Canadian Biodiversity Information Network
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Network
The Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN) [ [http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/index.cfm?lang=e Canadian Biodiversity Information Network] ] was developed in 1996 to deliver information on the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy [ [http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/strategy/default.cfm?lang=e Canadian Biodiversity Strategy] ] and to serve as Canada's national node to the global Clearing House Mechanism [ [http://www.cbd.int/chm/default.shtml Clearing House Mechanism] ] . CBIN facilitates biodiversity-relevant information-sharing as part of Canada's implementation of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. [ [http://www.cbd.int/convention/articles.shtml?a=cbd-13 UN Convention on Biological Diversity Article 13. Public Education and Awareness] ]
"See also": Criticisms of the biodiversity paradigm
References
External links
* [http://www.cbd.int Convention on Biological Diversity]
* [http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca Biodiversity Convention Office]
* [http://www.ec.gc.ca Environment Canada]
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