Center for Biological Diversity
WEBThe Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
About the Center - Biological Diversity
WEBAt the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering ...
Home - Center for Biological Diversity
WEBThe Center for Biological Diversity is a 501(c)(3) registered charitable organization. Tax ID: 27-3943866. The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
Species - Biological Diversity
WEBSpecies. Action for endangered species underpins all the Center's programs. Our work has secured protections for more than 740 species and more than half a billion acres of wildlife habitat. The species lists on these pages aren't comprehensive rosters of those we've protected. If you don't find the species you're looking for on our lists, try ...
The Elements of Biodiversity - Biological Diversity
WEBThe measurement of biodiversity is complex and has a qualitative as well as a quantitative aspect. If a species is genetically unique — if, for instance, it's far out on a remote arm of the evolutionary tree, like the distinctive, peculiar platypus — its biodiversity value is greater than that of a species clustered with many similar species because it preserves a …
Saving Life on Earth: Featured Publications - Biological Diversity
WEBPUBLICATIONS. 2024 Winter Membership Newsletter. Learn about our biggest wins of 2023 for endangered species, public lands, the climate, and more and get the scoop on our 2024 priorities. You can also read a letter straight from the executive director about the Center and allies finally scoring protection for wolverines after a 30-year fight.
Plants - Biological Diversity
WEBPlants are a kingdom of life forms that includes familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns and mosses. Through photosynthesis, they convert water and carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe and the sugars that provide the primary fuel for life. Through nitrogen fixation, plants generate proteins that are basic ...
Give Now to Save Wildlife
WEBGive Now to Save Wildlife. We're counting on the commitment of our members to help our fight to defend the wild plants, animals and places we all love. Please renew your membership today. $2,500 $1,000 $500 $250 $100 $50 $30 Other $. …
Our Story - Biological Diversity
WEBOur Story. The Center for Biological Diversity was founded beneath the ancient ponderosa pines of New Mexico's Gila wilderness, where Kierán Suckling, Peter Galvin, and Todd Schulke met while surveying owls for the U.S. Forest Service. It was 1989, and all three were in their early twenties, with a passion for wild places; Kierán was a ...
Endangered Species - Biological Diversity
WEBIn the United States, our goal is to secure legal protection for all species in danger of extinction. The Center is the nation's leader in conserving endangered species, having secured Endangered Species Act protection for more than 740 species and over half a billion acres of critical habitat. Protect Horseshoe Crabs.