I considered this message worth of forwarding to the forest-list as well. Jarmo Saarikkko the listowner Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki Research Centre E-mail: forest-request@listserv.funet.fi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 95 09:27:53 EST From: Charlotte Jenkins <charliej@wcmc.org.uk> To: Multiple recipients of list <biodiv-l@ftpt.br> Subject: Trees Conservation Information Service The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the IUCN Species Survival Commission are developing a new TREE CONSERVATION INFORMATION SERVICE as part of a three-year project funded by the government of the Netherlands. The service will provide information on distribution, conservation status, local uses and economic values of tree species worldwide to help in the planning of sustainable forest management and tree conservation. The WCMC Plants Database BG-BASE currently holds 90,000 plant name records, of which over 10,000 are trees. We are reviewing these data as a basis for developing the new service. At the same time views and information about existing tree, timber and forestry databases and electronic data sets are being sought. We would like to hear from potential users of the service and anyone in the postion to supply us with the details of other relevant databases. If you feel you can assist us or provide helpful comment, or if you would like to hear more about this initiative please send a message containing the line: "Request Questionnaire" to request@wcmc.org.uk -- Charlotte Jenkins Plants Data Management Officer, WCMC email: charlotte.jenkins@wcmc.org.uk
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