Conservation International (CI) aims to preserve threatened ecosystems in over 30 countries across four continents. CI initiatives focus on biodiversity hotspots, major tropical wilderness areas, key marine areas, and select major wetlands. These areas are rich in biodiversity but severely threatened by human activities. CI works closely with local people in biodiversity-rich areas to develop alternatives to destructive land-use practices, and to educate communities, businesses, and government leaders about the need to protect their natural resources. CI also builds upon its successes to influence the way governments and corporations make decisions.

The CBD is a global, comprehensive agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. Primary site for information, implementation, reports, documents and links.

CITES is an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over-exploitation, and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. Web site includes text of the convention, publications, research programs, databases of CITES-listed flora and fauna.

Projects and activities of the UNEP Regional Seas Programme: protection, sustainable management and development of marine and coastal environments.

The Eastern African DataBase and Atlas Project (EAF/14) was initiated in 1993 by UNEP to improve the knowledge and management of coastal resources of Eastern Africa. The main components are the producing maps and atlases and developing a GIS based database of the coastal zone of Eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros and Seychelles.
The database covers the land-sea interaction area, approximately 50km of the land and 50km of the ocean. You can download summaries of the atlases and lists of the ArcView based GIS layers available, and contact the project teams for more detailed data.

FRAME creates an opportunity for analysts and decision-makers to think strategically about environmental and natural resource management issues as they relate to the challenge of sustainable development in Africa. It was created to help USAID judge the overall impact of its programmes in southern Africa, make rational resource allocation decisions between and among ongoing programs, and evaluate whether more impact would be achieved tackling other environmental issues. The site is not only a library of technical reports and country data, but also a gateway to other databases and mechanisms that help you sort through the mountains of data and analyze it in ways that suit your needs. Useful analytical tools include the Natural Resource Management Tracker; Environmental trends analysis; EIA training modules; Environmental Valuation and Environmental Indicators; and the Sustainable Rural Development Information System (SRDIS).

The Institute is a South African-based, independent, non-profit, NGO. The purpose of the Institute is to contribute towards the wise use of natural resources through the integration of conservation and development initiatives. The web site is an overview of the Institute's services in natural resource management, integrated development processes, agriculture and agribusiness, and coastal research and management.

Wildlife trade monitoring program of the World Wildlife Fund/IUCN which aims to help ensure that wildlife trade is at sustainable levels and in accordance with domestic and international laws and agreements. This is achieved through the investigation, monitoring and reporting of such trade.