Forests.org: Protected Areas Links (XML/RSS)

seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity

the Native Forest Network seeks to protect and restore the life of Gondwana by creating an international sanctuary of the Earth's southernmost forests in South America, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere

a databases of vascular plant and vertebrate animal occurrences on the world's biosphere reserves and other protected areas from the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programs of UNESCO

seeks to establish a new conservation paradigm that promotes the planning, development and implementation of model conservation areas in Borneo

protects Canada’s wild ecosystems in parks, wilderness and similar natural areas, preserving the full diversity of habitats and their species

devoted solely to assuring that parks, open space, and wildlife refuges stay protected forever

allows searches through the World Database for Protected areas and displays an annotated map of area searched for

raises awareness, provides information and supports eco-reserves - permanent sanctuaries to preserve natural ecosystems and rare and endangered plant and animal species - in British Columbia, Canada

dedicated to the conservation, investigation, management of ecologically important habitats, and environmental education and community development, in Ecuador

works to protect and restore ecological richness and biodiversity in Maryland, including expanding protected lands in Maryland and linking them to protected lands in adjacent states

a private land conservancy dedicated exclusively to America's Parklands, saving nationally significant wildlife, scenic wonders and historic monuments through land acquisition

publishes the Natural Areas Journal and seeks to to advance preservation of natural diversity across landscapes and ecosystems

the US National Park Service's natural resource website; includes information on the biology, geology, water and air in National Parks

report from WWF which concludes climate change is now taking place impacting protected areas, and that many animals and plants show significant alterations in range or behavior as a result (pdf)

seeks to protect significant natural areas on private land; working at the community level to preserve lands of local, regional, or provincial significance

works to ensure a viable population of tiger in India and to preserve tiger habitat

promotes the conservation and management for sustainable use of Belizean natural and cultural resources, to enhance and sustain the quality of life for all Belizeans

the National Wildlife Refuge Association provides a window into the National Wildlife Refuge System, lands set aside by the American people to protect our diverse wildlife heritage

WWF examines the potential role of protected areas in helping to maintain water supply to major cities (pdf)

works to establish a Tarkine Wilderness World Heritage Area in northwest Tasmania, Australia; home to Australia's largest temperate rainforest and Tasmania's largest remaining unprotected wilderness

works in British Columbia, Canada both for the establishment of protected parks to attain better forest practices outside of parks

works to support rural people in this Southwest Pacific nation who are striving to find solutions to their own environmental challenges

promoting wild nature in Russia's "Zapovedniks", a network of strictly protected scientific nature reserves

a strategic, performance-based, global partnership, formed in response to the global forest crisis; working to create protected areas and independently certified management of the world's production forests