the variety of all life forms on the planet. Future
depend on this variety, which is measured in genetic, species,
and ecosystem levels. The changing of the Earth disrupts the
and causes the variety of life forms to shrink. Since every life form on
Earth is interdependent, the smallest
disturbance can cause a significant
and possibly dangerous chain
reaction. Protecting the level of biodiversity
is crucial to
the existence of life on Earth.
Species 2000 has a goal to index and enumerate
all the world's known species. One can visit this site and
use the species
checklist to search for a particular species by common name, scientific name, or
by references. Use the Species Locator, link system or one of the
extensive data sets to find all the information you need.
Economic Valuation Tools: by International Union for Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources
This site features four themes pertaining to the relation between
biodiversity and economics: Finance, Incentives, Assessment, and
Valuation. It is full of helpful resources such as events, news,
information on issues at stake, an extensive list of PDF documents to read
through, and even a section called a resource kit which gives information on
what one can do to help sustain biodiversity.
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
This site contains information about the
Society for Conservation Biology.
Visit this site to find news articles, statistics, press releases,
history, and the goals of the SCB.
Why Biodiversity is Important: Provided by Biodiversity
Here is a site that stresses the
importance of biodiversity.
Conservation International: Biodiversity
here to find a list of biodiversity hotspots, the history of the hotspot
concept, a list of priority biodiversity hotspots and more.