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Man In Nature  - http://www.maninnature.com/  A quarterly webzine publishing and reprinting articles on the sustainable use / conservation debate.  IUCN Sustainable Use Specialist Group  - http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/susg/  Developed to implement the IUCN Sustainable Use Initiative, an interdisciplinary initiative founded in 1995 to enhance and share knowledge of the social and biological factors affecting the sustainable use of wild renewable resources.  Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Program Initiative  - http://www.idrc.ca/biodiversity/  Supports research that aims to enhance the capacity of local and indigenous peoples to protect, access and sustainably use biodiversity and knowledge of biodiversity.  IWMC World Conservation Trust  - http://www.iwmc.org/  NGO promoting sustainable use of wild resources as a conservation mechanism  Planning for Sustainable Use of Land Resources  - http://www.fao.org/docrep/V8047E/v8047e00.htm  Document in 7 chapters prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN as a background paper for Agenda 21.  International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife  - http://www.wildlife-conservation.org/  Private NGO promoting conservation through utilization. English/Français.  Fighting Sustainable Use  - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0000462F-9484-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21  Scientific American interview with crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, March 23, 2001.  International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation  - http://www.cic-wildlife.org/  Campaigns for sustainable hunting as an instrument for protection of species and natural resources. Background information and details of working groups.  Declaration in Support of High Yield Conservation  - http://www.highyieldconservation.org/  Promotes the more intensive use and cultivation of cropped land so as to ensure other areas are left.  Africa Resources Trust  - http://www.art.org.zw/  Campaigns for the right of rural communities to benefit from sustainable use of their natural resources -- newsletter, projects, publications.