• • • • Biodiversity

• Atlas of World Biodiversity - Created by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre this is a superb online atlas, capable of highly detailed images, and displaying many different variables for comparison.
• Biodiversity and Conservation Hypertext Book - A hypertext book on biodiversity and conservation. Contains 16 chapters beginning with biogical diversity, threats to biodiversity, and approaches to preserving what is left.
• Biodiversity in NZ  - New Zealand's Department of Conservation provides information here on biodiversity, native species, and threats to biodiversity (weeds and pests). 
• Biodiversity Conservation Information System - Habitats, biodiversity, conservation,..
• Biodiversity Conservation Network - An american program...
• BioLink Australia - Biodiversity  - A site describing biodiversity programmes, initiatives and policies at the international, national, community and local levels in Australia.  
• Convention on Biological Diversity  - This site looks at the importance of biological diversity for the health of people and the planet, and explains the role of the CBD in protecting this Biodiversity. 
• Diversity of Life Web Index  - A large site that provides a launch pad for exploring biodiversity on the Internet. 
• Ecology and Biodiversity  - A massive site listing links to the following areas: global sustainability, endangered species, captive breeding, exotic introductions, pollution. Human population, habitats, biodiversity and conservation, and international treaties. 
• Environment Australia - Biodiversity Group - Site of Biodiversity Group of Environment Australia and covers such areas as: biodiversity, and conservation of plants and animals, and environments.
• International Species Information System  - ISIS is an international nonprofit membership organization supporting species conservation and preservation. It has a high level of global cooperation, including almost half the world's recognised zoos and aquaria. May take a while to load. 
• National Biodiversity Profiles (WCMC)  - This information service is based on reports prepared by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. This service gives simple biodiversity profiles for ten countries and helps to identify biodiversity elements for which a country has sole responsibility.
• Species 2000  - Species 2000 has the aim of enumerating all known species of plants, animals, fungi and microbes as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity.  
• The Animal Diversity Web  - The Animal Diversity Web is an electronic database with pictures and information on individual animal species, including details of distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance. 
• The New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy  - New Zealand's biodiversity strategy looks at the steps involved in preserving the country's flora and fauna.  Also looks at goals for the 21st century and how these goals will be achieved.
• What are biodiversity Hotspots?  - This website explains what a hotspot is and why these areas should be preserved. Also includes a global map showing which regions contain hotspots.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre  - The World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own.
• (UK) CWT-Biodiversity Action Plans - The Cheshire Wildlife Trusts runs many projects and biodiversity action plans for species and habitats in the United Kingdom.