Dear Colleague,
 
You have downloaded a document produced by the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP). NCEP is a collaborative project of the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and a number of partners around the world, working to create and foster the implementation of a comprehensive set of teaching and learning modules in support of biodiversity conservation. The modules, currently designed for the undergraduate level, are resources for teachers to facilitate student participation and engender the application of critical thinking to conservation problems. 

Please note that:

1. Modules are designed to be easily adaptable, and to support rather than replace materials you may have already developed on these topics. They can be used as an integrated package or as elements from an à la carte menu.

2. All of the modules have passed through a peer-review process, but should still be considered works in progress. The modules can be freely used and modified for non-profit/non-commercial, educational purposes use only. Any reproduction or distribution must provide full citation of the original work and provide a copyright notice as presented in the title page of each module, or below.

Reproduction of this material is authorized by the recipient institution for non-profit/non-commercial educational use and distribution to students enrolled in course work at the institution. Distribution may be made by photocopying or via the institution's intranet restricted to enrolled students. Recipient agrees not to make commercial use, such as, without limitation, in publications distributed by a commercial publisher, without the prior express written consent of AMNH.

All reproduction or distribution must provide full citation of the original work and provide a copyright notice as follows:

“Copyright 2004, by the authors of the material, with license for use granted to the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation of the American Museum of Natural History. All rights reserved."

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program (NSF 0127506), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Grant Agreement No. 98210-1-G017).

Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Museum of Natural History, the National Science Foundation, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

3. You can cite NCEP materials as in this example:
Harrison, I.J., Laverty, M.F., Sterling, E.J. What is Biodiversity? December 2003 version. Synthesis, Network for Conservation Educators and Practitioners, American Museum of Natural History. CD-ROM. System requirements: IBM PC or Mac compatible. Windows 98 or higher. Also available electronically at: http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/ncep

4. As part of an ongoing evaluation effort, we are interested in receiving feeback about our materials, both regarding content and/or classroom usage. We have developed specific questionnaires for this purpose, and would be glad to send you one. Please contact us if you are interested in doing either type of evaluation.

Thank you, 
The NCEP Staff

The Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP)
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @79th Street
New York, NY 10024
Telephone: (212) 769-5742
Fax: (212) 769-5292
Email: biodiversity@amnh.org

Dr. Ian Harrison
US NCEP Coordinator 
Phone: (212) 313-7796
Email: harrison@amnh.org

Christine Archer Engels
Outreach/Evaluation Specialist
Phone: (212) 769-5146
Fax: (212) 769-5292
Email: cengels@amnh.org

Dr. Nora Bynum 
NCEP Project Director
nbynum@amnh.org