Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
BCIS Framework for Information Sharing (members include: Birdlife International, World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN, Conservation International, WCMC, International Species Information System, TRAFFIC, Species Survival Commission, Wetlands International, Association for Biodiversity Information)
MAB at UC Davis -- MAB Flora & Fauna databases (currently contains data for 800 protected areas in more than 100 countries)
Conservation International (CI) is dedicated to conserving biodiversity "hot spots" in priority areas of the world.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) promotes the conservation of biodiversity in the USA and attempts to replicate the model internationally.
World Wildlife Fund - US (WWF-US) began with a strong species focus, but its vision has blurred and it seems to have lost its way during an unproductive detour into the social sciences.
UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) is the data-gathering engine for global biodiversity assessments and national park surveys. The site has loads of information on many of the outstanding natural wonders of the world.
United Nations Biodiversity Program
World Resources Institute (WRI) examines the policies and practices that affect biodiversity.
World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together governments and civil society with scientists to track the status of biodiversity, sustainable development, and the future of many of the sites and countries important for biodiversity.
Global Environment Facility (GEF) has a mandate to pursue the conservation of biodiversity of global importance. The jury is still out on whether the impact has been positive or negative on biodiversity.
Belize Biodiversity Information System -- The Belize Biodiversity Information System (BBIS) is a tool to compile and manage zoological information for 78 areas of conservation concern indentified under the National Protected Areas Management Plan.
National Bio Info Infrastructure (NBII)
National Park Service (NPS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Center for Biological Diversity
US Agency for International Development (USAID) has a legislative mandate to pursue the conservation of biodiversity and the conservation of tropical forests, among other mandates.
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