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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=default><SPAN class=normaltext1><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">My Dear Esteemed Colleagues, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #002060; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Subject: Request for collaboration / participation/ sponsorship: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">2<SUP>nd</SUP> World Biodiversity Congress (WBC -2), September 8-12, 2011, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=style71><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><STRONG><FONT color=#045d0e>Biological Diversity </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>is the variety of life on Earth, from the simplest bacterial gene to the vast, complex rainforests of the Amazon. Human beings are an integral part of this diversity, as is the food, medicine, clothing and other biological resources that sustain us. Biodiversity is being threatened at an unprecedented rate due to habitat alternation, degradation and fragmentation and human misuses or over-exploitation. It is therefore not surprising that biodiversity conservation in recent years has gained considerable importance all over the globe. On the other hand, every country, particularly the developing countries, is facing the needs of developing its economy, improving peoples' livelihood or providing food security and supply for a rapidly increasing population.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The driving forces of increased human population, consumption, habitat destruction and degradation, contaminants, and invasive species have been joined by dangerous global climate disruption, globalization, poverty, political instability and other rapid environmental and social changes. There is an urgent need for scientists, conservationists and policymakers to re-examine the biodiversity issue. We need to look broadly at the many scientific discoveries and the many issues involving the use, abuse and conservation of biodiversity including cultivated as well as wild species and ecosystems. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>The Second World Congress on Biodiversity will provide a forum for reorienting policies and programs in more productive and sustainable biodiversity Utilization and conservation. After the United Nation Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio in 1991, many countries have formulated or are implementing a series of action plans associated with their own environmental protection, biodiversity conservation and priority development. Judicious planning and meticulous implementation of different innovative programs of United Nations, Governments, and Research institutions, Private Organizations, Universities and NGOs have paved the way for the conservation of biological diversity on our earth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: auto 0cm" class=default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020"><FONT size=3>Indeed it is my honour as the President of the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> WBC to request your esteemed organization to support the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> WBC to be held in Malaysia during March 2011. Collaborators<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> World Biodiversity Congress can help us to spread the information, can contribute - by sending congress emails to your membership, including us in your newsletter, adding our conference to your calendar of events, participating in the conference program, providing an opportunity by allowing the organizers to include an advertisement in your publication and so forth. The collaborating organizations / institutions shall be recognized as such on the conference website and in conference materials. We greatly acknowledge the sponsorship of the organizations for the success of the biodiversity congress.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: auto 0cm" class=default><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020"><FONT size=3>I am sure your esteemed organization would be one of the collaborators of the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> World biodiversity Congress, if consider our request kindly send logo and consent to use the same in the congress website and in congress materials. We welcome your suggestions for the successful organization of the congress and looking forward to your positive decision on this matter. For preliminary information on the scheduled congress please visit: </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.worldbiodiversity2011.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>www.worldbiodiversity2011.com</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: auto 0cm" class=default><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #202020"><FONT size=3>Please note: The Congress Secretariat is unable to provide waiver of registration fees, travel, or lodging for session Chairpersons or presenters. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></div>
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<div>With regards,</div>
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<div>Dr. V. Sivaram</div>
<div>Fulbright - Nehru Senior Fellow</div>
<div># HS 110, Division of Biological Sciences</div>
<div>The University of Montana</div>
<div>32 Campus Drive Missoula MT 59801</div>
<div>USA</div>
<div>Tele: +(406)-203-4411</div>
<div>E.mail: <A href="mailto:vsivaram900@aol.com">vsivaram900@aol.com</A></div>
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