The African Conservation
Foundation from African websites.net (http://www.africanconservation.com/)
"The portal for the Conservation of Africa's Flora and Fauna... provides
in-depth information from our project network as well as conservation databases,
interactive knowledge base & discussion forums and many other resources."
EnviroLink (http://www.envirolink.org/)
"The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing
access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991."
Global gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude,
latitude, and altitude of each location.
International Weather From WeatherHub (http://www.weatherhub.com/global/)
An English language home page providing links to sites offering international
weather information by city.
MSN Encarta (http://encarta.msn.com)
"Posts facts about this country's geography and history along with images,
maps, and news updates." Search e-library for periodical articles.
MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.
Maps.com (http://www.maps.com/)
Commercial site, sells digital maps of such areas as Johannesburg, Cape Town,
Bophuthatswana, the new provinces.
National Game
Parks (http://www.wildlifeafrica.co.za/botsnationalparks.html)
Commercial site. Links to game parks in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa,
Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Includes photographic gallery, and information
on animal behavior.
Omni Resources (http://www.omnimap.com)
Commercial site (Burlington, NC); sells wide variety of maps--city, geological,
topographic, provincial, road maps, and street guides.
UT library online, Perry-Castañeda (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html)
The University of Texas' Perry Castaneda Library Map collection here offers
a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.
United Nations
Cartographic Section (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.
United States. Energy
Information Administration (EIA)--Country Analysis Briefs (CAB): Sub-Saharan
Africa. (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsaf.html)
Provides an overview of the energy situation for all countries that are of current
interest to energy analysts and policy makers. Provides data on oil, natural
gas, electricity, coal, synthetic fuels; export, consumption, exploration and
production; includes economic, energy, and environmental overview; also gives
information on various factors affecting the energy sector. Links to important
U.S. government and worldwide sites. Country briefs for 2001 and 2002 provided
for: Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Rep. of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,
Great Lakes, Horn, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and the SADC countries.
United States.
Energy Information Administration. Energy Data (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html)
Annual energy, energy balance and other energy-related data for the period 1980-2000;
presented by fuel category; includes forecasts.
United States. Library of Congress.
Geography and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.
University of Zimbabwe. Students for Environmental
Action (http://uzweb.uz.ac.zw/sea/)
"a student environmental group at the University of Zimbabwe which aims
to raise awareness on environmental issues at the University and the society
at large and also to provide a forum for debate on environmental issues." Has
links to related sites.
The World Conservation Union (http://www.iucn.org)
Founded in 1948, and with 980 members in 140 countries. "The World Conservation
Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental
organizations in a unique world partnership."
World Species List-- Animals Plants Microbes. (http://species.enviroweb.org/)
Includes endangered species.
Zambezi Society (Harare) (http://www.zamsoc.org/)
"conservation group devoted solely to looking after the Zambezi, the finest
and wildest river in Africa." Projects include biodiversity in Mozambique,
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, elephant research, black rhino protection,
eco-tourism, Victoria Falls environmental problems. Has photographs, publications
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