&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recognizing the importance of biodiversity to our daily lives and the pressure that human activities are placing on our living world, governments adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 as a framework for action. From the start it was understood that scientific knowledge and technological know-how would have a vital role to play. <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; However, expertise in managing information and technology varies enormously from country to country. For this reason, the Convention has established a "Clearing-House Mechanism" to ensure that all governments have access to the information and technologies they need for their work on biodiversity. <ul> <li><a href="http://www.biodiv.org/chm/default.aspx">Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) CHM website</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/">European Community (EC) CHM website</a></li> </ul> <strong>National Focal Point of CHM:</strong><br /> Ms. Nora Kabuce<br /> Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency<br /> Nature information department<br /> Maskavas Str. 165, Riga<br /> LV-1019, Latvia<br /> Phone: +371 7032030<br /> Fax: +371 7145154<br /> E-mail: nora.kabuce[at]lvgma.gov.lv<br /> 2009-07-28T13:25:58Z tag:biodiv.lvgma.gov.lv,2009-07-28:/convention/CHM http://biodiv.lvgma.gov.lv/misc_/CHM2/Site.gif Latvian Biodiversity Clearing-House Mehanism