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Global Ecology
World Resources Intitute Earthtrends Database
One of the most complete data sets available online, covering a wide range of issues. Includes valuable time field data.
http://earthtrends.wri.org

Environmental News Network
News, commentary, and information about how we live on earth. "Our mission is simple: to provide a global perspective on environmental issues, and to promote thought, discussion, and awareness among o
http://www.enn.com/index.html

Global Response
At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response organizes urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction.
http://globalresponse.org/index01.ph...

British Naturalist's Association
The British Naturalists' Association is one of the country's oldest Natural History organisations, founded in 1905. It promotes the study of all branches of natural history.
http://www.bna-naturalists.org/index...

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Red List provides conservation status, taxonomic, and distribution information to determine the relative risk of extinction.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Real Climate
RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.
http://www.realclimate.org/

Native Forest Council
The mission of Native Forest Council is to fully protect and preserve every acre of publicly owned land in the United States.
http://forestcouncil.org

Fresh Water
The World Commission on Dams
Publishers of the landmark report Dams and Development, the WCD was an independent international process to address controversial issues associated with large dams.
http://www.dams.org/

Human Conditions
United Nations Development Program
The world's premier humanitarian and development agency, and the publishers of the annual Human Development Report.
http://www.undp.org/

UN Human Development Report 2006
The annual Human Development Report continues to frame debates on some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity.
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/

Energy Supply
ASPO - The Association for the Study of Peak Oil a
ASPO is a network of scientists, affiliated with European institutions and universities, having an interest in determining the date and impact of the peak and decline of the world's production of oil
http://www.peakoil.net

Our Finite World - Oil Quiz
A highly informative quiz and article on oil depletion.
http://gailtheactuary.wordpress.com/...

Food from the Land
UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAOSTAT Database
FAOSTAT provides access to over 3 million time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture.
http://faostat.fao.org/

Beyond Factory Farming
Beyond Factory Farming is a national organization of citizen’s groups promoting socially responsible livestock production in Canada, helping communities that are dealing with problems caused by factory farms and factory farm proposals.
http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/

Food from the Oceans
UN FAO Fisheries Department
The Department promotes policies and strategies aiming at sustainable and responsible development of fisheries inland and in the oceans.
http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp

UN FAO FishStat
Free universal software provides users with access to global fishery statistics of various sorts.
http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetr...

State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
Annual report from the UN FAO Fisheries department.
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a06...

Development & Debt
World Bank Data and Research
Searchable database of national, international and global statistics.
http://econ.worldbank.org

Wealth
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization.
http://www.levy.org

United For a Fair Economy Research Library

http://faireconomy.org/research/inde...

Global Policy Forum - Inequality

http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/...

The World's Billionaires - Forbes
Profiles of the world's richest individuals.
http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

The Global Rich List
How rich are you really?
http://www.globalrichlist.com

Toxic Pollution
Environmental Working Group
US NGO specializing in environmental investigations and skillfull use of FOI requests.
http://www.ewg.org/

US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic database containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/iris/index.html

Biotechnology
Union of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment
Discussion, information and updates on sustainable food choices.
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_envir...

Environmental Education
Global Stewards
Sustainable solutions for a healthy planet.
http://globalstewards.org/sitemap.ht...

NW Earth Institute
NWEI offers programs that encourage participants to explore their values, attitudes, and actions through discussion with other people.
http://www.nwei.org

TreeHugger
TreeHugger is a leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream; a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. Includes blog, weekly and daily newsletters, weekly video and radio.
http://www.treehugger.com/

ForeED BC
FORED BC SOCIETY is a non-profit society that engages citizens, communities and volunteers in activities and choices that protect, conserve, rehabilitate, enhance the environment and promote sustainability.
http://www.landscapesmag.com/common/...

Environmental Literacy Council
The Council is an independent, non-profit organization offering a virtual library of the environment with primers explaining topics in environmental science; free teaching materials; and science-based reviews of the textbooks students use everyday.
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/index....

Massachusetts Environmental Education Society
The Massachusetts Environmental Education Society is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and improvement of environmental education in the state and region. MEES provides tools to connect environmental educators.
http://massmees.org/

Environmental Education Fund
The mission of the Environmental Education Fund is to facilitate productive partnerships which raise public awareness of the environmental consequences of mankind's actions.
http://eefund.org/

Droognet
An extensive list of links to informative and educational sites.
http://droognet.ca/

The Cloud Institute
The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education works with school systems and educators to develop and deliver proven, innovative courses and professional development programs for a sustainable future.
http://www.sustainabilityed.org/

Environmental Education Association of Washington
EEAW is a service oriented association working to support all who provide quality environmental education programs, training, and materials.
http://www.eeaw.org

Kansas Assoc. for Conservation and Enviornmental Eduation
KACEE is a not-profit, association of organizations and agencies whose mission is the promotion of effective conservation and environmental education.
http://www.kacee.org/Resources/Links...

Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM)
EECOM is a national, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to engage Canadians in learning about their environment.
http://www.eecom.org/english/index.h...

Green Teacher
Green Teacher is a quarterly magazine that helps youth educators enhance environmental and global education inside and outside of schools.
http://www.greenteacher.com/

DITC Environmental Education Foundation
DITC (Days in the Country)Environmental Education Foundation brings environmental awareness through education to all, particularly eight to twelve year olds who bear the future responsibility for the stewardship of our environment.
http://www.ditc-eef.org/index.html

Earth College
Co-creating a beautiful world through the peaceful stewardship of Earth. Our mission is to offer education, participation and promotion of a lifestyle in harmony with a sustainable future.
http://www.earthcollege.org

Environmental Organizations
Earth Justice
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. Their mission is to bring about far
http://www.earthjustice.org/

Clean Calgary
Clean Calgary Association empowers Calgarians to create healthy homes and communities through environmental education, products and services.
http://www.cleancalgary.org

Leonardo DiCaprio Eco Site
Established in 1998, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has actively fostered awareness of environmental issues through participation with such organizations as Natural Resources Defense Council, Global Green, USA, the International Fund For Animal Wel
http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/inde...

Earth Action
EarthAction’s goal is to create a global action alert network — a kind of Amnesty International for the planet — made up of individuals, groups and legislators who are prepared to act together on global problems.
http://www.earthaction.org/engl/inde...