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Biodiversity and Conservation: This hypertext book deals with the problems of trying to preserve biological diversity on the Earth. Topics include the history of life, depletion and extinction from over-exploitation, exotic introductions, deforestation, illustrations, charts and a bibliography.
Author: Bryant, Peter J.
Subjects: biodiversity, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.95
Resource type: book
Conservation Ecology: Peer-reviewed scientific journal from the Ecological Society of America. Topics include conservation of ecosystems, landscapes, species, populations, genetic diversity; the restoration of ecosystems and habitats and the management of resources.
Author: Ecological Society of America
Subjects: ecology, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: journal
Conservation International: Non-profit organisation using science, economics, policy and community involvement to promote biodiversity conservation in rain forests and other endangered ecosystems.
Author: Conservation International
Subjects: biodiversity, environmental groups, forests, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.72
Resource type: documents
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna: Program established to address the special needs of Arctic species and their habitats. Aims to conserve Arctic flora and fauna, their diversity, and their habitats; to protect the Arctic ecosystem from threats; to seek to develop improved conservation management, laws, regulations, and practices for the Arctic; to collaborate for more effective research, sustainable utilization, and conservation.
Author: CAFF: Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Subjects: arctic, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 578.09
Resource type: documents
Cranes: Their Biology, Husbandry, and Conservation: Online textbook containing thirteen illustrated chapters by the world's leading crane experts, covering general biology, husbandry, behaviour, artificial insemination, pest management and conservation. Chapters may be downloaded separately, or browsed online.
Author: Ellis, David; Gee, George & Mirande, Claire
Subjects: birds, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 598.32
Resource type: images, non-fiction ebook
Duckdata: Bibliographic database of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. Searching is by author, title, keyword, or year. An alphabetical keyword index is also available.
Author: US Geological Survey
Subjects: birds, nature conservation, united states natural resources, zoology
DeweyClass: 598
Resource type: bibliography
Forest Conservation Portal: Portal giving access to forest protection efforts and rain forest conservation movements.
Author: Forests.org
Subjects: forests, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.75
Resource type: document index
Geological Survey of Finland: A research centre that provides consultancy services and basic geological information essential for assessment of raw materials, nature conservation, environmental studies, construction, land use planning and for new applications, such as medical geology.
Author: Geological Survey of Finland
Subjects: finland, geological surveys, nature conservation, planning
DeweyClass: 554
Resource type: institution
John Muir Exhibit: Information on the father of modern conservation and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir. Includes a list of Muir's publications, quotations, study guides, information on historic sites, songs and music related and dedicated to Muir and an annotated bibliography.
Author: Wood, Harold & Chinn, Harvey
Subjects: nature conservation
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: documents, images
John Muir Trust: Charitable trust founded to safeguard and conserve wild places and to increase awareness and understanding of them, especially in Scotland. Offers news and information on membership, properties, awards and events.
Author: John Muir Trust
Subjects: british natural resources, nature conservation, scotland
DeweyClass: 333
Resource type: biography, documents
Natural Diversity Information Source: Provides mapping, data, information, and links to similar websites concerning hunting, fishing, wildlife, habitat, and conservation planning issues in Colorado. The NDIS website is designed to provide these services for multiple audiences with differing needs and levels of subject expertise. Provides quick access to basic information, interactive maps, and links to similar websites, as well as more detailed information, and digital (GIS) map layers for planning and analysis purposes.
Author: Colorado State University
Subjects: nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, images, maps
Natural England: Official information from the statutory service responsible for looking after England's variety of wild plants and animals - the country's biodiversity - and its natural features. Includes press releases and position papers on topics such as access and nature conservation, aggregate extraction, woodland strategy and overgrazing.
Author: Natural England
Subjects: british natural resources, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 578.04
Resource type: documents, news
Naturenet: Practical Conservation and Nature Reserves: A voluntary enterprise to provide a good resource for practical conservation on the Web. Most of the information available on Naturenet relates to the UK, particularly England.
Author: Chatfield, Matthew & Chatfield, Barbara
Subjects: nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: index
Parknet: United States National Park Service: Information on US National Parks, including educational, cultural and historical resources.
Author: National Park Service
Subjects: mountaineering, nature conservation, united states natural resources, united states of america, united states travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: institution
Reduce Your Wood Consumption: Executive summary from the report Out of the Woods: Reducing Wood Consumption to Save the World's Forests - A Plan of Action for the UK, with some information about how people in the UK can reduce their use of timber and paper.
Author: Friends of the Earth
Subjects: environmental education, forests, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.75
Resource type: document
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: The RSPB is a charity that takes action for wild birds and the environment. Offers online information on nature, conservation issues, wildlife information, news, events, and activities.
Author: RSPB
Subjects: birds, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 598
Resource type: institution
Scientific Journals: Environment, Conservation and Ecology: Set of links to journals relevant to environment, conservation and ecology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
Subjects: ecology, environmental research, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.7
Resource type: journal index
Scottish Natural Heritage: Information about SNH, its research, strategies, education programmes, news and on Scotland's natural environments.
Author: Scottish Natural Heritage
Subjects: british natural resources, nature conservation, scotland
DeweyClass: 578.0411
Resource type: institution
United States National Parks and Conservation Association: Information about campaigns, news, articles from the National Parks magazine and the Park Watcher newsletter.
Author: National Parks and Conservation Association
Subjects: nature conservation, united states natural resources
DeweyClass: 363.68
Resource type: institution
VN Illustrated Database of Mexican Biodiversity: The VN database offers an insight to the immense biodiversity of Mexico. Organised in topic related sections such as animals, plants and places, it presents a navigable and interactive source of information on biodiversity and conservation related topics. Within each section photogallaries and narratives can be perused, often with the use of drop down menus. Also available are numerous photos, maps and sound files presenting the sounds of animals that live within the Mexican territory.
Author: Viva Natura
Subjects: ecology, mexico, nature conservation, wildlife
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: articles, images, reference data, sounds
Wired For Conservation: The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy manages more than 1,500 nature preserves and protects more than nine million acres of wildlife habitat. Includes a full text magazine plus news and information on events and programs.
Author: US Nature Conservancy
Subjects: nature conservation, united states natural resources, wildlife
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: institution
World Conservation Monitoring Centre: Provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the earth's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own. Features a collection of conservation databases including species, protected areas, forest, marine and national biodiversity profiles.
Author: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Subjects: biodiversity, environmental news, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.7
Resource type: institution, reference data
World Conservation Monitoring Centre: Protected Areas Information: Database of 1992 Protected Areas of the World and 1993 United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas, with supporting documents including the 1996 Global Protected Areas Summary Statistics and definition of a protected area.
Author: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Subjects: environmental protection, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 363.68
Resource type: reference documents
World List of Threatened Trees: Access to the Tree Conservation Database, representing over 7000 tree species of global conservation concern. Searchable by family, genus, or species name, it provides taxonomic information, threatened status, country, selected references, and notes on ecology and economics.
Author: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Subjects: nature conservation, taxonomy, trees
DeweyClass: 582.16
Resource type: documents
Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development: Aims to demonstrate where the international community stands with regard to solving specific environment and development problems through international cooperation, what the main obstacles are to effective international solutions, and what must be done to overcome them. Sections include international agreements on environment and development, intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), selected Internet resources and country profiles. Key data and analysis available.
Author: Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Subjects: environmental research, nature conservation
DeweyClass: 333.7
Resource type: reference book