Design of Prototype Information Support System For Biodiversity Studies on Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tadesse, Taye (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Emerie, Asmare | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-18T06:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T12:48:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-18T06:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T12:48:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The direct benefits of biological resour ces to humanity (for food, fue I , fibre , medicines, drugs, and raw materials for a host of manufacturing technolog ie s and purposes), and the intangible scientific, ethical/moral, aesthet ic, recreational val ues and the ecological se rvice s (in prot ect ing waters heds, cycling nutrient s, comba t ing e r os i on, enriching so i I , regulat i ng water-flow, trapping sediments, mitigating pollution, and controll i ng pest populations) have been recognised for a long time. However , biological resources have no t been given due care and attention by policy makers, planners, and the public . Indeed, the lar ge sca le probl ems of populati on growt h and inappropriate development strategies a re degrading the land, water, and atmosphere and progressively extinguishing the Eart h 's o r ganisms and habitats they inhabit. The g reat los s of biodiversity suggests the need f or conse rv ing and manag ing it to ensure s ustainab le de ve l opme nt. The thesis discusses some of the research areas/topics c ri tica l to the conservation of biodiver si ty . I t hi g h I ights th e biological aspect as well as the soci o-economic factors and cultural co ntext that mu st be conside r ed ins ucce ss fu I . longterm conservati o n work a nd f i n a l ly proposes a nd br i e f ly d isc u ss e s a nat i ona l bi o di versity con s ervation st rat egy to be drawn and impl e ment e d. As par t o f co n servi ng an d ma n a ging bi od i v er s it y , it is necessary t o id e nt i fy wh a t i s not known about biodiversity a nd create t he mean s t o in crease and di ss emin a te know l edge. The c hallenge of biod ive r s i ty co n serva t io n , man ageme n t, a nd r esear ch entail s not o nl y g at h e ring of information, but it s man agement, a ppli c ati o n , and co mmu n icati o n. Pr o vi s ion of the informat i o n needed t o de ci sio n makers in mo nit o ring , formulati ng policy and d es i g n ing p r ogr ams t o co nse r ve bi odivers it y is cri t ica l. To e nh a nce t he avail ab ilit y a nd app l i c a ti on o f s c i en tif ic inf o rma tion f o r ma nag in g a nd con s erving bio l ogica l dive r si t y, s etting up computer data bases and i nve nt o ri es a nd n e twor ks and harnessing the capab ilities of r emot e se n s in g a nd geog r a phic info rma t ion sys tems are exami ned. From t h is poi nt of v iew , agai n , a s u rvey has bee n c on d u c t ed o n l ocal in s t i tut i o n s co nce rn ed wi t h b i od i versit y, the finding s a nalyzed, c urrent problems and c o n s traints i dentif i ed . Proto t ype databases f or plan ts, animal s . natio n a l pa r k s . germp l a s ms, referra land refere nce services have been designed; strategies for developing and implementing the databases discussed; and a nationa l biodiversity informati on and monitoring system (NBIMS) proposed . | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/30677 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biodiversity Studies on Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.title | Design of Prototype Information Support System For Biodiversity Studies on Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |