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World Wide Web Resources in Environmental Studies

Web Directories & Guides
Scholarly & Professional Associations
Academic Departments
U.S. Government Agencies
Agencies of Other Countries & Multinational Organizations
State Agencies & Related Organizations
Research Institutes & Agencies
Advocacy Organizations
Trade & Industry Associations
Electronic Journals & Newletters

Subject Specific Sites
Air
Biodiversity/Wildlife Conservation/Endangered Species
Climate Change
Ecofeminism
Economic & Business Issues
Energy & Natural Resources
Environmental Law
Ethical Issues/Environmental Justice
Forests
Habitats/Regions
Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Issues
International/Global Issues
Land/Agriculture/Food
Sustainable Development
Toxic & Hazardous Waste/Pollutants
Water
Other Sites

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Web Directories & Guides

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory	Environmental Sites on the Internet
Best Environmental Resources Directory	Infomine: Biological Agricultural & Medical Sciences
Center for Environmental Enterprise Environmental Databases & Master Search Engines	Natural Resources Research Information Pages
Envirolink	NRM Changelinks(Natural Resource Management)
Environmental Ethics Sources on the WWW	Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics
Environment Online	Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology & the Environment
Environmental Conservation Hotlinks	WWW Virtual Library: Environment
Environmental Education Link	WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
The Environmental Professional's Homepage	The Water Librarians' Home Page
Environmental Resources	Water Quality Web Resources

Scholarly & Professional Associations

Air & Waste Management Association	National Ground Water Association
American Solar Energy Society	Society for Conservation Biology
American Water Resources Association	Society for Ecological Restoration
Association for the Study of Literature & Environment	Society for Range Management
Association of Environmental & Resource Economists	Society for Risk Analysis
Ecological Society of America	Society of Environmental Journalists
Forest History Society	Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
Institute of Environmental Sciences & Technology	Society of Toxicology
International Erosion Control Association	Society of Wetland Scientists
International Society for Ecological Economics	Soil & Water Conservation Society
International Society for Environmental Ethics	Water Environment Federation
National Association of Environmental Professionals	Watershed Management Council
National Environmental Health Association

Academic Departments (including graduate schools of environmental studies, forestry, conservation biology, and related fields)

University of California--Los Angeles	University of Minnesota
University of Delaware	State University of New York
Duke University	University of North Carolina
University of Illinois--Urbana	University of Oregon
Indiana University	University of Wisconsin--Madison
University of Michigan	Yale University
Michigan State University

U.S. Government Agencies See also the Government Documents Web Page

United States	Forest Service
Dept. of Agriculture	Minerals Management Service
Bureau of Land Management	National Biological Information Infrastructure
Bureau of Reclamation	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Council on Environmental Quality	Natural Resources Conservation Service
Dept. of Defense Environmental Cleanup Page	State Dept. Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs
Dept. of Energy Information Bridge	U.S. Global Change Research Program
Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Selected Offices & Regions
Environmental Protection Agency Home Page	Office of Research & Development
Office of Air & Radiation	Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response
Office of Compliance & Enforcement	Office of Water
Office of International Activities	EPA Regional Offices
Office of Policy	EPA Region 5 (Includes Ohio)
Office of Prevention, Pesticides & Toxic Substances	EPA Region 3 (Includes Pennsylvania)

Agencies of Other Countries & Multinational Organizations

Environmental Agencies of the World	New Zealand
Australia	Ministry for the Environment
Environment Australia Online	South Africa
Natural Heritage Trust	Dept. of Environmental Affairs & Tourism
Canada	Dept. of Water Affairs & Forestry
Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Network	Sweden
Natural Resources Canada	Environmental Protection Agency
Ontario Ministry of the Environment	Sustainable Sweden
Finland	Trinidad & Tobago
Environmental Administration	Environmental Management Authority
Germany	Uganda
Federal Environment Ministry	National Environment Management Authority
India	United Kingdom
Central Pollution Control Board	Dept. of the Environment, Transport & the Regions
India Ministry of Environment & Forests	Environment Agency of England & Wales
Indonesia	Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Impact Management Agency	Multinational
Japan	Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Environment Agency	European Centre for Nature Conservation
Kenya	European Environment Agency
Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources	Food & Agriculture Organization
Namibia	International Atomic Energy Agency
Directorate of Environmental Affairs	United Nations Environment Programme
Netherlands	World Bank
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment
See Also International/ Global Issues

State Agencies & Related Organizations

Directory of State Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Agencies	California Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Council of the States	Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network	Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
State Environmental Goals & Indicators Project	Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection

Research Institutes & Agencies

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center	National Drought Mitigation Center
Centre for Alternative Transportation Fuels	National Exposure Research Laboratory (EPA)
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies	National Health & Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (EPA)
Center for Environmental Philosophy	National Institute of Environmental Health Science
Center for Environmental Research & Conservation	National Institute for Global Environmental Change
	National Institute for the Environment
Center for Health & the Global Environment	National Risk Management Research Laboratory (EPA)
Center for Integrated Study of the Human Dimensions of Global Change (Carnegie Mellon U.)	National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory (EPA)
Center for International Environmental Law	National Water & Climate Center (USDA)
Center for Plant Conservation	National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Center for Sustainable Development of Tropical Agriculture	National Wetlands Research Center (USGS)
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development	Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
Desert Research Institute	Natural Heritage Network
Environmental & Societal Impacts Group	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division
Environmental Law Institute	Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA)
Geo-Heat Center	Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)	Radiation & Indoor Environments National Laboratory (EPA)
Institute for Local Self Reliance	Resource Renewal Institute
Institute of Global Environment & Society	Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center
International Institute for Sustainable Development	Sustainable Forestry Research & Information Center
Joint Institute for Energy & Environment	Tellus Institute (Sustainable Resource Management)
National Air & Radiation Environmental Laboratory (EPA)	Uranium Institute
National Center for Clean Industrial & Treatment Technologies	Waterways Experiment Station (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)	World Conservation Union (IUCN)
National Center for Environmental Health	World Conservation Monitoring Centre
National Center for Environmental Research & Quality Assurance (EPA)	World Resources Institute
	Worldwatch Insititute

Advocacy Organizations

Directory of Nature Conservation Organizations	International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
Environmental Organization Web Directory--Sustainable Development	International Rivers Network
	International Wildlife Coalition
Alliance to Save Energy	Izaak Walton League of America
Amazon Watch	League of Conservation Voters
American Bird Conservancy	National Aububon Society
American Forest Foundation	National Environmental Trust
American Forests	National Recycling Coalition
American Wind Energy Association	National Wildlife Federation
Bat Conservation International	Native Forest Network
BioDemocracy Campaign/Organic Consumers Association	Nature Conservancy
Biopolitics International Organisation	Natural Resources Defense Council
Center for a New American Dream	Negative Population Growth (NPG)
Center for Health, Environment & Justice	Pennsylvania Environmental Network
Clean Water Action	Peregrine Fund
Conservation International Foundation	Rails to Trails Conservancy
Coral Reef Alliance	Rainforest Action Network
Defenders of Wildlife	Rainforest Information Centre
Earth Island Institute	Save America's Forests
Earth Council	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Earthlaw: Environmental Law in the Public Interest	Seal Conservation Society
ECONET (Institute for Global Communications)	Sierra Club
Energy Communities Alliance	Sustainable Communities Network
Environmental Defense Fund	Trust for Public Land
Environmental Working Group	Union of Concerned Scientists
Fish Unlimited	Wetlands International--Africa, Europe, Middle East
Friends of the Earth International	Wetlands International--Asia Pacific
Future Harvest	Wilderness Society
Green Cross International	World Owl Trust
Greenpeace International	World Rainforest Movement
Groundwater Foundation	World Wide Fund Global Network
Hazardous Waste Action Coalition	Zero Population Growth

Trade & Industry Associations

American Forest & Paper Association	ForestWorld (Forest Products Industry)
American Gas Association	International Wood Products Association
American Petroleum Institute	Nuclear Energy Institute
American Public Power Association	Ohio Gas Association
Biotechnology Industry Organization	Organic Trade Association
Chemical Manufacturers Association	Society of the Plastics Industry
Electric Power Research Institute	Soap & Detergent Association
Environmental Export Council	United Agribusiness League
Environmental Industry Interactive

Electronic Journals & Newsletters (this list includes only free, full-text, online publications)

Alternative Fuel News	Endangered Species Bulletin
The Animals' Agenda	Endangered Species Update
CATF Review (Centre for Alternative Transportation Fuels)	Environmental News Network
Clean Power Journal	European Environmental Education Newsletter
Conscious Choice: The Journal of Ecology & Natural Living	Global Change
Consequences: The Nature & Implications of Environmental Change	High Country News (the West)
Conservation Ecology	/linkages/journal/ (IISD)
E: The Environmental Magazine	Our Planet
Earth Island Journal	Pollution Engineering Online
Earth Negotiations Bulletin	Recovery: An Endangered Species Newsletter (Canada)
Earth Times	Regional Environmental Center for Central & Eastern Europe Bulletin
Eco: The Climate Action Network Newsletter	Science & the Environment Bulletin
EcoNews Africa	U.S. Water News
Electronic Green Journal

Subject Specific Sites

Air	Division of Air Pollution Control (Ohio EPA)
Acid Rain Program (EPA)	Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association
Air & Radiation Division, EPA Region 5 (Midwest)	National Air Quality & Emissions Trends Report (EPA)
AIRNOW (EPA)	National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Air Quality Glossary	Online Data & Reports on Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition & Precipitation Chemistry (USGS)
Breathtaking: Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities	Stratospheric Ozone & Human Health
Clean Air Act Links	United Air Toxics Website (EPA)
Clean Air Initiative in Latin American Cities

Biodiversity/Wildlife Conservation/Endangered Species	Endangered Species Home Page (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Association for Biodiversity Information	Endangered Species in Canada
Biodiversity & Conservation--A Hypertext Book	Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (Alien Species)
Biodiversity Group (Environment Australia)	IUCN: The World Conservation Union
Biodiversity--Measuring the Variety of Nature	Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Information Network
Biodiversity Related Web Sites	National Biological Information Infrastructure
Biological Diversity: The Oldest Human Heritage (E.O. Wilson)	Online Resources for Marine Mammal Conservation
CONABIO (Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge & Use of Biodiversity)	Plant Conservation Alliance (NPS)
Convention on Biological Diversity	Rivers of Life: Critical Watersheds for Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora	Threatened Species & Ecological Communities (Australia)
Convention on Migratory Species	World Resources Institute Biodiversity Page

Climate Change	International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change	International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
Climate Institute	Ozone Depletion Homepage (EPA)
EPA Global Warming Site	Ozone Hole Tour
Global Change Master Directory (NASA)	Ozone Secretariat (UNEP)
Global Change Program Office (USDA)	Turning Up the Heat: How Global Warming Threatens Life in the Sea
Global Change Research Program (USGS)	UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Global Climate Change (Canada)	U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Global Warming Central (Pace U.)	U.S. National Assessment: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability & Change
Global Warming Information Page	White House Initiative on Global Climate Change
Human Health & Global Environmental Change

Ecofeminism
Ecofeminism	Eve Online: Ecofeminist Visions Emerging

Economic & Business Issues	Good Neighbor Project for Sustainable Industries
Canadian Business Environmental Performance Office	Green Seal (Consumer Products)
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies	Greening Industry (World Bank)
Corporate Watch	International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site
Environmental Economics Glossary	National Roundtable on the Environment & the Economy
EPA Sector Notebooks	Trade & Environment Database
Global Network of Environment & Technology	United States-Asia Environmental Partnership
See Also Sustainable Development

Energy& Natural Resources	Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Network (DOE)
Alternative Fuels Data Center (DOE)	Energy Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (DOE)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy	Getting the Dirt on Your Electric Company (NRDC)
Center for Energy & Economic Development	Global Energy Marketplace (Renewable Energy)
Country Analysis Briefs	International Energy Outlook
Critical Mass Energy Project (Public Citizen)	Mineral Resources Forum
Energy & Environment Resources	Nuclear Information World Wide Web Server
Energy Central (Energy News)	Solstice: Sustainable Energy & Development Online

Environmental Law
Center for International Environmental Law	Environmental Treaties
Environmental Law Institute	Pace University School of Law Virtual Environmental Law Library
Environmental Law Net	WWW Virtual Law Library

Ethical Issues/Environmental Justice	Environmental Ethics Sources on the WWW
Corporate Watch	Environmental Justice (EPA)
Directory of Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics	Environmental Justice Resources on the Internet
EcoJustice Network	Working Group on Environmental Justice

Forests	International Tropical Timber Organization
Forest Organizations & Institutions Directory	Intertribal Timber Council
Forests for Life Annual Report (WWF)	New Forests Project
Gaia Forest Conservation Archives	People in Forested Landscapes: Changing Land Use & Demographics Issue Analysis Project
Global Forest Watch	State of the World's Forests (FAO)
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (UN)	World Rainforest Report
International Network of Forests & Communities	Worldwide Forest/Biodiversity Campaign News Archive

Habitats/Regions
Everglades Digital Library	Regional Environmental Center for Central & Eastern Europe
Mountain Forum	Small Islands Information Network

Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Issues	Indigenous Peoples Coalition Against Biopiracy
Center for World Indigenous Studies	Intertribal Timber Council
Indigenous Culture & Intellectual Property Rights (Australia)	Native Americans & the Environment
Indigenous Environmental Network	Native Web
Indigenous Knowledge & Development Monitor	Programme for Traditional Resource Rights
Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Information Network	WWW Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies

International/Global Issues	Global Environment Outlook 1 (UN)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora	Global Environmental Outlook 2 (UN)
Earth Charter Campaign	Global Resource Information Database
Earth Summit (UN)	International Network for Environmental Compliance & Enforcement
Ecological Footprints of Nations	State of the Environment Gateway (UN)
Environmental Treaties	World Heritage Committee (UNESCO)
	World Population Information

Land/Agriculture/Food	International Board for Soil Research & Management
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (USDA)	Land Trusts in the U.S. & Canada
Farmland Information Library	National Wetlands Inventory
Food Insecurity in the World	Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Global Information & Early Warning System on Food & Agriculture (FAO)	State of the World Fisheries & Aquaculture
Global Network on Food Security	Wetlands Network
International Arid Lands Consortium

Sustainable Development	SUNetwork: Sustainable USA
Compendium of Sustainable Development Indicator Initiatives & Publications	Sustainable Business Network
Environmentally & Socially Sustainable Development (World Bank)	Sustainable Development & the Americas
Global System for Sustainable Development	Sustainable Development Dimensions (FAO)
International Institute for Environment & Development	Sustainable Sweden
International Institute for Sustainable Development	UN Commission on Sustainable Development
National Round Table on the Environment & the Economy	World Business Council for Sustainable Development
President's Council on Sustainable Development	WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
SD Gateway (Sustainable Development Communications Network)	Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment & Development 1998/99

Toxic & Hazardous Waste/Pollutants	New Ideas in Pollution Regulation (World Bank)
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia	Pesticide National Synthesis Project (USGS)
EXTOXNET (Extension Toxicology Network)	Plastics Resource (American Plastics Council)
Fernald Web Site	Superfund Program Home Page (EPA)
International Council on Metals & the Environment	Toxics Release Inventory (EPA)
National Antimicrobial Information Network	Toxics Use Reduction Institute
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network	TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network)
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
National Toxiology Program (NIH)

Water	National Water Quality Assessment Program (USGS)
Coasts in Crisis (USGS)	Stream Corridor Restoration
Dictionary of Technical & Legal Terms Related to Drinking Water	The Water Librarians' Home Page
Encyclopedia of Water Terms	Water Quality & Waste Management Glossary
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Web Site	Water Quality Information Center (National Agricultural Library)
Freshwater Web Site (Environment Canada)	Water Quality Problems: Health & Household
Great Lakes Environment (EPA)	Water Quality Web Resources
Great Lakes Information Network	Water Related Resource Links (OSU)
Index of Watershed Indicators (EPA)	Water Resources of the United States (USGS)
International Water Law Project	Watershed Tools Directory (EPA)
National Estuary Program (EPA)	WATERSHEDSS: Water Quality Decision Support System
National Insitutes for Water Resources

Other Sites

Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920	Scarcity or Abundance? A Debate on the Environment (Julian Simon)
National Library for the Environment	The Ultimate Resource II (Julian Simon)
	Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management

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Last Updated 12/07/99
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Jeff Wanser wanserjc@hiram.edu