The U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity

The CBD Clearing-House Mechanism

The Bahamas CBD Country Reports

National Biodiversity Policies & Legislation

Bahamas Species

National Parks and Protected Areas

Biodiversity Data Management Partners

Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network

The Bahamas Environment, Science & Technology Commission

Bahamas Ecosystems

Protected Tree Species

Under the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order, 1997 the following species of trees are protected throughout the Commonweath of the Bahamas.

Rauwolfia	Red Cedar	Silk Cotton
Horseflesh	Lignum Vitae	Mahogany (Madeira)
Brasiletto	Candlewood	Caribbean Pine
Beefwood	Black Ebony	Caribbean Pine

Protected Animal Species

Under The Wild Animals Protection Act 1968 the following species of animals are protected throughout the Commonweath of the Bahamas.

Wild horses in the Island of Abaco, that is to say, any member of the species Equus Caballus in that Island in a state of nature, including the young of that species.

The Agouti or Hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami)

The Iguana (Cyclura species)