The global overview provides facilities to view the data sets through an interactive mapping service. Data can also be download for use in local systems. Additionally this section provides a gateway to the meta database and contacts system of the web site. This section provides access to the background information and metadata relating to the layers available.

International Conventions	Species and Protected Areas
This section provides a review of the biodiversity related international conventions. Region and hotspot specific conventions can be linked to from the relevant section. To review international conventions click here.	Retrieve information on threatened species and specific protected areas via the main UNEP-WCMC web site. To review species status information click here. To read the threatened species information sheets click here To review protected area status click here.
National oil spill contingency plans
Egypt (PDF,HTML)	Cyprus (PDF, HTML)
Oil Company Environmental Information

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