The World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own.
International treaties rely on information to monitor their effectiveness and progress.
Over the years, WCMC has supported over 20 biodiversity-related treaties with information, analyses and advice. During the year, the Centre has continued to give high priority to developing these services, applying best practice in information management to aid their success and help towards sustainable use of natural resources. The database ensures that data on trends and patterns in wildlife trade under the Convention are readily accessible to those involved in policing the trade. While continuing these services during the year, the Centre has been instrumental in setting in motion the development of an Information Management Strategy. As well as providing access to all the information, decisions and texts of the Convention, it provides for the first time an interactive on-line database covering the 25,000 species listed by the Convention.