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EXECUTIVE BlfMMAftf: 
Dominica possesses a rich diversity of Tropical Ecosystems; jand 
although enough is known at this time to attest to the biological 
significance of the flora and fauna of Dominica, two other points 
are equally clear: . j 
i) Policy and Planning decisions are still being taken which 
negatively affect the environment mainly because there is j 
inadequate information regarding the natural resource base of 
the island. {e.g. "..at present only one open season exists 
for all hunted species, and there is no limit on the number of 
animals that can be taken during this period. In some cases 
this season corresponds with a particular animal's breeding 
period." - Dominica Environmental Profile . 1991.} 
ii) information on Dominica's biodiversity should be readily 
available to the Dominican society if the international 
mission to conserve the world's biological resources is to be 
successful In this country. 
The Environmental Information Base for Dominica (EIBD) project 
would upgrade the environmental information available in the 
country by; ~ . 
1) Establishing a baseline on the flora and fauna of 
selected sites; 
2) establishing a monitoring system for these areas with 
special attention to high priority species; 
3) developing a biological collection programme giving 
priority to the establishment of a herbarium and an 
insect collection. 
4) Storing arid Managing the biological resource information 
on a computerized system. 
The Dominica Conservation association, the Leading environmental 
non-government organization in Dominica, will implement this 
project with technical guidance from; 
Island Resources Foundation (IRF) - an AID~regietered private 
voluntary organization that, since 1982, has carried out 
development programmes in the Eastern Caribbean; 
The Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture in the 
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica which has formal 
responsibility for Environment in Dominica; 
The Springfield Tropical Research Institute - a department of 
the Clemson University, U.S.A., doing botanical research in 
Dominica; and 
concerned organisations 
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(both public and private), and 
