Biodiversity information and policy

CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity

CMS - Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn convention)

DG Environment - Nature and Biodiversity

EC CHM - European Community Biodiversity Clearing-House Mechanism

EEA - European Environment Agency

EU legislation - Protection of Nature and Biodiversity

Habitats directive

Birds directive

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention)

IUCN Red List of threatened species

BIOSIS databases

Biodiversity Hotspots

Biodiversity service - Assistance in implementing national BD strategies and Action Plans
     in Central and Eastern Europe

BioNET-INTERNATIONAL - the Global Network for Taxonomy

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science  (by Conservation International)

DIVERSITAS - an international programme of biodiversity science

ENBI - European Network for Biodiversity Information

EPBRS and Bioplatform - European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy

ETC NPB - European Topic Centre on Nature Protection and Biodiversity (by EEA)

EUNIS - habitat classification

GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility

GTI - Global Taxonomy Initiative (CBD programme)

ILTER - International Long Term Ecosystem Research

    LTER-US - the US Long Term Ecosystem Research

    LTER-Europe - the Long Term Ecosystem Research in Europe

Species 2000 - Catalogue of Life Programme

WCMC - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP)