Design of the global mushroom science and biotechnology network (MUSHNET) initiated under a contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); collaboration with programs of the international Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN) and Information Resource on the Release of Organisms into the Environment (IRRO) - both supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP); participation in the development of UNIDO's Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS).