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The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on water quality research projects to develop best management practices to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from Central Texas farm and ranchland.

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Texas AgriLife Research, Blackland Research and Extension Center (BREC), a part of the Texas A&M System, is improving the lives of people in Central Texas and throughout the world. Scientists at the center are improving the region’s water and soil quality by conducting research and developing new technologies facilitating farmers and ranchers to make improved decisions regarding land and water management practices.
Gobi Forage Project: An Early Warning System for Livestock in the Gobi Region of Mongolia During the period from 1999 to 2002, Mongolia experienced a series of droughts and severe winters that significantly lowered livestock numbers. Specifically, livestock mortality in the Gobi region reached

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2. Conservation Effects Assessment Project

3. Animal Info - Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals

Provides a number of downloadable files providing an overview of various environmental outcomes resulting from landowner participation in USDA conservation programs.

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Agriculture

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/ Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs is one in a multi-volume set developed by the Water Quality
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Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use.

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Biodiversity

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Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use
Animal Information - Information on How to use this site: If you are looking for a specific species, use the Individual Species Index , which includes common and scientific names. Use the through a list of the common names of each species grouped by category (e.g. "Cats"). You can also

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4. People, Land Management and Environmental Change

Sustainable and participatory approaches to conservation of agricultural biodiversity within smallholder farmers' agricultural systems, and in participation with farmers.

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Biodiversity > Agricultural

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Welcome to the UNU Project on People Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation (PLEC). PLEC involves a collaborative effort between scientists and small farmers from across the developing world to develop sustainable and participatory approaches to conservation, especially of biodiversity, based
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5. Southern Africa

Includes information and case studies on the institutional conditions for 'successful' interventions, defined in terms of biological as well as economic parameters, derived from this GTZ / ODI / Darwin initiative project with African partners.

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Biodiversity > Agricultural

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This project aims to assess the potential for scaling-up different kinds of grass-roots level support for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in Eastern and Southern Africa. It aims to provide information for grass-roots development workers, national policy makers and the
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6. SVF Foundation, USA

SVF Foundation aids in the Conservation and Preservation of Heritage Breeds, Rare Breeds and Endangered Livestock and is located in Newport Rhode Island, USA. Site contains details of animals conserved by SVF as well as links to key resources.

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Biodiversity > Agricultural > Domestic Animal Diversity

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SVF Foundation, Located at Swiss Village, Newport, RI USA | Copyright 2006 SVF Foundation The mission of SVF Foundation is to preserve germplasm (embryos, semen and genetic material) of rare and endangered breeds of livestock. Rare breeds of livestock carry valuable and irreplaceable traits such
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7. New Zealand Rare Breeds Conservation Society

It conserves, records and promotes rare and minority breeds of farm livestock in order to maintain genetic diversity. Website has information about breeds at risk; on-farm conservation projects and the development of a gene bank; and updated addresses to many other relevant organisations and websites in New Zealand and around the world.

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Biodiversity > Agricultural > Domestic Animal Diversity

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Home Page of New Zealand Rare Breeds, website of the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Descriptions and photographs of rare and minority breeds of livestock in New Zealand. Google search facility.
Website of the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand There are a number of rare livestock breeds currently found in These range from breeds for which numbers are so small that their survival is endangered, to minority breeds which need to be kept under surveillance. The Rare Breeds

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8. Diversity of small livestock

Pages on domestic animal diversity in a site that covers livestock in general, and smallstock in particular (including sheep, goats and poultry) emphasising their important role in enhancing the livelihoods of the poor. Contains 'Smallstock Toolbox' that provides appropriate information in a readily accessible manner, including papers, fact sheets, links.

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Biodiversity > Agricultural > Domestic Animal Diversity

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Domestic Animal Diversity Industrial livestock production and also increasingly livestock production in mixed crop-livestock systems use a very limited range of animal breeds. This has already led to the extinction of some local livestock breeds and to the genetic erosion of others. Specific
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9. Conservation International (CI)

Nonprofit applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's biodiversity around the world. Includes conservation regions and programs, strategies, newsletters, publications and how to get involved.

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Biodiversity > Conservation

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Working to secure a stable global climate. Understanding and protecting the sources and flows of fresh water. Ensuring nature's ability to provide food for human needs. Minimizing environmental pressures on human health. Valuing the role of nature in human cultures. Safeguarding the unknown and
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10. Pacific Conservation Biology