Links to organizations and institutions providing solutions to the issues in conservation biology and ecology through the use of GIS related technologies.

Conservation and GIS
Conservation biologists have come to recognize the importance of GIS in their discipline. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a useful tool in the field of landscape ecology. This article provides examples of how GIS is being used in this discipline.

Conservation GIS Starter Kit
Published by the Conservation GIS Consortium, the Conservation GIS Starter Kit is a stand alone progam of instruction for learning the basics of GIS technology in relation to conservation and environmental issues.

ESRI Conservation Fund
ESRI, a leader in GIS software, has also become intensely involved with Conservation GIS and supports this field with technical support, grants and software support.

InfoRain
InfoRain is the Bioregional information system for the North American rainforest coast, providing accessible and useful information and data at multiple scales; bioregion, watershed and community.

The Nature Conservancy’s GIS Site
The Nature Conservancy’s GIS website. Provides Conservancy staff, partners and the public with conservation GIS knowledge, systems, data, maps, and community resources. The Nature Conservancy is the world’s largest private non-profit biodiversity conservation organization

The Society for Conservation GIS
Professional organization with information on case studies, jobs and advances in the utilization of GIS in conservation biology.

RAMAS GIS
RAMAS GIS is designed to link your GIS with a metapopulation model for population viability analysis and extinction risk assessment.