Biodiversité

The distributions of amphibians, birds and mammals have underpinned global and local conservation priorities, and have been fundamental to our understanding of the determinants of global biodiversity. In contrast, the global distributions of reptiles, representing a third of terrestrial vertebrate diversity, have been unavailable. This prevented the incorporation of reptiles into conservation planning and biased our understanding of the underlying processes governing global vertebrate biodiversity. Here, we present and analyse the global distribution of 10,064 reptile species (99% of extant terrestrial species).

eConservation is a new application that provides critical information in an interactive mapping interface on biodiversity conservation projects funded by big public donors worldwide. The aim is to better understand who is funding what and where, with a view to improve decision-making on biodiversity conservation. Projects can be searched based on many criteria including their location, objectives, timeframe, budget, and the organizations involved. eConservation also provides summary statistics at the level of donors, countries, ecoregions and protected areas.