CONTENTS 



Chapter Page 



1. Summary and Options for Congress 3 



Part I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 



2. Importance of Biological Diversity 37 



3. Status of Biological Diversity 63 



4. Interventions To Maintain Biological Diversity 89 



Part II: TECHNOLOGIES 



5. Maintaining Biological Diversity Onsite 101 



6. Maintaining Animal Diversity Offsite 137 



7. Maintaining Plant Diversity Offsite 169 



8. Maintaining Microbial Diversity 205 



Part III: INSTITUTIONS 



9. Maintaining Biological Diversity in the United States 221 



10. Maintaining Biological Diversity Internationally 253 



11. Biological Diversity and Development Assistance 285 



APPENDIXES: 



A. Glossary of Acronyms 311 



B. Glossary of Terms 313 



C. Participants of Technical Workgroups 317 



D. Grassroots Workshop Participants 319 



E. Commissioned Papers and Authors 320 



