Partnerships with International Information Networks NatureServe is actively engaged with a variety of international
networks involved in promoting the development and distribution of biodiversity
information. NatureServe is:
a thematic node under the Convention on Biological Diversity's Clearinghouse
Mechanism.
an associate participant in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility,
which seeks to promote open electronic access to key biodiversity information
resources.
a node of the North American Biodiversity Information Network, which includes
Mexico.
active in the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network.
a core institutional partner in the IUCN Red List Programme.
Support for National Biodiversity Planning The international Convention on Biological Diversity calls for countries to
prepare National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans. Through a project
for the United Nations Development Programme's Biodiversity Planning Support
Programme, with funding provided by the Global Environment Facility, NatureServe
provided support to assist Latin American and Caribbean countries in preparing
their plans. Together with the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust and
the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, NatureServe worked to create and
foster "communities of practice" among in-country specialists by establishing
communications networks, creating Internet resources, and hosting information-sharing
workshops.
Projects
