Biological conservation in development

The U.S. Department of Interior"s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will implement this project of S&T"s Forestry, Energy and Natural Resources Office (S&T/FENR). An FWS advisor will provide TA to AID/W and USAID staff on a variety of activities related to biological diversity. The advisor will, inter alia, review the adequacy of A.I.D."s efforts regarding biological diversity; identify potential projects; identify the information systems, networks, and governmental and nongovernmental agencies whose help A.I.D. needs in addressing biological diversity concerns; recommend research priorities; and help A.I.D. prepare its annual report to Congress on biological diversity. The advisor will also prepare scopes of works for three other project activities, namely, to: (1) conduct two to four demonstrations to obtain information and data for use in project planning and the environmental review process; (2) undertake a joint S&T/FENR-Africa Bureau conservation initiative in Africa (activities being considered include feasibility studies on the multiple use, sustained yield management of two biological resources - natural afromontane tropical forests in Central Africa and African savanna and thorn-scrub habitats); and (3) develop a training program on biological diversity and overall natural resource development and conservation for use by developing country organizations and by A.I.D. Amendment of 6/8/87 extends PACD from 9/30/87 to 12/30/88 to allow for completion of project activities by FWS, and authorizes a grant to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund to help establish a collaborative private/public sector consultative group on biological diversity. (PD-AAW-515)