| Global Biodiversity Information Facility | International open data infrastructure, funded by governments. Provides access to data about all types of life on Earth. One can search by species, country, or dataset. |
| World Development Indicators | Annual economic, social, educational, environmental and health data from many of the World Bank's major statistical publications. Includes numbers by country for threatened species of birds, fish, mammals, and plants; as well as marine and terrestial protected areas. 1960+. |
| Environmental Data Explorer | United Nations Environment Programme Data portal to international and regional data on many aspects of the environment including agriculture, air quality, biodiversity, coral reefs, ecosystems, endangered and threatened species, emissions, erosion, forests, human settlements, land use, ozone, pesticides, and weather. |
| Biodiversity Heritage Library | Digital library providing open access to over 100,000 titles of digitized biodiversity, natural history, and taxonomic literature worldwide. |
| Census of Marine Life | Used to assess the diversity (how many different kinds), distribution (where they live), and abundance (how many) of marine life. |
| Healthy Watersheds | Includes a health index, vulnerability index, and many research reports. |
| Vital Signs | Worldwatch Institute publication in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme. GE150.W675 (Current Volume in Trustee Reading Room Reference (DR): Firestone) Includes data and essays on the environment. |
| World Resources Institute | Mission is "to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations". Flagship publication is World Resources Report which provided an overview of environmental trends. Includes many data tables. Final print edition (2008) in (DR) S900.W67. Older editions in Firestone. Site includes datasets. |
| Worldwatch Global Trends | Worldwatch Institute CD-ROM with historical data (sometimes going back to the 1600s) on ecosystems, diversity, agriculture, food, water, energy, climate, and pollution. DSS Study Number 5108. |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature | Mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. |
World Database on Protected Areas |
Most comprehensive global spatial dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas available. |
| Eurostat. Environment | Provides statistics on land use, greenhouse gases, air pollution, waste, water, environmental accounts, pesiticides, fertilizer use, and biodiversity for European Union member nations. (See environment and energy categories) |
| Data.Gov Ecosystems | Data related to biodiversity. |
| Biodiversity Information Serving our Nation (BISON) | Integrated and permanent resource for biological occurrence data from the United States. |
To find who might be able to help think of the specific discipline within environmental studies and consult the list of specialists.
