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

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

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

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

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

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

a program of the National Museum of Natural History that seeks to understand and conserve the diversity of the world's fauna and flora

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

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

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

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

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