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Australian Biodiversity Information Facility: Taxonomic and other databases of information about the plants, animals and other organisms of Australia. |
Belize Biodiversity Information System: Provides nomenclature, taxonomic, distribution, and life history data for a variety of species in Belize. |
Biodiversity Conservation Information System - an initiative organized by a consortium of a dozen international NGOs and professional associations. The BCIS has a helpful handbook series on topics relevant to management of biological information. At present there are eight volumes in the handbook series. More information is available at: http://www.biodiversity.org/Handbooks_eng.htm |
| Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN): information on Canadian biodiversity, including basic information on biodiversity, lists of biodiversity events, and a collection of links with a Canadian focus. |
Biological Collection Information Service in Europe (BioCISE): catalogue of European biological collections and collection information systems. |
CONABIO: Mexican Government site with a continuously updatable national biodiversity information system. |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility: A long-term project of the OECD to build "an interoperable network of biodiversity databases and information technology tools". |
| InfoNatura: a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean—more than 5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories. InfoNatura is a product of the Association for Biodiversity Information in collaboration with Conservation Data Centers in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. (information available in English, Spanish and Portuguese) |
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad: Costa Rican biodiversity information. |
Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Cooperative effort of US, Canadian and Mexican agencies building an "on-line, scientifically credible list of biological names" for North American taxa. |
The Nature Conservancy has made available online extensive information resources on distribution and status of biological diversity in North America developed by them over the past quarter century. The Web address for access is: http://www.natureserve.org |
NatureServe: sponsored by the Association for Biodiversity Information, provides data on nomenclature, conservation, geographic distribution, and life history of more than 50,000 US and Canadian plant and animal species. |
North American Biodiversity Information Network: This project will assist institutions and agencies that collect, manage or use biodiversity data collaborate to provide more effective information access throughout North America. The project will also link the North American Biodiversity Information Network (NABIN) with other national and international initiatives, such as the Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN), the US National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Conabio), the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) and the Convention on Biological Diversity Clearinghouse Mechanism (CHM), in the creation of a North American and worldwide biodiversity information network that is publicly accessible and free. |
SCIENCE Magazine - Bioinformatics for Biodiversity: A Web Registry. This link to Science Magazine's Special Web Supplement allows you to view sites grouped under the following categories: Global databases; Geographical, regional, and national databases; Databases for specific taxonomic groups; Tools and software for integrating online biodiversity data; Government, scientific, and advocacy organizations promotiong biodiversity study; and Other resources. |
Species 2000: A comprehensive resource of species of plants, animals fungi and microbes. Access through the "annual checklist" updated every 12 months or "dynamic checklist" providing more current information. |
Species Analyst: Provides access to a variety of natural history databases, principally museum collection information. |
Swiss Biodiversity Forum: "The Swiss Biodiversity Forum is the platform for information exchange in the field of biological diversity. Our first aim is to establish strong links among scientists of all disciplines in Switzerland and abroad. We further improve communication pathways between scientists, practitioners, and the public." |