The web sites list below are for information purposes only. Their listing here does not necessarily constitute an endorsement on behalf of the people involved with the microbial observatory.

1.  Microbial Observatories (MO) Program Description
http://www.nsf.gov/bio/progdes/biomomip.htm
 
2. Lists of Funded MO projects, beginning with 1999, and with links at the top to lists for projects funded from 2000-2003
http://www.nsf.gov/bio/pubs/awards/mo1999.htm
 
3. A two-page facts sheet about microbial research activities of the NSF (you'll need to scroll down to see P.2)
http://www.nsf.gov/bio/mcb/microbe/factsheet.pdf
 
3. Microbial Research: Progress and Potential (a report from a meeting of NSF-funded researchers held in Sept. 2002)
http://simo.marsci.uga.edu/MainWeb/pages/MOLExEnWorkshop.pdf
 
4.  The UNDP Kamchatka website"  http://www.unkam.ru/english/

5.  The GEF website: http://www.gefweb.org/

6.  The UNDP website: http://www.undp.org/

Organizations working in Kamchatka:

8.  The Wild Salmon Center: http://www.wildsalmoncenter.org/

9.  The Pacific Environment Center: http://www.pacificenvironment.org/index.htm

10.  The Russian office of WWF (Moscow): http://www.wwf.ru/eng/

11.  The Russian office of the IUCN (Moscow): http://www.iucn.ru/programmes/org/news_eng.htm