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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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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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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 and Protected Areas - http://biodiv.wri.org/
Introductory documents on understanding and conserving biodiversity.
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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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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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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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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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Mass Extinction Underway - http://www.well.com/user/davidu/extinction.html
Links to articles on biodiversity and species extinction.
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Introduction to Biodiversity Theory - http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/theory/
Overview and definitions.
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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 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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What is Biodiversity? - http://ceres.ca.gov/biodiv/Biodiversity/biodiv_def2.html
Different definitions used by resource managers and ecologists.
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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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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 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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Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources - http://books.nap.edu/catalog/4901.html
National Academy of Sciences report (1996) addresses new strategies and techniques for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity. Full text online.
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Biodiversity and Its Value: Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1 - http://www.environment.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.
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What is Biological Diversity? - http://biodiv.wri.org/topic_keyissues_text.cfm?cid=1289
Overview and definitions.
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Biodiverselife - http://www.biodiverselife.com
Web portal to nearly 200 reviewed biodiversity databases, also video links and biodiversity news.
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Kind Planet Biodiversity - http://www.kindplanet.org/bio.html
Introductory notes.
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Biodiversity Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.biodiv.be/en/biodiversity/about_biodiv
Presents answers to common questions about biodiversity.
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Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative - http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org
Partnership between Nantucket conservation organizations, government agencies and individuals interested in documenting the biodiversity of the islands and adjacent waters.
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Natural Resources and Biodiversity - http://biodiv.wri.org/topic_keyissues_text.cfm?cid=501
Background papers from the World Resources Institute on social and political dimensions of environmental policy-making.
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Biodiversity Information - http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/biodiversity_partners/biodiversity_information/
Provides links to several programs that provide information about the distribution and status of biodiversity and biodiversity conservation.
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Industrial Reliance on Biodiversity - ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/7.industrial
Provides an overview of the extent to which industry in the developed world relies on the biodiversity of the developing world. (FTP site).
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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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