It comprised 138 delegates drawn from 37 countries and representing a broad spectrum of organisations generating and requiring information related to biodiversity and its utilization. Collecting and managing information. Distributing the information. Information management in support of decision making. Implementation and management of the Thai BDM sub project.
Information needs and information sources.
Information management in support of decision making. Implementation and management of the China BDM sub project. Copies can be obtained from Mr C.Ducret at the Secretariat to The Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal and the BDM Task Manager. The MdD is a computer tool designed to develop a mechanism to collect, archive and distribute harmonized environmental metadata, particularly for developing nations and countries with economies in transition. UNEP's metadata project is currently cataloguing information about who is doing what, where, when, how and why in terms of environmental issues.