The Atlas of Environmental Change ATLAS GE149.G4813 1998
Beacham's Guide to International Endangered Species REF QL82.B435 2001
Biodiversity: a Reference Handbook REF QH541.15.B56B435 1998
California Environmental Law Handbook REF KFC610.C35 1997
Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation REF K3585.4.C65
Conservation Directory REF S920.C64 2004
EcoAmericas Guide to Environmental Agencies & Legislative Commissions in Latin America
REF HC130.E5E354 2003
The Encyclopedia of Ecotourism REF G156.5.E26E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science REF GE10.M66 2000
Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society REF GE149.E47 2000
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change REF GE10.E534 2001
Endangered Species: a Reference Handbook REF QL82.S49 1998
The Environmental Guidebook: a Selective Reference Guide to Environmental Organizations and Related Entities REF TD171.S734 2002
Environmental Law Handbook REF KF3775.E473 2005
Environmental Performance Management: the Global Report REF HD75.6.E573
Environmental Statutes REF KF3775.A28
Europe's Environment: Statistical Compendium for the Second Assessment
REF GE160.E85E975 1998
Europe's Environment: the Second Assessment REF GE160.E85E974 1998
The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science REF TD9.W95 2001
Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook With Related Laws REF KF5640.F43 1998
Global Environment Outlook REF GE170.G5625
Handbook of Environmental Law REF K3585.H36 1997
Historical Dictionary of North American Environmentalism REF GE10.W45 1997
Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues: an Encyclopedia REF GF50.J65 2003
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics REF GE170.I55 2002
The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide REF GC1020.O3 2005-06
OECD Environmental Data REF TD172.O36
Rainforests of the World: a Reference Handbook REF QH541.5.R27G39 2001
State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific REF GE160.A78S83
Umweltstatistik=Environment Statistics REF TD186.E85
The Wiley Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup REF TD173.M48 1999
World Resources REF HC10.W827
The World's Water: the Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources REF TD345.G54
Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development REF HC79.E5G74
Yearbook of International Environmental Law REF K3581.2.Y43
Ambio
Business Strategy and the Environment
Coastal Management
Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
Conservation Biology
Conservation in Practice
Corporate Environmental Strategy
Ecologist
Environment
Environment and Development Economics
Environmental Management
Environmental Policy and Law
Environmental Politics
Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
Global Environmental Politics
Industry and Environment
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law, and Economics
Journal of Environment and Development
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Ocean Development and International Law
Population and Environment
Scientific American
Society & Natural Resources
World Conservation
Columbia Earthscape (Registered MIIS students, faculty & staff only) A collection of documents and papers relating to international environmental issues.
Geobase (Registered MIIS students, faculty & staff only) Index to journal articles on environment, geography, and development.
PAIS International (Registered MIIS students, faculty & staff only) Index to journals, books and documents in public affairs. Abstracts only.
Proquest (Registered MIIS students, faculty & staff only) Index to magazines, journals and newspapers on a variety of topics. Includes some full text articles.
Acidrain.org
The website of the Swedish NGO Secretariat on Acid Rain.
Environmental Literacy Council: Acid Rain
Links to good sources for data, international legislation, and organizations.
Africa Environment Outlook
Full text of the UNEP's environmental report for Africa.
Africa South of the Sahara: Environment
A website maintained by the library at Stanford with extensive links to useful websites.
South African Government Department of Environment & Tourism
A good source for policy documents and legislation.
Organic Agriculture at FAO
A website of the Food and Agriculture Organization with links to documents, country data and
project descriptions.
National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center: Organic Farming
A division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on national organic
standards and regulations, integrated pest management and pollution prevention.
Organic Farming (European Union)
Information from the EU's website Europa includes regulations and data.
Organic-Europe
A website created by Stiftung Oekologie & Landbau and funded by the European Union.
Profiles of countries in the European Union, European Free Trade Area as well as the six
accession countries to the EU.
ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
A research website managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology. Includes full text documents on water management, pest management, organic farming and energy and agriculture.
U.S. EPA Office of Air & Radiation
News and program descriptions from the division of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency that focuses on indoor air, acid rain, climate change and toxic air pollution.
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
The official web page of the Convention has the text of the Convention and protocols as
well as reports on implementation.
Air Quality (European Union)
Reports and news on air quality issues.
The Antarctic Protected Areas Archive
Information includes maps and management plans.
Australian Antarctic Division
An overview of environmental protection issues.
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Full text of the treaty.
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
Current reports on the Arctic environment.
UNEP.net: the Arctic
Extensive links to case studies, conference papers, and articles.
ASEAN: Environment
Environmental reports of ASEAN.
Asian Development Bank: Environment
Numerous links to documents of the ADB and its member countries.
Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
Links to news and legislation.
Ministry of Population & Environment (Nepal)
Text of legislation and policy on environment and sustainable development.
Government of India: Ministry of Environment & Forests
Links to legislation and policy statements. Also the annual report of the ministry.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)
Legislation, policy, and statistics.
ECO Asia Net
The website of the Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific has links to the official environmental agencies of the countries of Asia.
Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia
A training and research program in environmental resource economics. The website includes
papers and research reports.
Environment in Central Asia
Environmental reports for the Aral Sea region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkemenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Eurasianet.org: Environment
Environmental news from Central Asia.
Ministry of the Environment: Singapore
News about environmental and environmental health issues in Singapore. Link to the
Singapore Green Plan 2012.
State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) provides updated information on the Assessment of the Environmental Quality and State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific 2005 project. Links to the reports published in 2000 and 2005 (forthcoming)
Environmental Law
A webpage of the Parliamentary Library of Australia with links to legislation and environmental organizations.
Environmental Portal
An Australian government website that links to all of the government agencies involved with environmental issues.
Infoterra Australia
Links to government resources.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The website of the Convention has the text of the agreement as well as other documents.
Biodiversity
The World Bank's webpage devoted to biodiversity issues with links to World Bank documents.
Biodiversity Hotspots
A project of Conservation International with profiles of 25 threatened biologically rich
areas.
Biological Diversity in Food and Agriculture
A website of the FAO with documents and reports on biodiversity issues in agriculture.
Business & Biodiversity Resource Centre
Sponsored by Earthwatch Institute. Full text reports on business and biodiversity, primarily
with focus on the UK.
European Community Biodiversity Clearinghouse Mechanism
Links to policy documents and reports and biodiversity indicators for the European Union.
Co-op America: National Green Pages
A national directory of green businesses.
Growing Sustainable Business
A project of the United Nations Development Programme. The website links to projects and reports in different countries.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The website of this coalition of international companies has news, reports and case studies.
CERES: the California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
An information system of the California Resources Agency with environmental data for California.
Environment Canada's Green Lane
The webpage of the Canadian government's environmental department has a wealth of information on environmental issues in the country.
The Canadian Biodiversity Web Site
A project of the Redpath Biodiversity Project at McGill University's Redpath Museum with information on biodiversity theory, Canadian species and ecozones, conservation issues, and legislation in Canada.
EPA Global Warming Site
Information on global warming and climate change from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Emissions Trading and CDM
A website of the International Energy Agency (IEA) with links to documents.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Text of the Kyoto Protocol and other official documents of the FCCC. Document are also available in Spanish and French on the website. Link to the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Database.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relating to climate change. Reports available in Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Reports on global climate change.
WWF Climate Change Programme
Links to factsheets and other publications of the World Wild Fund for Nature.
UNEP.net: Climate Change
Reports and studies of the United Nations Environment Programme including full text of Global Environment Outlook 3.
EUROPA: Environment: Climate Change
European Union policy and regulation. Links to reports and documents.
The World Bank Group: Climate Change
World Bank publications and project descriptions.
OECD: Climate Change
Links to OECD documents and country information.
The Ozone Secretariat
The website of the UNEP's Ozone Secretariat has links to treaties and documents. Also current status of ratification of treaties.
Global Warming (The Warming of the Earth)
A web project of the Woods Hole Research Center with a "primer" on global warming.
Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
An office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The website has discussions of issues relating to coastal resources, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and links to the websites of the Coastal Zone Management Program and Marine Protected Areas.
EUROPA: Coastal Zone Policy
From the European Union's Europa website. Discussion of EU policy and regulation.
Coral Reef Alliance
Check the resource library for links to issue briefs and a directory of organizations.
Coral Reef Conservation Program
A NOAA project. Links to government documents and regulations.
ReefBase: A Global Information System on Coral Reefs
International data and GIS mapping of coral reef systems.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Coral Reefs
Data and information from the U.S. EPA.
Environmental Literacy Council: Hydroelectric Power
Good links to data and maps, articles, organizations, and teaching materials.
Environmental Agencies/Organizations
Links to other online directories, U.S. Federal Government agencies and programs, state government agencies and programs, foreign government agencies and programs, international organizations, professional societies, nonprofit organizations, and research centers.
EnviroLink Network
Online directory of environmental organizations in over 150 countries. Listings arranged by topic.
The World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online
A project of the California Institute of Public Affairs. The directory includes a brief description of the organization with links to websites.
Ecotourism Publications and Resources
Full text of publications from the Nature Conservancy.
International Ecotourism Society
Links to news and articles relation to ecotourism.
UNEP: Tourism
An overview of sustainable and ecotourism with links to full text of UNEP publications.
American Wind Energy Association
Industry news and data as well as legislative news.
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
Links to state incentives through an interactive map. The library contains technical papers and reports on U.S. state and federal incentives.
European Renewable Energy Council
EREC is an organization made up of industry, trade and research associations. Links to publications and projects.
European Wind Energy Association
Publications of the association may be downloaded.
International Solar Energy Society
Full text of white papers and position papers may be downloaded from this website.
REEEP
The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership website links to international news, interviews, policy documents, and projects in renewable energy.
Renewable & Alternative Fuels
Data and reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The Source for Renewable Energy
An international directory of renewable energy businesses.
World Council for Renewable Energy
An international organization focusing on renewable energy policy. Conference documents and proceedings are available through the publications section of the website.
The Environment in Your Pocket
Environmental statistics for Great Britain.
Environmental Issues and Environmental Protection - Sweden
Links to sources on environmental issues in Sweden.
European Environment Agency
The website of the EEA has briefings, reports (including country reports), and indicators.
European Commission: Environment
News and policy of the European Union.
European Environmental Bureau
The EEB is an umbrella organization made up of European environmental NGOs.
Ministere de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement
The website of the French Ministry of the Environment has extensive information on both French and international issues.
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
A nonprofit organization that focusses on environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe. Their website houses project descriptions and publications as well as links to the websites of their offices in individual countries.
Council of Europe: Environment and Sustainable Development
Information on biodiversity, the European Landscape Convention, and CEMAT. Links to publications including the magazine Naturopa.
Environment Agency (UK)
The website of Great Britain's environmental agency.
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio (Italy)
Italy's environment ministry.
Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit
Germany's environmental ministry.
EnviroInfo: Fontes de Informacao em Ambiente
Links to European and U.S. information sources on environmental science and technology. Website in both Portuguese and English.
Ministry of the Environment (Poland)
State of the Environment Norway
Ministry of the Environment (Denmark)
Institute for European Environmental Policy
The IEEP is a research organization focusing on environmental and sustainable development policy of the European Union. Many publications are available for download.
NOAA Fisheries Service
An agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This website has information on conservation and management of fisheries.
FAO Fisheries Department
Reports and statistics on international fisheries. Includes link to full text of the annual State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Reports and statistics on Canadian fisheries.
Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law
A wealth of information on fisheries with text of legislation and cases, profiles of international fisheries organizations, and papers and articles.
Forests, Grasslands and Drylands
Research publications and GIS data from the World Resources Institute.
Global Forest Watch
A project of the World Resources Institute. This website links to news, reports, data and mapping on international forest conservation issues.
State of the World's Forests 2005
FAO's annual report in PDF format.
United Nations Forum on Forestry
Includes documents and publications.
WWF: Forest Conservation Programme
News and reports from the World Wildlife Fund on international forest conservation issues.
Secretariat of the Basel Convention
Text of the convention, status of ratification, and documents of meetings.
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
A division of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Information on waste management, clean-up, and emergency preparedness and response.
Children's Environmental Health Network
Information on environmental health issues including links to organizations and projects.
Environmental Health
A website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with information by topic.
Protection of the Human Environment
A website of the World Health Organization with links to WHO documents and information relating to environment and health.
World Health Organization: Environmental Health
WHO environmental health reports.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation
The CLUI looks at land use issues in the U.S. The Land Use Database has an interactive map links to information on specific projects in the country.
Environmental Literacy Council: Land Use
Links to organizations, treaties, and data.
EUROPA: Land Use
Land use issues in the European Union.
Land Use Law
A website of the Washington University School of Law with links to land use cases and articles.
LANIC: Environment
The Latin American Network Information Center, based at University of Texas at Austin, provides enormous web-based sources for researching topics relating to Latin America. The environment page has a long list of links to sources in individual countries as well as regional resources.
Secretaria de Ambiente Y Desarollo Sustentable (Argentina)
The ministry of the environment in Argentina.
Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (Brazil)
Comision Nacional del Medio Ambiente
Chile's environmental commission.
Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Mexico)
Comision Nacional Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Mexico)
Mexico's biodiversity commission.
Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (Nicaragua)
World Environmental Law
Links to international organizations, treaties, and environmental law associations.
Center for International Environmental Law
A nonprofit law firm specializing in international environmental law and policy. The website includes extensive online publications relating to biodiversity, biotechnology, climate change, human rights & the environment, pollution, and trade and the environment.
European Environmental Law Homepage
Treaties, legislation, case law, and documents relating to European environmental law.
ECOLEX: a Gateway to Environmental Law
A database operated by FAO, IUCN, and UNEP. Links to treaties, national legislation, court decisions, and other literature.
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
FIELD is an organization based in Great Britain. Extensive project descriptions as well as publications of the organization.
Summary of Environmental Law in North America
Information on environmental law in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
NOAA
The website of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Reports and statistics on U.S. ocean and climate issues.
U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, Watersheds
Reports and legislation from this division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Pew Charitable Trusts: Protecting Ocean Life
Links to several reports including America's Living Oceans.
Marine Protected Areas of the United States
An overview of marine protected areas with links to government documents, case studies, and reports.
WWF Endangered Seas Programme
A World Wide Fund for Nature website with news and reports.
Oceans and Law of the Sea
United Nations documents on the Law of the Sea. Documents available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.
The World Bank Group: Coastal and Marine Management
World Bank project descriptions and publications.
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
A World Resources Institute web page. Links to WRI publications.
The Ocean Conservancy
News and research reports are linked to the homepage of this education and research organization.
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
A research and advocacy organization. Links to publications in the areas of marine protected areas, fishing, and endangered species.
Friends of the Earth Middle East
Links to regional websites as well as environmental websites in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
Israel: Ministry of the Environment
Environmental indicators, text of legislation, and reports on issues.
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
A website project maintained by UNEP, UNCTAD and Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy. News and documents relating to minerals, oil and gas, biodiversity, energy and water.
Natural Resources Defense Council
The website of this organization includes links to news and policy papers.
Natural Resources Institute
An educational and research organization. Their website includes PDF format publications.
World Resources Institute
A nonprofit organization focusing on environmental science and policy. Numerous full text publications available through the website.
New Zealand Ministry of Environment
Government reports, statistics, and texts of legislation are available through this website.
Environment Australia Online
Online services and information from the Australian and state governments.
FAO Pesticide Management
A division of the Food and Agriculture Organization. Full text of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides and other documents on the management of pesticides.
OECD: Pesticide Programme
Statistics, documents and country information for OECD member nations.
Pesticide Action Network International
Links to the regional centers of the network.
Pesticide Action Network North America
A nonprofit devoted to the replacement of pesticides with environmentally sound alternatives. Their website provides access to the PAN database which gives information for pesticides used in California.
World Health Organization: Pesticides
News and projects of WHO.
AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment
Online version of the atlas from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Environmental Sustainability: Population, Poverty and the Environment
A website of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
PopPlanet
A web project of the Population Reference Bureau and the National Council for Science and the Environment. Links to online reports and country profiles.
Protected Areas
A website of the Convention on Biological Diversity with good links to other organizations and projects.
Protected Areas and World Heritage
A UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre site with access to the World Database of Protected Areas.
World Commission on Protected Areas
A project of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The website has full text of documents and other publications.
Municipal Solid Waste: Recycling
Information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
American Rivers
An organization that focuses on river conservation issues. Links to scientific and legislative information.
Asian International Rivers Center
A research organization based at Yunnan University. Links to research articles.
International Rivers Network
News and documents on international rivers and dams.
RiverNet
The website of the European Rivers Network. Reports on European riverbasins and campaigns and projects both in Europe and worldwide.
Environmental Sustainability Index
International environmental performance indicators compiled by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and World Economic Forum. The 2005 index is available as a PDF document.
EUROPA: Environment Statistics
Links to sources for statistics for the European Union.
OECD Environment Directorate: Statistics
Links to some data for OECD member countries.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment
Includes Main Environmental Indicators and links to national data sources.
Education for Sustainable Development
A UNESCO website created for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
EUROPA: Sustainable Development
Policy and strategy of the European Union.
Inter-American Development Bank: Sustainable Development Department
Sustainable development issues in Latin America.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The website of the IISD provides research on investment and sustainable development, climate change issues, natural resources and trade and sustainable development.
National Strategies for Sustainable Development
A project established by Agenda 21. Links to key publications and national strategy documents.
SD Gateway
Links to online information from the Sustainable Development Information Network
Sustainable Development Dimensions
The website of the Sustainable Development Department of the FAO. Research on biophysical, biological, socio-economic and social dimensions of sustainable development.
United Nations Sustainable Development
The secretariat that services the Commission on Sustainable Development which is charged with the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. Information on sustainable development issues including national reports of individual countries.
Environment and Trade: a Handbook
An online handbook created by the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
WTO: Trade and Environment
Information from the World Trade Organization including WTO provisions, disputes, and work in the Committee on Trade and Environment.
The Trade & Environment Database (TED)
A database of case studies developed by the Mandala Projects at American University.
UNCTAD: Trade, Environment & Development
Links to UNCTAD projects and publications and trade and environment.
European Federation for Transport and Environment
An organization that focuses on sustainable transport policy in Europe. Extensive links to publications and reports.
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
A U.S. based organization interested in sustainable transport issues. Links to full text articles and documents on international transportation issues.
Sustainable Mobility
A website of the World Council for Sustainable Development with links to documents and publications.
UNEP
The website of the United Nations Environment Programme includes links to PDF documents and reports.
United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database
The GRID-Arendal database provides environmental information for the Arctic, Nordic/Baltic, Central & Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
Environmental Council of the States
A nonprofit association of state and territory environmental agency leaders. Full text of their quarterly publication ECOstates is available here as well as other documents.
National Library for the Environment
Access to over 600 Congressional Research Service reports.
Union of Concerned Scientists
A nonprofit organization that focuses on environmental and security issues in the United States. Links to reports of the organization as well as to other agencies.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The website of the U.S. EPA reports on key environmental topics. Includes links to text of U.S. legislation.
U.S. EPA Office of Water
Links to reports and documents on both U.S. and international water issues.
Water Environment Federation
A nonprofit technical and educational organization that focuses on global water quality issues.
Water Resources of the United States
A website of the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes information on water quality and water use in the U.S. Links to the Water Watch database which maps current water resources conditions.
International Water Law Project
Treaties, articles, and case law on international water law and policy. IWLP is a project based at the Texas Tech University School of Law.
International Year of Freshwater
The website developed for the UN's International Year of Freshwater 2003.
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
A web project of the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University with links to the UNEP's Atlas of International Freshwater Agreements, International Freshwater Treaties Database, and International River Basin Register. The bibliography includes links to PDF versions of many of the listed articles.
UNESCO: Water Portal
Links to both UNESCO programs and other organizations in the field of freshwater.
International Whaling Commission
Information on scientific research and conservation issues.
World Wild Fund for Nature
Links to factsheets and other WWF publications in the fields of freshwater, climate change, species, policy, forests, marine resources, and toxic waste.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The website of CITES includes text of the convention, documents from the convention and national reports.
National Wildlife Federation: Conservation Directory
An online directory of nonprofit, educational, promotional, and government groups.
TRAFFIC
A program of the IUCN and WWF that monitors wildlife trade. Links to factsheets and other publications.
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
A searchable database of endangered species.
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit
Based at Oxford University, Department of Zoology. This website gives information about research projects of WildCRU.
Wildlife Conservation Society
A conservation organization based at the Bronx Zoo. Their website provides links to information on aspects of international wildlife and wild land conservation.
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