CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments to which States (countries) adhere voluntarily. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of IUCN (The World Conservation Union). The text of the Convention was finally agreed at a meeting of representatives of 80 countries in Washington DC., United States of America, on 3 March 1973, and on 1 July 1975 CITES entered in force. The species covered by CITES are listed in three Appendices, according to the degree of protection they need. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction (i.e. those listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List also includes information on taxa that are categorized as Extinct or Extinct in the Wild; on taxa that cannot be evaluated because of insufficient information (i.e. are Data Deficient); and on taxa that are either close to meeting the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened were it not for an ongoing taxon-specific conservation programme (i.e. are Near Threatened). ... [Information of the supplier]
The WISIA database, compiled by the Federal Office for Nature Conservation, includes some 10 000 species that are categorised as requiring ‘special’ or ‘strict’ protection under German nature conservation legislation. The protection status and applicable German or EU legislation is provided for each entry. [Information of the supplier]
The CITES Wiki Identification Manual is a collection of data sheets designed to help identify various species of fauna and flora with drawings (black and white), photographs, maps and concise descriptions. It is a useful tool for CITES Management and Scientific Authorities, Customs officials, and all others involved in implementing and enforcing CITES. ... [Information of the supplier]
Look for and find protected animal and plant species in the Netherlands. Het Natuurloket offers on this website a free and direct insight into the occurrence of protected species. Have a look at the interactive map of Het Natuurloket and you will see immediately the occurrence of protected species in each square kilometer. You can also obtain information about the law concerning these animal and plant species, such as the "Flora- en faunawet" (Act on flora and fauna) and the Birds and Habitat Directive. If you wish to know how to act when protected animal and plant species are involved, you can go to the actions scheme (in Dutch). If you have plans that interfere with the landscape / natural environment, you are obliged to investigate the effects of these plans on protected species. Het Natuurloket can be of use to anyone dealing with spatial planning and management of the natural environment or industrial areas. Amongst others private enterprises and planners of the local authorities can use the data of Het Natuurloket. Het Natuurloket is an independent information broker improving the accessibility of data on protected species. These data are provided by specialized organisations, united in VOFF (Society for Research on Flora and Fauna). The information on this site as well as the data you can obtain are in Dutch. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) is a gateway web site that provides access to data systems in the Endangered Species and Fisheries and Habitat Conservation program areas, as well as other FWS and Government data sources. ECOS provides a central point of access to assist FWS personnel in managing data and information as well as provide general public access to information from numerous FWS databases. ... [Information of the supplier]
The data presented on this website are based on WISIA, the Information System on International Species Conservation (WISIA) maintained by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz). WISIA-online holds information on the legal status of both animal and plant species under national or international protection. WISIA-online covers those species which are assigned special or strict protetction status by the German Federal Nature Conservation Act (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz). This implies certain legal provisions concerning their import and/or possession. ... [Information of the supplier]
Discover Life provides free on-line tools to identify species, share ways to teach and study nature's wonders, report findings, build maps, process images, and contribute to and learn from an encyclopedia of life that now contains 278,487 species. [Information of the supplier]
The most remarkable places on earth are also the most threatened. These are the hotspots: the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth. [Information of the supplier]
The World Conservation Union is the world's largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The Union's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The World Conservation Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1000 staff located in 62 countries. ... [Information of the supplier]
