[WikiEN-l] Encyclopedia of Life

[Ray Saintonge]

Keith Old wrote:

>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/08/ap3699046.html
>
>In a whale-sized project, the world's scientists plan to compile everything
>they know about all of Earth's 1.8 million known species and put it all on
>one Web site, open to everyone.
>
>The effort, called the Encyclopedia of Life, will include species
>descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and
>links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. Its first pages of
>information will be shown Wednesday in Washington where the massive effort
>is being announced by some of the world's leading institutions. The project
>will take about 10 years to finish.
>
>Two foundations have given $12.5 million to pay for the first 2 1/2 years of
>the massive effort, but it will be free and accessible to everyone.
>
I know of one organization that could have done just as well or better 
for a fraction of the price. :-)

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