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Supports research that aims to enhance the capacity of local and indigenous peoples to protect, access and sustainably use biodiversity and knowledge of biodiversity.
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Rural Poverty and Environment Rice growing on terraces on the mountain side in Seti River, Pokhara, Nepal IDRC Photo: D. Buckles) On April 1st, 2005 IDRC launched the Rural Poverty and Environment (RPE) program initiative. RPE supports research focusing on the needs of the...A quarterly webzine publishing and reprinting articles on the sustainable use / conservation debate.
http://www.maninnature.com/
Developed to implement the IUCN Sustainable Use Initiative, an interdisciplinary initiative founded in 1995 to enhance and share knowledge of the social and biological factors affecting the sustainable use of wild renewable resources.
http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/
NGO promoting sustainable use of wild resources as a conservation mechanism
http://www.iwmc.org/
Document in 7 chapters prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN as a background paper for Agenda 21.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/V8047E/v8047e00.htm
Private NGO promoting conservation through utilization. English/Français.
http://www.wildlife-conservation.org/
Scientific American interview with crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, March 23, 2001.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm...0462F-9484-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21
Campaigns for sustainable hunting as an instrument for protection of species and natural resources. Background information and details of working groups.
http://www.cic-wildlife.org/
Promotes the more intensive use and cultivation of cropped land so as to ensure other areas are left.
http://www.highyieldconservation.org/