Name of Country
Location (On which continent or in which ocean, and where)
National websites  
Embassy / Chancery in U.S.  (include address)
Agencies responsible for biological inventory and conservation  (include address)
Non-governmental organizations concerned with conservation  
Major Natural Resources  (summary paragraph)
Major Environmental and Conservation Issues  (summary paragraph)
Statistics Information Sources
Land area (Sq. km)  
Area of forest (Sq. km)


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Get forest map from Forests for Life Campaign

  
Area of wetlands (Sq. km)  
Area of territorial waters (Sq. km)  World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Marine Information  
Population: Density:(  /Sq. km)

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Area protected (ha) (only areas >1000ha) at all IUCN levels: World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Protected Areas Information Fraction of land area protected (%):  
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - List of Protected Areas

 Information Center for the Environment
Endemic Species
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Amphibians  
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Invertebrates  
Plants  
 
Endangered, Threatened and Vulnerable Species
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Complete Plant Listing
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal 

World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Plants
Extinct Species
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Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates
Plants


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Complete Plant Listing
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal 

World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Plants
Species listed on CITES Appendices


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CITES-listed Species Database
Legislation
Laws protecting endangered or threatened species  
Laws protecting endangered ecosystems  
Signatory to CITES (date)
Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention (date)
Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity  (date)
Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty (date)
Member of International Whaling Commission (date)
Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources

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Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). 1998. Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) [online]. Palisades, NY: CIESIN. URL: http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri/
Natural Resource Use Information Sources
Fisheries    
Forestry / deforestation    
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Trade in wildlife products    
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Human Impacts on Natural Resources Information Sources
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Legislation addressing these issues    
Restoration and Reintroduction Information Sources
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Programs for ex situ conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species    

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Page compiled by (name) as part of a class project in h90 "The Science of Biodiversity and Conservation" (Peter J. Bryant, Instructor), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA