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News and commentary on international environmental negotiations

African Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement - (dead link)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  • Biological Resources Division - (dead link)
    • Beetles of Canada and Alaska - (dead link) (Publication 1741/E)
      Based on Yves Bousquet's Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. 1995

American Field Guide
"Tap into the sights and sounds from a wide variety of environments throughout America. We've collected over 1400 video clips that enable you to experience America's wilderness firsthand."
Oregon Publication Television

American Fisheries Society

  • Marine Stocks at Risk of Extinction - (dead link) "The first-ever list of marine fish stocks and species at risk of extinction (MSRE) identifies 82 species or populations vulnerable, threatened, or endangered in North American waters."

American Museum of Natural History

American Society of International Law - (dead link)

Arabian Wildlife Online

Arctic Ecosystems in Peril
 Report of the Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group

Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy, 1996-2000 - (dead link)
This publication should be cited as follows: Anonymous 1996. Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy: 1996-2000. Wetlands International - Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Publication No. 117, and International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau - Japan Committee, Tokyo. 41 pp."

Biodiversity Support Program (BSP)
 "...is a consortium of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and World Resources Institute (WRI). BSP is funded through a cooperative agreement between WWF, the lead consortium institution, and The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Bird Checklists of the United States

BIRDNET
The Ornithological Information Source

Canadian Museum of Nature

  • Natural History Notebooks
    "...you'll find lots of fascinating facts about 246 animal species. You'll also learn about the amazing diversity of life on earth (both past and present), and why it's important to protect that diversity...The text was originally published in our Natural History Notebook series (1977-81)."

Catalog of Fishes
Edited by William N. Eschmeyer

Center for Biological Diversity

  • Science & Research Library
    Sections include: ESA Listings Petitions ; Species Status Reviews ; Research Papers ; Factsheets ; Biodiversity Activists Archives ; Database of Center Actions.

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
"...is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world."
Publication subjects include: Biodiversity & Wildlife ; Climate Change ; Human Rights and the Environment ; International Financial Institutions ; Law & Communities ; Persistent Organic Pollutants ; State of the Environmental Law Series ; Trade.

Conservation Ecology

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

  • Convention Text
  • The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)
  • [.pdf]
    "the world biggest web-based archive as a transdisciplinary knowledge base of sustainable development."
  • Sustaining Life on Earth
    How the Convention on Biological Diversity Promotes Nature and Human Well-Being
    "This booklet looks at the importance of biological diversity for the health of people and the planet. It explains the role of the Convention in protecting this biodiversity and ensuring that it is used for the benefit of all."

Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG)

Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World
An Online Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
"This is a world wide web version of the long out-of-print (hardcopy) edition that appeared in 1989..."
Edited by F. Wayne King and Russell L. Burke

COSEWIC List Of Canadian Species At Risk Continues to Grow - (dead link) [.pdf]
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

Density and Fledging Success of Grassland Birds in Conservation Reserve Program in North Dakota and West-central Minnesota - (dead link)
Online article by Rolf R. Koford

Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution, and Diversity Studies: To 1950
"The following bibliography and full-text archive is designed as a service to advanced students and researchers engaged in work in biogeography, biodiversity, history of science, and related studies. All items in the bibliography are primary sources and were published in 1950 or before. The subjects involved touch on fields ranging from ecology, conservation, systematics and physical geography, to evolutionary biology, cultural biogeography, paleobiology, and bioclimatology--but have in common a relevance to the study of geographical distribution and diversity.
By Charles Smith, Associate Prof., Western Kentucky University

Earth Negotiations Bulletin

Electronic Green Journal - (dead link)

Endangered Species Act of 1973 as Amended - (dead link)

Endangered Species Update
 School of Natural Resources and Environment, The University of Michigan

Environment Australia

Environment Canada

  • Canadian Wildlife Service
    • Hinterland Who's Who - (dead link)
      "...wildlife vignettes have been part of Canadian television and popular culture for nearly 40 years...Now you can enjoy the complete series of these educational vignettes on our website."
    • Species At Risk in Canada
       "You can search for information either a map search, or by a species search (by risk category, range, latin name and common name)."
    • Wild Species 2000: The General Status of Species in Canada - (dead link)
      This report is a "collaborative overview of the condition of our wild flora and fauna. What we have, where they occur, and how theyíre doing."
  • Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) - (dead link)
    • Terrestrial Vegetation Biodiversity Monitoring Protocols - (dead link) [.pdf]

Environmental Defense Fund Library
"...electronic versions of both current and historical EDF publications."

EU Wildlife Trade Regulation - (dead link)

Freshwater Biodiversity: a preliminary global assessment - (dead link)
book is No. 8 in the WCMC Biodiversity Series - (dead link).

Froglog - (dead link)
Newsletter of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force of the World Conservation Union's Survival Commission

Global Trees Campaign
Campaign to Save the World's Threatened Tree Species
"Over 8000 tree species, 10% of the worldís total, are threatened with extinction. We aim to help conserve them through information, conservation and wise use."

  • Towards a Global Tree Conservation Atlas (August 2003) [.pdf]
    "highlights the plight of five ëflagshipí species which the Global Trees Campaign is working hard to save...This is a preliminary publication for a more comprehensive atlas that will review the distribution of many of the world's globally threatened trees."

Habitat Hotline
"...the purpose of the Habitat Hotline to act as an informational source and bulletin board of marine, estuarine, and upstream land/water issues that affect the quality and quantity of West Coast (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California) fisheries habitat."
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History - Bishop Museum
  • Hawaii Biological Survey
    • Hawaiian Flowering Plant Checklist Database - (dead link)
      "...is an authority file of names of recognized native and naturalized angiosperm taxa in the Hawaiian Islands. It is updated annually to incorporate newly published island and state records, nomenclatural and taxonomic changes, and newly described native taxa. The file does not include any synonyms or cross-referencing of names. The Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i (Wagner et al. 1990) serves as the foundation for this checklist."

HerpDigest
"The first free electronic newsletter dedicated only to reptile and amphibian conservation and science."

Hinterland Who's Who - (dead link)
"...wildlife vignettes have been part of Canadian television and popular culture for nearly 40 years...Now you can enjoy the complete series of these educational vignettes on our website."
Canadian Wildlife Service

Hypertext Book on Biodiversity
From the Biodiversity Web

Impacts of California Sea Lions and Pacific Harbor Seals on Salmonids and on the Coastal Ecosystems of Washington, Oregon, and California - (dead link)

Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) - (dead link)
"...established in Nairobi in 1977, is an autonomous, non-profit research body supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. ICRAF aims to improve human welfare by alleviating poverty, improving food and nutritional security, and enhancing environmental resilience in the tropics...ICRAF conducts strategic and applied research, in partnership with national agricultural research systems, for more sustainable and productive land use."

  • Tree Databases - (dead link)
    • Agroforestree Database - (dead link)
      A Tree Species Reference and Selection Guide
    • Botanic Nomenclature for Agroforestry Trees - (dead link)
  • Publications
    • Options for Biodiversity in Eastern and Southern Africa - (dead link)

International Directory of Primatology
"...provides a convenient Internet source of information about organizations, field studies, population management, information resources and people active in the field of primatology. The International Directory of Primatology is an on-line publication of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center."

International Environmental Law and Policy (etext)
A Comprehensive Reference Source
By David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, 2nd Ed., 2002.
(University Casebook Series)

International Society for Environmental Ethics Newsletter

ISIS News - (dead link)


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Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
Selected articles and resources online

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

  • Native Plant Information Network - (dead link)
    "The purpose of the Native Plant Information Network is to distribute and promote a diverse array of accessible and scientifically accurate native plant materials for the Texas Hill Country, the state of Texas and the Nation."
    Sections include: Hill Country Horticulture ; National Directory ; Propagation Datasheets ; Clearinghouse Publications ; Native Plant Library ; Success Stories ; FAQ's ; Slide Shows ; TWC Species List.

The Living Planet Report 1999 - (dead link)
WWF

A Manual of California Vegetation
"...describes a classification of vegetation developed by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). It is a digital version of the book A Manual of California Vegetation published through the Society."
California Native Plant Society

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as Amended. (February, 1995) - (dead link)

Marine Mammal Society Newsletter - (dead link)

Migratory characteristics of Spring Chinook Salmon in the Willamette River - Annual Report

Missouri Botanical Garden

  • Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador
    "The Internet version of the Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador (W≥CEC) is organized so that each botanical name has its own page that is linked to other pages. The Catalogue is designed to give users an overview of the plant species found in Ecuador and allows them to easily navigate and browse the information currently available."

Museum of Texas Tech University

  • Occasional Papers - (dead link)

The Nanda Devi Campaign - (dead link)
For Cultural Survival & Sustainable Livelihoods in the High Himalayas
"The communities surrounding the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve invite you as their very special guest to share in the grandeur of their blessed mountain home. As part of your virtual tour, make sure to visit each section of this site to understand their struggle for social and environmental justice, stopping finally to support efforts to achieve a sustainable livelihood for the inhabitants of Nanda Devi through community-based eco-tourism."

  • The Nanda Devi Biodiversity Conservation and Eco Tourism - (dead link) (October 2001)

National Academy Press (free online versions)

National Geographic

  • EarthPulse
    National Geographic's Home for Conservation
    "...monthly reports on Earth's 'vital signs,' from the oceans to the ozone, showing readers how the issues affect each one of us, why we should care, and how we can become involved in making things better..."

National Marine Fisheries Office of Protected Resources Reading Room - (dead link)

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association

National Parks
Magazine of the National Parks Conservation Association 

Nation Public Radio (NPR) - The Connection.org

National Wildlife Federation

Nature

NatureServe
"...a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada. NatureServe provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe is a product of the Association for Biodiversity Information in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network."

New Mexico Species List / Species Accounts - (dead link)BISON-M - Biota Information System of New Mexico

NPR [National Public Radio] - Radio Expeditions - Southeast Asia's Illegal Wildlife Trade (November 2003) [audio]
"Profits, Demand Fuel Commerce in Endangered Species"

Ocean and Marine Conservation
Resources and online publications on Ocean Policy and Law of the Sea; Marine Environment and Science; Fisheries and Marine Conservation; Salmon Related Issues; Arctic and Antarctic Policy.
Bureau of Oceans and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security

  • Bibliography: Climate Change and Its Impact on Biodiversity
     "This bibliography of peer-reviewed and gray literature (including journal articles, newspaper articles, reports and materials on the Internet) focuses on climate change (defined herein as global warming or ozone depletion) and its impacts on flora and fauna species and critical supporting ecosystems. Over 2620 citations have been included to date [02/13/01] and the bibliography will be updated every two months."
    By Wil Burns

Pacific Salmon and the Endangered Species Act - (dead link)

1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Fact Sheet - (dead link)

Proceedings of the Symposia on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology - (dead link)

Population Action International

  • "Nature's Place: Human Population and the Future of Biological Diversity." - (dead link) Report by Dr. Richard Cincotta and Robert Engleman

Report of the Workshop to Assess Research and Other Needs and Opportunities Related to Humpback Whale Management in the Hawaiian Islands. (NMFS-OPR-11) 134p. (February 1997) - (dead link)

Research and Recovery of Snake River Sockeye Salmon
 Annual Report 1992

Restoring the Watershed:  A Citizen's Guide to Riparian Restoration in Western Washington - (dead link)

Safeguarding American Plant Resources
A safeguarding review by National Plant Board (NPB) at the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA,APHIS,PPQ)

Status Review of the Eastern North Pacific Stock of Gray Whales

Status Review of Sea Turtles Listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973- Loggerhead Turtle (Carette caretta), East Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's Rid - (dead link)

Sustainable Earth Electronic Library
"...material not widely available through traditional library channels. This material is often not collected by traditional libraries in a comprehensive or formalized way making it difficult for the public to access due to its limited bibliographic control."
They provide a wonderful service.

Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States - (dead link)
The National Vegetation Classification System
"This two-volume publication presents the first standardized classification of the terrestrial ecological communities of the United States ever developed at a scale fine enough to be used in making local, site-specific conservation decisions. It is a significant tool for understanding U.S. ecological systems and for applying this knowledge to protect biological diversity."
The Nature Conservancy

Text of the Convention - (dead link)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Text of the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

Threatened and endangered animal species found on the National Wildlife Refuge System - (dead link)

Union of Concerned Scientists

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

U.S. Department of the Interior

USGS - GAP - A Geographic Approach to Planning for Biological Diversity
National Gap Analysis Program

  • National GAP Database - (dead link)
    Sections include: Landcover ; Biodiversity ; Stewardship ; EMAP Hexagons ; Vertebrates ; Species.
  • Applications - (dead link)
  • European Forests and Protected Areas- Gap Analysis
    "This gap analysis of forest protected areas in Europe provides relevant information on the distribution and conservation status of European temperate forests. The project was a collaboration between UNEP-WCMC and WWF."
  • Washington State's NatureMapping Program
    "...to create a national network that links natural resource agencies, academia and land planners with local communities primarily through schools. The goal is to keep common animals common and to maintain the quality of life by training individuals to become aware of natural resources and to provide the tools to inventory and monitor resources."

Waterbird Society Bulletin - (dead link)

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

The World Conservation Union - IUCN

  • 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - (dead link)

WWF

  • Living Planet Report
    "...is WWF's periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems. This is measured using 2 main indicators ... The Living Planet Index is derived from trends over the past 30 years in populations of hundreds of species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
  • "Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline"
    World Wide Fund for Nature report

World Wildlife Fund - Canada

  • The Nature Audit
    Report No. 1 - 2003.
    "...its first biennial report on Canadaís efforts to conserve biodiversity. With a focus on improving conservation strategies in Canada, The Nature Audit is our first attempt at setting conservation priorities for the 21st century."

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