CBDC: Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Programme:: Global initiative to strengthen the ongoing work of farming communities in conserving and developing the agricultural biodiversity that is vital to their livelihoods and food security.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Programme:: Reports and assesses threats to specific species and their habitats. Includes a link to the report "Water Birds on the Edge - First Circumpolar Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Arctic Breeding Water Birds" in PDF format. From the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK.

International Conifer Conservation Programme:: Based at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, aiming to establish a network of safe sites throughout the UK and abroad for the conservation of conifers and their associated species.

SCADPlus: International Dolphin Conservation Programme:: Offers summaries of legislative activities of the European Union. Find information on measures taken to reduce species mortality during tuna fishing.

Swiss Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Programme:: A task force to promote, implement and coordinate efforts to conserve the native amphibian and reptile fauna, which is protected by law since 1967.

Biodiversity Conservation:: A discussion by Clive Hambler and Martin R. Speight about the current role of science in conservation.

Biodiversity and Conservation:: A hypertext book by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine. The origin, nature and value of biological diversity, the threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is left.

Biodiversity Conservation Network:: BCN was established to test hypotheses about the conditions under which community-based enterprises can lead to conservation. This BCN Web site is no longer being updated, however, details of the research are still accessible.

Biodiversity: Research and Conservation:: International journal, published quarterly, with original papers, short notes and reviews in the fields of plant taxonomy, chorology, ecology and nature conservation.

Institute of Biodiversity Conservation:: At the beginning of the 1970s, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) strongly recommended the formation of a network of plant genetic resources centers (or gene banks as they are frequently called) around the world. Ethiopia was given highest priority because of its tremendous plant diversity and endemism. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany expressed interest in assisting Ethiopia. Accordingly, a