Subject: Biodiversity Related Recent Publications, May 1998 Attached is the 2nd edition of the 1998 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, and will include it in the Biodiversity Bulletin newsletter. 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. Stas Burgiel Craig Metrick Juliette Moussa Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) 1400 16th Street, NW Suite 502 Washington, DC 20006, USA Tel: +1.202.547.8902 Fax: +1.202.265.0222 Eml: bionet@igc.org Web: http://www.igc.org/bionet RECENT PUBLICATIONS AGENDA 21 INTERIM BALANCE, 1997. (1997) Dutch National Institute for the Environment and Public Health (RIVM). This functions as a background document for Developments in Sustainability1992 - 1997, mentioned below. It aims to highlight the patterns which emerged from the information in that document, as well as to chart progress towards improved decision making (Chapters 37-39 of Agenda 21), financing (Chapter 33) and energy systems. Contact: RIVM; Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, PO Box 1, 3720 BA BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands; Tel: +31-30-2749111; Fax: +31-30-2742971; Telex: +31-30-2742971 ASIAN FORESTRY INCURSIONS: Indonesian Logging In Suriname. (1997) Skephi and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Contact: Skephi European Support Office; Jan Zwanenburghof, 19/111, 1063 JL Amsterdam, Netherlands; Tel/Fax: +31-20-614-7972; Eml: skephieu@xs4all.nl BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, PROTECTED AREAS AND THE DEVELOPMENT IMPERATIVE IN LAO PDR: Forging The Links. (1997) Stuart Chape, IUCN Lao PDR programme. This paper provides the first accessible report on the status of Lao PDR's forests, their importance to biodiversity, and an analysis of current and future threats. Contact: IUCN-Communications Division; Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1916 Gland, Switzerland; Tel: +41-22-999-0001; Fax: +41-22-999-0002. BIODIVERSITY, SCIENCE, AND THE HUMAN PROSPECT (1997) Joan Chevalier, et al. Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History. Contact: The American Museum of Natural History; Tel: +1-212-769-5100. The report summarizes the information and ideas generated at the 1995 conference, The Living Planet in Crisis: Biodiversity, Science, and Policy, and reflects subsequent discussions at the American Museum of Natural History. The conference, the first to be sponsored by the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, generated discussion along several themes: the extent and range of biodiversity, its role in sustaining ecological services valuable to humans, accelerating rates of depletion and the need for conservation measures. BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH (1997). Edited by Francesca Grifo and Joshua Rosenthal. Contact: Island Press Order Department; Box 7, 24850 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428 USA; Tel: 1-800-828-1302 or +1-707-983-6432; Fax: +1-707-983-6414; Eml: ipwest@igc.apc.org; Web: http://www.islandpress.org. This book brings together leading thinkers on the global environment and biomedicine to explore the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity. Based on a two-day conference sponsored by the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution, the book opens a dialogue among experts from the fields of public health, biology, epidemiology, botany, ecology, demography, and pharmacology on this vital but often neglected concern. BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH: A GUIDE FOR POLICY MAKERS (1997) Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. New York. American Museum of Natural History. Contact: The American Museum of Natural History; Tel: +1-212-769-5100. This guide highlights the key findings on the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity as set forth in the aforementioned book, Biodiversity and Human Health, edited by Francesca Grifo and Joshua Rosenthal. While considerable attention has been focused on the environmental implications of biodiversity loss, the guide summarizes for policymakers the profound consequences for human health that include threats to global supplies of food and fresh water, exposure to formerly rare diseases and opportunistic infections, as well as loss of major sources of medicines for treating illness of all kinds. THE COMPANY OF PARTNERS. (1997) by David Murphy and Jem Bendell. This book focuses on the emergence of business-environmental group partnerships, including examples from the timber trade. Contact: The Policy Press; University of Bristol, Rodney Lodge Grange Road, Bristol BS84EA UK; Fax: +44-117-973-7308. CONSERVATION OF FAUNAL DIVERSITY IN FORESTED LANDSCAPES. (1997) Edited by Richard M. DeGraaf and Ronald I. Miller. Papers from Scandinavia, North America, Australia and Japan. Contact: Chapman and Hall, 2-6 Boudary Row, London, SE1 8HN, UK; Web: http://www.chaphall.com/chaphall.html CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: An Analysis. (1998) Per Nilsson. Contact: Cathy Hill; Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Customer Services, SE-106 48 Stockholm; Tel: +46-8-698-1246; Fax: +46-8-698-1515; Eml: kundtjanst@envon.se; Web: http://www.environ.seom/chaphall.html THE DARWIN DECLARATION: The Darwin Workshop for Implementation of the Global Taxonomy Initiative. (1998) Australian Biological Resources Study. Contact: Australian Biological Resources Study; Environment Australia, Department of the Environment, GPO Box, 636, Canberra ACT 2601. DECA: DIRECTORY OF ECOLOGISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS OF LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL. Fundacion Sirena. This database carries a wealth of information about 3,505 people active in environmental research, conservation, and policy. Contact: Fundacion Sirena; Casilla 1395, Correo Central, (1000) Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tel/Fax: +54-21-71-4762; Eml: rabinovi@netverk.com.ar DEVELOPMENTS IN SUSTAINABILITY 1992 - 1997. (1997) Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This publication was compiled in April and May 1997 in support of the Dutch contribution to the UNCED +5 meeting in New York that summer. Original version prepared by RIVM. Contact: Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, PO Box 1, 3720 BA BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands; Tel: +31-30-2749111; Fax: +31-30-2742971; Telex: +31-30-274-2971. DISCUSSION PAPER ON BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT. (1998) Frank Vorhies and Andrea Bagri. Contact: B-IA-owner@indaba.iucn.org, Web: http://iucn.org/themes/economics_launch/98-02-01.htm DOING MORE WITH LESS: Production and Consumption in a De-Materialized World. (1998) Gary Gardner. Worldwatch Paper 144. To be released December TBA. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS OF THE WORLD. (1998) A. J. Stattersfield, et al. Birdlife Conservation Series #7. Approx $45. Contact: NHBS Ltd.; 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes Devon TQ9 5XN, UK; Fax: +44-1803-865280; Eml: orders@nhbs.co.uk or Smithsonian Institution Press; PO Box 960 Herndon, VA 20172 USA; Fax: +1-703-661-1501. EXPLORING BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS AND TARGETS UNDER THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: A Report of the 6th Global Biodiversity Forum. (1998). Edited by Sheldon Cohen and Stanley W. Burgiel. Available free of charge in English and Spanish. Contact: BIONET; 1400 16th Street, Suite 502, Washington, DC 20036 USA; Tel: +1-202-547-8902; Fax: +1-202-265-0222; Eml: bionet@igc.org FACILITATING COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT PLANNING IN HAWAII'S NATURAL AREA RESERVES. (1997) Cynthia Josayma, et al. Asia Forest Network report number 8 - report of a Natural Areas Working Group in Hawaii. Contact: Center for Southeast Asia Studies; University of California Berkeley, 2223 Fulton Street #617 Berkeley CA 94720, USA; Fax: +1-510-643-7062. FOREST POLITICS: The Evolution of International Cooperation. (1997) David Humphreys. A detailed chronology of key developments in global forest policy and politics, including comprehensive appendices summarizing related documents. Contact: Earthscan; 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9BR UK; Tel: +44-171-278-0433; Fax: +44-171-278-6348; Eml: earthinfo@earthscan.co.uk GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY: An International Forum of Life on Earth. Periodical. Canadian Museum of Nature. To subscribe contact: Susan Swan; Tel: +1-613-566-4784 or 1-888-437-6287; Fax: +1-613-566-4763; Eml: sswan@mus-nature.ca HOMEGROWN HEALING: Traditional Home Remedies from Mexico. (1998) Annette Sandoval. $6.99. Contact: Berkeley Publishing Group. HUMAN NATURE: Agricultural Biodiversity and Farm-Based Food Security. (1997) An independent study prepared by RAFI for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. By Hope Shand. US$20 by air, $10 by surface. Southern NGOs receive a 50% discount. Special rate for volume orders. 96 pp.Contact: Rafi: Web: http://www.rafi.ca/publications/human_nature.html.tm (Note: Also available via RAFI's web site in PDF format) INCREMENTAL COSTS OF WETLAND CONSERVATION: Case Studies in Asia and the Pacific. (1997) Edited by W. Giesen and J. King. Contact: Publications Department, Wetlands International- Asia Pacific; Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: Harnessing Private Capital Flows for Environmentally Sustainable Development. (1998) Hillary French. Worldwatch Paper #139. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org ISLAND PRESS ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCEBOOK - 1998 Annual. Major areas of interest include ecosystem and resource management, biodiversity restoration and protection, human health, environmental and ecological economics, urban and regional planning, and a host of related issues. Contact: Island Press Order Department; Box 7, 24850 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428, USA; Tel: 1-800-828-1302 or +1-707-983-6432; Fax: +1-707-983-6414; Eml: ipwest@igc.apc.org; Web: http://www.islandpress.orgtions/human_nature.html.tm LIFE OUT OF BOUNDS. (1998) Chris Bright. To be released October TBA. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org LOSING STRANDS IN THE WEB OF LIFE. (1998) John Tuxill. Worldwatch Paper #141. To be released May 2nd. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA. (1997) edited by B. Kjerfve, L/D de Lacerda and El Hadji Salif Diop. Published by UNESCO, ISME (International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems) and the Forest Service of the USDA. It includes several scientific case studies - most of them in English - in the two regions. Contact: for North, Central and South America: Forest Service USDA; International Institute for Tropical Forestry; PO Box 25000, Rio Piedras PR 00928-6302, USA; Fax: +1-809-766-6302. For Africa: UNESCO Office Dakar; 12 av. Roume, BP 3311, Dakar, Senegal; Fax: +221-238-393; Eml: diopsa@geo.unoiv-dakar.sn MEDICINAL PLANTS: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? (1997) J. Wood Sheldon, J. Balick, and S. Laird. In Advances in Botany, Vol. 12. Order No. AEB 12, ISBN 0-89327-406-2. People have long relied on plants for their medicinal value. Demand, however, often leads to the degradation of the valuable resources. This study examines several medicinal plant species, their value to traditional and contemporary medicine, and how over-harvesting of these plants affects natural and human forest communities. Contact: Tel: +1-718-817-8721; Eml: scipubs@nybg.org THE NATURAL WEALTH OF NATIONS: Harnessing the Market for Environmental Protection and Economic Strength. (1998) David Malin. To be released September 13th, 1998. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org NGO OCEANS NETWORK CAMPAIGN HANDBOOK: The UN Fish Stocks Agreement in 1998. (1998) Joy Hyvarinen. Contact: NGO Oceans Network; 5-1/2 Joy Street No.3, Boston, MA 02108 USA; Tel: +1-617-210-1521; Fax: +1-617-457-3125; Eml; SeaNetwork@aol.com. Note: Handbook can be emailed or downloaded from website: http://www.tiac.net/users/oceannetman_nature.html.tm) THE ONCE AND FUTURE FOREST: A GUIDE TO RESTORATION STRATEGIES. (1997) Leslie Jones Sauer. A guidebook for restoring and managing natural landscapes. Focusing on remnant forest systems, it describes methods of restoring and linking forest fragments to recreate a whole landscape fabric. Contact: Island Press Order Department; Box 7, 24850 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428, USA; Tel: 1-800-828-1302 or +1-707-983-6432; Fax: +1-707-983-6414; Eml: ipwest@igc.apc.org; Web: http://www.islandpress.orgoceannetman_nature.html.tm AN OVERVIEW OF INDONESIAN WETLAND SITES (1997). P. Wibowo and N. Suyatno. US$ 9 + postage and handling. Contact: Wetlands International - Indonesia Programme; Jl. Arzimar III/ 17, P.O. Box 254/BOO, Bogor 16002, Indonesia; Tel: +62-251-312-189; Fax: +62-251-325-755; Eml: awb@server.indo.net.id or wi-ip@server.indo.net.id PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL FISHERIES. (1998) Anne Platt McGinn. Worldwatch Paper 142. To be released June 13th. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF ROADS ON TROPICAL FORESTS (1997) by John W. Reid and Ian A. Bowles. In Environment, Volume 39, Number 8, October. Contact: Environment; 1319 Eighteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-1802, USA; Tel: +1-202-296-6267; Fax: +1-202-296-5149. STATE OF THE WORLD. (1998) Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society. Includes chapters on economic growth, forests, agriculture, fisheries, and social issues. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org STEWARDS OF VIETNAM'S UPLAND FORESTS. (1998) Edited by Mark Poffenberger. Contact: Center for Southeast Asia Studies; University of California, Berkeley, 2223 Fulton Street #617, Berkeley, CA 94720; Tel: +1-510-642-3609, Fax: +1-510-643-7062. SUSTAINING PROFITS AND FORESTS: The Business of Sustainable Forestry. Sustainable Forestry Working Group. A profile of businesses of all sizes in all parts of the world making the shift to sustainable forest management for a range of business reasons, pointing to new and unusual partnerships between industry, environmentalists, and the marketplace. Contact: Island Press Order Department; Box 7, 24850 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428, USA; Tel: 1-800-828-1302 or +1-707-983-6432; Fax: +1-707-983-6414; Eml: ipwest@igc.apc.org; Web: http://www.islandpress.orgoceannetman_nature.html.tm TAKING A STAND: Cultivating a New Relationship with the World's Forests. (1998) Janet Abramovitz. Worldwatch Paper 140. To be released April 4th. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org TRIBAL MEDICINE OF CHITOOR DISTRICT. (1997) by Dr. S. Vedavathy. Published by the Herbal Folklore Research Center (HFRC), Tirupati, India. US$ 30; 260 pp. This book is the outcome of the extensive study of herbal medicines which use age-old conventional methods to cure ailments. Contact: Dr. S. Vedavathy; Herbal Folklore Research Center, B.23, Vaikuntapuram, Tirupati - (A.P.) India. US STATE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACTS: Past, Present and Future. (1998) Defenders of Wildlife. Contact: Rina Rodriguez; Defenders of Wildlife, 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1400, Washington, DC 20005 USA; Tel: +1-202-682-9400, Fax: +1-202-682-1331; Eml: rrodriguez@defenders.org VALUING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: Actions and Investments for a 21st Century. (1998) Global Environment Facility. Contact: Global Environment Facility, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA; Tel: +1-202-473-0508; Fax: +1-202-533-3240; Web: http://www.gefweb.orgs.orgoceannetman_nature.html.tm VILLAGE VOICES, FOREST CHOICES: Joint Forest Management in India. (1998) Edited by Mark Poffenberger and Betsy McGean. Contact: Oxford University Press. VITAL SIGNS 1998. (1998) Lester R. Brown. Contact: Worldwatch Institute; 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 800-555-2028 (US only); Fax: +1-202-296-7365; Eml: wwpub@worldwatch.org -- ************************************ Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) 1400 16th Street, NW - Suite 502 Washington, DC 20036 - USA Tel: +1.202.547.8902 Fax: +1.202.265.0222 E-mail: bionet@igc.org URL: http://www.igc.org/bionetgoceannetman_nature.html.tm ************************************