a global initiative of biodiversity conservation organizations, aims to prevent extinctions by identifying and safeguarding key sites where species are in imminent danger of disappearing

seeks to enable better management of the Earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant and fungal kingdoms - the basis of life on Earth

provides links to published articles concerning mass extinctions in progress

develops and applies methods to measure the variety of nature and select priority areas for conservation at many spatial scales

research in sustainable development, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, and permaculture in the Xixua -Xiparinã Reserve, the Jauaperí Region and Amazonia in general

purpose is to support a global community of people who are learning from nature to create a healthier, more sustainable planet

mission is to mitigate critical threats to global biological and cultural diversity

seeks to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life

a biannual peer-reviewed journal publishing ecological research relevant to New Zealand/Aotearoa and the South Pacific, with the full-text of over 50 years of back issues

report by WWF which explores the impacts of agricultural practices on the environment and biodiversity conservation (pdf)

Greenfacts provides information at three levels of detail regarding what factors are responsible for the rapid loss of biodiversity, and what would need to be done to significantly slow this trend

Arctic Species Trend Index 2010 report that uses vertebrate population-abundance data to produce an indicator of the trends in Arctic biodiversity over the past 34 years (pdf)

a collaborative Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity