco-portal.com
> The Environment: A Global Challenge -
>         http://library.advanced.org/26026/
> Gaia's Forest Conservation Portal - http://forests.org/portal
> Information Center for the Environment - http://ice.ucdavis.edu/
> National Library for the Environment - http://www.cnie.org
> Recovering Grey Literature - http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/greylit/
> US National Biological Information Infrastructure -
>         http://www.nbii.gov
> The Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity -
>         http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/
> The Virtual Library - Environment -
>         http://earthsystem.org/Environment.shtml
> World map of species numbers of vascular plants:Botanisches Institut
>         und Botanischer Garten der Rheinischen 
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet -
>         http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/system/phytodiv.htm
>
> Ethnobotany
>
> Ethnobotanical Conservatoin Organization for South East Asia
>         (ECO-SEA) - http://www.ecosea.org
> Modern Natural Products - http://www.modern-natural.com
> Online Directory for Medicinal Plant Conservation -
>         http://www.dainet.de/genres/mpc-dir/
> People and Plants Online - http://www.kew.org.uk/peopleplants
> Traditional Herbal and Plant Knowledge, Indentification -
>         http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/food/plants.html
>
> Forests
>
> Amazonia Program- c/o Friends of the Earth -
>         http://www.amazonia.org.br
> The Certified Forest Products Council - http://www.certifiedwood.org
> Community Forestry Information Center (FAO) -
>         http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/fon/fonp/cfu/default.htm
> Deforestation: Tropical Forests in Decline -
>         http://www.rcfa-cfan.org/english/issues.12.html
> Department of Wood Science and Forest Products in Central America  -
>         http://www.cyber.vt.edu/wd3784nic/
> FAO forest products database -
>         http://apps.fao.org/lim500/nph-wrap.pl?Forestry.Primary&Domain=SUA
> Forest Genetic Resources (FAO) (available in English, French and
>         Spanish)  -
> http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/fogenes/homepage/content.htm
> Forest Maps (WWF) - http://www.panda.org/forests4life/ffl_pickmap.htm
> Forest News - Forest World (commercial site) -
>         http://www.forestworld.com/news/ensnow.htm
> The Forest Stewardship - http://www.fscus.org
> Forest, Trees and People Programme and Network (FAO) -
>         http://www-trees.slu.se
> Gaia's Forest Conservation Portal - http://forests.org/portal/
> Global Forest Watch (WRI) - http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/
> Greenpeace Canada Forest Web Page -
>         http://www.greenpeacecanada.org/gbrtour/index.html
> Heritage Forests Campaign - http://www.ourforests.org
> Japan Tropical Forest Action Network (JATAN) -
>         http://www.jca.apc.org/jatan/eng/index-e.html/
> Logging Burma's Frontier Forests: Resources and the Regime -
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/
> Metla (includes library on forestry related issues) -
>         http://www.metla.fi/
> Non-timber Forest Products (Virginia Tech University, Special Forest
>         Products) - http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu
> Non-wood News (FAO) -
>         http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/nwfp/nonwood.htm
> SmartWood - http://www.smartwood.org
> Society of American Foresters - http://www.safnet.org/
> Special Forest Products - http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/
> Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry - http://www.agroforester.com
> World Bank Forestry Policy Review -
>         http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/essd/forestpol-e.nsf/MainView
> World Forests, Society and Environment (WFSE) Research Program -
>         http://www.metla.fi/wfse
>
> Genetic Resources
>
> Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (FAO) -
>         http://www.fao.org/dad-is
> System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (CGIAR) -
>         http://noc1.cgiar.org/
> UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition (UKabc) - Agricultural
> Biodiversity: Sustainable Use for Food Security -
>         http://www.ds.dial.pipex.com/ukabc.htm
>
> Global Biodiversity Forum
>
> Global Biodiversity Forum - http://www.iucn.org/themes/gbf/ or
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/wri/biodiv/gbf/
> Virtual Global Biodiversity Forum - http://vgbf.geog.ucsb.edu
>
> Global Change
>
> "Which World?" Scenarios for the 21st Century (WRI) -
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/indictrs/whchwrld.htm
>
> Indigenous Knowledge
>
> Indigenous Knowledge (Nuffic-CIRAN) -
>         http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ik.html
> Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor -
>         http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/index.html
> Indigenous Knowledge and Development: List server Archive and Summary
>         http://www.globalknowledge.org/worldbank/ikd/current
> Indigenous Knowledge and Forest Management -
>         http://www.iifm.org/databank/ef/ethnoforestry.html
> Indigenous Knowledge Initiative (The World Bank Group - Sub-Saharan
>         Africa Region) - http://www.worldbank.org/html/afr/ik/
> Protection of Traditional Knowledge/Resources Guide Lines (Canadian
>         Intl. Dev. Agency) - http://www.kivu.com
>
> Indigenous Peoples
>
> Abya Yala Fund for Indigenous Self-Development in South and Meso
>         America - Spanish: http://ayf.nativeweb.org/;
>         English: http://ayf.nativeweb.org/contents.htm; Living Traditions:
>         http://ayf.nativeweb.org/lt1.htm
> Greenpeace Canada Indigenous Peoples Web Page -
>         http://www.greenpeacecanada.org/gbrtour/index.html
> The Impact of Ecosystem Degradation on Peoples Lives -
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/wr2000/
> Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and
>         Protected Areas - English, Spanish and French (WCPA, IUCN, WWF) -
>
> http://panda.org/resources/publications/sustainability/indigenous2/index.html
> Roundtable on Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples -
>         http://www.wipo.int/eng/meetings/1998/indip/index.htm
> World map showing links between cultural and biological diversity
>         (RAFI) - http://www.rafi.org/misc/map.html
>
> Inland Water/Wetlands
>
> Coral Reef, Mangrove, Seagrass and CZM Web Sites -
>         http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tcm/tcmsites.htm
> Coral Reefs and Mangroves of the World -
>         http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/data/coral_mangrove/
> Environmental Concern Inc. - Wetlands Consulting, Research and
>         Education - http://www.wetland.org
> Global Mangrove Protection -
>         http://www.agri-aqua.ait.ac.th/mangroves/main.html
> Mangrove Action Project - http://www.earthisland.org.map/map.html
> Mangrove Replenishment Initiative - http://mangrove.org/
> Ramsar Guidelines on Participatory Management of Wetlands -
>         http://ramsar.org/key_res_vii.08e.htm
> Research and Development in Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture
>         Ecosystems - http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/shrimpecos/
> Western Australian Mangrove Page -
>         http://possum.murdoch.edu.au/~mangrove/
> Wetland Wonders - http://ngo.asiapac.net/wetlands/enews/wwonder.htm
>
> Integrated Environmental Management
>
> The Centre for Land Use and Water Resources Research (CLUWRR) -
>         University of Newcastle Upon TyneWestern
>         http://www.cluwrr.ncl.ac.uk/
> Australian Mangrove Page - http://possum.murdoch.edu.au/~mangrove/
> NRM_changelinks web site for community participation in natural
>         resource conservation and management -  -
>         http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/
>
> Intellectual Property Rights
>
> American Seed Trade Association, "Development of New Plant Varieties
>         and Protection of Intellectual Property: An ASSINSEL Statement",
>         19 January 1999 - http://www.amseed.com/documents/ip_prot1rev.html
> "The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on International Trade
>         and Agriculture in East Africa", 18-20 January 1999,
>         Uganda, Conference recommendationsand selected papers -
>         http://www.iia.msu.edu/absp/workshop2.html
> International Association of Plant Breeders for the Protection of
>         Plant Varieties, "Fostering Plant Innovation: ASSINSEL Position Paper
>         on Review of TRIPS 27.3b", February 1999 -
>         http://www.worldseed.org/~assinsel
> International Chamber of Commerce, "Policy statement: The review of
>         TRIPS Article. 3", prepared 1 July 1998 -
>
> http://www.iccwbo.org/Commissions/Intellectual_Property/Review_of_TRIPS.htm
> International Society of African Scientists, "Biotechnology and
> Biodiversity -
>         A Challenge for The Development of Agricultural,
>         Bio-medical and PharmaceuticalSectors in Africa and the Caribbean,"
>         August 14, 1998 - http://www.dca.net/isas
>
> International Agreements, Policy and Legislation
>
> Foreign Policy In Focus - http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org
> Joint Website of the Biodiversity-Related Conventions -
>         http://www.wcmc.org.uk:80/cms/ (click on symbol at bottom
>         of page)
> MAI - Not, Information on Multilaterial Agreement on Investments -
>         http://mai.flora.org/
> Nature Conservation Policy and Legislation - ECNC -
>         http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/europe/legislat/conventi.html
> North American Environmental Agreements - http://www.cec.org
> UN Treaty Databases - http://www.un.org/Depts/Treaty/howtoreg.htm
> US Biodiversity State Laws, Policies and Programs - Defenders of
> Wildlife - http://www.defenders.org/pb-bst00.html
>
> Invasive Species
>
> Wildlands Weed Site - http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu
> The Nature Conservancy - http://www.heritage.tnc.org/
>
> Linking Environmental Issues
>
> Climate Change and Biodiversity - IUCN US -
>         http://www.iucnus.org/climategbf.html
> Trialogue on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Desertification -
>         http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/uem/trialogue/trialogue.html
>
> Mapping Environmental Issues
>
> Ecological Regions of North America - Commission for Environmental
>         Cooperation - http://www.cec.org
> How NGOs can get training in Global Information Systems (GIS) -
>         http://www.si.edu/crc/crcctsp.htm
>
> Marine
>
> Shrimp Sentinel Online - http://www.earthsummitwatch.org/shrimp/
>
> Finance Issues
>
> ENTERWeb - http://www.enterweb.org/
> GEF NGO Web Site - http://www.gef-ngo.net/
> Microcredit Summit Fulfillment Campaign -
>         http://www.microcreditsummit.org/
> Microenterprise Innovation Project (USAID) - http://www.mip.org/
> Virtual Library on Microcredit -
>         http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm/icm.html
>
> National Environmental Reports
>
> Belize Biodiversity Information System - http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/wcs
> Environmental Regulation and Development:  A Cross-Country Empirical
>         Analysis - http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/data/envperf/index.htm
> National Report of Ukraine on Conservation on Biodiversity
>         Conservation -  http://www.freenet.kiev.ua/ciesin/N_97/eng/summary.htm
> State of the Environment Reports - UNEP - http://www.grida.no
>
> Sustainable Use
>
> Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) -
>         http://www.kivu.com
> The Earth Forum - An interactive conference on Global Ethics,
>         Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter
>         http://www.earthforum.org
> ELDIS - development and environment information -
>         http://www.ids.susx.ac.uk:80/eldis
> The Human Development Report 1999 (UNDP) - http://www.undp.org/hdro
>         Humanity Libraries Project - collects printed materials and publishes
>         them electronically - http://www.oneworld.org/globalprojects
> Planeta's Index of Sustainable Development and Latin America -
>         http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/sustain.html
> Rural Development Information System (RDIS-CIESIN) -
>         http://rdv.ciesin.org/
> Sustainable Development Information Service -
>         http://www.wri.org/wri/sdis/
> Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP-India) -
>         http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in or
>         http://members.tripod.com/sdnp_india
> The Sustainable Forestry Working Group -
>         http://www.sustainforests.org
> Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Program (IDRC) -
>         http://www.idrc.ca/biodiversity
>
> Precautionary Principle
>
> Science and Envl Health Network - Precautionary Principle Page -
>         http://www.sehn.org/PPhome.html
>
> Taxonomy
>
> Base de Dados Tropical (BDT) (Portuguese and English) -
>         http://www.bdt.org.br/
> Biolink (Australia) - http://www.ento.csiro.au/biolink/home.htm
> BioNet International - capacity building in taxonomy -
>         http://www.bionet-intl.org
> Botanic Diversity Pages -
>         http://www.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/index_e.html
> Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification - http://www.eti.uva.nl
> FLORIN Information Sytem (plants) - http://www.florin.ru/florin/
> Inter-Americas Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) -
>         http://biology.usgs.gov/nbii/iabin/
> US Integrated Taxonomic Information System -
>         http://www.itis.usda.gov/plantproj/itis/index.html
>
> Threatened Species
>
> RENCTAS - National Net Against Traffic in Wild Animals -
>         http://www.renctas.org.br
> Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group -
>         http://www.greenchannel.com/wwt/research/publications/twsg
>
> Trade
>
> Biotechnology and Biodiversity Resource Center -
>         http://www.sustain.org/biotech
> Public Citizen Global Trade Watch - http://www.tradewatch.org
>
>
>
> INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC SITES
>
>
> CBD Clearinghouse Mechanism Site
>
> See the CBD's web site for background documents for the upcoming workshop
> on Article 8(j) (Sevilla, March 2000) and COP5 meeting in (Naribobi, May
> 2000). Final reports and texts of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and
> SBSTTA-5 recommendations are expected soon - http://www.biodiv.org
>
> Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
>
> Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural
>         Habitats - http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/europe/legislat/bernconv.html
> Convention on Biological Diversity - http://www.biodiv.org
> Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Fauna and
>         Flora (CITES) - http://www.CITES.org
> Convention on Migratory Species - http://www.wcmc.org.uk:80/cms/
> European Environmental Agency - http://www.eea.dk
> European Union  Directorate General for International Development -
>         http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg08/index_en.htm
> Global Environment Facility - http://www.gefweb.org
> Global Environment Facility - Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel
>         http://stapgef.unep.org/stapweb/Default.htm
> Inter-American Development Bank -
>         http://www.iadb.org/exr/english/index_english.htm
> Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) -
>         http://www.unesco.org/ioc/
> Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - http://www.ipcc.ch
> International Finance Corporation - http://www.ifc.org/index.htm
> International Forum on Forests (IFF) -
>         http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iff.htm
> International Organization for Standardization -
>         http://www.iso.ch/welcome.html
> International Tropical Timber Organization - http://www.itto.or.jp
> Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer -
>         http://www.unep.org/unep/secretar/ozone/issues.htm
> North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) -
>         http://www.CEC.org/
> Oceans and Law of the Sea - http://www.un.org/Depts/los/info53.htm
> Organization of American States - http://www.oas.org/
> Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development -
>         http://www.oecd.org
> Ramsar Convention on Wetlands - http://www.ramsar.org
> Strategic Guide of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape
>         Diversity Strategy (Council of Europe/UNEP) -
>         http://www.strategyguide.org
> UN Commission for Sustainable Development -
>         http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm
> UN Conference on Environment & Development Documents -
>         gopher://gopher.un.org:70/11/conf/unced/English
> UN Conference on Trade and Development - http://www.unctad.org
> UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - http://www.unccd.de
> UN Development Programme - http://www.undp.org/
> UN Division for Sustainable Development -
>         http://www.un.org/dpcsd/dsd/
> UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -
>         http://www.unesco.org
> UN Environment Programme - http://www.unep.org/
> UN Food and Agricultural Organization - http://www.fao.org
> UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - http://www.unfccc.de
> UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) - http://ngls.tad.ch
> World Bank - http://www.worldbank.org
> World Heritage Convention - http://www.unesco.org/whc/
> World Intellectual Property Organization - http://www.wipo.org
> World Trade Organization - http://www.wto.org/environ/environm.htm
>
> Governments
>
> National Reports on the CBD CHM list-server -
>         http://www.biodiv.org/natrep/index.html
>
> Australia (Environment Australia Online) -
>         http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/
> Brazilian Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (Portuguese) -
>         http://www.mma.gov.br
> Canadian Biodiversity Information Network - http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca
> Canada Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network -
>         http://www.cciw.ca/eman/
> Comisao Tecnica Nacional de Biosseguranca (Brazil) -
>         http://www.mct.gov.br/ctnbio/ctnbio.htm
> Colombian Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (Spanish) -
>         http://www.minambiente.gov.co/home.html
> Costa Rican BDM - http://www.inbio.ac.cr/~bdm/home.html
> Costa Rican Biodiversity Law - http://www.una.ac.cr/juridica
> Costa Rica:  National Biodiversity Commission -
>         http://www.inbio.ac.cr/~coabio/
> El Salvador Ministerio de Recursos Naturales (Spanish) -
>         http://www.marn.gob.sv
> Environmental Agencies on the Web. Currently includes Australia,
>         Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan,
>         Latvia, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea,
Sweden,
>         Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago and the UK -
>         http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/epas/index.html
> German Agency for Technical Assistance (GTZ) (English and German) -
>         http://www.gtz.de
> Jamaica Sustainable Development Networking Programme -
>         http://www.jsdnp.org.jm
> Japan- International Cooperation Agency - http://www.jica.go.jp
> Mexico - Secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca
>         (SEMARNAP) - http://www.semarnap.gob.mx
> Mexico - Prcuradura Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente (PROFEPA) -
>         http://www.profepa.gob.mx
> Namibia's CHM - the Directorate of Environmental Affairs (DEA) -
>         http://www.dea.met.gov.na
> Netherlands Directorate General for International Cooperation -
>         http://www.minbuza.nl
> Peru - Clearing House Mechanism - http://www.conam.gob.pe/chm
> Spain's Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of
>         Biodiversity - http://www.quercus.es
> Sweden International Development Agency - http://www.sida.se
> UK Department for International Development - ID21 -
>         http://www.id21.org
> UK Department for International Development - http://www.dfid.gov.uk
> US Agency for International Development - http://www.info.usaid.gov
> US Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/
> US Federal Geographic Data Committee - http://www.fgdc.gov/
> US Fish and Wildlife Service - http://www.fws.gov/
> US Geological Survey Clearinghouse for Biological Data -
>         http://www.nbii.gov/clearinghouse.html
> US National Biological Information Infrastructure -
>         http://www.nbii.gov
> US National Biological Service - http://www.nbs.gov
>
> Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Networks - United States
>
> Alabama Environmental Council -
>         http://www.alenvironmentalcouncil.org/
> Alaska Center for the Environment - http://www.akcenter.org
> Alaska Rainforest Campaign - http://www.akrain.org
> Alliance for the Wild Rockies - http://www.wildrockies.org/awr
> American Lands Alliance - http://www.americanlands.org
> American Oceans Campaign - http://www.americanoceans.org
> American Rivers - http://www.amririvers.org
> American Society of International Law Wildlife Group -
>         http://www.eelink.net/~asilwildlife
> Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) - http://www.bionet-us.org
> California Wilderness Coalition - http://www.calwild.org
> Center for Biodiversity and Conservation -
>         http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/
> Center for Conservation Biology Network - http://conbio.rice.edu/
> Center for International Environmental Law - http://www.igc.org/ciel
> Cheasapeake Bay Foundation - http://www.cbf.org
> Colorado Environmental Coalition - http://www.cecaction.org
> Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE) -
>         http://www.cnie.org
> Conservation Fund - http://www.conservationfund.org
> Consultative Group on Biological Diversity - http://www.cgbd.org
> Consumers Choice Council - http://www.consumerscouncil.org
> Co-op America's Green Pages - http://www.coopamerica.org/gp/
> Defenders of Wildlife - http://www.defenders.org
> Earth Island Institute - http://www.earthisland.org/
> Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund - http://www.earthjustice.org
> Endanger Species Coalition - http://www.stopextinction.org
> Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest -
>         http://www.elpc.org
> Environmental Law Institute - http://www.eli.org
> Free The Planet - http://www.essential.org/freetheplanet
> Idaho Conservation League - http://www.wildidaho.org
> Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - http://www.iatp.org
> IUCN-The World Conservation Union, United States -
>         http://www.iucnus.org
> Kettle Range Conservation Group -
>         http://www.televar.com/~tcoleman/index.html
> Land and Water Conservation Fund - http://www.ahrinfo.org
> Land Trust Alliance - http://www.lta.org
> Montana Environmental Information Center - http://meic.org/
> National Audubon Society - http://www.audubon.org
> National Environmental Trust - http://www.environet.org
> National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - http://www.nfwf.org
> National Parks and Conservation Association - http://npca.org
> National Wildflower Reseach Center - http://www.wildflower.org
> National Wildlife Federation - http://www.nwf.org
> Native Americans and the Environment - http://conbio.rice.edu/nae/
> Native Forest Network - http://www.nativeforest.org
> Natural Resources Defense Council - http://www.nrdc.org
> Northwest Ecosystem Alliance - http://www.pacificrim.net/~nwea
> Oregon Natural Resources Council - http://www.onrc.org
> Pacific Environment Resource Center - http://www.pacenv.org
> Puget Sound Society for Conservation Biology -
>         http://weber.u.washington.edu/~acooper/psscb
> Rainforest Action Network - http://www.ran.org/ran/
> Rainforest Alliance - http://www.rainforest-alliance.org
> Sierra Club - http://www.sierraclub.org
> Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition - http://www.safc.org
> Southwest Forest Alliance -
>         http://www.sw-center.org/swcbd/swfa/default.html
> Washington Wilderness Coalition - http://www.wawild.org
> West Coast Environmental Law Association - http://www.wcel.org
> Wilderness Society - http://www.wilderness.org
> Wood Hole Research Center - http://www.whrc.org
> World Wildlife Fund - US - http://www.wwf.org/
>
> Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Networks - International
>
> Action for Community and Ecology in the Rainforests of Central
>         America (ACERCA) - http://www.acerca.org
> Action Resource Network - http://www.arcweb.org
> African Centre for Technology Studies -
>         http://www.anaserve.com/~acts/home.htm
> Amanakaa Amazon Network - http://www.amanakaa.org/index.htm
> ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC) -
>         http://www.cyberct.com.my/arbec
> ASIL Wildlife Interest Group - http://www.eelink.net/~asilwildlife
> Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law -
>         http://sunsite.nus.edu.sg/apecl
> Australian Conservation Foundation -
>         http://www.acfonline.org.au/index.htm
> Biodiversity Conservation Information System -
>         http://www.biodiversity.org
> Biodiversity Resources in Belgium - http://www.br.fgov.be/BIODIV/
> Bioresources Development and Conservation Program -
>         http://www.bioresources.org
> BIOTRADE Initiative - http://www.BIOTRADE.org
> Biowatch South Africa -
>         http://www.oneworld.org/saep/forDB/Biowatch.html
> Botanical Gardens Conservation International -
>         http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/BGCI
> Brazilian Society for the Environment - http://www.biosfera.com.br
> British Columbia Environmental Network - http://www.bcen.bc.ca
> Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy -
>         http://www.web.apc.org/cielap
> Canadian Pulp and Paper  Association (Industry) -
>         http://www.open.doors.cppa.ca
> Caucasus Environmental NGO Network - http://post.net.ge/cenn
> Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) -
>         http://www.cgiar.org/cifor
> Center for Marine Conservation - http://www.cmc-ocean.org
> Center for Plant Conservation - http://www.mobot.org
> Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA) -
>         http://www.csdanet.org
> Center for Tropical Forest Science of the Smithsonian Tropical
>         Research Institute -
>         http://www.si.edu/organiza/centers/stri/forest/ctfs.htm
> Centre for International Research and Advisory Networks
>         (Nuffic/CIRAN) - http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/
> Centre for Science and Environment - http://www.oneworld.org/cse
> Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE) -
>         http://computo.catie.ac.cr/
> Centro Latino Americano de Ecologia Social (CLAES) -
>         http://www.sicoar.com.uy/claes
> Climate Action Network - http://www.climatenetwork.org
> Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN) -
>         http://iucn.org/themes/cem/
> Conservation Foundation - http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
> Conservation International - http://www.conservation.org
> Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) -
>         http://www.cgiar.org
> Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Peoples' Organization of the
>         Amazon Basin (COICA) - http://www.satnet.net/coica
> Cultural Survival - http://www.cs.org
> Danida Forest Seed Centre - http://home4.inet.tele.dk/dfscdk
> Desert Survivors - http://www.desert-survivors.org/oasis
> DIVERSITAS - http://www.icsu.org/DIVERSITAS
> Earth Charter Campaign - http://www.earthcharter.org
> Earth Council - http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/

Chère Nathalie

J'ai bien parcouru le site. C'est bien tres interessant.Je recommende
aux abonnes a ce forum de faire de meme.

Je prendrai mon temps pour parcourir encore. Je ne savais pas qu'il
pourrait y avoir des gens interesses  aux eaux thermales. En Afrique,il
y en a beaucoup mais ne sont pas bien connues ni valorisees. Avez-vous
des informations sur les eaux thermales africaines.Pourriez-vous nous
recommender un site pour ca.

Merci de votre temps pour nous informer.

Ernest
Nathalie Fabry
> Webmestre de "Haut-les-Bains !"
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> RECENT BIODIVERSITY-RELATED PUBLICATIONS
>
> Attached is the first edition of the 2000 list of recent publications
> related to biodiversity policy and law. We hope you find it useful and
> informative. BIONET distributes the recent publications electronically on a
> quarterly basis. Please send us any information on recent publications that
> we have not yet included.
>
> Note: To obtain copies of materials, contact the organization cited
> directly. Please DO NOT contact BIONET for publication requests.
>
> The list is also available on our web site at:
> http://www.bionet-us.org/recpubs.html
>
> Stephanie Billings and Stas Burgiel
> Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET)
> 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd Floor,
> Washington, DC 20009, USA
> Tel: +1.202.238.0550
> Fax: +1.202.238.0579
> E-mail: bionet@...
>
>
>
> AN ACTIVIST'S HANDBOOK ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS AND THE WTO 1999
> By Matthew Stilwell & Brennan Van Dyke. Comments on the idea that
> genetically engineered foods may be labeled accordingly and the WTO.
> Contact: Consumer's Choice Council, 2000 P Street NW, Suite 308,
> Washington, DC 20036-6923, USA; Tel: +1-202-785-1950; Fax: +1-202-452-9640;
> E-mail: consumer@...; Web: http://www.consumercouncil.org
>
> AGAINST THE TIDE: THE BATTLE FOR AMERICAN COAST 1999
> By Dean Cornelia. In this book, the author blames the public's demand for
> coastal development as to the cause of beach erosion. She also describes
> how tax dollars should not be spent on the repairs and that development
> should stop before people can no longer enjoy the beach.
> Contact: Liz Hartman, Columbia University Press. Tel: +1-212-666-1000, ext.
> 7126
>
> ASSESSING THE INTERNATIONAL FOREST REGIME 1999
> Edited by Richard G. Tarasofsky. This book contains six papers in
> international forest policy under the numerous intergovernmental agreement
> and fora, as well as regional agreements.  The papers review the current
> status of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forest proposals for action, the
> Convention on Biological Diversity and other selected international
> instruments. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 37.
> Contact:  IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Rd., Cambridge
> CB3 0DL, UK; Tel; +44-1223-277-894; Fax: +44-1223--277175; E-mail:
> info@...
>
> BIODIVERSIDAD, BIOTECNOLOGÍA Y DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE EN SALUDY AGRICULTURA:
> CONEXIONES EMERGENTES 1999
> By Mylena Pinzón. Una obra para todos aquellos que buscan formas
> económicamente rentables de
> emplear la diversidad biológica en forma sostenible. This book explores the
> biodiversity of the ecosystems in Latin America and the Carribean. A copy
> in english is also available.
> Contact: Mylena Pinzón, OPS/OMS, Washington, DC; E-mail: pinzonmi@...
>
> BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1999
> By Clem Tisdell. This book deals with the problems that arise between
> economics and sustainability. Tisdell explores these two seemingly
> conflicting areas and compromises them.
> Contact: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., PO Box 574, Williston, VT 05495 USA;
> Tel: +1-800-390-3149; Fax: +1-802-864-7626; E-mail: eep.orders@...
>
> BIODIVERSITY: JOURNAL OF LIFE ON EARTH
> The inaugural issue of Biodiversity, published by the Tropical Conservancy,
> will focus on genetic engineering, biotechnology, agriculture and organic
> farming.  The second issue will look at the diversity of spiders, and other
> subjects.
> Contact: Tropical Conservancy, 94 Four Seasons Drive, NEPEAN, Ontario,
> Canada K2E 7S1; E-mail: tropical@...; or Internet:
> http://www.synapse.net/~tropical
>
> BIODIVERSITY, TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY 1999
> By Prof. K.M.M. Dakshini. The above book provides various articles
> pertaining to the importance of biodiversity in different ecosystems.
> Several articles also explore the relationship biodiversity has with other
> subjects: history, religion, social perspective.
> Contact: Achal Madhavan, Vedams Books Intl., 12A/11 W.E.Area, Post Box 2674
> , New Delhi 110 005, India; Tel: 91-11-5724053; Fax: 91-11-5745114;
> E-mail: vedams@...; Web: http://www.vedamsbooks.com
>
> BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN NAMIBIA: A COUNTRY STUDY 1998
> Edited by Phoebe Barnard and the Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force.
> This book describes the biological, ecological, geographical, social and
> economic features of Namibia. The book goes on to describe biodiversity in
> different taxonomic groups, threaten species, endemism and other issue such
> as environmental change that affect biodiversity. The economics of
> biodiversity protection and environmental legislation of Namibia are
> reviewed.
> Contact: Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Directorate of
> Environmental Affairs, Windhoek, Namibia; Tel: +264-61-24-9015; Fax:
> +264-61-24-0339; E-mail: pb@...
>
> BUSINESS-NGO RELATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1999
> Edited by Jem Bendell. This publication is an accumulation on articles on
> the need for more businesses and NGO's to merge and/or work in partnership.
> Provides ideas and tips on putting paper to practice from businesses and
> NGO's alike.
> Contact: Samantha Self, Greenleaf Publishing Ltd, Aizlewood Business
> Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG, UK; Tel:
> +44-114-282-3475; Fax: +44-114-282-3476; Web:
> http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com
>
> BUYING DESTRUCTION 1999
> By Greenpeace International. The long-standing activist group has compiled
> a report on companies who produce or trade old forest products. More than
> 100 companies are named in the report in the hopes that consumers will take
> action to stop the destruction of virgin lands, often untouched until
> loggers arrive.
> Contact: The Forest Campaign, Greenpeace International, Keizersgracht 176,
> 1016 DW Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Fax: +31-20-523-6200; Web:
> http://www.greenpeace.org/~forests/; E-mail:
> forests.publications@...
>
> CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY: AN ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 2000
> By Aaron Cosbey and Stas Burgiel. The paper examines the contributions of
> the five major negotiating groups and the chief elements of the Protocol,
> focusing on Advanced Informed Agreement, the Precautionary Principle,
> liability and the Protocol's relationship to the WTO. The authors have
> drawn on the expertise of IISD's Trade and Investment work, the insights of
> several key negotiators, and the coverage of the Cartagena Protocol process
> by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin from the first session of the working
> group in Aarhus through the final agreement at dawn in Montreal, in the
> development of this briefing note.
> Contact: The paper can be downloaded at http://iisd.ca/pdf/biosafety.pdf
>
> THE CHAIN OF DESTRUCTION: FROM THE GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST TO THE UNITED
> STATES MARKET 1999
> By GREENPEACE. This report describes the destruction of old-growth forests
> in Canada for the massive paper market in the U.S. and calls upon the
> everyday consumer to be conscious of what he/she is buying. Change will
> only come from demand.
> Contact: GREENPEACE, 1436 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009; Web:
> http://www.greenpeaceusa.org
>
> COMMUNITIES AND FOREST MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 1999
> By Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management (WG- CIFM).
> This is the second volume in a series of profiles on "community forest
> management." It explores the history, human ecology, and administrative
> organizations.
> Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Phillippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are the
> countries assessed.
> Contact: Ms. Dagmar Timmer, Junior Programme Officer, Forest Conservation
> Programme, IUCN- World Conservation Union, 28 Rue Mauverney, CH- 1196
> Gland, Switzerland; Tel: +41-22-999-0253/0263; E-mail: dat@...
>
> COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CBNRM) in SOUTHERN AFRICA 1999
> By the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) and the Centre for
> Applied Social Sciences (CASS). A newsletter detailing the findings of a
> research project conducted by both PLAAS and CASS in Southern Africa. The
> groups are working on helping rural peoples become more sustainable,
> permanently.
> Contact: Najma Mohamed, Programme for Land & Agrarian Studies, University
> of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa; Tel:
> +2721-959-3961; Fax: +2721-959-3732; E-mail: nmohamed@...
>
> CONSERVING EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY (CD-ROM) 2000
> By Edward O. Wilson and Dan L. Perlman. The CD-ROM is as an educational
> tool based on the teachings and writings of biologist Edward O. Wilson. The
> CD introduces a wide variety of conservation topics, helping students
> understand the major aspects of conservation biology, including its
> biological, social, political, and economic elements, and describes what
> needs to be known and understood in order to effectively protect
> biodiversity. It contains maps, case studies, photographs and links to
> further information.
> Contact: Eco-Compass by Island Press, The Environmental Publisher, Tel:
> 1-800-828-1302 (North America) or +1-707-983-6432; Fax: +1-707-983-6414;
> E-mail: info@...; or Internet:
> http://www.islandpress.org/wilsoncd/index.ssi
>
> THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF CORN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WHOSE AGENDA? 1999
> By BIOTHAI, GRAIN, MASIPAG, and PAN Indonesia.  This article deals with the
> fact that genetic engineering has started in SE Asia, specifically on corn.
> The authors discuss the environmental effects this science has on
> surrounding areas.
> Contact: MASIPAG/ Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development, 3346 Aguila
> St., Rhoda's Subd, Los Banos, Laguna, 4030 Philippines; Fax:
> +63-49-536-5526; E-mail: masipag@...; Web:
> http://www.grain.org/publications/reports/takeover.htm
>
> CRITERIA AND INDICATORS TOOLBOX, 1999
> By Center for International Forestry Research.  This package includes free
> manuals, CDs, and software for developing countries. Some of the topics
> covered are sustainable forest management, criteria and indicators resource
> book and tester, and human well being assessment guideline.
> Contact: Orders: Rahayu Koesnadi at r.koesnadi@...; General Info:
> Ravi Prabhu at r.prabhu@...; Specific Info: Carol Colfer at
> c.colfer@...
>
> CROPS AND ROBBERS: BIOPIRACY AND THE PATENTING OF STAPLE FOOD CROPS 1999
> Edited by Cindy Baxter, ActionAid.This ActionAid investigation is one of
> the first to address the adverse effect on poor farmers in the south as
> biotechnology moves into private ownership. The report details the effects
> and unwanted measures taken by the northern countries. It is an early
> attempt at preventing irrepretable damages.
> Contact: ActionAid, Hamlyn House, Macdonald Road, Archway, London N19 5PG,
> UK; Tel: +44-0-2-7561-7561; Fax: +44-0-20-281-5146; E-mail:
> campaigns@...; Web: http://www.actionaid.org
>
> CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY 1999
> Edited by Darrell Posey.Through twelve chapters and 300 contributors, this
> book explores the relationship between the environment and culture,
> linguistics, health systems, and spirituality. The work is a follow-up to
> the 1995 Biodiversity Assessment by the UNEP.
> Contact: Intermediate Technology Publications, 103/105 Southampton Row,
> London WC1B 4HH, UK.
>
> CUT AND RUN: ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TIMBER TRADE IN THE TROPICS 1999
> Published by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa,
> Canada. The book is based on the illegal deforestation and trade occuring
> in Tanzania. Without regulations, the loggers are destroying a precious
> ecosystem as well as reducing the population of several endangered
> species.  The book also claims similar problems are occuring in Kenya,
> Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
> Contact: Environment News Service, Web: http://ens.lycos.com/ OR E-mail:
> grbarry@...
>
> DESIGNING A REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE NATION'S ECOSYSTEMS 1999
> By Heinz Center. This report is a prototype, intended to elicit comments,
> criticism and suggestions on the project's initial approach and preliminary
> findings to assess the state of US ecosystem conditions. The prototype
> provides a framework of indicators to describe the extent of U.S.
> ecosystems, the human uses of those systems, and their basic condition. The
> 2001 version of the Report on the State of the Nation's Ecosystems will
> analyze three additional systems:  freshwater; arid lands and rangelands;
> and cities and suburbs, in addition to updating the 1999 report.
> Contact: Robin O'Malley, The Heinz Center, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite
> 735 South Washington, DC  20004, USA; Tel: +1-202-737-6307; or Internet:
> http://www.us-ecosystems.org
>
> EARLY WARNING OF SELECTED EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN AFRICA: CHANGE
> AND CORRELATION FORM A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE 1999
> By Ashbindu Singh, Amadou M. Dieye, Mark Finco, M. Sean Chenoweth, Eugene
> A. Fosnight and Albert Allotey.  Two major themes are presented in this
> booklet, population and terrestrial environment and transboundary resource
> issues.  Ten cases are presented under these two themes which include
> patterns of human settlement, population growth within 100 km of the coast
> and river basins that cross political boundaries.
> Contact: Ashbindu Singh, Division of Environmental Information, EROS Data
> Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA; Fax: +1-605-594-6119; E-mail:
> singh@...; Web: http://grid.cr.usgs.gov
>
> EARTH NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN
> By International Institute for Sustainable Development. ENB and IISD have
> recently published reports on the following sets of international
> negotiations which included daily and summary reports, real audio files and
> pictures from the sessions:
> Commission on Sustainable Development, Intersessionals (Feb-March 2000):
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/csd/
> Convention on Biological Diversity
>      Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 5th
> Session (Jan-Feb 2000):
>      http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/sbstta5/
>      Extraordinary COP for the Adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on
> Biosafety (Jan 2000):
>      http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/excop/
> Convention on Migratory Species, 6th COP (Nov. 1999):
> http://www.iisd.ca/cms/
> Convention to Combat Desertification, 3rd COP (Nov 1999):
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/desert/cop3/index.html
> Intergovernmental Forum on Forests, 4th Session (Jan-Feb 2000):
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/forestry/iff4/index.html
> Ramsar Convention, 7th COP (May 1999):
> http://www.iisd.ca/ramsar/cop7/index.html
> UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 5th COP and Workshop on
> Procedures and Mechanisms (March 2000):
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/climate/climate.html
> The Linkages web site also covers other negotiating processes dealing with
> chemicals and other UN review processes, and includes Linkages journal. See
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/
>
> ECO-LABELLING AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES 1999
> By Carolyn Deere.
> Contact: download at: http://economics.iucn.org/issues.htm and at
> http://www.fao.org/fi or from FAO Bookshop; Tel: +39-06-5225-5688; Fax:
> +39-06-5225-5155; email: publications-sales@...; or from IUCN
> Publications Service; Tel: +44-1223- 277-894; Fax: 44-1223-277-175; E-mail:
> info@.... Available in Spanish, French and English.
>
> ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP: A COMMON REFERENCE FOR ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT 1999
> Edited by Nels C. Johnson, Andrew J. Malk, William T. Sexton, and Robert C.
> Szaro.  This three volume set was started after an informative meeting
> between researchers and natural resources managers. These volumes are a
> good source of  reference material. Published by the U.S. Forest Service in
> collaboration with the World Resources Institute.
> Contact: Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 882, New York, NY 10160-0200, USA; Web:
> http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolstew or
> http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/ecolstew
>
> ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY 1998
> Edited by John D. Peine. Forty-four authors contributed to this book, which
> provides ideas and arguments for sustainable living. The articles address
> regions from all over the world, showing successful communities as well as
> clean-up suggestions. It is a very diverse informational guide.
> Contact: North America, Australia, & New Zealand; Lewis Publishers; USA
> only; Tel: 1-800-272-7737; Fax: +1-800-374-3401;  Outside USA; Tel:
> +1-561-994-0555;  Fax: +1-561-998-9114; Web: http://www.crcpress.com;
> E-mail: orders@...  Europe, Middle East, Africa, & Asia;
> Springer-Verlag; Fax: +49 30/8 27 87-3 01; E-mail: orders@...
>
> ENVIRONMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY 1999
> By the European Environment Agency. This summary breaks down the progress,
> or lack thereof, made by the EU and what will be done in the future. The
> booklet is broken down into six chapters, addressing various elements of
> the environmental movement within the continent; from pressure points to
> opportunities in the future.
> Contact: European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, DK-1050 Copenhagen
> K, Denmark; Tel: +45-33-36-7100; Fax: +45-33-36-7199; E-mail:
> eea@...
>
> EVALUATING LINKAGES BETWEEN BUSINESS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND LOCAL
> COMMUNITIES: FINAL STORIES FROM THE FIELD 1999
> By Biodiversity Conservation Network. This is the final annual report from
> the BCN before the program retires at the end of September. BCN will
> publish again, but is no longer funding programs. This report is a
> collaboration of lessons and evaluations made by the BCN staff.
> Contact: Biodiversity Conservation Network c/o World Wildlife Fund, 1250
> 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Tel: +1-202-861-8348; Fax:
> +1-202-861-8324; E-mail: BCN+r%wwfus@...
>
> EXPLORING ECOTOURISM IN THE AMERICAS: AN ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE
> This resource guide deals broadly with environmental travel and ecotourism
> in the Americas -- from the U.S./Mexico borderlands to South America. The
> contents of the guide include: Latin American Ecotourism, Country Profiles
> (Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador), A Regional Assessment, The
> Insider's Guide to Ecotourism, The Business of Ecotourism and Reference
> Materials (Index of Sustainable Development in the Americas, Bibliography,
> Travel Guides, Internet resources, etc.).
> The guide is available at
> http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/etour.html.
>
> "FOR WHOSE BENEFIT? LIMITS TO SHARING IN THE BIOPROSPECTING 'REGIME'"
> By Shane P. Mulligan.  This article in Environmental Politics critically
> assesses a number of bioprospecting case studies submitted to the CBD
> Secretariat. The author argues that the current competitive 'regime'
> encourages opportunistic behavior among suppliers and their 'partners,' and
> can do little to help secure benefits for biodiversity conservation.
> Contact: Frank Cass Publishers, Environmental Politics, Vol. 8, #4 (Winter
> 1999); Tel: +44(0)181-599-8866; Fax: +44(0)181-599-0984; E-mail:
> jnls@...; or in North America, Tel: 1-800-944-6190; Fax:
> +1-503-280-8832; E-mail: jnls@...
>
> FOREST HARVEST: MEDITERRANEAN WOODLANDS & THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-TIMBER
> FOREST PRODUCTS TO FOREST CONSERVATION 1999
> By IUCN/WWF.  Contact: E-mail: Cristina Marti at cmarti@...
>
> FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE: LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR FOREST PROTECTION, ECONOMIC
> WELFARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 1999
> Edited by Paul Wolvekamp, Ann Danaiya Usher, Vijay Paranjpye, and Madhu
> Ramnath. In this book, the authors explore the causes of deforestation and
> methods by which to prevent it. All types of forests are discussed in this
> book, which uses case studies to show that government does not effectively
> protect the environment; the conservation efforts must come from the
> people.
> Contact: Mohammed Umar, Zed Books, 7 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF; Tel:
> +44-020-7837-4014; Fax: +44-020-7833-3960; E-mail:
> sales@...
>
> THE FUTURE OF FOREST CONSERVATION IN RUSSIA 1999
> Edited byA. Deutz, D. Cantin, A. Laletin, V. Teplyakov, and V.
> Moshkalo.This report assesses the condition of the former USSR by dividing
> the country into three areas: Far East, Siberia, European-Urals. It's
> available in pdf on the web at http://www.iucn.ca, it's about 954K.
> Contact: IUCN Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States, IUCN
> European Programme; P.O. Box 265, 125475 Moscow, Russia; Tel:
> +7-095-190-7077/4655/1604; Fax: +7-095-490-5818; E-mail:
> iucnmos@...
>
> THE FUTURE OF GENETIC RESOURCES: SOUTH FACES CRITICAL CHOICES 1999
> Produced by World Resurgence, Third World Network (Penang). This article
> states the need for southern countries to make decisions about genetically
> altered crops. Two factors to consider are the UN's Biodiversity Convention
> (CBD) and the TRIP and WTO agreement.
> Contact: Web: http://www.twnside.org.sg/souths/twn/focus/htm
>
> GENEBANKS AND THE CONSERVATION OF FARM ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES 1999
> Edited by J.K. Oldenbroek.  This book presents approaches to sampling
> animal genetic resource populations and maintaining genetic diversity in
> populations at risk.
> Contact: Kor Oldenbroek, DLO Institute for Animal Science and Health,
> ID-DLO, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands; E-mail:
> j.k.oldenbroek@...
>
> GENETIC RESOURCES, BIODIVERSITY AND THE LAW 1999
> By Adriana Casas. This publication presents a legal and economic analysis
> of the Decisión 391  of 1996, which is the common regime of access to
> genetic resources in the  andean region (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú
> and Venezuela).
> Contact: Colombian Institute of Environmental Law. Web:
>
http://www.minambiente.gov.co/docs/publicaciones/1999/junio/semana-3/novedad1.ht\
m
>
> GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD: CHANGING THE NATURE OF NATURE 1999
> By Martin Teitel and Kimberly Wilson. This book is written for the
> non-technical person and generally explains how genetic engineering works
> and the problems in food safety, farming, the environment, civil liberties
> and spiritual/religious  concerns. The book also includes ith a "how-to"
> chapter on activism and appendices on seed saving and directories of
> activist groups and web sites.
> Contact: The book is available from Park Street Press, Tel: 1-800-246-8648
> (North America) and from other chain, independent and internet book
> sellers.
>
> GETTING FOOD ON THE TABLE: AN ACTION GUIDE TO LOCAL FOOD POLICY 1999
> By Dawn Biehler et al.  This book provides an overview of local policies
> and programs in the US that affect community food security.  The book also
> presents nine organizations working under on local food security and lists
> other resources available to those interested in similar campaigns.
> Contact: Community Food Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294,
> USA; Tel: +1-310-822-5410; Web: http://www.foodsecurity.org
>
> GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION MEASURES 1999
> Edited by T.I. Khan and Dhari N. Al-Ajmi. Fifteen articles on efforts made
> around the world by those who wish to conserve the biodiversity on our
> planet. The authors use studies from Thailand to Saudi Arabia.
> Contact: Achal Madhavan, Vedams Books Intl.,12A/11 W.E.Area, Post Box 2674
> , New Delhi 110 005, India; Tel: +91-11-5724053; Fax: +91-11-5745114;
> E-mail: vedams@...; Web: http://www.vedamsbooks.com
>
> GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK (GEO-2000)
> By United Nations Environment Programme.
> Contact: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/geo2000/index.htm
>
> GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS
> 1999
> By Timothy M. Swanson and Sam Johnston. This book deals with the problems
> that arise when making international environmental laws. It describes
> specific problems in the environment today and how such problems are dealt
> with on the international level. Designed to be a text book for entry-level
> environmental studies majors.
> Contact: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., PO Box 574, Williston, VT 05495 USA;
> Tel: +1-800-390-3149; Fax: +1-802-864-7626; E-mail: eep.orders@...
>
> THE GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FARM ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES
> (EXECUTIVE BRIEF) 1999
> By the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
> Contact: Animal Genetic Resources Group, FAO, Viale della Termi di
> Caracalla, I-00100 Rome, Italy; Tel: +39-06-570-53540; Fax:
> +39-06-570-53927; Web: http://www.fao.org/dad-is
>
> THE GLOBAL TAXONOMY INITIATIVE: USING SYSTEMATIC INVENTORIES TO MEET
> COUNTRY AND REGIONAL NEEDS 1999
> Published by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American
> Museum of Natural History. This booklet promotes the conservation and
> continuing use of biodiversity. It also includes the achievements of a
> workshop held at the Natural History Museum for two days in 1998.
> Contact: Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of
> Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
> USA; E-mail: biodiversity@...;Web: http://www.amnh.org/science
>
> THE GREEN WEB: A UNION FOR WORLD CONSERVATION 1999?
> By Martin Holdgate. This book, by the former Director-General of IUCN,
> describes the history of conservation efforts through archives and
> interviews. It shows both the negative occurrences as well as the
> achievements in conservation policies.
> Contact: IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Rd., Cambridge
> CB3 0DL, UK; Tel: +44-1223-277-894; Fax: +44-1223-277-175; E-mail:
> info@...
>
> GUIDELINES FOR REPRESENTING ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES IN ECOREGIONAL
> CONSERVATION PLANS 2000
> By the Conservation Science Division of The Nature Conservancy. This book
> provides guidelines on how best to represent ecological communities in a
> network of conservation sites. These guidelines are applicable to any
> large-scale conservation planning effort that is seeking to incorporate
> the variety of communities and ecosystems within a set of conservation
> sites or nature reserves.
> Contact: download at http://consci.tnc.org/library/index.html or contact
> Monica Perez, Tel: +1-703-841-4845; E-mail: mperez@...
>
> HANDBOOK ON INCENTIVE MEASURES FOR BIODIVERSITY: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
> 1999
> By the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). An
> informative book on promoting biodiversity.  Contact: OECD Paris Centre,
> Attention Andrew Gentry, 2, rue Andre-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France;
> Tel: +33-1-4524-9418; Fax: +33-1-4524-9453; E-mail: andrew.gentry@...;
> Web: http://www.oecd.org/bookshop
>
> INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 1999
> By the Working Party of the Trade Committee, OECD.  This publication gives
> suggestions on patenting biotechnological inventions. Methods and patent
> warning are given also.
> Contact: OECD at http://www.oecd.org/ech/docs/bio.htm
>
> INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT RULES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
> By Lyuba Zarsky, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable
> Development. This publication looks at the impact of international
> investment rules on the environment and provides recommendations for
> improving investment rules.
> Contact: The full text can be accessed at
> http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n22env.html or contact
> Lyuba Zarsky at lzarsky@....
>
> INVASIVE SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, 1999
> Edited by Odd Terje Sandlund, Peter Johan Schei, & Aslaug Viken. This book
> discusses the problems with invasive species in terms of globalization,
> tourism, trade, and travel. It is an appropriate read for graduate students
> as well as managers in the environmental field.
> Contact: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Order Dept., P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH
> Dordrecht, The Netherlands; Tel: +31-78-6392392; Fax: +31-78-6546474;
> E-mail: orderdept@...
>
> JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW & POLICY (ISSUE 2:2)
> This issue includes the following articles and documents:
>      Charles Chester - Civil Society, International Regimes, and the
> Protection of Transboundary Ecosystems: Defining the International Sonoran
> Desert Alliance and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
>      Ashish Kothari & R.V. Anuradha - Biodiversity and Intellectual
> Property Rights: Can the Two Co-Exist?
>      Sandra Jen - The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife
> and Natural Habitats (Bern, 1979): Procedures of Application in Practice;
>      Vivienne Solís Rivera & Patricia Madrigal Cordero - Costa Rica's
> Biodiversity Law: Sharing the Process
>      Resolutions of the 51st Meeting of the International Whaling
> Commission
>      Plants in Peril: What Should We Do?, Remarks of Peter H. Raven, XVI
> International Botanical Congress
>      Aquaculture Europe 99. Norway Conference. Plenary presentation to the
> Environmental Effects of Aquaculture
>      Session
>
> Contact: Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 1210 Floribunda
> Ave. #7, Burlingame, CA 94010 USA; E-mail: JIWLP@...; or
> Internet: http://www.jiwlp.com/
>
> LIVESTOCK TO 2020: THE NEXT FOOD REVOLUTION 1999
> By Christopher Delgado, Mark Rosegrant, Henning Steinfeld, Simeon Ehui and
> Claude Courbois.  This discussion paper discusses the transformation of
> consumption and production of livestock, implications for world food
> prices, livestock and the poor, environmental sustainability and public
> health and presents conclusions for policy on the livestock revolution.
> Contact: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003 K St., NW,
> Washington, DC 20006-1002, USA; Tel: +1-202-862-5600; Fax: +1-202-467-4439;
> E-mail: ifpri@...; Web: http://www.ifpri.org
>
> MANAGING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: ADDRESSING RESEARCH PROGRAM NEEDS AND
> POLICY IMPLICATIONS 1999
> Edited by Joel I. Cohen.Through 24 chapters, written by international
> authors, this book explores the need to control the new field of
> biotechn
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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

> International Biodiversity Calendar of Events
>
> Attached is the 1st edition of the 2000 Calendar of Events related to
> biodiversity policy and law. We hope you find it useful and informative.
> BIONET distributes the calendar events electronically on a quarterly basis.
> Please send us any information on calendar events that we have not yet
> included.  Contact us at bionet@...
>
> Note: For  further details about upcoming calendar events, contact the
> organization cited directly. Please DO NOT contact BIONET for event
> information.
>
> The list is also available on our web site at:
> http://www.bionet-us.org/calendar.html
>
> Stephanie Billings and Stas Burgiel
> Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET)
> 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd Floor,
> Washington, DC 20009, USA
> Tel: +1.202.238.0550
> Fax: +1.202.238.0579
> E-mail: bionet@...
>
> MARCH
> 11- 1710th WORLD WATER CONGRESS, 2000. Melbourne, Australia. Contact: Lisa
> McNaught, ICMS Pty Ltd, 84 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006,
> Australia; Fax:+61-3-968-20288;E-mail: worldwide@...; Web:
> http://www.uwin.siu.edu/announce/event/2000/event0311.html
>
> 13 - 16
> CONFERENCE ON LAND STEWARDSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CONTRIBUTIONS OF
> WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.  Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: USDA; Web:
> http://www.agnic.org/mtg/2000.html
>
> 19 - 22
> INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS.
> João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President,
> Brazilian Society for the Environment, P.O.Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
> CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: +(55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: +(55 21)
> 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@...; Internet:
> http://www.biosfera.com.br
>
> 21 - 25
> CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AT THE FOREST
> MANAGEMENT UNIT LEVEL. Nancy, France. Contact: Olivier Laroussinie, GIP
> ECOFOR, 19, avenue du Maine, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France. Tel.: +(33)1 45
> 49 88 36; Fax: +(33) 1 45 49 88 39; E-mail: laroussinie@...;
> Internet: http://www.efi.fi/events/2000/criteria.html
>
> 24 - 25
> IV INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY. Seville, Spain.
> Organized by WATU Accion Indigena the meeting will take place in the Hotel
> Meli Sevilla, C/ Doctor Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla. Contact:
> Patricia Borraz or Marta Rodríguez, WATU Acción Indígena; E-mail:
> watu@...; Internet:
> http://www.servicom.es/watu/textos/forosevilla_eng.htm
>
> 25
> 5th INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW CONFERENCE. Washington College of Law,
> American University, Washington, DC, USA. Contact: E-mail:
> JIWLP@...
>
> 26
> INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND BIODIVERSITY. Seville, Spain. Organized by the
> Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the African Indigenous Women
> Organization the meeting will take place in the Hotel Meli Sevilla, C/
> Doctor Pedro de Castro, 1, 41004 Sevilla. Contact: Miriam Anne Frank,
> E-mail: reachmiriam@...
>
> 27 - 31
> AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON ARTICLE 8 (j). Sevilla, Spain. Contact: CBD
> Secretariat, World Trade Center, 393 St. Jacques Street, Suite 300,
> Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9; tel.: +1-514-288-2220; Fax:
> +1-514-288-6588;  E-mail:  chm@...; Web: http://www.biodiv.org
>
> 27 - 31
> BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP 1. SCIENCE AND POLICY IN RISK ASSESSMENT OF TRANSGENIC
> ORGANISMS: A CASE STUDY APPROACH. Trieste, Italy. Contact: Micaela Di Blas,
> ICGEB, Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy; Tel: +39-040-3757333; Fax:
> +39-040-2266555; E-mail: courses@...; Web:
> http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/biosafety/
>
> 27- 29
> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN ARID
> REGIONS. Kuwait. Contact: Mohammad Al-Sarawi, Chairman, PO Box 24395,
> Safat, Kuwait 13104; Tel: +965-565-0554; Fax: +965-565-3328; E-mail:
> muna@...
>
> 29 - 31
> GENOMICS: NEW DISCOVERIES AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.  Cambridge, UK.
> Contact: USDA; Web: http://www.agnic.org/mtg/2000.html
>
> APRIL
> 3 - 8
> BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP 2. ADVANCED RESEARCH AND PROCEDURES: CASE STUDIES FOR
> DESIGNATED EXPERTS. Trieste, Italy. Contact: Micaela Di Blas, ICGEB,
> Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy; Tel: +39-040-3757333; Fax:
> +39-040-2266555; E-mail: courses@...; Web:
> http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/biosafety/
>
> 6 - 8
> INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN FOREST ENTERPRISES. Munich, Germany. Contact:
> Martin Moog, Ludwig-Maximilian Univerisyt, Munich, Am Hochanger 13, D-85354
> Freising, Germany. Tel: +49-8161-7146-30; Fax: +49-8161-7146-31; Internet:
> http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/iufronet/d4/wu41300/otherdoc/muenfir.htm
>
> 10 - 20
> 11TH CONFERENCE TO THE PARTIES TO CITES.  Nairobi, Kenya. Contact: CITES
> Convention;  Tel: +4122-979-9139;  Fax: +4122-979-3417; E-mail:
> cites@...; Web: http://www.cites.org
>
> 24 April - 5 May
> 8TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.  New York, USA.
> Contact: Andrey Vasilyev, Division for Sustainable Development, Tel:
> +1-212-963-5949; Fax: +1-212-963-4260;  E-mail: vasilyev@...; Web:
> http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/
>
> 25 - 28
> 11TH GLOBAL WARMING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO (GW11)  KYOTO
> COMPLIANCE REVIEW YEAR 2000 CONFERENCE. Boston, MA, USA.  Contact: Sinyan
> Shen, GWIC-USA, 22W381-75th Street, Naperville IL 60565, USA; Tel:
> +1-630-910-155; Fax: +1-630-910-1561; E-mail: syshen@...;
> Internet: http://GlobalWarming.Net*
>
> 29
> SEEDS OF SIMPLICITY CONFERENCE. Ithaca University, NY, USA. The meeting
> will be held at Anabel Taylor Hall of Cornell University. Contact: Lynn
> Glasem, Ithaca, NY; E-mail: msglase@...; Janet Hartley Kane,
> Washington D.C.; E-mail: janetkane@...; Carol Holst, Los Angeles,
> CA; E-mail: seeds@...; Internet:
> http://www.seedsofsimplicity.org
>
> MAY
> 8
> GEF COUNCIL MEETING - NGO CONSULTATION. Washington, DC, USA.  Contact: The
> GEF Secretariat, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20433, USA; Tel: +1 202
> 473 0508; Fax: +1 202 522 3240 or 522 3245; or David Barker, Monitor
> International; E-mail: drbarker@...; Internet:
> http://www.gef-ngo.net/
>
> 9 - 11
> GEF COUNCIL MEETING. Washington, DC, USA.  Contact: The GEF Secretariat,
> 1818 H Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20433, USA; Tel: +1 202 473 0508; Fax:
> +1 202 522 3240 or 522 3245
>
> 12 - 14
> 15TH GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FORUM: SHARING THE BENEFITS FROM BIODIVERSITY.
> Nairobi, Kenya. Workshops on linkages between biodiversity and poverty
> alleviation; instruments for access and benefit-sharing from genetic
> resources; and agricultural biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods: the
> case of dryland ecosystems. Contact: Caroline Martinet (ccm@...) or
> Laurence Christen, (lac@...), Global Biodiversity Forum
> 15-Nairobi/COP5, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, 28 Rue Mauverney,
> CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland; Tel: +41.22.999-0001; Fax: +41.22.999-0025;
> Internet: http://iucn.org/themes/gbf/index.html
>
> 14 - 19
> 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND THE MANAGEMENTOF PROTECTED
> AREAS: (SAMPA IV) LEARNING FROM THE PAST, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, 2000.
> Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Stephen Lauer; Tel (519) 622-9362; fax
> (519) 622-4035; E-mail : sampaa@... ; Web:
> http://landscape.acadiau.ca/sampaa
>
> 15 - 26
> 5TH MEETING OF THE COP TO THE CBD. Nairobi, Kenya. Contact: CBD
> Secretariat; World Trade Center, 393 St. Jacques Street, Suite 300,
> Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9; Tel: +1-514-288-2220; Fax:
> +1-514-288-6588; E-mail: chm@...; Web: http://www.biodiv.org
>
> 16-19
> MEDICINAL PLANTS , TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN  AFRICA:
> CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE NEXT MILLENIUM. Nairobi, Kenya;
> Contact: Dr. Barbara Gemmill, Environment Liaison Center International,
> P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya; E-mail: herren@...; Fax
> 254-256-2175 OR Ernest Rukangira, Environment Liaison Centre International,
> P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya;  Tel. (254-2)562-022-576114; Fax: 572175;
> E-mail: erukangira@...
>
> 24 - 30
> 28TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION. Lima, Peru.
> Contact: http://www.itto.or.jp
>
> JUNE
> 5 - 9
> MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN CONJUNCTION
> WITH THE 12TH ASIA PACIFIC AND 3RD COMMONWEALTH CONGRESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
> JOURNALISTS.  Suva, Fiji. Contact: Dharman Wickremaratne, Chairman,
> Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ), P.O.Box 26, 434/3,
> Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. Tel: +(94-1) 829519; Fax: +(94-1) 826607;
> E-mail : afej@...; Internet:
> http://www.oneworld.org/slejf/fiji.htm
>
> 5 - 12
> WORLD MOUNTAIN FORUM PARIS-CHAMBERY. Savoie, France. Contact: ANEM Fax:
> +33-04-7960-2074; E-mail: forum@...
>
> 12 - 16
> INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGING PLANT GENETIC
> DIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: Masa
> Iwanga, IPGRI, Via della Sette Chiese 142, 00145 Rome, Italy; Web:
> http://cgiar.org/ipgri/sosindex.htm
>
> 26 - 30
> WORLD BOTANIC GARDENS CONGRESS 6TH INTERNATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS
> CONSERVATION CONGRESS.  Asheville, NC, USA. Contact: Nan Guthrie, Congress
> Coordinator, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806-9315, USA;
> Tel: +1 828 665 2492;  Fax: +1-828-665-2371
>
> JULY
> 23 - 26
> FOREST INVENTORY AS A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOL. Minneapolis, Minnesota,
> USA. Sponsored by the Society of American Foresters A1 Working Group
> (Inventory). Contact: Andrew Robinson; E-mail: andrewr@...;
> Internet: http://www.uidaho.edu/~andrewr
>
> 30 July - Aug 2
> 1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DEEP SEA CORALS. Dalhousie University,
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Contact: Susan Gass, Symposium Coordinator,
> Ecology Action Centre, 1568 Argyle Street, Suite 31, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
> B3J 2B3 Canada; Tel: +1- (902) 429-2202; Fax: +1-(902) 422-6410; E-mail:
> coral@...; Internet: http://home.istar.ca/~eac_hfx/symposium/
>
> AUGUST
> 7 - 12
> XXI IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS 2000. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: IUFRO
> Congress Organizing Committee, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong
> 52109, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Fax: +60-363-67753; Email:
> iufroxxi@...; Internet: http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/congress/
>
> 17 - 22
> WORLD CONGRESS ON MANAGING AND MEASURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
> Kananaskis Village, Canada. Contact: The Society for World Sustainable
> Development, Germain Dufour; Tel: +1-403-265-3404; E-mail:
> gdufour@...*
>
> 27 Aug - Sept 1
> PRAGA 2000 - NATURA MEGAPOLIS Prague, The Czexch Republic.  Contact:
> Magistrat hl. m. Prahy, OZP, Rasnovka 8, 110 00, Praha 1, Czech Republic;
> Fax: +42 2 2491 1381; E-mail: praga2000@...; Web:
> http://www.praha-mesto.cz/praga2000
>
> SEPTEMBER
> 3 - 8
> BIOTECHNOLOGY 2000: 11TH INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM. Berlin
> Germany. Contact: USDA; Web: http://www.agnic.org/mtg/2000.html
>
> OCTOBER
> 2 - 8
> SEMINAR ON HARVESTING OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS. Ismir, Turkey. Contact:
> Dr Rudolf Heinrich, Tel:+39 06 57054727; E-mail: rudolf.heinrich@...
>
> 7 - 11
> NINTH INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM. Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
> Contact: Secretariat, 9th ICRS; E-mail: coremap@...; Web:
> http://www.oceanology.lipi.go.id
>
> 13 - 17
> PARTNERSHIPS FOR PEOPLE & PLANTS 1ST EUROPEAN BOTANIC GARDEN EDUCATION
> CONGRESS.  Birmingham, UK. Contact:  BGCI, Descanso House, 199 Kew Road,
> Richmond, Surrey TW9 3BW, UK; Tel: + 44 (020) 8332 5953/4; Fax: +44 (020)
> 8322 5956; E-mail: bgci@...
>
> 16 - 18
> ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: CONFLICTING DEMANDS ON WATER, AIR AND
> LAND RESOURCES IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. Lisbon, Portugal. Contact:
> Gill Heaton, Elsevier Science Secretariat, Hillside Cottages, Wheatley
> Road, Islip, Oxford,  OX5 2TF, UK; Tel: +44 (0) 1865 373 625; Fax: +44 (0)
> 1865 375 855; E-mail: gill.heaton@...; Internet:
> http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/iep2000
>
> 16 - 20
> 27TH ANNUAL NATURAL AREAS CONFERENCE. St. Louis, Missouri. Contact: Kate
> Leary, Missouri Department of Conservation; Tel: +1-573-751-4115 ext 183;
> Fax: +1-573-526-5582; E-mail: learyk@...;
> Internet: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nac
>
> 22 - 26
> 9TH INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM. Bali, Indonesia. Contact: Terry
> Done, International Society for Reef Studies; Fax: +61-7-4781-4099; E-mail:
> mktg@...; Web: http://www.oceanology.lipi.go.id
>
> 23 - 27
> 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ETHNOBIOLOGY: ETHNOBIOLOGY, BIOCULTURAL
> DIVERSITY, AND BENEFITS SHARING. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia,
> US. Contact: John R. Stepp, Department of Anthropology, University of
> Georgia, 250 Baldwin Hall Athens, GA 30602-1619 USA; E-mail:
> rstepp@...; Internet: http://guallart.dac.uga.edu/ISE
>
> NOVEMBER
> 14
> GEF COUNCIL MEETING - NGO CONSULTATION. Washington, DC, USA.  Contact: The
> GEF Secretariat, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20433, USA; Tel: +1 202
> 473 0508; Fax: +1 202 522 3240 or 522 3245; or David Barker, Monitor
> International; E-mail: drbarker@...; Internet:
> http://www.gef-ngo.net/
>
> 15 - 17
> GEF COUNCIL MEETING. Washington, DC, USA.  Contact: The GEF Secretariat,
> 1818 H Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20433, USA; Tel: +1 202 473 0508; Fax:
> +1 202 522 3240 or 522 3245
>
> * This information was received from the Linkages Journal list of upcoming
> meetings. For more information on Linkages and other IISD materials visit
> http://www.iisd.ca/linkages or contact Chris Spence, International
> Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD); E-mail: chris@....
>
> Also, visit:
> CBD Secretariat, Global Biodiversity Calendar of Events:
> http://www.biodiv.org/conv/bio-calendar.html
> Environmental News Service (ENS) Calendar:
> http://www.ens-news.com/calandar.html
> European Centre for Nature Conservation Calendar:
> http://www.encn.nl/doc/encn/calendar.html
> Committee for the National Institute for the Environment's Conference Site:
> http://www.cnie.org/conferences2.htm

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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

Cher(e)s tou(te)s

Pourriez-vous m'aider a repondre la question suivante:
Quelqu'un cherche  l'information sur Schkuria Pinnata.

D'avance merci

Ernest



Howard Akimala wrote:
>
> I would like to request you to help me to get more information about
> Schkuria Pinnata.
> I'm doing this on behalf of Mr.Edwin Situma of Egerton University.
> Reply using this address-
> Jmuhia@...

cher ernest

je vous envoi ce mesage en vous transmettant mes salutations les plus
sinceres
j'ai bien recu tous les messages  que vous avez  envoyez mais il s'est
trouve que en ce moment je suis au Etat unis  :
je vous pris de contunuer a envoyez directement les messages a mon assistant
Alexleye @hotmail .com et pour cela il va assurer la suivie de la
preparation de la conference de la part de top vert.
(non seulement c'est une personne qui connait les activite de top vert ,
mais un management de formation)

en vous remercient de votre comprehension , mais saluataion les plus
sinceres.
khadim diop
coordonnateur de top vert


>From: Ernest Rukangira <erukangira@...>
>Reply-To: reseau-phytomedica@egroups.com
>To: phytomedica-net@eGroups.com, reseau-phytomedica@eGroups.com
>Subject: [phytomed] conference update
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:34:00 +0300
>
>REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON:
>Medicinal Plants, Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
>Challenges and Opportunities of the new Millennium
>
>Dates:   16-19 May, 2000; Place: Nairobi, Kenya; in parallel to the
>5th Conference of Parties(COP-5) of the Convention on Biological
>Diversity(CBD)
>
>VENUE:  International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF),United
>Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
>
>MAIN CONVENORS:
>-Environment Liaison Centre International(ELCI),Nairobi,
>Kenya;
>-Global Initiative For Traditional Systems of Health
>(GIFTS of HEALTH),  Green College University of
>Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
>
>In collaboration with:
>-The Commonwealth Working Group on Traditional & Complementary Health
>Systems
>-Rainforest Medical Foundation, Netherlands
>-International Development Research Centre(IDRC),Nairobi,Kenya
>-UNAIDS
>-USAID
>-IPGRI/Sub-Saharan Africa's Medicinal Plant Species(SAFORGEN) Network
>-The World Bank,Washington,USA
>-DANIDA
>-CAB International
>-The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation
>(CTA),Wageningen,Netherlands
>-WHO/AFRO
>
>Objectives of the Conference:
>
>· To assess the current situation/status of the sector and to
>disseminate information on the current activities, experiences and the
>diverse but fragmented research initiatives and findings relating to
>medicinal plants and traditional medicine in  Africa ;
>· To identify the key challenges, experiences, opportunities and
>perspectives involved in promoting medicinal plants and traditional
>medicine  in Africa, and the practical lessons that can be learnt from
>the recent  history of R&D in the  sector;
>· To contribute to the knowledge base of  medicinal plants, traditional
>medicine and traditional healing systems;
>· To provide interested parties with updated information as well as
>project and action-oriented recommendations on a systematic and
>integrated approach towards developing a medicinal plant-based
>cooperation in Africa and ensuring sustainable and environmentally
>friendly growth of the sub-sector.
>
>CONFERENCE THEMES
>
>1. The Status of Research and its Contribution to Local Communities'
>Primary  Health  Care and to  Sustainable Use and Development of
>Medicinal Plants, Traditional
>Medicine and Pharmacopoeia in Africa;
>
>2.Sustainable Use, Trade and Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Africa;
>
>3.The Role of Traditional Health Care Systems and Traditional Medicines
>in Public Health.
>
>4.Intellectual Property Rights, Development of Medicinal Plant Genetic
>Resources , Drug  Development and Discovery:
>
>Cross-cutting issues will be addressed throughout the entire conference
>
>· Financial Mechanisms and Sources of Funding, North-South and
>       South-South collaboration and co-operation
>· Gender, Priority diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc.)
>
>· Posters and exhibits will be open for viewing throughout the entire
>conference
>
>GENERAL INFORMATION:
>
>ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
>
>To submit abstracts, to register or for inquiries, please contact:
>Dr.Ernest Rukangira
>Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
>P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
>Email:  Ernest Rukangira<erukangira@...>  Tel.
>(254-2)562022/576114
>Fax: 572175
>Or Dr. Barbara   Gemmill ( same address)
>e-mail:Barbara Gemmill<herren@...>
>Dr.Gerry Bodeker
>GIFTS of Health
>Green College
>University of Oxford
>Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
>Tel:01865-274770    Fax:01865-274796
>E-mail:Gerry Bodeker < gerry.bodeker@.... ac.uk>
>
>PRE-REGISTRATION FORM:
>Mr./Ms/Dr/Prof.:
>(First name):
>(Family name):
>Organization:
>Street:         P.O. Box:
>City:             Country:
>Phone:                         Fax:
>(country code - area code - number)     E-mail:
>
>PLEASE RETURN before 26 February 2000 BY FAX or EMAIL to addresses above
>
>Payment of registration fees:
>Mail a cheque , made out to  "Environment Liaison Centre International"(
>in U.S. or Kenya Shillings)
>Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
>P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
>Tel.  (254-2)562022/576114/576154
>Fax: 572175
>Before 26 February , 2000:US$150 / After 26 February, 2000: US$250
>At the conference venue: US$ 400
>
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>Dr.Ernest Rukangira
>
>Programme Co-ordinator
>Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
>Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
>ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)
>
>P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
>Fax (2542) 562175,
>Tel 576114/25/.
>
>E-mail : erukangira@...
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> BIO-IPR docserver
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>
> TITLE: African root could be cure for athlete's foot
> AUTHOR: Steve Connor, Science Editor
> PUBLICATION: The Independent (London)
> DATE: 21 February 2000
> URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Health/2000-02/athfoot210200.shtml
> NOTE: The US patent is number 5,929,124 granted on 27 July 1999 to two Swiss
> scientists, Hostettmann and Schaller.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> AFRICAN ROOT COULD BE CURE FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT
>
> Reports by Steve Connor, Science Editor in Washington
>
> The Independent, London, 21 February 2000
>
> Drug prospectors who explore the natural world for new medicines have
> discovered a potent substance in the roots of an African tree which could be
> used to treat fungal infections such as athlete's foot and thrush.
>
> Studies have shown that the chemical derived from the tree is more powerful
> than current anti-fungal drugs. Clinical trials are expected to begin within
> the next year on patients suffering from serious microbial infections.
>
> The discovery, announced at the annual meeting of the American Association
> for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC, is one of the first to
> emerge from a renewal of scientific interest in the extraction of new
> medicines from natural products.
>
> Kurt Hostettmann, head of the school of pharmacology at the University of
> Lausanne in Switzerland, said an initial safety trial on about 20 volunteers
> with fungal infections of the skin, as well as tests on laboratory animals,
> have demonstrated the drug's potential.
>
> "We have just got a patent in the United States and an American company is
> developing it. We hope it will come on the market in the next couple of
> years," Professor Hostettmann said.
>
> Under the terms of an international treaty on biodiversity, a small
> percentage of the profits from new drugs extracted from the Third World has
> to be ploughed back into research within the country of origin. "We want to
> give back to the traditional healers the information we get from studying
> the plant," he said.
>
> The emergence of drug-resistance fungal microbes and the difficulty of
> treating internal attacks, particularly in the eye, has made the development
> of new treatments increasingly important.
>
> Six trees belong to the species Swartzia madagascariensis growing in
> Zimbabwe had to be destroyed to produce just 50g of the anti-fungal agent
> but Professor Hostettmann said it should soon be possible to synthesise the
> active ingredients in the laboratory. "We have done plenty of in vivo
> testing on mice and our compound was much more active than all existing
> compounds on the market. As well as Candida [thrush], it has been tested
> against 200 different fungi," he said. "We are also testing it for treating
> fungal infections of the eyes because there is almost no drug for treating
> eye infections. Many Aids patients suffer from such eye problems."
>
> The scientists believe the substance, which is only found in the tree's
> roots, protects the plant from soil fungi which would otherwise rot the
> underground vegetable tissues.
>
> Gordon Cragg, a scientist in the natural products division of America's
> National Cancer Institute, said the destruction of wild habitats both on
> land and in the oceans is rapidly eroding the range of natural sources of
> new drugs.
>
> "We tend to forget the destruction going on in the marine environment which
> is a tremendous source of interesting chemical entities for drug discovery.
> The loss of biodiversity is a very real threat," Dr Cragg said.
>
>

> Preliminary Announcement/Call for Papers
>
> Sharing the Benefits from Biodiversity:
> 15th Session of the Global Biodiversity Forum
>
> 12-14 May 2000
> venue to be announced
> Nairobi, Kenya
>
> Convenors:
> IUCN - The World Conservation Union
> World Resources Institute (WRI)
> African Centre for Technological Studies (ACTS)
> Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET)
> Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Network (IPBN)
> World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
> United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
> The Indonesian Biodiversity Forum (Kehati)
> Kew Gardens, UK
> the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
> Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA)
> Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
> and others to be added
>
> The 15th session of the Global Biodiversity Forum (GBF15-Nairobi/COP5) will
> be convened in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12-14 May 2000, immediately prior to the
> fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
> Biological Diversity (COP5) (Nairobi, Kenya, 15-26 May 2000).
> GBF15-Nairobi/COP5 will focus on the theme: "Sharing the Benefits from
> Biodiversity" and will have workshops addressing the following three
> topics: Linkages between Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation; Instruments
> for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources; and Agricultural
> Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods: the Case of Dryland Ecosystems.
>
> The Purpose of the GBF
>
> The Global Biodiversity Forum (GBF) provides an independent, open and
> strategic mechanism to foster analysis, dialogue and debate among all
> interested parties to address significant ecological, economic,
> institutional and social issues related to the options for action to
> conserve biodiversity and use biological resources sustainably and
> equitably.  It contributes to the further development and implementation of
> the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related
> instruments at the international, regional and national levels. It
> complements intergovernmental processes by: 1) providing a broad spectrum
> of perspectives, proposals and experiences from all stakeholders; 2)
> building diverse partnerships among stakeholders (including governments,
> indigenous groups, local communities, NGOs and the private sector); and 3)
> identifying key issues and areas that require further development and
> attention.
>
> Background to the GBF
>
> The Forum concept was initially proposed by the Global Biodiversity
> Strategy (WRI, IUCN, UNEP, 1992).  The following sessions of the Forum have
> been held:
> · GBF1-Gland. October 1993 prior to the first meeting of the
> Intergovernmental Committee on the CBD.
> · GBF2-Nassau. November 1994 prior to CBD COP1.
> · GBF3-Jakarta. November 1995 prior to CBD COP2.
> · GBF-Latin America (Colombia), May 1996 (regional session).
> · GBF4-Montreal. August 1996 prior to CBD SBSTTA2.
> · GBF-East Africa 1 (Kenya), September 1996 (regional session).
> · GBF5-Buenos Aires. November 1996 prior to CBD COP3.
> · GBF6-New York. April 1997 in association with a CSD meeting.
> · GBF7-Harare. June 1997 prior to CITES COP10.
> · GBF8-Montreal. August 1997 prior to CBD SBSTTA3.
> · GBF-East Africa 2 (Kenya), November 1997 (regional session).
> · GBF9-Kyoto. December 1997 during the Climate Change Convention COP3.
> · GBF-Asia (China), March 1998 prior to Asian CBD COP4 preparatory session
> (regional session).
> · GBF10-Bratislava. May 1998 prior to CBD COP4.
> · GBF11-Buenos Aires. November 1998, during the UNFCCC COP4
> · GBF12-Dakar. December 1998, during the Desertification Convention COP2.
> · GBF-Moscow, May 1999 (national session)
> · GBF13-San José. May 1999 prior to Ramsar COP7
> · GBF14-Montreal, June 1999 prior to SBSTTA4
> · GBF-South and Southeast Asia (Sri Lanka), October 1999 (regional
> session).
> · GBF-East and Southern Africa 3 (Kenya), February 2000 (regional session).
>
> Call for Papers
>
> Interested individuals from all sectors are invited to submit 1-2 page
> abstracts of papers by 1 April 2000 for possible presentation at one of the
> workshops during the Forum.  Please use the enclosed Abstract Submission
> Form and, if possible, send in your submissions by email to Laurence
> Christen (e-mail: lac@.../ fax: +41 22 999-0025). A limited number
> of papers will be chosen for formal presentation by Workshop Organizers on
> the basis of relevance to the topic, quality, balance among sectors, and
> geographical balance. The Forum is not an academic seminar, and at least 50
> percent of its time will be devoted to open discussion among all
> participants.
>
> Workshop Descriptions
>
> Institutions that are interested in co-organizing a workshop are encouraged
> to contact the focal point(s) of the workshop concerned directly, or the
> Forum organizers.  The following workshops are currently planned:
>
> 1. Linkages between Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation (Organizers: IUCN,
> Kehati, Kalpavriksh, and others to being sought)
>
> The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as a tool for
> sustainable development is often linked to the premise of helping to
> alleviate poverty.  However, the fact that many of the world's economically
> poor live in the richest areas of biodiversity suggests that the
> relationship between increasing poverty and decreasing biological resources
> is highly complex. For instance, the places that currently exhibit rich
> biodiversity often are those that have been recently integrated into the
> local, national and global markets. These locations often have highly
> complex geography and cultural diversity, based on interactions of many
> social groups with natural resources in different ways according to their
> livelihood strategies, access to resources, links to markets, etc. Such
> variables shape their level of income, their degree of well-being, food
> security, health and other variables that should be taken into account when
> defining the term poverty. Facing that complexity and diversity involved in
> these processes, the workshop will to go beyond the general statements that
> typically link poverty with environmental degradation and instead identify
> in which conditions and which groups poverty enhances or limits resource
> degradation. Further, many of the institutions that have development
> mandates are also part of the CBD's implementation constituency. Among
> others, this workshop will explore issues and questions such as:  What is a
> useful definition of poverty to understand how different groups affect
> nature and to identify strategies to minimize this impact?  How can the
> benefits of biodiversity be harnessed for the poorest of the poor?  What
> are the most significant relationships between land tenure, biodiversity
> and poverty?  How can funds be directed to the rural poor for habitat
> restoration as a means for carbon sequestration?  How can community-based
> conservation be promoted most effectively? How do institutions that have
> both development and biodiversity mandates effectively address the issue of
> poverty alleviation?
>
> Focal contact: Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN, Rue Mauverney 28,
> 1196 Gland, Switzerland, e-mail: jam@...; tel: +41 22 999-0284;
> fax: +41 22 999-0025.
>
> 2. Instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources
> (Organizers: WRI, Kew Gardens, IPBN, SPDA, WWF)
>
> Question: the CBD concept of access and benefit sharing is going to remain
> limited to genetic resources or there is a will to expand this concept to
> the whole conservation and sustainable use interventions?
>
> Building on the work accomplished by the CBD Expert Panel on ABS (Costa
> Rica,  October 1999) and the ad hoc working group on Article 8(j) (Spain,
> March  2000), the workshop will consider the key conclusions of these
> meetings and the  draft COP Decisions, and allow key stakeholders to share
> experiences of implementation of measures on ABS and Article 8(j).
> Representatives from indigenous and local communities and companies
> involved in particular partnerships involving access to genetic resources
> and traditional knowledge will share their experiences of negotiating and
> implementing an ABS agreement.  Splitting into parallel working groups on
> 8(j) and ABS for part of the workshop, the ABS group will discuss
> strategies on access and benefit-sharing, and how  the inclusion of these
> in national biodiversity strategies (149 of which are now  underway) could
> help the development of access legislation that is geared to  meet priority
> national needs, facilitate fair partnerships and ensure the fair and
> equitable sharing of benefits. The ABS group will then discuss 'User
> Measures'  to ensure that a range of potential legal measures and voluntary
> instruments  such as industry "codes of conduct" taken in source countries
> are effectively  implemented by countries importing genetic resources.  The
> 8(j) group will  explore a number of instruments for protecting the
> intellectual property of  indigenous and local communities, for securing
> their prior approval for the use of  their traditional knowledge and for
> ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of  resulting benefits.  These may
> include specific draft laws to implement Article  8(j); the inclusion of
> 8(j) provisions in access legislation and local-level  measures such as
> community registers. The 8(j) group will also examine the link  between
> Article 8(j) and various kinds of intellectual property right, including
> patents, plant variety rights, trade marks and appellation of origin.
>
> Focal contact: Charles Barber World Resources Institute - Philippines, 14
> Cabbage Street, Valle Verde 5, Pasig, Metro Manilla, Philippines, e-mail:
> cvbarber@..., Phone: ++63(2)631-0421, Fax: ++63(2)631-0406.
>
> 3. Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods: the Case of
> Dryland Ecosystems (Organizers: ITDG, ELCI, RIOD, UNDP)
>
> Delegates to COP5 will be coming to a region where the food security of a
> majority of the people, and the livelihoods of millions, are based on the
> activities of small scale producers who help to shape, manage and develop
> the region's agricultural biodiversity. Their interest is in how to survive
> and prosper through managing biodiversity to its maximum benefit. Nowhere
> is this more true than in dryland areas where both the land and the
> livelihoods derived from it are marginal. It often seems that marginal
> environments offer fewer possibilities for people to diversify their
> livelihoods and manage risks associated with natural and economic contexts.
> Therefore it is important to understand how people cope with ecosystems
> that can be easily abused and to what extent their practices and
> traditional knowledge are effective to mitigate the human impacts on the
> biodiversity of these ecosystems.
>
> While agricultural biodiversity and drylands are addressed in a separate
> programmes at COP5, the issues surrounding its use for sustainable
> livelihoods cut across most areas of the CBD's work. They integrate
> genetics, species and ecosystem management with concerns for farmers'
> rights, access, benefit sharing and biosafety.
>
> What meaning will the COP discussions have for the farmers and pastoralists
> in drylands areas? And how can farmers and pastoralists' perspectives on
> biodiversity influence the understanding of delegates to the international
> meeting?
>
> This workshop will bring farmers and pastoralists from drylands ecosystems
> into the international policy dialogue, examining how their sustainable
> livelihoods  managef diversity, and the implications of their experience
> for aspects of the COP5 agenda, for the implementation of the work
> programmes on agricultural biodiversity and drylands, and for Parties'
> national plans.
>
> Focal contact: Don Redding, Public Affairs Manager, Intermediate Technology
> Development Group Schumacher Centre for Technology Development, Bourton
> Hall, Bourton On Dunsmore, Warwickshire CV23 9QZ, UK, e-mail:
> donnr@..., Tel:  +44 - 01788 661100, Fax: +44 - 01788 661101.
>
> Participation at the GBF
>
> Please use the enclosed pre-registration form to notify the Convenors of
> your intent to participate to Laurence Christen (e-mail:
> lac@.../fax: +41 22 999-0025). The deadline for receiving the
> participation form is 15 April 2000.  The fee for the Forum is US$ 25,
> which will be collected during the registration in Nairobi.
>
> General Agenda
>
> Day 1 (Friday, 12 May 2000)
> 11:00                   Registration
> 13:00 - 15:00           OPENING PLENARY
> 15:00 - 15:30           Coffee/Tea Break
> 15:30 - 17:00           Workshop Session 1 (Workshops in parallel)
> 18:00                   GBF Reception (venue to be announced)
>
> Day 2 (Saturday, 13 May 2000)
> 09:00 - 10:30           Workshop Session 2 (Workshops in parallel)
> 10:30 - 11:00           Coffee/Tea Break
> 11:00 - 12:30           Workshop Session 3 (Workshops in parallel)
> 12:30 - 14:00           Lunch
> 14:00 - 15:30           Workshop Session 4 (Workshops in parallel)
> 15:30 - 16:00           Coffee/Tea Break
> 16:00 - 17:30           Workshop Session 5 (Workshops in parallel)
>
> Day 3 (Sunday, 14 May 2000)
> 08:30 - 10:00           Workshop Session 6 (Workshops in parallel)
> 10:00 - 10:30           Coffee/Tea Break
> 10:30 - 12:30           CLOSING PLENARY
>
> Financial Assistance
>
> Limited financial assistance for travel and/or per diem may be available
> for developing country participants chosen to present formal papers or
> otherwise contribute substantively to the Forum. Please send your requests
> for financial assistance to the focal point of the workshop you are
> interested in contributing to. Participants requiring financial assistance
> are urged to also seek travel support from the local offices of
> international donor organizations.
>
> For further Information on GBF15-Nairobi/COP5, please contact:
> Caroline Martinet, Global Biodiversity Forum 15-Nairobi/COP5, IUCN-The
> World Conservation Union , 28 Rue Mauverney, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland,
> Tel: +41.22.999-0001; Fax: +41.22.999-0025; email: ccm@...
>
> YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE GBF WEB SITE AT
> http://iucn.org/themes/gbf/index.html
>
> A FULL ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY
> GBF15-Nairobi/COP5
>
> <<ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM>>
>
> PLEASE RETURN WITH 1-2 PAGE ABSTRACT (before 1 April 2000) PREFERABLY BY
> EMAIL TO:
> Laurence Christen, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, 28 Rue Mauverney,
> CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. email: lac@...; tel: +4122 999 0001;
> fax: +41 22 999 0025
> PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
>
> Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof.
> First name
> Family name
> Organization
> Address
> Tel
> Fax
> E-mail
> Http
>
> FOR WHICH WORKSHOP DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT:
>
> p Linkages between Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation
> p Instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources
> p Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods: the Case of
> Dryland Ecosystems
>
>
> <<PRE-REGISTRATION FORM>>
> PLEASE RETURN (before 15 April 2000) BY FAX or EMAIL TO: Laurence Christen,
> IUCN-The World Conservation Union, 28 Rue Mauverney, CH-1196 Gland,
> Switzerland (e-mail: lac@...; tel: +41 22 999 0001; fax: +41 22 999
> 0025)
>
> PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
> Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof.
> First name
> Family name
> Organization
> Address
>
> Tel
> Fax
> E-mail
> Http
>
> Which workshop(s) will you attend:
> p Linkages between Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation
> p Instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources
> p Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods: the Case of
> Dryland Ecosystems
>
> 1. Have you attended a previous session of the GBF?
>         p yes           p no
>
> 2. Who do you primarily represent (tick one):
> Non-governmental organizations:
> p grassroots NGO
> p national NGO
> p international NGO
> Government:
> p Federal level
> p Provincial/state level
> p development aid agency
> p UN family
> p other international governmental organization (please specify)……………………….
> Academia:
> p university
> Private sector:
> p pharmaceutical industry
> p biotechnology industry
> p tourism industry
> p forest industry
> p agricultural industry
> p fisheries industry
> Other civil society:
> p farmer group
> p indigenous peoples group
> p private individual/researcher
> 3. Field of operation (choose as many as apply):
> p conservation
> p sustainable use of biodiversity
> p benefit-sharing
> p rural development
> p trade and IPR
> p economics/finance
> p biodiversity assessment/monitoring
> p protected areas
> p access to genetic resources
> p education
> p law
> p marine and coastal fisheries
> p forestry
> p inland water/freshwater
> p agriculture
> p drylands
> p mountains
> p other (please specify):……………………………………………….

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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/announce/2000_05.html
and you will get detailed information on our forthcoming Conference on
Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

ORGANISATION  D'UN COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL

PREMIER COLLOQUE REGIONAL SUR LE THEME :

"Plantes Médicinales, Médecine Traditionnelle et Communautés Locales en
Afrique : Défis et Opportunités du Nouveau  Millénaire"

Date : du 16 au 19 Mai 2000

  PRINCIPAUX ORGANISATEURS :
               - Centre de  liaison pour l'environnement
international,
                   Nairobi , Kenya
               -Global Initiative For Traditional Systems of Health
(GIFTS
                 of HEALTH), Oxford, Royaume Uni

En collaboration avec:
  -The Commonwealth Working Group on Traditional & Complementary Health
Systems
  -WHO/AFRO
-Rainforest Medical Foundation, Netherlands
-International Development Research Centre(IDRC),Nairobi, Kenya
-UNAIDS
-USAID
-IPGRI, Sub-Saharan Africa's Medicinal Plant Species(SAFORGEN) Network
-The World Bank, Washington, USA
-DANIDA
-CAB International
-The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation
(CTA),Wageningen, Netherlands

Lieu : International Centre for Research in Agroforestry,  United
Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya ;
  Organisé  parallèlement à la 5ème réunion de la Conférence Des Parties
à la Convention sur la Diversité Biologique


Objectifs du colloque

· Faire l'état des lieux et diffuser les informations sur les travaux en
cours, les expériences et diverses initiatives de recherche dans le
domaine des plantes médicinales et de la médecine traditionnelle en
Afrique.
· Identifier les défis clé, les expériences, et les perpectives dans le
cadre de la promotion des  plantes médicinales et de la médecine
traditionnelle en Afrique, ainsi que les leçons pratiques qu'on peut
tirer de l'histoire récente de la Recherche et du Développement  dans ce
secteur.
· Fournir aux parties intéressées des informations actualisées, ainsi
que des propositions de projets et de recommandations d'actions
orientées vers une approche systématique et intégrée visant le
développement durable d'une coopération axée sur les plantes médicinales
et la médecine traditionnelle en Afrique.

THEMES DU COLLOQUE

  1.Etat de la recherche et sa contribution dans la promotion des soins
de santé primaires des communautés locales et  dans l'utilisation
durable et  développement des plantes médicinales, la médecine  et les
pharmacopées traditionnelles en Afrique ;

2.Utilisation durable, commercialisation et conservation des plantes
médicinales en Afrique

3.Role  et place des systèmes de  soins de santé traditionnels dans la
santé publique ;

4. Droits de propriété  intellectuelle, développement des ressources
phytogenetiques  médicinales, découverte et développement de
nouveaux  phytomedicaments ;

Les domaines transversales  suivants seront abordés tout au long de la
conférence:

5.Mecanismes financiers et sources de financement ; partenariat,
coopération et collaboration
   Nord-Sud et  Sud-Sud ;

6.Role du genre ;

7.Maladies prioritaires( ex: HIV/ SIDA, Malaria, etc.)

INFORMATIONS GENERALES
TRANSMISSION DES RESUMES

Pour la transmission des résumés, l'enregistrement ou pour la demande
d'informations, prière de contacter l'adresse ci-après :

  Dr.Ernest Rukangira
- par courrier électronique (erukangira@...)
- par télécopie (254-2-562175)
- par courrier ordinaire (Centre de Liaison pour l'Environnement
International, B.P. 72461, Nairobi Kenya).

Ou Dr. Gerard Bodeker
GIFTS of Health
Green College
University of Oxford
Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
Tel:01865-274770    Fax:01865-274796
  courrier électronique : gerry.bodeker@...

Le résumé ne doit pas dépasser 500 mots. Vous pouvez l'expédier par
l'une des deux voies  suivantes :  sur papier (télécopie ou poste) ou
par transmission électronique. Il doit être rédigé en anglais ou en
français


Prière d'inclure les informations suivantes:
NOM :  Noms de ou des auteur(s)
TITRE :  Titre de la communication
COURRIER ELECTRONIQUE:  Adresse du courrier électronique du principal
auteur, s'il y en a
ADRESSE :  Adresse postale du principal auteur
TEL :  Numéro de téléphone du principal auteur, s'il y en a
TELECOPIE :  Numéro de télécopie du principal auteur, s'il y en a
Pour toute correspondance, on se servira du nom du principal auteur

La transmission électronique sera un message de texte ASCII clair
fournissant les détails suivants:

NOM : Nom du principal auteur
TITRE : Titre du document.
Courrier électronique :  Adresse du courrier électronique du principal
auteur
Adresse :  Adresse postale du principal auteur
Tél.:  Numéro de téléphone du principal auteur
Télécopie : Numéro de télécopie du principal auteur.

Dates importantes

Date limite de transmission du résumé : le 10 Mars, 2000
Notification de la décision du comité :  le 18 Mars, 2000
Transmission de textes prêts à être photocopiés ; le 31 Mars 2000
Tenue du colloque : du 16 au 19 Mai 2000

Formulaire de pré-enregistrement.

Mr/Mme/Dr./Prof :
(Prénom) :
(Nom) :
Organisme :
Rue :                         B.P.
Ville :                       Pays :
Tél.:                         Télécopie :
(code du pays - code de la région - numéro)   Courrier électronique :

Prière de retourner ce formulaire par télécopie ou par courrier
électronique avant le 10 Mars  2000, à l'adresse susmentionnée.

Modalités de paiement

- Envoi d'un chèque par poste (à l'ordre de "Centre de Liaison pour
l'Environnement International") en dollars américains ou en shillings
Kenyans : Centre de Liaison pour l'Environnement International, B.P.
72461, Nairobi Kenya,tel :(254-2)562022/576114/576154
       Fax : (254-2)562175

Montant:  avant le 10 Mars  2000 : 150$US ; après le 10 Mars 2000 :
250$US ; paiement  au lieu de  la conférence :US $400

Mon cher Ernest,

Dans ton message tu m'as  aussi signalé que tu n'etais pas sur d'avoir reçu mon
inscription à la conférence. je pense que pour m'inscrire, il me suffit de
remplir,le
formulaire suivant que tu m'as envoyé:

PRE-REGISTRTION FORM:
First name: Bernard-Aloys
Family name: NKONGMENECK
Organisation: University of Yaoundé 1
Street:        P.O.Box: 812
City: Yaoundé      Country: Cameroon
Phone: 237 23 02 02      Fax: 237 23 02 02
E-mail: nkongme@...

Mon cher Ernest,
Merci pour ta correspondance;
Voici le résumé de ma communication:

Après avoir participé à un projet d'inventaire général de la flore médicinale du
Cameroun, je me suis appesanti après, grace à une consultation de WWF, sur la
flore
medicinale des forets du Sud-Est du Cameroun.L'intéret de cet inventaire est
qu'il est
plus exhaustif pour cette région. Une petite analyse nous a permis de déterminer
les
familles les plus sollicitées, les maladies les plus fréquentes et les
checklists des
plantes et des maladies.
A propos du sponsoring de ma participation, j'avais saisi le CTA, mais la
réponse
qu'ils m' ont donnée n'était pas claire;
Je les ai relances et j'attends.
Bien amicalement,
Bernard Nkongmeneck.

Accusé de lecture de:
>REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON:
>Medicinal Plants, Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
>Challenges and Opportunities of the new Millennium
>
>Dates:   16-19 May, 2000; Place: Nairobi, Kenya; in parallel to the
>5th Conference of Parties(COP-5) of the Convention on Biological
>Diversity(CBD)
>
>VENUE:  International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF),United
>Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
>...

REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON:
Medicinal Plants, Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities of the new Millennium

Dates:   16-19 May, 2000; Place: Nairobi, Kenya; in parallel to the
5th Conference of Parties(COP-5) of the Convention on Biological
Diversity(CBD)

VENUE:  International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF),United
Nations Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya

MAIN CONVENORS:
-Environment Liaison Centre International(ELCI),Nairobi,
Kenya;
-Global Initiative For Traditional Systems of Health
(GIFTS of HEALTH),  Green College University of
Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK

In collaboration with:
-The Commonwealth Working Group on Traditional & Complementary Health
Systems
-Rainforest Medical Foundation, Netherlands
-International Development Research Centre(IDRC),Nairobi,Kenya
-UNAIDS
-USAID
-IPGRI/Sub-Saharan Africa's Medicinal Plant Species(SAFORGEN) Network
-The World Bank,Washington,USA
-DANIDA
-CAB International
-The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation
(CTA),Wageningen,Netherlands
-WHO/AFRO

Objectives of the Conference:

· To assess the current situation/status of the sector and to
disseminate information on the current activities, experiences and the
diverse but fragmented research initiatives and findings relating to
medicinal plants and traditional medicine in  Africa ;
· To identify the key challenges, experiences, opportunities and
perspectives involved in promoting medicinal plants and traditional
medicine  in Africa, and the practical lessons that can be learnt from
the recent  history of R&D in the  sector;
· To contribute to the knowledge base of  medicinal plants, traditional
medicine and traditional healing systems;
· To provide interested parties with updated information as well as
project and action-oriented recommendations on a systematic and
integrated approach towards developing a medicinal plant-based
cooperation in Africa and ensuring sustainable and environmentally
friendly growth of the sub-sector.

CONFERENCE THEMES

1. The Status of Research and its Contribution to Local Communities'
Primary  Health  Care and to  Sustainable Use and Development of
Medicinal Plants, Traditional
Medicine and Pharmacopoeia in Africa;

2.Sustainable Use, Trade and Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Africa;

3.The Role of Traditional Health Care Systems and Traditional Medicines
in Public Health.

4.Intellectual Property Rights, Development of Medicinal Plant Genetic
Resources , Drug  Development and Discovery:

Cross-cutting issues will be addressed throughout the entire conference

· Financial Mechanisms and Sources of Funding, North-South and
       South-South collaboration and co-operation
· Gender, Priority diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc.)

· Posters and exhibits will be open for viewing throughout the entire
conference

GENERAL INFORMATION:

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

To submit abstracts, to register or for inquiries, please contact:
Dr.Ernest Rukangira
Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
Email:  Ernest Rukangira<erukangira@...>  Tel.
(254-2)562022/576114
Fax: 572175
Or Dr. Barbara   Gemmill ( same address)
e-mail:Barbara Gemmill<herren@...>
Dr.Gerry Bodeker
GIFTS of Health
Green College
University of Oxford
Oxford OX2 6HG, UK
Tel:01865-274770    Fax:01865-274796
E-mail:Gerry Bodeker < gerry.bodeker@.... ac.uk>

PRE-REGISTRATION FORM:
Mr./Ms/Dr/Prof.:
(First name):
(Family name):
Organization:
Street:         P.O. Box:
City:             Country:
Phone:                         Fax:
(country code - area code - number)     E-mail:

PLEASE RETURN before 26 February 2000 BY FAX or EMAIL to addresses above

Payment of registration fees:
Mail a cheque , made out to  "Environment Liaison Centre International"(
in U.S. or Kenya Shillings)
Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI),
P.O.Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.  (254-2)562022/576114/576154
Fax: 572175
Before 26 February , 2000:US$150 / After 26 February, 2000: US$250
At the conference venue: US$ 400

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Dr.Ernest Rukangira

Programme Co-ordinator
Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity Working Group
Medicinal Plants and Local Communities Programme
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL (ELCI)

P.O. Box 72461, Nairobi ( KENYA )
Fax (2542) 562175,
Tel 576114/25/.

E-mail : erukangira@...
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Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/announce/2000_05.html
and you will get detailed information on our forthcoming Conference on
Medicinal Plants Traditional Medicines and Local Communities in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium

Cher(e)s Ami(e)s et Collègues,

Dns le cadre de la préparation de la Conférence sur les Plantes
médicinales,la medecine traditionnelle et les communautés locales prévue a 
Nairobi du 16 au 19 mai 2000, nous avons le plaisir de vous signifier que vous
avez été sélectionné pour faire partie de la présente liste destinée uniquememt
a vous informer régulièrement sur les travaux pré-préparatoires de la Conférence
ainsi que sur les  bailleurs de fonds susceptibles de vous
appuyer pour participer a ladite conference.

  Nous sommes entrain de faire un inventaire des addresses des bailleurs de
fonds que vous pouvez contacter  et que nous vous communiqueront
incessamment par voie de cette liste. Les  personnes qui ont participé dans
notre enquête régionale dans le cadre de la mise en place d'un Groupe de
travail sur les connaissances tradionnelles,les plantes médicinales et la
conservation de la diversité biologique  ont été aussi séléctinnés pour
faire partie de ce réseau car ils ont donné leur accord en remplissant le
questionnaire de l'enquête.

Par ailleurs, vu le nombre important des participants potentiels a la
conférence, nous avons jugé bon de lancer cette liste afin de nous
faciliter la communication avec les participants car il nous est de plus en
plus difficile de communiquer avec chaque participant pris
individuellement. Les participants  a cette  liste ont été aussi
séléctionnés parce qu'ils ont  manifesté leur intérét a participer à la
conférence ou par ce qu'ils ont participé aux ateliers  organisés
précédemment a  Conakry (Rép.de  Guinée) et a Cape Town(Afrique du Sud).

Si vous ne souhaitez pas  participer a la présente liste,veuillez vous
désabonner  directement ou nous contacter pour vous enlever de la liste.
Prière aussi de nous confirmer que vous voulez faire partie de la liste.

Merci beaucoup de votre cooperation.

Ernest RUKANGIRA