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Resources & Data
The Eco-Index features more than 750 reports, studies and public information documents about biodiversity conservation projects, many with maps, data and photographs. This information is available in .pdf format; is submitted by project directors, and is posted on individual Eco-Index profiles in the "Available reports and studies related to this project" section.
Summaries and links to profiles added to the Eco-Index in the past month. Subscribe to receive Monthly Update via email!
Relevant conservation reports available online, with brief descriptions and links. The Rainforest Alliance compared deforestation rates on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forest concessions with rates on other land use zones within Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve and found that deforestation rates are 20 times lower on FSC certified concessions.
Web sites that feature useful, easy-to-search, and frequently updated information about biodiversity conservation and research. The World Wildlife Fund has formed the Adaptation to Climate Change in Marine Turtles initiative, which, using the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate) as an indicator species, seeks to compile comprehensive data and develop management strategies to help endangered sea turtle species adapt to climate change.
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