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East Africa Biodiversity Metadatabase from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)

Entry ID: WCMC_157

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Summary

Abstract: Availability of Biodiversity Information for East Africa

Launched in 1992 at the Conference Conservation of Biodiversity in
Africa, Nairobi, the project represents a survey of the sources and types
of information held on biodiversity for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by
organisations both within and outside East Africa. The project came about
in response to the ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 5.0

S: -12.0

E: 42.0

W: 28.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > East Africa

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > BIOMASS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Ancillary Keywords

BIODIVERSITY

DATA HOLDINGS

Originating Center

WCMC

Data Center

World Conservation Monitoring Centre, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JO TAYLOR Phone: +44-1223-277314 Fax: +44-1223-277136 Email: info at wcmc.org.uk Contact Address: 219c Huntingdon Road CB3 0DL City: Cambridge Postal Code: CB3 0DL Country: UNITED KINGDOM