STER: Environment and Sustainable Development

Science, Technology, Environment & Resources - Internet Resources

Environment and Natural Resources

Biodiversity | Coasts | Environment - General | Environment - National Bodies | Environment - International Bodies | Environmental Law | Heritage | Natural Resource Management | Marine | National Parks | Pollution | Recycling and Waste Management | Sustainable Development | Tourism | Trade |

Biodiversity

Australian Natural Resource Independent web directory linking jobs, agencies, study information and other areas of interest in the area of Natural Resource Management.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Biodiversity at the Department of Environment and Heritage
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Convention on Biological Diversity
Weeds Australia A strategic approach to weed problems of national significance.
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Ecology and Biodiversity

Coasts

Australian Coastal Atlas
Coasts and Clean Seas (National Heritage Trust)
Coastal CRC

Environment - General

State of the Environment Reporting Australia
Environmental Media Services - facts and contacts for journalists
Environment News Service (US)
ENDS Environment Daily - Europe's choice for environmental policy and business intelligence.
Global Amphibian Assessment - comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 5743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians (2004)
Internet resources on the environment
Love That Planet - The Lab's Environment Gateway (ABC)
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Environment

Environment - National Bodies

Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Marine Conservation Society
The Australian Marine and Coastal Community Network
Australia's Environment Portal Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Environmental websites State Library of Victoria directory.
Friends of the Earth
GrantsLINK - Commonwealth community grants site (Australia)
GreenNet Australia - The Independent Environmental Directory
Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Infoterra Australia Guide to Australian Environment Resources providing a single access point for information about Australian government environment programs and services.
Sustainable Population Australia
The Wilderness Society - Australia

Environment - International Bodies

Environment Agency of England and Wales
European Commission - Environment
European Environment Agency
Global Environment Facility - established to forge international cooperation and finance actions to address four critical threats to the global environment: biodiversity loss, climate change, degradation of international waters, and ozone depletion.
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Information Center for the Environment (ICE), University of California, Davis (UCD) - a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
United Nations Environment Programme
United States Environmental Protection Agency
UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
World Resources Institute
World Wildlife Fund Global Network
Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development: Selected Internet Sources

Environmental Law

See also Environmental Law on our Law & Bills Digest resources page.

Heritage

Natural Resource Management

Marine

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Department of Environment and Heritage - Coasts and Oceans
International Whaling Commission
Introduced Marine Pests (Department of Environment and Heritage)
National Oceans Office (Australia)
Marine Species Conservation (Department of Environment and Heritage)

National Parks

Australia National Parks Links
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Marine Protected Areas (Department of Environment and Heritage)
National Parks Conservation Association (US)
Australian Parks and Reserves (Department of Environment and Heritage)

Pollution

Australian Air Quality Forecasting System (Victoria)
Coastal and Marine Pollution (Department of Environment and Heritage)
National Pollutant Inventory - a database designed to provide the community, industry and government with information on the types and amounts of certain substances being emitted to the environment.

Recycling and Waste Management

Sustainable Development

Australasian Virtual Engineering Library Sustainable Development portal to sustainable development resources.
The Earth Charter
Earth Policy Institute
CIESIN Home Page - Information to help scientists and decision-makers better understand their changing world.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
UN Division for Sustainable Development

Tourism

Australian Tourist Commission
Bureau of Tourism Research (Australia)
Ecotourism Resource Centre
International Ecotourism Society Ecotourism Explorer
Tourism Division, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (Australia)
Guide to Australia - Tourism

Trade

CEC : Commission for Environmental Cooperation international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
World Trade Organisation environment gateway

See also the Parliamentary Library's Law Internet Resource Guide on ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

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