Websites for ESS
General
http://about.greenfacts.org Belgian non-profit organization, aim to bring complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists
http://earthtrends.wri.org/ Online database maintained by the World Resources Institute
http://info-pollution.com/myths.htm debunking anti-environmental myths pages – a good read
http://ue.eu.int/index.asp Council of the EU
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ The CIA world fact book with detailed facts about the world and countries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ links to updates on environmental issues as do daily newspaper and other media channel websites
www.earthportal.org/ C omprehensive resource for objective, science-based information about the environment. Includes the Encyclopaedia of the Earth
www.nasa.gov A huge site from the US space agency, Earth sections are full of data, photos are fantastic
www.newscientist.com UK weekly science magazine with reputable articles and reviews e.g on climate change, seas, biodiversity
www.noaa.gov A US federal agency, full of info in climate, oceans and coasts
www.peopleandplanet.net/ Global review and internet gateway with very readable articles on many topics
www.unep.org UN Environment Programme
www.unesco.org/mab/mabProg.shtml UNESCOs Man and the Biosphere programme
www.worldwatch.org/ A 35 year old research organisation that reports on global environmental events
www.wri.org 25 year old environmental think tank with great articles and publications about the state of the earth
www.iiasa.ac.at/ International research organisation based in Austria
www.oxfam.org/ Oxfam international – charity and NGO that works around the world.
www.foei.org/ Friends of the Earth International – a large grassroots organisation with two million members
www.greenpeace.org/international/ Greenpeace International – a global campaigning NGO
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html a dictionary of units of measurement!
www.oneworld.net International civil society network with the aim of building a more jsut society
Worldviews and Environmental Philosophies
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-environmental/ from Stanford University
http://www.worldchanging.com/ ideas for a better future, perhaps
www.eol.com online database for 1.8 million named organisms on Earth
Ecology
http://www.envirolink.org/ which links to hundreds of environmental sites
www.globe.gov The GLOBE program coordinates hands-on science projects between schools around the world
www.epa.gov/ US environmental protection agency
www.epa.gov/highschool/ has some good links
www.enviroliteracy.org/ all things environmental
Put ecology lecture notes into your search engine to find university course notes.
Biodiversity
www.panda.org Worldwide Fund for Nature main site
http://cms.iucn.org/ IUCN main site
www.iucnredlist.org The entry point to the IUCN redlists of endangered species
Climate change
www.ipcc.ch IPCC website with their reports and views
www.epa.gov/climatechange/ US Environmental Protection Agency site
www.ieagreen.org.uk/ International Energy Agency offshoot
Human populations
www.unfpa.org/ UN Population Fund , international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity
http://esa.un.org/unpp/ UN Economic and Social Affairs department searchable population database
www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ US government census site with dynamic population pyramids
www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html World population clock
www.undp.org/mdg/ UN Development Programme Millennium Development goals
Resources
www.earth-policy.org/ Dedicated to building a sustainable future
www.iisd.org/ International Institute for sustainable development
Ecological footprints
www.footprintnetwork.org ecological footprint calculator
www.carbonfootprint.com/ carbon footprint calculator
www.ecologicalfootprint.com/ simple calculator
Energy resources
www.bp.com British Petroleum site, one of the world’s largest energy providers. BP reports are full of information
www.shell.com Another big energy company with some renewables information on the site
Water resources
www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=671§ion=14
www.wateraid.org Find practical solutions to water issues
www.ifpri.org/media/water2025.htm Water resources booklets
www.worldwatercouncil.org/i International, multi-stakeholder platform for water issues
Soil resources
http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Soil made exciting by NASA again
http://soilerosion.net/ Just what it says
Food resources
http://faostat.fao.org/ UN Food and Agriculture Organisation database
www.iwcoffice.org If you care about whales
www.ifpri.org/ International Food Policy research institute – good on food as well
Pollution
www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/index.html Cambridge University Ozone Hole Tour: Very informative,
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/plastics.html everything you need to know about recycling plastics
www.howproductsimpact.net/impacts/photochemicalsmog.htm photochemical smog
www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution.htm water pollution from Michigan University
www.wasteonline.org.uk/ UK solid waste site full of facts on waste disposal