Environmental Studies: Wildlife, Biodiversity & Conservation

Exploring Biodiversity - This database, produced by the Natural History Museum, includes information on approximately 90% of British native vascular plants, all British native mammals, all British native butterflies, and 40 British native bird species. It is designed to introduce school students and non-specialist adults to biodiversity concepts and measures.

Global Canopy Programme - Exploring the range and economic value of forest ecosystems.

Issues Online: Endangered wildlife - Online versions of Issues edited by Craig Donnellan from Independence publications. The general library username and password are required to access this resource. Contact Library staff for details.

International Union for Conservation of Nature - The goal of the IUCN is to help "the world find pragmatic solutions to the most pressing environment and development challenges".

Intute: Focus on... Biodiversity and Conservation - A pdf guide to high quality sources of information on biodiversity and conservation, produced by Intute, March 2008.

United Nations Environment Program: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) - Provides biodiversity information for policy and action to conserve the living world.
 

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