Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force

The Mission of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF)
is to determine the nature, extent and causes of declines of
amphibians throughout the world, and to promote means by which
declines can be halted or reversed

The DAPTF was established in 1991 by the Species Survival Commission
(SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The Task Force Office is
located at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. The DAPTF
operates through a network of Regional Working Groups. Around 90 of
these represent different regions of the world and collect
geographical data on amphibian declines and their causes. The DAPTF
Office seeks to maintain best practice and consistency of methodology
among these groups. Other, issue-based Working Groups are concerned
with specific topics, including: Disease and Pathology, Monitoring
Techniques, Chemical Contaminants, Climatic and Atmospheric Change,
and Captive Breeding.

The DAPTF raises money and distributes this in the form of small Seed
Grants to initiate research projects in key areas, chosen by the
international Board of Directors. To date, our Seed Grant programme
has supported 74 projects.

Task Force members and other interested parties are kept up to date
via our bi-monthly newsletter FROGLOG, which is sent to over 3000
scientists and persons interested in amphibian conservation, in over
100 countries. FROGLOG is also published on the internet.

Data URL: "http://www.open.ac.uk/daptf/index.htm"
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