This is a "Links-to-Links" page which points the reader towards the most comprehensive and useful sites related to Ecological and Marine Conservation topics, issues and organizations. It also has a semi-random (but hopefully interesting!) selection of arcticles on Marine Conservation issues.
Ecological Resouces on the Web:
Links to General Ecological and Marine Conservation Directories on the WWW.
......This is, and
will continue to be a "Work in Progress", with an open invitation to all
visitors to participate. It is not
intended to be a comprehensive collection of individual sites, but rather a "Meta-Links" page, which directs
people to directories of ecolologically-related sites, both Marine,
and General, as well
as a small-but-growing collection of arcticles
which introduce or shed light upon current "Hot Topics" in Marine Conservation,
with a good few links embedded within the individual arcticles.
......If you come across such links, or any relevant and interesting arcticles, PLEASE feel free to forward them to us (Contact Us), and they will be posted and indexed.
...............NOTE: If you find any Dead Links, we would be grateful if you reported them!!
.....................................................................................................................Sincerely,
.....................................................................................................................Ross Mayhew.
General Ecological Web-Directories
.....................*Environmental Education Resources (below)
NOTE: The following three pages are all on the excellent site of the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment, which is doing much good work, even though their server is having periodic troubles these days!
.....................*On-line Environmenatlly-related
Libraries: At
the bottom of this page is an incredible search engine which allows you to search
for "online libraries" of information, books and documents about everything
from Whale-watching to forestry, Demography to Agriculture -comprehensive!!
.....................*On-line Environmentally-Related
Journals:Links
to 300 of them!
.....................*State of the Environment Reports: Links to reports on the state of the Environment in countries and regions around the world: an very comprehensive compilation!!
.....................*Virtual Library:(home page) (Biodiversity and Ecology section): This is a totally wonderful resource for a huge range of topics, each one being maintained by dedicated volunteers. The Biodiversity and Ecology portion is easy to use, being quite well organized. It is particularly good for sites related to Endangered Species.
.....................*Earth-Dream Eco-Page:This is a "people-centered" approach to ecological issues, and contains a delightful range of sites you just won't find in the directories below - Human Rights, Animal Rights, Vegetarian, and urban-ecology topics are featured. Bird-watchers and other Avain folks will also find their list of Bird-related links very useful!
.....................*Econet: This is an INDESPENSABLE resource for anyone seeking to make living conditions better for all the planet's inhabitants - inclucing our own species! Operated by the Institute for Global Communications - an excellent full-service ISP, the site supports Econet, Peacenet, Womensnet, labornet, and Conflictnet, and the Econet portion seems to be the place where all them intersect - at any given time, it may feature stories on steelhead trout and the timber industry, an essay on what pacifists could do to help end the war in Kosovo, and arcticles about biotechnology and "terminator" seed production. Each "net" also features an Alert page, which advises one regarding issues needing immediate action on the part of concerned citizens (like most of these pages, USA- centered, but the rest of the world will catch up sooner or later!!)
.....................*Ecology WWW Page: A great page maintained by the Botany Net, with a very large selection of Ecological and related sites, in alphabetical order. Mirror site: (in case the Canadian one is down!)
.....................*Envirolink Network: A vast site, with hundreds of links to search (requires patience, but the selections are varied and interesting!) and a variety of services- of excellent value for anyone involved in conservation work or issues.
.....................*Environmental Education Network: Fabulous resource for Educators at all levels, from grade one to graduate-level university!! Links and information galore, and it is easy to use. Even has a section helping you find a job in the evironmental field. HIGHLY recommended!!
.....................*Environmental News Network (ENN): An excellent site for those who wish to "keep up with the issues" currently breaking in relation to Ecological matters, all over the planet. A certain amount is available for free, with the splendid feature of including "related sites and arcticles" for some of the arcticles. However, the best part is a DAILY collection of environmental stories, in the form of a subscriber newsletter, which has about 15 lenghthy arcticles per day, including a good "daily feature". Highly recommended, and well worth the small expenditure!!
.....................*Environmental Organization Web Directory : A truly splendid site!! Rather weak on the marine side (so far- i have pointed this out to them!!), but for land-oriented organizations, this is THE place to go to. If they do not list the site you are looking for, they will even look it up for you!!! A really easy site to use: well-planned, well laid-out. Highly recommended.
.....................*The Gadfly: Environmental ethics and policies - a good place to find links to sites and pages dealing with these issues. See "Other links of Interest", below, for a better description of this unique site.
.....................*Global Climate Change Master Directory: Links to Internet Resources with Global Climate Change, Earth Science and Environmental Data and Information. Excellent!
.....................*The Green Lane Home Page: HAD to include this, because it is CANADIAN! For a government site, remarkably unbiased, with an excellent range of features and a good links section, which is both Candian and worldwide as well. A Splendid environmental resource - for CANADIANS especially!!
.....................*Greenlink : Another huge, feature and service-packed site, splendidly useful to anyone interested and/or involved in environmental issues of all kinds (not just marine- actually, the marine componant is a bit weak, but all sites cannot be all things to all people!!). Strong Educational Componant, with chat and BB componants. Check out the "Links 2 Links" page, for a great selection of environmental links pages!!
.....................*KZPG Overpopulation News Network: Overpopulation is an important componant of the problem, to be sure (overconsumption, greed, ignorance and an immense indifference stemming from self-centeredness being some of the others!!). While this site has a certain right-wing "edge" to it which may make some people uncomfortable, it does have many excellent links to the sites of organizations, study centers, newletters, newsgroups and individuals involved in issues related to overpopulation.
.....................*The Need to Know Library: An interesting page, which has good links to national park and wilderness areas, and is a good resource for teachers.
.....................*Toll-Free Environmental Directory: While not free itself (costs $18), it lists over 7000 toll-free numbers to non-profit organizations, environmentally-centered companies, U.S. government agencies involved in environmental work, etc. intended "primarily for people who want to work in the environmental field and solve environmental problems.", but with that many contacts, must have some relevance to more than this specific group!
.....................*World Resources Institute Links section: A very Well-organized environmentally-related resource directory, with including sections on Business and the Environment, Information resources, internatioal policy, United Nations organizations...... For a description of this fascinating and vast site, see "Other links of Interest", below.
.....................*YAHOO!'s "Environment and Nature" section is a wide-ranging, well-maintained, frequently-updated, and user-friendly corner of the web which has quite a bit to recommend it, all-around. Good organization, so you can quickly find what you are looking for!
Marine Conservation Links Pages
These are particularly good links-pages relevant to Marine Conservation. Each has its own particular strengths, which are noted.
.....................*International Society for Reef Studies : By following the links on this excellent site, you will find most of the online resources for Coral Reefs.
.....................*Marine Sciences Links:: Many very good links to Marine Sciences sites: Marine Labs and Institutions | Aquariums | Sites on Specific Animal Groups | Careers in Marine Science | Oceanography | Sites for Teachers and Marine Educators. A Splendid resource!!
.....................*NOAA International Year of the Ocean Site:A well-done site with plenty of links, including links to U.S. government agencies related to fisheries and the oceans, and a good section of resources for Children and Teachers.There are many good NOAA sites: See the Oceanography on the Web site 2 links down, for a complete list!!
.....................*Oceans Alive: A good general site which should appeal expecially to Teenagers!! Links (and Links to Links!) to all kinds of Science sites of high Educational Value.
.....................*Oceanography on the Web: A very well-researched site to hundreds of sites related to Oceanography (Many of which would be relevant to Marine conservation)!! Expecially comprehensive for Oceanographic Organizations (U.S. Government and otherwise- even includes some in Canada!!), and California.
.....................*Oceanography Information Servers: A great list of sources of online information (all organizational) sources for all sorts of Ocean-Related Topics.
.....................*Phil Levin's Marine Conservation Page: Absolutely AWESOME!!! Contains a long list of Online Marine Journals, Ecological (general) and Marine Ecological Resources, and other categories, even including Marine Ecological Supplies! HIGHLY recommended!!
.....................*Robert Lawrence's Marine Conservation Page.: An excellent page of links, SPLENDID for Marine Mammals, but also including many of general interest. Recommended!!
.....................*Seaweb: WOW!! A Superb site, with links to over 80 Online Organizations With relevance to, or involved with Marine Conservation issues. Also, nearly 100 other marine links, covering a Broad Spectrum of useful sites.
.....................*Sea Grant: Someone put in a LOT of overtime on this IMMENSE collection of marine and aquatic links!!! The page linked here is particularly good for the "Mid-Atlantic" area of the U.S. (centered on Chesapeke Bay), but has links relevant to all regions of the States, as well as international links. By following the links here, one could probably find nearly whatever one was seeking, relating to Marine topics, especially Environmental ones!!!
Other very interesting Marine sites, found by YOU, the reader (hint, hint!!): ((Contact Us) if you find a site you deem worthy of sharing with others!!)
.....................*Marine Geology page of the US Geological Survey: Good site for information about Marine Geology in the United States. Some interesting features, including maps of Erosion patterns on the U.S. west coast.
.....................*Marine Stewardship Council: (fisheries-related issues):The
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a charitable, not for profit, non-governmental,
international organisation set up to promote sustainable fisheries and responsible
fishing practices worldwide, through developing long term, market based solutions,
which meet the needs and objectives of both the environment and commerce.
Other
Links of interest suggested by our readers:
.....................*The Gadfly: This
website will contain an assortment of papers (published and in progress), news and
notes,bibliographies and other research tools, and much more -- most of these pertaining
to issues in environmental ethics and policy.
<....The Online Gadfly will also serve as a "gateway" to other
web sites, publications, organizations and educational institutions devoted to the
study of environmental ethics and policy.>
.....................*Beczak Center Home Page: An interesting site by a foundation which is working to clean up the Hudson River, in New York (this is the one which caught fire in the 1970s!!). Good example of Community Participation in environmental reconstrution!! (as in "Think globally, Act locally"!)
.....................*World Resources Institute Links section: The following is taken from their site. It is a Wonderful resource for Researchers!! < World Resources Institute believes a healthy environment and healthy economy can coexist. Since 1982, we have used information and knowledge as tools to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. They lead with ideas and persuade with practical solutions. To further our mission, we conduct policy research, publicize policy options, encourage adoption of innovative approaches and provide strong technical support to governments, corporations, international institutions, and environmental NGOs.>
We Need MANY MORE for this section -go ye forth and find some!!
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