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Conservation International editor's pick popular

http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx

6 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

seeks to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature

Added: Feb. 03, 2001 | Rate It

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) editor's pick popular

http://www.cbd.int/

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

clearing-house mechanism for the Convention on Biological Diversity, seeks to protect biodiversity and ensure that it is used for the benefit of all

Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It

Nature Conservancy, The editor's pick popular

http://www.nature.org/

8 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

seeks to "save the last great places on Earth" by preserving plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth and by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive - including through land purchases

Added: Jan. 16, 2001 | Rate It

Alliance for Zero Extinction editor's pick

http://www.zeroextinction.org/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a global initiative of biodiversity conservation organizations, aims to prevent extinctions by identifying and safeguarding key sites where species are in imminent danger of disappearing

Added: Dec. 17, 2005 | Rate It

Encyclopedia of Life editor's pick

http://www.eol.org/

an online reference source and database that seeks to provide information on each of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet

Added: Feb. 27, 2008 | Rate It

Welcome to COP 10 editor's pick

http://www.cbd.int/cop10/

from the Convention on Biological Diversity, an announcement of and information about the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10)

Added: Oct. 12, 2010 | Rate It

Species 2000 -- Indexing the world's known species popular

http://www.sp2000.org/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

has the objective of enumerating all known species of plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity

Added: Jan. 26, 2001 | Rate It

Action Bioscience

http://www.actionbioscience.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

educational web site created to promote bioscience education and careers that relate to biodiversity and ecology

Added: Dec. 01, 2011 | Rate It

Biodiversity Hotspots

http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/Pages/default.aspx

Conservation International provides an interactive map showing information about some of the biologically richest, yet threatened places on Earth

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Bionet

http://www.bionet-intl.org/opencms/opencms/index1.jsp

initiative dedicated to promoting taxonomy, especially in the biodiversity rich but economically poorer countries of the world

Added: Jul. 04, 2001 | Rate It

Environment: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/economics/index_en.htm

an extensive compilation of EU efforts to characterize the economic value of biodiversity

Added: Jul. 03, 2008 | Rate It

From Jungle to Lab, the study of life’s complexity

http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/belize-london/

8 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

follows scientists from Belize's rainforests to the Natural History Museum in London's laboratories, witnessing biology in action, and discovering what it mean to find a new species of plant or animal

Added: Oct. 02, 2002 | Rate It

Green Facts - Biodiversity

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/global-biodiversity-outlook/index.htm

brings complex scientific consensus reports to the reach of non-specialists by producing three-tiered summaries of scientific reports on biodiversity, including information on Convention on Biological Diversity

Added: Feb. 09, 2008 | Rate It

Little Biodiversity Finance Book, The

http://www.conservationfinance.org/upload/library/arquivo20101117135202.pdf

from the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a report that discusses new sources of funding for the protection of biodiversity (pdf)

Added: Jun. 04, 2011 | Rate It

National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/

developing a national, government-wide strategy to safeguard fish, wildlife, plants, and the natural systems upon which they depend

Added: Mar. 04, 2012 | Rate It

Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (Chinese)

http://www.scuba.net.hk/oceanpark/

advocates, facilitates and participates in the conservation of wildlife and habitats, with an emphasis on Asia, through research and education

Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It

Save Nature.Org

http://www.savenature.org/