UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Description: The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity information and assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Unep-wcmc.org has 22 URLs listed in 25 Dmoz categories.

World Atlas of Biodiversity
Interactive map shows endangered habitats, birds and animals. Includes explanatory notes.
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm
Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Environment/Biodiversity

Clouded Leopard
Briefly explains where this cat lives, what it eats, why it is threatened, and what projects have been created to help.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/cloudleo.htm
Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Mammals/Leopards

Marine Turtle Interactive Mapping System
Allows users to see the nesting and migration patterns of several species.
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/indturtles/viewer.htm
Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/Reptiles/Turtles/Sea_Turtles

Protected Areas Programme
Provides detailed information on all the National Parks and Reserves which are categorised as Natural World Heritage Properties, arranged by country.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/
Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Parks

UNEP-WCMC: Medicinal Plants in Ghana
A collaborative project on conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana 1999-2002.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/plants/ghana/
Top/Regional/Africa/Ghana/Science_and_Environment

World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Source of nature conservation information.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Business_and_Economy

Protected Areas
An in-depth study of Lord Howe Island by the UNEP. Covers subjects such as altitude, area, climate, fauna, features, history, location and population.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/lordhowe.html
Top/Regional/Oceania/Lord_Howe_Island/Science_and_Environment

UNEP - Heard Island
Information about the Natural World Heritage Property of Heard Island includes location, history, physical description, cultural heritage and scientific research.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/himi.html
Top/Regional/Polar_Regions/Antarctic/Heard_and_McDonald_Islands/Heard_Island

The Yak - Endangered in the Wild.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre - WCMC/WWF Species Under Threat, presents current statistics on populations of Yaks in the wild.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/yak.htm
Top/Science/Agriculture/Animals/Mammals/Cattle

Aburi Botanic Gardens
Facility in Ghana aiming to promote plant diversity through research, horticultural training, cultivation and introduction of endangered plants, and management of natural resources. Summary information, map, and history.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/plants/ghana/aburi.htm
Top/Science/Biology/Botany/Institutions/Botanical_Gardens_and_Arboreta/Africa