Partners

Our principal objective is to help assess the biodiversity of Mediterranean Chile.
Our organization is comprised of people committed to finding a balance between the human communities and the natural environment of Central Chile as well as the entire nation.
“We are aware of the environmental challenges involved in building a society that understands the interdependence of human beings and their environment.”
Our mission is to contribute to the development of a new society that will work together to create networks among actors concerned about environmental protection.

The American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) was created in 1993 to apply the Museum’s extensive scientific and educational resources to conservation policy and action. The CBC develops model programs that integrate research, education, and outreach so that people become participants in its conservation. The CBC’s mission is to mitigate critical threats to global biological and cultural diversity by:

• Advancing scientific research in diverse ecosystems
• Strengthening the application of science to conservation practice and policy
• Developing professional, institutional, and community capacity
• Furthering AMNH's efforts to heighten public understanding and stewardship of biodiversity.

New Zealand’s biodiversity and its contribution to all New Zealanders’ prosperity and well-being has extraordinary value. But whilst we are one of the richest and most diverse areas of biodiversity on Earth we are also one of the most threatened. The Department of Conservation is safeguarding New Zealand’s biodiversity by conserving our unique natural and historic heritage for all to enjoy now and in the future. As the leading New Zealand government agency in the International Year of Biodiversity we are celebrating life on Earth and the value of biodiversity for everyone’s lives.

“El Guadarramista” is a digital newspaper focused in environmental information of the Mountain Range of Guadarrama and its surroundings, that is Ávila-Segovia and Madrid. News published have the objective of making the reader aware of the environmental riches of the Mountain Range of Guadarrama and the defense of these values by the communication media.

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership is a global initiative to track progress towards achieving the "2010 biodiversity target" to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

Recognizing, the importance of environmental and science literacy in society today, and the value of “learning by doing,” A Time for Science is uniquely able to coordinate the talents of area volunteers, to marshal a variety of resources for support, and to provide a supportive environment with which to enable participants at all levels to become engaged both in nature and in the experience of science and thereby enhance environmental awareness and science education and literacy in our region.

The Aquarium of Cala Gonone, designed by American architect Peter Chermayeff, in collaboration with the architect of Macomer Sebastiano Gaias is integrated in a natural and unique landscape within the Marine National Park Gulf of Orosei, making it one of the most beautiful aquariums in the world.

The Aquarium is a center of education and teaching applied to encourage a responsible attitude and awareness towards the environment and emphasize the importance and its biodiversity. The aim is also to enable a future international accreditation structure, as a reference point in the Mediterranean for the study, research and rescue of marine mammals and dangerous species.

The Acquario di Genova hosts about 1.250.000 visitors each year. With its 10.000 square meters and its 63 exhibition tanks it is the largest indoor aquarium in Europe, and one of the most attended cultural institutions in Italy.

The task of choosing which species and environments to present takes into account their environmental importance or how they can arouse curiosity and positive emotions in visitors. Therefore the Acquario di Genova can be considered a sort of messenger for animals, plants, seas, ecosystems and countries aiming at teaching either the respect towards sea environment or to inform about its problems and safeguard.

"Argentina's National Park Administration is part of the National State, and has been created to protect and to offer to the world, emblematic samples of the natural and cultural heritage. The Administration has 37 protected areas, covering approximately 3.700.000 hectares (around 400 provincial protected areas also exist in our country, covering approx. 17.900.000 hectares).

To have protected areas is to be aware of the country's richness to plan its future and develop its present. Thus, protected areas must become tools for sustainable development, and as such true opportunities of growth, work and social equity".

Grange-Verney est un centre de formation des agriculteurs, des palefreniers et des écuyers. C'est aussi un domaine agricole et des stations agricoles cantonales: la station de culture des champs, la station de protection des plantes, la station de zootechnie, le service de prévention des accidents. Marcelin est spécialisé dans les métiers du vin (viticulteurs, cavistes) et la préparation de la maturité professionnelle, mais il y a aussi la possibilité d'y préparer un CFC agricole avec une spécialisation en viticulture. Grange-Verney et Marcelin sont des centres de congrès et hébergent de nombreuses associations professionnelles.

Amazonia Reforestation plants tropical trees for profit, socio-economic development and expanded wildlife habitat in Vichada, Colombia. Investors can participate in this program by buying fast growing tropical trees and sharing in the returns based on a 10 year cycle. We follow a sustainable model with mixed-species cultivation and staggered harvesting and replanting for the maximum benefit of the planet and local wildlife. Our program also seeks to commercialize native tree species that otherwise would be logged from natural forests, by supporting native tree seed collection, nurseries and planting. We believe that biodiverse plantations with modern forestry practices offer the best results for humans and local wildlife alike.

Apiculture in Galicia, a thousand-years-old tradition Numerous constructions made of stone, today an integral part of the Galician (North of Spain) landscape as well as its cultural heritage, bear witness of the activity evolved around beekeeping. We intend to offer a portrait of apiculture in Galicia, from its traditions to its modern day features, highlighting the especial connection between beekeeping and local environment. Objetive: Develop a mulifunctional beekeeping with pluriactive beekeepers linking the future of the bee with the future of environment.

Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) has been working with a mission to achieve Conservation on ground for last 15 years in the Northern Western Ghats of India- a global biodiversity hotspot. AERF’s key strategy is to involve people in the process of conservation right from awareness generation to implementation. AERF’s pioneering work on Sacred grove’s conservation showcases the importance of ecosystem approach. Moreover AERF has also successfully demonstrated mainstreaming of biodiversity in cross-cutting issues such as energy and livelihoods through various initiatives. It is AERF’s constant endeavor to establish sustainable linkages between biodiversity conservation and human needs through applied research.

From the Chesapeake Bay to Costa Rica, National Aquarium programs help people apply practical and programmatic solutions for protecting marine life and coastlines. As a world-class entertainment attraction the visitor experience is a priority and exhibits at the Baltimore and Washington, DC venues connect the public to the biodiversity around us. Our commitment to education on the aquatic environment extends to thousands of school children who make emotional connections that create lasting enthusiasm for the environment. By establishing alliances and creating partnerships around the world, the National Aquarium collaborates with like-minded organizations to achieve more together.

ARKive is a unique global initiative, gathering together the very best films and photographs of the world's endangered species into one centralised digital library, to create a stunning audio-visual record of life on Earth. ARKive's current priority is to complete audio-visual profiles for those species at most risk of extinction according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Throughout the year, as part of our ‘Most Wanted' challenge, ARKive aims to highlight the plight of the world’s threatened species by tracking down imagery for 17,000 of the most endangered animals and plants. Here is a small selection of ARKive species which play a role in improving human well-being.

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is an intergovernmental regional centre of excellence that facilitates cooperation and coordination among the members of ASEAN, and with relevant national governments, regional and international organizations on the Conservation and Sustainable use of biological diversity, guided by fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such biodiversity.

Acknowledged as the first regional initiative to save the ASEAN’s rich but highly threatened biodiversity, ACB is a continuation of the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC), which was a joint cooperation project of the ASEAN and European Union (EU), and hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines.

ASEAN launches the International Year of Biodiversitry on 5 March 2010

Work Plan for the International Year of Biodiversity

La Asociación Vecinal para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Garruchal nace como un movimiento vecinal de residentes en un paraje natural de grandes valores paisajísticos, de fauna y flora, geología y uso agrícola: la Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves “Monte de El Valle y Sierras de Altahona y Escalona", hábitat con la mayor densidad mundial conocida de búho real. En ella desarrollamos iniciativas para mejorar la sostenibilidad de las actividades humanas realizando proyectos con un fuerte componente de participación ciudadana, apoyados por los acuerdos de colaboración con el Ayuntamiento de Murcia, Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia y Ministerio de Medio ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, especialmente a través de la Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura.

AIN is a professional Association for Italian Naturalists. These are graduate in or students of Scienze Naturali (i.e. Natural Sciences) or an equivalent degree, but AIN welcomes also those who do not have these qualifications but share its purposes. AIN aims to further the Naturalists’ profession, to improve their qualification, and to spread natural history culture.

A distinguishing feature of Naturalists is that, regardless of the field of specialization, they possess an holistic outlook of natural systems. This allows a multidisciplinary approach which is vital to understand human-environment interactions.

Naturalists can deal in:

• the study of biodiversity and ecological processes;
• environmental planning;
• landscape preservation and recovery;
• the teaching of natural history;
• the overseeing of museum collections and exhibitions;
• the management of protected areas;
• planning of environmental information systems and environmental monitoring systems.

The Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association Inc. is an innovative, progressive trade association with a network of over 450 members. The Association is a focused, cohesive organisation with high values fostering excellence in sustainable tourism. The Augusta-Margaret River Tourism Association (Inc) is a not for profit organization with a Committee of Management elected by the membership.

Australian Science is a privately-funded foundation dedicated to the online preservation of digital information, reference data, and scientific materials. Our aim is to establish a unified list of libraries, universities, and technology centres equally dedicated to this goal. Australian Science is one of the key partners within the network committed to the advancement of science both in Australia and worldwide.

Bastet Conservation is an NGO for the Conservation of Biodiversity created in 2009 to contribute to stop the alarming rate of extinction and habitat destruction ongoing today. All over the world Zoos are becoming Conservation Centers with the same purpose. With over 650 million visitors a year and thousands of species in their collections, Zoos have an enormous potential for this mission, but there is a lot of work to be done. That is why Bastet Conservation was born, to enhance the potential for Biodiversity Conservation of the 21st century Zoos through research, communication and colaboration

Virtual Biodiversity is a platform that intends to contribute to the conservation of species and habitats, to the popularization of nature and to collect and present data for the knowledge of biodiversity. The present project was born in 1995 as an invertebrate photo gallery. The members of our community contribute images to the eleven different theme galleries, where a team of more than two hundred experts, identify and order them in their corresponding taxonomic bank. Among the projects we will do in 2010, there are numerous Testings in Iberia and Morocco (meetings in the field to document biodiversity of an area by photographs), the creation of TaxoFoto (a virtual free access encyclopedia for the identification of Iberian species), VideoTaxo (identification of species and behaviors by video) and DiccioTaxo (an illustrated glossary of naturalist terminology).

ACTIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY, runs actions in favour of Nature by participating to projects of study, protection and conservation of species.

In Northern and Southern countries our Association develops communication, exchange and discussion, broadcasts information and increases public awareness on the importance of preservation of Biodiversity for a viable, equitable and sustainable development.

The Biodiversity Conservation Center (BCC) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization working for restoration and protection of pristine nature allover Northern Eurasia.

The BCC's main objectives are:

• designing and implementing various conservation programs and projects
• providing methodological and consultative assistance to conservation initiatives, green activists, staff of nature reserves, national parks and other protected natural areas
• promoting partnership between Russian and overseas environmental organizations, coordinating their efforts in wild nature protection
• developing efficient mechanisms of fundraising for nature conservation projects
• improving management of protected natural areas and developing conditions for sustainable livelihood of their residents.