'Species 2000' is the latest UN/World Bank venture to take an integrated look at the world's biodiversity. The current tally puts the total number of plants, animals, fungi and

The Darwinian theory on biodiversity which advocates the planting of more species of grass to achieve higher yields, has been upheld by a recent study conducted in the US. Indeed, the well being of the ecosystem hinges on the vicissitude displayed by its

The Royal-Bardia National Park in Nepal is poised to prove to the world that biodiversity is best protected when the people are made responsible for it. The country representative of the World

The movile cave in Romania, has existed for more than five million years without any contact with the outside world. The cave houses about 50 invertebrate species, of which 33 are

All that may remain of the pristine mangrove forests of coastal Tamil Nadu is degraded forest tracts and plundered biodiversity

To help chart afresh course to conserve the Silent Valley National Park, activists who stopped a dam's installation in the region met in the Park at a recent seminar

CONSERVATIONISTs have for long emphasised the need for the participation of indigenous communities in biodiversity conservation efforts (Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 15). A us $83 million World Bank