Abstract:DIVERSITAS is the only international programme of biodiversity science to date,which was derived from the biodiversity programme of the International Union of Biological Science(IUBS)in 1991.Currently,the partners co sponsoring DIVERSITAS are IUBS ,the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment(SCOPE),the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO),the International Union of Microbiological Societies(IUMS),the International Council of Scientific Unions(ICSU),and the ...