Links

Center for Plant Conservation, Inc.
www.mobot.org/CPC
National network of 25 botanical gardens and arboreta dedicated to the conservation and study of rare and endangered U.S. plants.

The Cousteau Society
www.cousteausociety.org
An interactive site that educates the public about natural ecosystems.

Environmental Defense Fund
www.edf.org
Information on endangered species, rainforests and recycling.

Endangered Species Home Page, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
endangered.fws.gov
Information on the Endangered Species Act and how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers it.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
www.iucn.org
IUCN works to apply sound ecosystem management to demonstrate how this is the only way to sustainable livelihoods for those directly dependent on natural resources.

National Audubon Society
www.audubon.org
A resource on how to use natural resources intelligently.

National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
Works to protect nature and wildlife.

Nature Conservancy
www.tnc.org
International nonprofit organization committed to persevering biological diversity by protecting natural lands and the life they harbor.

The Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
An organization that preserves and protects national parks and wilderness areas.

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
www.unep-wcmc.org
Provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world.

World Wildlife Fund
www.wwf.org
The largest private U.S. organization working worldwide to protect wildlife and wildlands — especially in the tropical forests of Latin America, Asia and Africa.