Population & Environment
Borderlands Environmental Archives
The Borderlands Environmental Archives and the
related page of Links provide information
for the region shared by both the United States and Mexico.
Coast to coast this region contains a variety of ecosystems
and local environmental priorities.
CIESEN
The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
(CIESIN, pronounced "season") was established in 1989 as a private,
nonprofit corporation with members from leading
universities and non-government research organizations.
The corporation is dedicated to furthering the interdisciplinary
study of global environmental change. CIESIN is agency-neutral,
specializing in the access and integration of physical, natural,
and socioeconomic information across scientific disciplines.
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Earthshots is a collection of satellite images which show
how our environment has changed over the last 20 years. The
effects of droughts, fires, deforestation, urbanization, irrigation,
desertification, and other natural and anthropogenic events can be
detected, measured, and analyzed using satellite data. The
accompanying text is aimed at the general public.
The Earth Times
The Earth Times is the world's leading independent
international nonpartisan newspaper focusing on environment
and sustainable development, and such interrelated concerns of the
international system as population, human-rights, trade,
and women's and children's rights. The newspaper, published by the
not-for-profit Earth Times Foundation, specifically explores the
subject of change--how individuals and institutions work in their
own societies to tackle their challenges and generate
positive change in social and economic conditions.
ECOLinking
Environmental resources on the net.
EcoNet
EcoNet serves organizations and individuals working for
environmental preservation and sustainability. EcoNet builts
coalitions and partnerships with individuals, activist organizations
and non-profit organizations to develop their use of the electronic
communications medium.
Environmental Agencies/Organizations - University of Iowa
A wide variety of organizations involved with environmental
issues have provided information about themselves via Internet
and the World Wide Web.
Environmental News Network
Each day our staff of journalists and scientists, in association
with Reuters, Knight-Ridder/Tribune, Associated Press, The Los Angeles
Times Syndicate, Business Wire and US Newswire, brings you the
hottest environmental news from around the world. Each week our
online magazine provides an in-depth look at important ecological issues
facing our planet and population with such features as Cousteau
Watch, Earth-friendly Living, World Watch Report, and Matter of Opinion.
Environment Professional's Virtual Desktop
Let this platform become your Virtual Desktop that you take
with you on the road, out to a site, or just back to headquarters.
It is a familiar place you can rely upon for direct reference links,
new Net developments, and a forum for reaching lots of other
environmental professionals by posting a
message on our Conferences, Bulletins, Announcements link.
EnviroWeb - A Project of the EnviroLink Network
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization...a grassroots
online community that unites hundreds of organizations and
volunteers around the world with millions of people in over
130 countries.
Environment Issues
A weekly column about environment issues and provides an extensive
set of links for a variety of environmental topics.
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) Project
The Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) was
implemented under the United States-Japan Framework for a New
Economic Partnership which was initiated in April 1993 by the
President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Japan.
GOIN is a cooperative effort between the United States and Japan
to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Earth observation
information networks, involving both satellite and in-situ data.
Greenpeace International
Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation
which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global
environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are
essential to a green and peaceful future.
The-Science-Lab.com
A comprehensive directory of science related websites.
USAfrica
This All African Internet Portal provides news,
an event calendar, and extensive information for business,
travel and education, country-by-country, and a very
large pan Africa Link Collection.
U.S. Census Bureau - Population Topics
Population Estimates - Population Projections -
Historical Census Data - International Statistics
Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild
lands through careful science, international conservation,
education, and the management of the world's largest system
of urban wildlife parks. These activities change attitudes
toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans
living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale.
World Bank
The Bank's mission is to help developing countries
reduce poverty and promote sustainable
development. In that sense you could say that
our goals are much the same as those of many
governments' development assistance programs.
But unlike such aid programs, we don't make
grants. The Bank lends money to developing
countries-and the loans are repaid. Developing
countries borrow from the Bank because they
need capital, technical assistance, and policy advice.
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a
policy research center created in late 1982 to help
governments, international organizations, and
private businesses address a fundamental question:
How can societies meet basic human needs and
nurture economic growth without undermining the
natural resources and environmental integrity
on which life, economic vitality, and international
security depend?
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Forestry
WWW Virtual Library links are categorized mainly
by the host organization. The service is
provided by the Library of the Finnish
Forest Research Institute.
Yahoo's Environment and Nature
Yahoo's listings of environmental and nature links.
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