East
Asia and Pacific
Environmental
Initiative
USAID and State working with partners
protecting the environment and
improving livelihoods
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Environment Meta-sites
EnviroLink is a non-profit, grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available.
EcoPort is an Open Source public-domain, internet-based information service that provides controlled input but open access to reliable knowledge about the biological entities of the earth's life support systems and the resource management decisions that determine their sustainability
The
Committee for the National Institute for the
Environment has a mission to improve the scientific basis for making decisions
on environmental issues through the successful operation of a National Institute
for the Environment (NIE).
Planet
Neighborhood,
a multimedia project produced by WETA-TV in Washington DC, examines the way
people across the nation are using down-to-earth concepts and innovative technologies
in their quest to preserve the environment. The series is hosted by environmental
architect William McDonough, and was designed to show the trade-offs between
economic and environmental costs, with an emphasis on grassroots action and
citizen empowerment.
Environmental
page of larger search engine.
EnviroInfo
is a compilation of useful Internet resources to Environmental Science and Technology.
This site maintains information on organizations, business, publications, online
databases and software, research and education. The following environmental
fields are considered: air pollution, biotechnology, chemistry, ecology, impact
and risk assessment, laws, pollution, sustainable development, soil & wetlands,
water & wastewater.
WWW
Virtual Library - Environment An
award-winning, searchable index of over 1,000 environmental resources arranged
alphabetically and by category.
Earth's
Biggest Environment Search Engine
Environmental
Resources on the Internet by the library at Southampton College
IGC
EcoNet was the world's first computer network dedicated to environmental
preservation and sustainability and remains the best-known and most comprehensive
online network of its kind.
Natural
Resources Research Information Pages (NRRIPS)
are intended to be an Internet resource guide for researchers, practitioners
and students in the natural resources field.
World
Wildlife Fund: A comprehensive list of general environmental organizations,
divided by sector and hyperlinked directly to home pages.
(U.S., State and regional-specific, international, federal government,
university and college programs, media, professional/industry groups, indices,
newsgroups and mailing lists,
Natural
Resources Defense Council Bios,
profiles and interviews of environmental Who’s Who; Terms, laws and treaties;
glossary; Government and Non-profit directory
Environmental
Protection Agency Terms of
Environment. Contains a glossary
and an acronym directory.
"Terms
Of Environment" defines in non-technical language the more commonly used
environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other
Agency documents available to the general public, students, the media, and Agency
employees.
Congressional Research Service reports on-line, divided by topic. The Congressional Research Service (CRS), part of the Library of Congress, prepares its reports for the U.S. Congress. CRS products undergo review for accuracy and objectivity and contain non-technical information that can be very useful to people interested in environmental policy. Despite their potential value to a broad audience, CRS does not itself provide these documents to the general public.
Updated August 28, 2005
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