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* * * Biodiversity Information Network - BIN21 (Australia)

BIN21 (Biodiversity Information Network) of Australia is part of an international organization designed to be a mechanism for linkinginformation relevant to biodiversity and making it widely available via electronic and other means. The purpose of ...
* * BIODIV-L Biodiversity Information Network List

The intention of the BIODIV-L, the Biodiversity Information Network List is to discuss technical opportunities, administrative and economic issues, practical limitations, and scientific goals leading to recommendations for the establishment of a ...
* biodiversity-tltp-images

biodiversity-tltp-images is a mailing that provides a channel whereby academics and courseware developers, in particular those associated with the TLTP Biodiversity consortium, can announce a requirement for or availability of images that could be ...
* * * Biodiversity and Ecosystems NEtwork

The Biodiversity and Ecosystems NEtwork (BENE) is a communications and collaborations network that provides information about biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection, restoration, and management. The BENE home page gives information on the ...
* * * * Biodiversity Information Network - (BIN21) of Japan

The Biodiversity Information Network (BIN21) of Japan is part of an international organization dedicated to making information about biodiversity widely available, and it serves as a pointer to different biodiversity sources on the Internet. The site ...
* * * * Biodiversity Information Network (BIN21) of Italy

The Biodiversity Information Network (BIN21) of Italy is part of an international organization dedicated to making information about biodiversity widely available - it serves as a pointer to different biodiversity sources on the Internet. The site is ...
* * * * Biodiversity Information Network - BIN21 (Costa Rica)

The Biodiversity Information Network (BIN21) of Costa Rica is part of an international organization dedicated to making information about biodiversity widely available. This site serves as a pointer to different biodiversity sources on the Internet. ...
* * * * Pagina Principal de INBio (Home Page of INBio)

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) was created as a non-profit organization to handle the rapidly expanding field of biodiversity management. INBio has inventoried much of Costa Rica's biodiversity, publicized Costa Rica's diversity, and ...
* * * NEODAT Fish Biodiversity Gopher

The Inter-Institutional Database of Fish Biodiversity in the Neotropics (NEODAT) is an international cooperative effort to make available systematic and geographic data on neotropical freshwater fish specimens deposited in various collections. This ...
* * * Center for Plant Biodiversity Research & Australian National Botanic Gardens

This page gives links for the Internet Server Access from the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (CPBR) and the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). There are access services of the ANBG and the CPBR, other Australian Services and links to ...
* * * * BDT Base de Dados Tropical Web

The Base de Dados Tropical (BDT) Tropical Database is a department within the Fundacao Tropical de Pesquisas e Tecnologia (FTPT) 'Andre Tosello', a Brazilian not-for-profit foundation. The information available is extensive in subjects such as ...
* * * * WWW Virtual Library - Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment

Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment is part of Harvard Biolabs' biosciences department in the WWW Virtual Library. This meta-index is organized by provider name, and a hundred or so universities and other research institutions are represented. ...
* * * * Australian National Botanic Gardens Biodiversity Server

The Australian National Botanic Gardens Biodiversity (ANBG) Server offers access to information and resources related to Australia's flora. News is available on current research projects, the collection of the Botanical Gardens, an aviary maintained ...
* * * Bibliographies for Biodiversity and Plant Conservation

Bibliographies for Biodiversity and Plant Conservation (BBPC) is a gopher server that offers a searchable option to six different bibliography lists (Kangaroo, Threatened Species, Nature Conservation, Cocos [Keeling] Islands, Remnants of Vegetation). ...
* * * * Web of Life: Exploring Biodiveristy

Web of Life: Exploring Biodiversity is a two-hour public television special that celebrates the diversity of life on Earth. The program's home page allows users to access information on this program including a brief synopsis of topics addressed by ...
* * * Australian National Botanic Gardens

The Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra, Australia is part of the Biodiversity Directorate of the Australian Nature Conservation Agency and is located on the slopes of Black Mountain in Canberra. It is one of a number of agencies working ...
* * * * World Conservation Monitoring Centre Home Page

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre Home Page is an exceptional place for environmental researchers, scholars and scientists, or those simply interested in the preservation of our world. There are a variety of searchable indices, which comprise ...
* * * * Environmental Portfolio Newsletters (EPN)

The EPN is a compilation of 10 different Australian newsletters containing topics such as wildlife protection, biodiversity, sustainable living, andAustralian birds. The Web page is useful as it has brought together on one page the archives of many ...
* * * * The Illinois Natural History Survey Home Page

The Illinois Natural History Survey Home Page is a good place to become acquainted with the ecosystems of Illinois. At this site you will find material about the flora and fauna of the state, and the projects the Illinois Natural History Survey is ...
* * * * The Arid Lands Newsletter Home Page

The Arid Lands Newsletter Home Page is an exciting, diverse, informative and appealing Website dedicated to dispersing information about desert ecosystems. Here you will find an array of information concerning these arid lands, from the scientific to ...
* * * A Fine Kettle of Fish

This is the Icthyology Database for Cornell University's MUSEServer. This site offers queries of their database by taxonomy and geography, catalog number or field number. There are also links to Other Ichthyological Resources such as the NEODAT ...
* * * * Information Servers in Brazil

This page provides a hyper-linked list of Brazilian Internet Servers. RNP, Rede Nacional de Pesquisa, is the central WWW server of RNP, the Brazilian Research Network. It provides information about Internet in Brazil and has links to most WWW, gopher ...
* * * * Australian Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN)

This gopher contains a wide range of Australian environmental information. Coverage includes biodiversity, protected areas, terrestrial and marine environments, environmental protection and legislation, international agreements, and general ...
* * * * Australian National University Bioinformatics

This site is Australian National UniversityÕs Bioinformatics Hypermedia Service, which includes information about the cross-section of Biology and Information Science. The ANU has compiled a comprehensive range of topics including information on ...
* * * W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at the Michigan State University

This is a gopher site of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), an off-campus unit of Michigan State University. It contains information on the KBS, its programs, its Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), undergraduate and graduate programs, and ...
* Species-2000

Species-2000 is an electronic mailing list for discussions and announcements between participants of the Species 2000 project, which has the objective of cataloging all known species of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes on Earth as the baseline ...
* * * * NAISMap

NAISMap, produced by Canada's National Atlas Information Service, was the first WWW-based Geographic Information System (GIS). This server allows users to create their own customized map of Canada by specifying which data layers to include in its ...
* * * * University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program

The University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program page presents information on its program, videos, conferences, publications and research. Theprogram research covers such areas as fisheries science, marine sciences, oceanography, marine mammals, ...
* * * * University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences

The University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences page presents information on its research, faculty, courses, publications andschools. The college's schools include the Applied Physics Laboratory, School of Fisheries, School of ...
* * * * University of Washington School of Fisheries

The University of Washington School of Fisheries page presents information on its research, faculty, courses, publications and graduate programs. The school's research includes river salmon passage modeling, biodiversity and ecosystems. There are ...
* * * Mark Sheehan's Nature Conservancy Page

The Nature Conservancy is an established, effective international organization whose aim is to preserve the diversity of living things through habitat protection. This page provides links to the Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data ...
* * * * Environment and Society Index - An InternetResource Guide

The Environment and Society Index provides environment information that is accessible by subject, organizations, regions or disciplines. The Index covers subjects that include biodiversity, education, environmental justice, indigenous cultures, ...
* * * * Internet Server Access from the Australian National Botanic Gardens

The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) are administered by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency,which grows, studies and promotes Australia's flora. The ANBG site has information regarding biodiversity research, the gardens themselves, ...
* * * * Fundacion FISS, Bureau Regional Cuenca - Ecuador

The objective of the Federacion International de Sociedades Cientificas (FISS) is to bring together different areas of science such as archaeology, astronomy, physics, psychology, and more. BioBanco, the Ecuador Wildlife Monitoring Project, whose ...
* * * Endangered Species Information on the Internet

This site contains information and links to outside resources related to endangered species. A lot of the information here was gathered from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Sections of this Web site include--Biological and Natural History ...
* * * * The African Bird Club Home Page

The African Bird Club Home Page is a stimulating spot on the Web for people interested in the birds, wildlife and environmental protection of Africa. Available at this site are detailed descriptions of certain African birds, their habits, taxonomy, ...
* * * FoE Environmental Campaigns

The FoE (Friends of the Earth) states that it is one of the leading environmental pressure groups in the UK. This Web page offers information regarding current environmentalcampaigns throughout the UK. At the moment, most of the page is under ...
* * CONSGIS - Biological Conservation and GIS

CONSGIS entertains any and all dialogue on matters of interest or importance to conservationists who use GIS technology as an analytical or support tool. The philosophyof CONSGIS is firmly rooted in the belief that the free flow of information is ...
* * * Australian National University, Geography Department

The Department of Geography at the Australian National University in Canberra studies both physical and human geography in the context of environmental sciencesand global change. Current research is conducted in land and soil management, climatology, ...
* * * University of Parma Institute of Ecology

The University of Parma's Institute of Ecology page describes its research staff, events, and research activities. The faculty and research staff are listed with information about their interests in such areas of ecology as restoration ecology, ...
* * * * International Center for Tropical Ecology

The University of Missouri at St. Louis International Center for Tropical Ecology provides education and research programs of biodiversity, conservation, and the sustainable use of tropical ecosystems. The Center's Faculty are listed along with their ...
* * * * Department of Biology Herbarium - Texas A&M University

The Department of Biology Herbarium at Texas A&M University in Houston collects and organizes plant and insect specimens.Taxonomical and geographical information is gathered in a searchable index of the Texas plants specimen database. Still more ...
* * * * Nonnative Fish

Nonnative Fish may impact the environment, the food chain, and biodiversity in general. These Nonnative Fish databases are searchable by State, Major Hydrologic Unit, and Species. Maps of species distribution are also available, and each species is ...
* * Save Our Sea Life

The Save Our Sea Life Web page is a meta-index helping users to locate non-profit, environmental conservation groups involved in marine issues. There are numerous links to Greenpeace organizations as well as connections to EnviroWeb, the Biodiversity ...
* * * * Florida Wildlife

This is the index page for an informational database on Florida wildlife provided by the University of Florida. It is intended to provide answers to legal questions, general information, and tips on controlling damage caused by animals commonly found ...
* * * * Agricultural Genome World Wide Web Server

This is the information page for the Agricultural Genome World Wide Web (AGWWW) Server. The AGWWW is a service provided by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland, USA. The information ...
* * * * Sea Grant Nationwide Index

The Sea Grant Nationwide Index presents information on its programs, history, publications and research. The Index gives access to the Sea Grant Programs by location in the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast and Pacific Regions. Programs ...
* * * * University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute page presents information on its program, conferences, publications and research. The institute researches marine sciences, oceanography, biotechnology, environmental monitoring and aquaculture. There ...
* * * * Sea Grant Mid-Atlantic Region

The Sea Grant Mid-Atlantic Region page presents information on its programs, conferences, publications and research. The Sea Grant Mid-Atlantic Region includes the New Jersey Sea GrantCollege, Delaware Sea Grant College, Maryland Sea Grant College, ...
* * * * MIT Sea Grant College Program

The MIT Sea Grant College Program page presents information on its program, conferences, publications and research. The research covers such areas as marine sciences, oceanography, underwater resources, environmental monitoring and ecosystems. There ...
* * * * Maryland Sea Grant College

The Maryland Sea Grant College Program page presents information on conferences, publications, research, and its program to restore the Chesapeake Bay. The programs cover such areas as fisheries science, marine sciences, oceanography, marine mammals, ...
* * * * Ocean Planet Online

Ocean Planet Online is the Web page for the 1995 Smithsonian exhibit of the same name. The exhibit explores current environmental issues affecting the health of the world'soceans. Visitors can take several guided tours of the exhibit, which include ...
* * * * Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service

The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TPWS) has set up a Web site to make information available regarding the Tasmanian environment, wildlife, environmental protection methods, and more. The site is geared toward interests of local concerns, ...
* * * Environmental Group 1, Communication and Transports in the Environment

The Environmental Group 1, Communication and Transports in the Environment page provides links to environmental resources in Sweden andthe world. There are links to areas such as environmental information servers, energy solutions, pollution research ...
* * * * WWW Virtual Library Environment Index

The WWW Virtual Library Environment Index provides links to environmental information on the Internet. The Index is divided into subjects like biodiversity, ecology, earth sciences, energy , environmental law, forestry, landscape architecture, and ...
* * * Raptor Center

The Raptor Center page presents information about protecting birds of prey. The page offers information about the Center, its activities, membership information, publications and legislation. TheCenter maintains census information about birds treated ...
* * * * Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Environmental Sciences Division

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Environmental Sciences Division page provides information about the research facilities, its current research projects, and publications. The page contains research news, the annual report and seminar ...
* * * * Australia's National Reserve System

In December, 1992, the government of Australia committed to the establishment, in cooperation with the States and Territories, of a comprehensive system of protected areas. The files contained here offer discussion of the National Reserve System, ...
* * * * United Nations List of Protected Areas 1993

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre has provided a form-searchable database of the 1993 UN List of National Parks and Protected Areas. To search the database, the user need only find the country or area of interest in a supplied list, and the ...
* * * * Sierra.html

The Sierra Club-Victoria Group has assembled information regarding the Group's environmental concerns (including biodiversity, deforestation, the atmosphere and the ocean). Most of the sources have a Canadian slant.
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