Australasian Biogeographic Realm (http://www.panda.org/about%5Fwwf/where%5Fwe%5Fwork/ecoregions/global200/pages/australasia.htm)
Part of the World Wildlife Federation's web site, this page leads information about ecosystems of Australasia and the Pacific. Users can search by either country or ecoregions and are then led to detailed descriptions of the environment in the chosen area.
The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance (http://www.indopacific.org)
The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance is a non-profit biodiveristy conservation organization focusing on the tropical Pacific region. Its website contains information about its programs, partners and products.
Global Warming in Oceania (http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_global_warming/index.htm)
Information about the causes and effects of global warming in Oceania. From Jane Resture's Oceania Web site.
BirdLife - Pacific (http://www.birdlife.org/regional/pacific/index.html)
Part of BirdLife International's website, this page provides ornitholigical information about the Pacific.
Island Directoy: Niue (http://islands.unep.ch/CKT.htm)
Part of the United Nations Environmental Program, this web site provides basic geographic information about Niue.
Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
While this site does not contain information about the Marshall Islands per se, it is an excellent place to begin research about geographic and environmental issues.
Maps of Niue (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html#N)
Part of the Perry-Castanada Library Map Collection, this web site provides maps of Niue.
SPREP - South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/sprep/default.htm)
Based in Apia, the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme is the Pacific region's major intergovernmental organization charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources. Its web site contains information about natural resources, nature conservation, coastal management, marine species, Pacific birds, invasive species, biodiversity, pollution, environmental awareness, climate change and international waters.
Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific (http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Navigation/intro.html)
An on-line presentation of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, this web site contains information about traditional navigation techniques and the science involved in them. There is information about astronomy, meteorology, geography and culture as well as a bibliography.
WWF South Pacific Programme homepage (http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj)
This web site contains information about Pacific ecoregions, marine ecosystems, forest ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, climate change, mining and conservation in the Pacific, as well as the World Wildlife Federation's publications and activities.
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