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NatureServe - Knowledge to Protect the Diversity of Life editor's pick popular

http://www.natureserve.org/

5 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

provides a scientific basis for effective conservation action, with information about North American rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems
Added: Mar. 07, 2001 | Rate It

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute editor's pick popular

http://www.stri.org/

5 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

seeks to increase understanding of the past, present and future of tropical biodiversity and its relevance to human welfare
Added: Jan. 11, 2001 | Rate It

Environment Outlook in Amazonia editor's pick

http://www.unep.org/pdf/GEOAMAZONIA.pdf

report provides a complete and integrated assessment of the globally significant ecosystem of the Amazon Basin (pdf)
Added: Mar. 09, 2009 | Rate It

African Wildlife Foundation popular

http://www.awf.org/

8 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

works to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever, primarily working at the grass roots with park managers and communities to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas
Added: Feb. 11, 2001 | Rate It

Cloud Forests

http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/cf/

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Strybing Arboretum Society allows you to learn about biodiversity conservation, tropical cloud forests, and our expeditions to SE Asia
Added: Aug. 11, 2002 | Rate It

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

http://www.cepf.net/Pages/default.aspx

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

funds conservation activities in the World's "biodiversity hotspots", a joint initiative of Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility and the World Bank
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Dendronautics

http://www.dendronautics.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

exploration of the rain forest canopy using airships and similar aerial platforms
Added: Jun. 25, 2006 | Rate It

Distribution and Variety of Equatorial Rain Forest, The

http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/rainfo.html

6 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

an in depth examination of ecological patterns in rainforests from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Added: Mar. 17, 2001 | Rate It

Global Canopy Programme

http://www.globalcanopy.org/

an alliance of 29 scientific institutions in 19 countries, which lead the world in forest canopy research, education and conservation; seeking to define and explore the range and economic value of forest ecosystem services
Added: Dec. 28, 2007 | Rate It

Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation

http://www.itec-edu.org/

a non-profit, education, research and conservation corporation, which operates the Bocas del Toro Biological Station in Panama
Added: Jan. 10, 2004 | Rate It

International Canopy Network, The

http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ican/ican/

devoted to facilitating the continuing interaction of people concerned with forest canopies and forest ecosystems around the world
Added: Apr. 04, 2003 | Rate It

Organization for Tropical Studies

http://www.ots.duke.edu/

1 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics
Added: Jan. 29, 2001 | Rate It

RAINFOR

http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/projects/rainfor/

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

an international network established to monitor the biomass and dynamics of Amazonian forests
Added: Dec. 03, 2004 | Rate It

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

1 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

interactive maps of the World's ecosystems from National Geographic, including information on 867 land-based ecoregions that are distinguished by shared ecological features, climate, and plant and animal communities
Added: May. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Ticolichen

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/botany/botany_sites/ticolichen/

a tropical lichen biodiversity inventory that combines local scientific infrastructure with international taxonomic expertise
Added: Feb. 10, 2005 | Rate It

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