New Biodiversity Maps Will Help to Guide Conservation Measures in East Africa

Monday, July 7, 2008 - 14:21 in Earth & Climate

Conservation biologists from UC San Diego are collaborating with scientists from the African Conservation Centre and other institutions to map patterns of biodiversity and land use in East Africa in unprecedented detail. Their maps, combined with climate models, will project how climate change will alter biodiversity and help to shape policy for setting aside conservation easements.

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