IUCN Conservation Tools
A list of conservation databases including “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species”, “The World Database on Protected Areas”, …
IUCN Conservation Action Tools:
A wealth of tools developed to support conservation action including “Conservation Policy Tools”, “Education and Awareness Raising”, “IUCN Programme Management Tools”, …
Other useful links
Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool for Business (IBAT for Business):
IBAT for Business is an innovative tool designed to facilitate access to accurate and up-to-date biodiversity information to support critical business decisions.
This webpage provides you detailed information on endemic species, sites and Important Bird Areas, including maps. Users can download subsets of the database.
Inter-American Biodiversity Network (IABIN):
The Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) is a forum among countries of the Americas that promotes collection, sharing, and use of biodiversity information
World Database on Marine Protected Areas (WDPA):
The WDPA-Marine is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive set of marine protected areas data available.
UNEP Policy Series blog on Ecosystem Management:
This is a new blog sites that promotes discourse on ecosystem management.
TerraLook serves user communities with images of the Earth from space provided by ASTER and Landsat satellite imaging programs.
Tematea’s website provides a logical, issue-based framework of commitments and obligations from regional and global biodiversity-related agreements.
IUCN Commissions
The six Commissions unite 10,000 volunteer experts from a range of disciplines. They assess the state of the world’s natural resources and provide the Union with sound know-how and policy advice on conservation issues.
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA):
This webpage presents news, events and publications about the World Commission on Protected Areas and proposes to browse information region by region.
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC):
CEC’s webpage presents the CEC solutions, region-by-region resources and information on specialty groups.
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP):
CEESP’s webpage presents key topics, news, events and publications of the CEESP.
IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL):
CEL’s webpage presents its resources, tools and network of environmental law and policy experts from all regions.
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM):
CEM’s webpage presents the ecosystem management related issues, its resources and thematic groups.
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC):
SSC’s webpage is a science-based network delivering news, publications and technical documents.
