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Species 2000 - http://www.sp2000.org/
Project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. |
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Fauna and Flora International - http://www.fauna-flora.org/
Supports international conservation activities. Documents on methodology, working with NGOs, governments, communities; news, publications, photo gallery. |
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DIVERSITAS Programme - http://www.diversitas-international.org/
International collaborative project with the goal of providing accurate scientific information and predictive models of the status of biodiversity and sustainability of the use of the Earth's biotic resources, and to build a world-wide capacity for the science of biodiversity. |
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Biodiversity and Protected Areas - http://biodiv.wri.org/
Introductory documents on understanding and conserving biodiversity. |
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Biodiversity Hotspots - http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/
Comprehensive information on 25 of the world's biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems. |
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Biodiversity Economics - http://biodiversityeconomics.org/
Explores the economic dimensions of the global biodiversity agenda as reflected in the work of IUCN and the various biodiversity conventions, notably the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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Introduction to Biodiversity Theory - http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/theory/
Overview and definitions. |
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Biodiversity Resource Center - http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/
A branch library of the California Academy of Sciences specializing in information on biodiversity. Bibiographies, links to news and educator resources. |
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Animal Info - Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals - http://www.animalinfo.org/
Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use. |
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World Atlas of Biodiversity - http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm
Interactive maps of biodiversity and human impacts from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. |
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The Global Diversity Foundation - http://www.globaldiversity.org.uk/
The Global Diversity Foundation documents, monitors and promotes agricultural, biological and cultural diversity around the world, particularly through training and research. |
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Bibliography of Genetic Variation in Natural Populations - http://www.lib.umt.edu/guide/allendorf.htm
Searchable database of citations on natural populations of animals, plants, and microbes. |
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Biodiversity Web - http://www.biodiversity.nl/
Personally maintained website with information and links about several aspects of biodiversity: biological, ecological, physical, chemical, social (e.g., population growth), economical and juridical. Some links in Dutch language or of particular relevance to Netherlands. |
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Canadian Biodiversity - http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/
Biological diversity: theory, patterns, ecological zones, species distributions, conservation issues, and legislation, with an emphasis on Canada. Bilingual: English/French. |
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Biodiversity Series - http://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources/publications/biodiv_series.htm
Full text online of UNEP-WCMC series of project results. |
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Biodiversity Fact Sheet - http://www.esa.org/education/edupdfs/biodiversity.pdf
What is biodiversity, what threatens it, why is it important, and what are ecologists doing to better understand it? From Ecological Society of America. |
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Mass Extinction Underway - http://www.well.com/user/davidu/extinction.html
Links to articles on biodiversity and species extinction. |
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Biodiversity Theory - http://www.redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/2.About%20Biodiversity/theory.html
Overview of some theoretical basics of biodiversity. |
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Biodiversity and Its Value: Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1 - http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/series/paper1/
Outlines what biodiversity is, and the three levels at which it is usually defined: genetic, species and ecosystem. |
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Biodiversity in Urban Ecosystems - http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/belgium/links/themes/urban.htm
Links to sites about urban biodiversity. |