Environment

Research information and advice to agricultural producers on best management practices to maintain water quality, including efficient nutrient and weed management practices and watershed management techniques.

About U.S. federal and Pennsylvania state policies and programs to reduce environmental impacts of animal agriculture operations, plus information and links on agricultural water use and quality, impacts of concentrated animal feeding, and related topics.

Up to date information on air quality issues in Canada. Including environmental law and policy, motor vehicle emissions and industrial sources of pollution. Maintained by students at the Environment Law Centre, University of Victoria.

Describes the mandatory vehicle emissions testing program in the Denver-Boulder area of Colorado, including maps to emissions stations, testing requirements, help for failing vehicles and tips to keep from becoming a gross polluter.

Air Quality monitoring networks of London, Bedfordshire, Kent and Hertfordshire in the UK. Near realtime data is available from the site.

Research focused on obtaining an improved understanding of the processes that control the formation and distribution of fine particles and ground-level ozone.

Information about releases of pollutants into the air, the water and on land. In English and French.

Presents answers to common questions about biodiversity.

The project examines how two First Nations communities have taken initiatives to address adaptation and adaptive capacity to climate related risks and opportunities.

The event will take place from 18-20 November, 2009 at Budapest, Hungary.

Independent, multinational platform for debate and innovation on resource efficiency. Davos, Switzerland.

Non-profit EnviroLink Network is a clearinghouse for environmental information on the Internet, featuring daily news, sustainable business information, active user-forums, natural products and a library of environmental resources on the Internet.

Guide to environmental and transportation acronyms and abbreviations, annotated with Web links to sites related to many of the acronyms.

Provides access to thousands of educational, teaching and learning resources in geography and environmental science.

Articles and internet links on a wide range of environmental topics. Includes interest groups, magazines, policy, and environmental jobs.

Describes U.S. government programs, including grant opportunities, in environmental education, and lists links to EPA websites for teachers and kids.

Provides environmental intelligence for professionals in Europe, including news, jobs, events and web site listing.

Free job- and resume-posting service for environmental professionals, from recent grads to career changers.

Bulletin board for job seekers and employers in the fields of environment, climate change, renewable energy, water and waste management, and other green industries.

A non-profit, scientific and policy research organization, working in India and globally in the fields of energy, environment and a whole range of sustainable development issues.

Describes soil gas monitoring for detecting organic compounds and heavy metals in the subsurface, allowing rapid assessment of industrial sites.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution monitoring the release of radioactive contaminants from Fukushima, and seeking help doing so.

A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland

Guide to the Daintree region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Covers threats, ecological and Aboriginal history, flora and fauna, climate and news.

A German-supported (mega)transect study of the Biodiversity of West Africa (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), and Southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa).

California forest inventory data, GIS.

About the First Spanish-Tropical Forest Biology-Archeology Workshop, in Guatemala in 1995. Site has information about rainforests and interactions of culture and environment.

Location, type, and performance of HUD-funded activities and select EPA information on brownfields, hazardous wastes, air pollution and waste water discharges.

Guide for consultants and planners in developing countries, from FAO.

Study to evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment. Includes FAQ, news and events. Ontario, Canada.[English/French]

News on environmental science and issues, with global scope and UK focus. Also includes product announcements, job listings, events announcements, and registered-user access to tenders and RFPs.

A variety of animal-related articles from around the web. Includes zoo births and deaths, endangered species updates and scientific discoveries.

Brings together scientists of different disciplines to explore the design, implementation, management, promotion and evaluation of new media applications that advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems.

Find the latest environmental news including alternative energy technologies, atmospheric sciences and biodiversity.

(ITDP)promotes environmentally sustainable transportation policies and projects worldwide, acting to counter automobile dependence in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe.

Members are professionally-trained biologists and biology students whose primary focus is to further the conservation and prudent management of Canada's natural resources based on sound ecological principles.

A non-profit organization which promotes and develops an interest in and knowledge and protection of wildlife, particularly in Canada.

The (CACS) is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Homer, Alaska.

Broad-based US consortium working to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking. Includes organization information, news, issues papers, and directories of university environmental programs and other resources.

Organization in Fiji aiming to sustain community livelihoods and tourism through the protection of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Includes details of the community, events, programs and projects.

This Environment Canada site deals with issues, programs and other aspects having to do with stratospheric ozone.

Offers worldwide ozone and UV calibration services to customers with Brewer Ozone Spectrophotometer instruments.

Outdoor scientific laboratory with large blocks of forest and diverse vegetational communities that offer resources for ecosystem-level and large-scale research.

US DOE scientific user facility with experimental, theoretical, and computational capabilities for solving environmental problems. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

Center of expertise in research and consultancy in the environment and natural resources sector, conducting research, development, and training to promote efficient management and use of renewable natural resources in support of sustainable livelihoods.

Describes research activities and graduate degree programs focused on topics such as remediation of contaminated land, pollution control, risk assessment and waste disposal.

Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.

Focuses on international water issues such as working to alleviate poverty and hunger, sustainable development, environmental integrity, and human health.

Home page for water resources information from the U.S. Geological Survey. Topics include ground water, surface water, water use, water quality, acid rain, toxic substances hydrology.

Resources for librarians in water agencies and similar institutions.