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Below are links to some information resources of IUCN – The World Conservation Union and its members and partners. These websites provide basic information on the state of biodiversity and ecosystems and related topics.

Biodiversity
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Protected Areas
World Database on Protected Areas – http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdbpa/

World Heritage
World Heritage Sites – http://whc.unesco.org/

Wetlands Sites
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) – http://www.wetlands.org/RSDB/

Water Resources
Watersheds of the World – http://www.waterandnature.org/eatlas/

Environmental Law
Gateway to Environmental Law (ECOLEX) – http://www.ecolex.org/ecolex/

MORE INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS

Sarah Halls, IUCN Media Relations Officer, Rue Mauverney, 28; Gland; CH 1196; Switzerland
Tel: +41 (22) 999 0127; Mob: +41 (79) 528 3486; Fax: +41 (22) 999 0020;
E-mail: sarah.hallsiucn.org

John Kidd, IUCN Communications Unit, Rue Mauverney, 28; Gland; CH 1196; Switzerland
Tel: +41 (22) 999 0201; Fax: +41 22 999 0020; E-mail: john.kiddiucn.org

Brian Thomson, IUCN Communications Unit, Rue Mauverney, 28; Gland; CH 1196; Switzerland Tel: +41 (22) 999 0251; Fax: +41 22 999 0020;
E-mail: e-mail brian.thomsoniucn.org.