Sources of information on biodiversity and agriculture

I am writing to introduce you to the work of The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) highligthing the importance of the environment and other ecosystem services in contributiing to agricultural production. UNEP-WCMC is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme, the world's foremost intergovernmental environmental organization, and WCMC 2000, a UK-based charity. Our Vision is A world where biodiversity counts. Our Mission is To evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making (see www.unep-wcmc.org) Some of our relevant, recent products include: The Environmental Food Crisis: the environment's role in averting the food crisis. http://www.unep.org/pdf/FoodCrisis_lores.pdf; The Eliasch Review: Background paper: Miles, L et al (2008) Mapping vulnerability of tropical forest to conversion and resulting potential CO2 emissions, UNEP/WCMC. http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/other/9780108507632/978010... Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures. The Agriculture Sector. http://www.unep.ch/etb/publications/intAssessment/HandBookAgriSector.pdf Mapping of crop wild relatives in protected areas, in collaboration with Bioversity International and other partners. http://www2.bioversityinternational.org/Plants_and_Animals/Crop_Wild_Rel... Are you a green leader? http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/AreYouAGreenLeader_ExSum... Carbon Atlas( including soil carbon) Biofuels and climate change http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/mitigation.aspxCarbon maps - including soils Carbon in Drylands http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/pdf/Carbon%20in%20drylands.pdf Dead planet, living planet: Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development (2010) and The Natural Fix? The role of ecosystems in climate mitigation (2009)http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/UNEP_RRA.htm BIP work with FAO see http://www.twentyten.net/ UNEP-WCMC's work on drylands home page: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/habitats/drylands/index.htm UNEP-WCMC supports the EMG Issue Management Group on Land to prepare a UN-wide rapid response report, Global Drylands: A UN Response : http://www.unemg.org/Cooperation/MultilateralEnvironmentAgreements/Land/... UNEP-WCMC executes the UNCCD Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System project: unccd.int/prais Species databases including medicinal plants http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/index.htm PAs/ ICCAs http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/protected_areas.htm