UICN, la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, contribuye a encontrar soluciones pragmáticas para los urgentes desafíos del medio ambiente y el desarrollo que enfrenta el planeta, apoyando la investigación científica, gestionando proyectos de campo en todo el mundo, y reuniendo a los gobiernos, las ONG, las Naciones Unidas, las convenciones internacionales y las empresas para que trabajen juntas en el desarrollo de políticas, leyes y buenas prácticas.

Belgian portal site for information exchange in the field of biological diversity. This page give you access to all the information found on the websites developed by the main OSTC-funded partners concerned by biodiversity conservation in Belgium

Conservation International cree que el patrimonio natural del planeta debe mantenerse para que futuras generaciones prosperen de manera espiritual, cultural y económicamente. Su misión es la conservación del patrimonio vivo de la Tierra, nuestra biodiversidad global, y demostrar que las sociedades humanas pueden vivir en armonía con la naturaleza.

La International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) es una asociación entre gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales y no gubernamentales. Ella se esfuerza por preservar los arrecifes de coral y los ecosistemas relacionados. Esto, a través de la implementación del capítulo 17 de la Agenda 21 además de otras convenciones y acuerdos internacionales pertinentes. La secretaría de la Iniciativa es actualmente coadministrada por Francia, con la asistencia de Mónaco y Samoa.

The Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) is a regional organization chartered under Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) laws to support biodiversity conservation and related sustainable development for the people of Micronesia.

SPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. It has grown from a small programme attached to the South Pacific Commission (SPC) in the 1980s into the Pacific region’s major intergovernmental organisation charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources.

For over a decade, the Palau Conservation Society has been a leader in conservation of Palau’s environment. Dedicated to the protection of biodiversity, our natural resources and to our local communities that use those resources, PCS supports the establishment and management of conservation areas, the development of sustainable resource use policies, and an increase of environmental awareness.

The Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSnet) was initiated in 1997 as a follow up to the Barbados Programme of Action, the blueprint for the sustainable development of small islands. In addition to the specific web pages on tourism and small islands SIDnet features, in preparation for the International Year of Ecotourism, a series of successful examples of ecotourism practices in SIDS countries.

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is a coalition of small island and low-lying coastal countries that share similar development challenges and concerns about the environment, especially their vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change.

The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) assists islands in addressing one of the world’s greatest challenges — to conserve and sustainably utilize invaluable island natural resources that support people, cultures and livelihoods in their island homes around the world. It is a partnership for all islands, regardless of size or political status, to take bold steps towards greater sustainability. It provides a global platform that enables islands to work together to develop solutions to common problems and to take high-level commitments and actions that address these global challenges.

Global Island Partnership is recognized as…

• a mechanism for advancing the conservation of island biodiversity (Decision ix/21, CBD COP9)
• a best practice partnership by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
• a success factor in preparations for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)

ICRAN es una innovadora y dinámica red de varias de las organizaciones de ciencia y conservación de arrecifes de coral más importantes del mundo. ICRAN fue establecido en el año 2000 con una donación histórica de la Fundación de las Naciones Unidas (UN).

This leading conservation organization works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. More than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide have been protected since 1950. More than 100 marine conservation projects globally are operated.

This website includes basic UN documents or extracts from documents relevant to islands, educational materials concerning islands, and a directory listing some 2,000 islands and giving their basic geographic, environmental and socio-economic characteristics. Other information or links will be added as appropriate.

UNDP-implemented projects and programmes are primarily managed by the organization's extensive network of over 130 country offices, with the central UNDP GEF environment team providing technical guidance and support.

La Wildlife Conservation Society se ocupa de proteger la fauna y las tierras silvestres a través la ciencia, la conservación internacional, la educación y la gestión de los parques urbanos de la fauna más grandes del mundo. Estas actividades cambian las actitudes hacia la naturaleza, ayudando a las personas a imaginar la vida silvestre y los seres humanos en una interacción sustentables, tanto a nivel local como a escala mundial. La WCS está comprometida con este trabajo porque cree que es esencial para la integridad de la vida en la Tierra.