Ecological data & conservation monitoring sites

In recent years, watershed (catchment) health has become a major concern worldwide. In response, the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters developed a program of forest health monitoring utilizing a combination of remote sensing, permanent plots and special aerial and ground survey techniques. The results will provide land managers, planners, policy makers, interested communities (villages) and individuals with the status and trend information needed for making decisions.

The purpose of this site is to provide background information on the key issues in the illegal logging debate, together with news stories, information on events, key documents and links to other relevant websites. This site is maintained by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of Chatham House in London, with funding from the UK Department for International Development.

IUCN - The World Conservation Union, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) has for more than four decades been assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and even selected subpopulations on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation.

The Tanzania Bird Atlas is a comprehensive and growing database on birds and their distribution / occurence, seasonal and otherwise, across Tanzania, including latest sightings, species distribution maps, special pictures (avian and human) and more.

This is an open & un-moderated forum for the discussion of GIS issues relating to Tanzania. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the TZGISUG Archives.

The Tanzania Geographic Information Systems Users Group (TZGISUG) is a semi-formal network of GIS practitioners and users who are either based in or are working on GIS issues related to Tanzania. The purpose of the TZGISUG is to provide a “place” where constituents of the network can share knowledge and information and generally provide support on a peer-to-peer basis on variety of technical issues. The group maintains a free, email listserver for communication. You may sign-up and find our more information about this list by going here:

The aim of the project is to assess the current distribution of large mammals across Tanzania; we are seeking to establish which mammals have experienced range expansions or range contractions in the past 30 years, and will use this information to develop species conservation action plans. On this site you’ll find information on all of the larger species of mammal in Tanzania, including photographs, identification information, and updated maps showing recent sighting records.

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme,the world's foremost intergovernmental organization, and WCMC 2000, a UK-based charity. Parks & Protected Areas Biodiversity & Climate Change