Center For Biodiversity Management
About us
Through its research activities CBM contributes
directly to improvements in sustainable biodiversity management.
Our unique global database on plant-based biodiversity
already encompasses more than 1900 sites worldwide, subsets
of which are available for use by bona fide researchers
and clients. Our continuing research in the development
of generic biodiversity indicators has already enabled
us to identify suites of user-friendly indicators for use
in sustainable biodiversity management in the world’s
tropical forests. The methodology is now available in peer-reviewed
scientific publications and on our website. As a not-for-profit
organization, CBM also provides comprehensive advice to
clients in environmental management, with a strong focus
on training and technology transfer in cost-efficient biodiversity
assessment and rapid survey methods. Expertise is available
to capture baseline biophysical and socioeconomic information
that is fundamental to integrated natural resource management
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CBM Mission
Our immediate aim is to provide users worldwide with free access to state-of-the-art biodiversity assessment methodology and related software programs through peer-reviewed scientific publications and the public-domain internet. Our continuing mission will be to maintain and develop a comprehensive global database of vegetation-based data using standard recording protocols. In the short-to mid-term these data will be available in the public domain for modeling impacts of global change on biodiversity. Access to such data by managers and planners in both developing and developed countries will be consistent with our mission which is to enhance capacity to forecast impacts of specific resource use on biodiversity and productivity and to develop sustainable options for adaptive management.
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