Conservation Science Resources
ConserveOnline
Maintained by The Nature Conservancy, ConserveOnline is an online library of documents pertaining to conservation science and practice. This site also has discussion groups, maps and spatial data, and provides access to large repositories of conservation information housed at other organizations.
Conservation by Design Gateway
The gateway is an interactive website designed to help all conservation practitioners affect conservation change in their countries or communities. It includes information on global science indicators, ecoregional assessments, and conservation action planning.
NatureServe Explorer
An online source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada. This site is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program
Established by The Nature Conservancy with support from the David Hamilton Smith Foundation, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program helps address the pressing need for scientifically validated approaches to identify critical conservation areas and conserve biodiversity at priority sites.
Conservation Initiatives
The Nature Conservancy has five initiatives that seek to address the largest challenges confronting conservation worldwide: Fire Management, Freshwater Conservation, Global Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Marine Conservation.
Conservation Science Methods
The Conservancy uses a systematic, science-based approach to identifying sites for protection, called Conservation by Design.
Nature Conservancy Scientists
Meet the Conservancy's key scientists and learn about their backgrounds, education and publications, and how to contact them.
Conservation Science Publications
View a list of recently published studies and papers by Nature Conservancy scientists and researchers, and David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellows.
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