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Article: Conservation and Modern Information Technologies: The Global Register of Migratory Species (GROMS).
- Article from:
- Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
- Article date:
- June 22, 2000
- Author:
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Abstract:
The present paper reviews the state of knowledge of migratory species protected under the Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals) and presents first results from the "Global Register of Migratory Species" (GROMS). GROMS summarises our knowledge on migratory species within one relational database in combination with a geographical information system (GIS). GROMS will reveal information deficiencies, support the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and contribute to the Clearinghouse Mechanism under the Convention on Biological Diversity. At present, GROMS contains 412 species ...