Biodiversity and Habitat

GIS optimizes wildlife corridor design in the Sonoran Desert.

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Conservation GIS The Society for Conservation GIS supports the use of GIS and science for conservation of natural resources and cultural change.

Case Study Podcasts Preserving Biodiversity—By Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Protecting Caves—By William Elliott, cave biologist, Missouri Department of Conservation

GIS is an essential tool for inventorying habitats, studying endangered species, correlating species and geographic relationships, analyzing change over time, and evaluating the effectiveness of conservation practices and policies.

Esri's GIS software provides a robust solution for managing extensive databases, accessing appropriate features, and responding to specific relational queries.

• Habitat encroachment
• Habitat loss
• Invasive species
• Wildlife
• Ecosystem Management

Success Stories

See how GIS is benefiting other organizations like yours.

• Understanding Deforestation
• Geodesign and Wildlife Corridors
• Janice Thomson: Tireless Wilderness Advocate
• What Makes New York's Shawangunk Mountains One of the "Last Great Places"?
• Where the Wild Things Are in Yellowstone Park
• Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs

Take a look at other case studies, podcasts, and books and literature.