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From:   "Ellis, Julia", INTERNET:[log in to unmask]
DATE:   06/23/2000 11:35 PM

RE:     Announcing REDlink-The Relief, Environment, and Development Link 
Listserv

 
BIODIVERSITY SUPPORT PROGRAM 
Africa and Madagascar Program       
Disasters and Biodiversity Project    
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REDlink-The Relief, Environment, and Development Link Listserv 

Announcement

The Biodiversity Support Program's "Disasters and Biodiversity Project" is
pleased to announce the launch of the Relief, Environment, and Development
Link Listserv (REDlink), an email-based discussion list that will address
the increasingly important topic of the effects of armed conflict on
biodiversity in Africa.

Since 1998, BSP Africa, through the "Disasters and Biodiversity Project,"
has been investigating strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts armed
conflicts have on biodiversity in Africa.  Thus far, a major challenge has
been identified: historically, little communication has existed among the
relief, development, and conservation sectors; for the most part, they have
worked in isolation from one another.  Although opportunities often exist
for these three sectors to work together to decrease the negative impacts
of
armed conflict on biodiversity, limited correspondence among them
inevitably
inhibits the ability to identify and utilize these opportunities.

REDlink aims to bridge this communication gap.  An electronic bulletin will
be distributed every three to four weeks containing an agency profile,
information submitted by members about upcoming and past events, a list of
resources (reports, web sites, etc.), and a question and answer section.
BSP hopes that this electronic information exchange will facilitate new
cross-sectoral networks and increased collaboration to the benefit of both
biodiversity conservation and people's livelihoods in Africa.  

If you are interested in subscribing to REDlink, please send an email
request to [log in to unmask]  The body of your message should read
"Subscribe redlink."
Your email address should be in the "From" portion of the message.  

The first REDlink bulletin will go out the week of July 10th.

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The Biodiversity Support Program (BSP) is a consortium of World Wildlife
Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute, funded by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID). BSP's mission
is
to promote conservation of the world's biological diversity. We believe
that
a healthy and secure living resource base is essential to meet the needs
and
aspirations of present and future generations. This listserv was made
possible through support provided to BSP by USAID's Bureau for Africa,
Office of Sustainable Development, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement
Number AOT-A-00-99-00228-00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID.




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