October 15, 2003

Science & Business Partnerships in Action, First Annual International Conference Announced, Call for Abstracts
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program, the World Foundation for Environment and Development (WFED), and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) are proud to announce their co-sponsorship of the upcoming international conference, Science and Business Partnerships in Action, to be held from March 17-19, 2004, in Moscow, Russia.

December 20, 2002

Fall 2002 Stewards' Watch - (Adobe PDF, 4 pages)
The most recent version of the Stewards' Watch, with articles on the following: WFED Expands US–Russian Research Cooperation, Around the Globe in 2002, Environmental Education, and NPS Analyzes Environmental Impacts of Benefit-Sharing Agreements.

March 25, 2002

Articles and Reports
Added Adobe PDF copies of Environmental Refugees and A Symposium on International Environmental Conflict Resolution.

December 26, 2001

Fall 2001 Stewards' Watch - (Adobe PDF, 12 pages)
The most recent version of the Stewards' Watch, with articles on the following: Russia-US Teams Join Forces to Combat Brucellosis at Yellowstone, Walter Cronkite Teams with WFED for New Documentary, Promoting Biodiversity Conservation in the Kingdom of Bhutan, and African Biodiversity Workshops Expand to Benin and Tanzania.

August 22,2001

Updated Bibliography: Biodiversity Access & Benefit Sharing
WFED provides this bibliography to improve access to literature concerning biodiversity access and benefit sharing.

June 25, 2001

National Park Service Launches Environmental Analysis
WFED is assisting the National Park Service in reviewing benefit-sharing agreements through the preparation of an environmental analysis. Public comments are welcomed.

April 17, 2001

Bioprospectors: Tell the Russians We're Coming (PDF, 50 KB)
An article by Jeffrey L. Fox, in the March 2001 volume of ASM News.

Bioprospecting for Peace in Russia
WFED is working with the US Government and Russian authorities to create new partnerships between private sector research firms and former Russian bioweapons scientists to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons from the former USSR.

Fall 2000 Stewards' Watch - (Adobe PDF, 8 pages)
The most recent version of the Stewards' Watch, with articles on the following: Bioprospecting for Peace in Russia, WFED and the Mattaponi: Cultural and Environmental Stewardship in the Balance, WFED Supports Study of Bioprospecting in National Parks, and Maret Students Map Yellowstone Hot Springs.

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