Papers related to the proposed Biosphere Reserve and Silent Valley. Includes a letter from Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) to Rauf Ali enclosing a draft of Rs. 5,000 to survey the Mundanthurai area for Biosphere Reserve. Also, includes letters from A.J.T. Johnsingh and Madhav Gadgil to Rauf Ali. The file also contains a letter to editor, Economic and Political Weekly from Rauf Ali.
Papers related to the Tropical Forests Working Group (TFWG) at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Includes correspondence between Rauf Ali and Robert O. Blake, Chairman, TFWG, NRDC regarding a possible meeting between the two. Also, includes a report on the meeting of TFWG. The file also contains two memorandums highlighting the response of the United States House and Senate to natural resources degradation.
Tropical Forests Working Group; Natural Resources Defense Council; NRDC; Robert O. Blake
Correspondence related to membership to the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Includes, an invitation from Glen Lucas, Chairman, SSC/IUCN to Rauf Ali to become a member of the Primate Specialist Group. Also, includes letters from Russel Mittermeier and David Ferguson to Rauf Ali regarding invitation and funding to attend the IX Congress of the International Primatological Society. The file also contains IUCN Bulletin 12(11-12), (1981) and resolutions taken in the 15th session of the General Assembly of IUCN, Christchurch, New Zealand, 11-23 October 1981.
Species Survival Commission; International Union for Conservation of Nature; IUCN; Glen Lucas; Primate Specialist Group; Russel Mittermeier; David Ferguson; International Primatological Society
