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ARKive is the Noah's Ark for the on-line era. Film, photographs and audio recordings of endangered species are being amassed and preserved digitally, in a web-based collection to be made accessible to all via the Internet.
Documenting the exploitation of Asian turtles, which has brought many turtle species to the brink of extinction.
Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators 1780s-1980s
Includes both past and contemporary workers in Australia.
Bat Conservation International
Explore the world of bats through articles, photos, and bat trivia.
A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster the growth, communication and use of biological knowledge for the common good. By accumulating the world's largest collection of abstracts and bibliographic references to worldwide biological and medical literature and organizing this information for easy access, BIOSIS provides vital sources of information for life scientists.
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
A field-based, non-profit organization that protects the Earth's biologically richest areas and helps the people who live there improve their quality of life. CI uses science, economics, policy, and community involvement to promote biodiversity conservation in tropical rain forests and other endangered ecosystems worldwide.
A new information service for professionals in coastal conservation, management, planning and research, especially in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Dutch Plant Collection - Climbing Lonicera
Many species and/or cultivars of a specific genus or group are brought together into reference collections to compare them and to prevent, that older species and cultivars get lost or become forgotten. The Lonicera collection can be visited and used as a reference point to study and to compare plants.
A focal point for information in Europe on marine science and technology. The EurOcean Internet portal intends to be an electronic platform of communication and information for all actors with interest in marine science and technology in Europe.
European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN)
A forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research.
European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC)
Dedicated to the integrity and natural diversity of the coastal heritage and to ecologically sustainable development.
The Flora of China will describe and otherwise document about 8,000 species of medicinal and economically important plants and about 7,500 species of trees and shrubs.
International Species Information System (ISIS)
Supports conservation and preservation of species, by helping zoos and aquariums manage their living collections.
Consists of the world's leading scientists and wildlife managers involved with the 36 species of wild cats in more than 50 countries.
Very comprehensive site on lemurs, based on the ETI CD-ROM Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros.
Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN)
The most comprehensive and easily used source of information about marine habitats, communities and species around Britain and Ireland.
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
A broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the biological resources of the US.
Provides a list of sites useful for scientists in this field, since there is no such list currently on major directories.
Population Biology, Evolution & Biomath Educational Index
Internet guide to education-oriented resources for population genetics, population ecology, evolution, and biomathematics.
The Marine Biologists Home Page
Designed for use by marine biologists to find their way around the World Wide Web using a subject breakdown.
Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book (PPIGB)
A subject oriented internet resource guide for plant pathology, applied entomology, and all related fields.
Dedicated to "the most successful lifeform on the planet".
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own.