Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar/Tanzania - UNEP Global500 Award winning private island conservation project, using ecotourism to fund conservation management and environmental education for local schoolchildren. Park rangers provide guided snorkelling and walks along nature trails.
Meta Description: [ Chumbe Island Coral Park ... one of the most spectacular coral gardens to be found anywhere in the world. J.E.N.Veron, Australian Institute of Marine Science ]

Conservation and Livelihoods Network - Recognizing the need to reconcile wildlife conservation and people's livelihood needs and working towards promoting people's participation in wildlife conservation.

Earthwatch Institute - An international non-profit organization supporting scientific field research and offering members of the public the opportunity to work with distinguished field scientists.

Flora Celtica - A project co-ordinated by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, conducting research into the uses of the native flora of Celtic regions. Includes project description, a searchable database, a forum and information on the uses of Scottish plants.

Forest Policy and Environment Group - Focuses on institutional, policy and socio-economic aspects of sustainable forest management and conservation and the interface between forests and other land-uses.

GLOBIO - Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere. Used to estimate the amount of impact humans have made, and will make, on the wilderness.
Meta Description: [ GLOBIO - Mapping human impacts on the Biosphere, ecosystems and biodiversity using models based on infrastructure and other parameters. Run by the UN Environment Programme and MNP (Netherlands). Web-site features maps, video clips and publications on past, current and future status. ]

IDRC Program Initiatives - Sustainable use of biodiversity

International Institute for Environment and Development - An independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination.

500 International Institute for Sustainable Development - Information on the use of, and effect on, the environment during economic development, including natural resources.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD's vision is better living for all—sustainably; its mission is to champion innovation, enabling societies to live sustainably. We use internet communications, global partnerships, capacity building and rigorous research to ... ]

IUCN Approach to Social Policy - Information about social concerns relevant in conservation work, and options for addressing them.
Meta Description: [ IUCN - The World Conservation Union ]

MekongInfo - An interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management in the Lower Mekong Basin, Cambodia.
Meta Description: [ MekongInfo, the interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management (NRM) in the Lower Mekong Basin ]

Natural Resources Institute - Based at the University of Greenwich, provides training, research, consultancy and advisory services to underpin sustainable development. The majority of the activities focus on harnessing the natural and human capital for the benefit of developing countries.
Meta Description: [ NRI is an internationally recognized multi-disciplinary centre for research, consultancy and education for the management of natural and human resources. ]

Overseas Development Institute - An independent organisation based in the UK, concerned with international development and humanitarian issues, advising practices which will lead to the reduction of poverty and the achievement of sustainable development.

Reserva Integral Monte Caimito - Working to combine the protection of the environment and sustainable use of natural resources of the northwestern coast of Ecuador, South America. Includes descriptions of the region and projects undertaken and contact information.

Sustainable Conservation - Engages businesses and private landowners in advancing the stewardship of our land and water in partnership with the environmental community.

Sustainable Use of Biodiversity - At Canada's International Development Research Centre.

TRAFFIC - Ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

404 USDA National Agroforestry Center - Agroforestry combines agriculture and forestry technologies to create more integrated, diverse, productive, profitable, healthy and sustainable land-use systems.

Worldwatch Institute - Dedicated to encouraging an environmentally sustainable society, in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations.