Category : Access to Environmental Information
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1. United Nations Environment Programme// Division of Technology, Industry and economics// Industry and Environment // Industrial Industry and economics// Industry and Environment // Industrial Accidents: Prevention and Preparedness
Development - Sustainability - Industry
 First published in 1978, the UNEP Industry and Environment quarterly review provides a forum for the exchange of research and experience, presenting articles written by and for industry managers, government officials and researchers in the field of sustainable industrial development. It covers policy, technological and scientific developments related to business and the environment. Each issue of the review focuses on a particular theme. It also includes features, news and developments of broad international interest.
http://www.uneptie.org/media/review/vol20no3/vol20no3.htm
 
 
2. United Nations – Sustainable Development – Agenda 21
Development - Sustainability - Sustainable Development
 Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21.htm
 
 
3. The Ecological Society of America
Political Ecology - Movements - Ecological publications
 The Ecological Society of America produces a wide variety of publications. ESA journals include Ecology, Ecological Monographs, and Ecological Applications. The Society also produces the Bulletin, which features meeting review, technological tools, and ESA business, as well as a newsletter, ESA NewSource, which highlights ESA activities, and includes invited guest editorials and a feature story.
http://www.esa.org/publications.htm
 
 
4. UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - Environmental law (International Contracts)
 The process of developing environmental norms, standards and procedures among Governments rests at the core of UNEP's catalytic role.Thés role of UNEP for the promotion and progressive development of international environmental law has been identified as one of its major functions..
http://www.unep.org/
 
 
5. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Natural Environment - Endangered species
 The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. The Centre's activities include assessment and early warning studies in forest, dryland, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Research on endangered species and biodiversity indicators provide policy-makers with vital knowledge on global trends in conservation and sustainable use of wildlife and their habitats.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
 
 
6. Second Nature - Education for Sustainability
Environmental Education - Centers for environmental education
 Second Nature... is dedicated to accelerating a process of transformation in higher education. We guide and nurture these institutions in their quest to make sustainability an integral part of the institution and to help expand their efforts to make human activity sustainable.
http://www.secondnature.org/home.html
 
 
7. Union of Concerned Scientists
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Biotechnology
 UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of 50,000 concerned citizens and scientists across the country. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html
 
 
8. The United Nations framework convention on climate change
Biosphere - Climate
 The site provides Parties, representatives of observer organisations and others interested in the UNFCCC process, with a one-stop source of news, data, information and documents. Information is organised under seven main headings: What's New, The Secretariat, Programmes, Resources, Sessions, Media Room and Site Information.
http://www.unfccc.int/index.html
 
 
9. Climate Action Network
Biosphere - Climate
 The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 287 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. CAN members work to achieve this goal through the coordination of information exchange and NGO strategy on international, regional and national climate issues. CAN has seven regional coordinating offices which co-ordinate these efforts in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Latin America, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Diverse environmental organizations from around the globe, ranging from large international groups such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, to small local groups in developing countries such as Terre Vivante in Mauritania and the Green Coalition in the Philippines, work collaboratively within CAN.
http://www.climatenetwork.org/
 
 
10. Organic Agriculture at FAO
Development - Sustainability - Organic cultivation
 The aim of this Website is to offer information on organic agriculture available at FAO. It also functions as a "road map" whereby users are directed to other relevant websites.
http://www.fao.org/organicag/
 
 
11. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Environmental law (Science - Knowledge - Rationalism)
 The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world. CIEL provides a full range of environmental legal services in both international and comparative national law, including: policy research and publication, advice and advocacy, education and training, and institution building.
http://www.ciel.org/
 
 
12. American Fisheries Society
Development - Sustainability - Fisheries
 The American Fisheries Society founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. The mission of AFS is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science and promoting the development of fisheries professionals.
http://www.fisheries.org/
 
 
13. Foundation for International Environmental Law & Development
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Environmental law (Science - Knowledge - Rationalism)
 The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), was founded in 1989 in order to tap the tremendous potential of law at the international, regional and domestic level, to encourage environmental protection and sustainable development. The result of that initiative, ten years later, is a vibrant and thriving organisation whose advice and assistance are sought by governments, non-governmental organisations, inter-governmental organisations and industry. The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), was founded in 1989 in order to tap the tremendous potential of law at the international, regional and domestic level, to encourage environmental protection and sustainable development. The result of that initiative, ten years later, is a vibrant and thriving organisation whose advice and assistance are sought by governments, non-governmental organisations, inter-governmental organisations and industry.
http://www.field.org.uk/
 
 
14. Pan European Network of Environmental Observatories for Planning, Education and Research
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Environmental law (Science - Knowledge - Rationalism)
 The PENELOPE project offers a new resource tool designed to assist in understanding how environmental law is being developed and applied within Europe. It is the result of a combined effort by experts in information technology and a number of leading European environmental law institutes.
http://www-penelope.etic.ac.uk/
 
 
15. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Forum: Technical Consultation on Decentralization
Development - Sustainability - Decentralization
 THE TECHNICAL Consultation on Decentralization (TCD) was sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the World Bank (WB). The TCD brought together policy-makers, practitioners and academics from the developed and developing world to review and discuss the contribution of decentralized and participatory strategies to rural development. To achieve this goal the TCD was structured into working groups organized around selected themes. The TCD also included four presentations by key speakers and a poster session.
http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/rofo0000.htm
 
 
16. The World Tourism Organization
Development - Sustainability - Tourism (Development)
 The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how WTO's membership includes 139 countries and territories and more than 350 Affiliate Members representing local government, tourism associations and private sector companies, including airlines, hotel groups and tour operators.
http://www.world-tourism.org/
 
 
17. United Nations Secreteriat of the Convention to Combat Desertification
Biosphere - Decertification (Biosphere)
 This is the second generation of the UNCCD website launched in June 2000. It was designed to facilitate the access to the official documents maintained or received by the secretariat (COP-documents, Reports and Action Programmes) for the participants of the COP-process as well as to establish a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public. This page provides technical instructions about the usage of the CCD website and details how to achieve an optimal browsing experience.
http://www.unccd.int/main.php
 
 
18. Office to combat desertification and drought
Biosphere - Decertification (Biosphere)
 The Office to Combat Desertification and Drought of UNDP is responsible for leading and supporting the organization's efforts to promote sustainable human development in the drylands. The Office is located in the Environmentally Sustainable Development Group (ESDG) of the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP). In line with UNDP's new business plan, UNSO will support policy dialogue and institutional capacity building to help countries to integrate dryland issues into national development planning frameworks
http://www.undp.org/seed/unso/
 
 
19. EUR-Lex
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - Environmental law (International Contracts)
 With the aim of offering a comprehensive picture of EU legislation and the decision-making procedures from their concept to their conclusion,the EUR-Lex website has been extended.
http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/el/information/about.html
 
 
20. Organic - Europe
Development - Sustainability - Biological cultivation (organic farming)
 The internet site http://www.organic-europe.net was set up by Stiftung Okologie & Landbau, Germany in 2000, and co-funded by the EU-Commision, Agriculture Directorate-General.
http://www.organic-europe.net/about.asp
 
 
21. Environmental Economics
Development - Sustainability - Sustainability - Economy - Development
 One way of using economics is to ensure that the costs and the benefits of environmental measures are well balanced. Although it is difficult to estimate costs and benefits, there is an increasing demand that this is done before new environmental policy is decided on a European level. The economic unit of Environment DG supports the technical units (dealing e.g. with air pollution, water pollution, waste, climate change etc.) in finding such information.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/
 
 
22. The Columbia Environmental Research Center
Biosphere - Research Institutes (Biosphere)
 The Columbia Environmental Research Center provides leadership and scientific information for the U.S. Geological Survey by addressing national and international environmental contaminant issues, and assessing effects of habitat alterations on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This includes large-river floodplains, coastal habitats, wetlands, and lakes.
http://www.msc.nbs.gov/
 
 
23. B U G S - Benefits of Urban Green Space
Anthropogenic Environment - Urban green space
 The main objective of BUGS is to develop an assessment methodology for evaluating the use of green space and urban morphology as design tools in urban planning strategies.
http://www.vito.be/bugs/index.htm
 
 
24. Cornell Work & Environment Initiative
Development - Sustainability - Industrial areas
 The Cornell Work and Environment Initiative (WEI) was established in 1992 to address environmental issues connected to the worksite, affecting employers, workers and their communities. The program involves management, trade unions, government as well as environmental and community organizations to achieve creative solutions.
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/WEI/
 
 
25. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Development - Sustainability - Mountainous regions economy
 The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a diverse, knowledge-based institution that spans the Hindu Kush-Himalayan range east to west and north to south and brings together mountain scientists and farmers in a common cause from diverse nationalities in a region that is difficult politically, physically, and economically. ICIMOD develops, tests, and shares knowledge that helps poor mountain people have better and more sustainable lives. ICIMOD works with mountain people to find solutions that they need.
http://www.icimod.org.sg/
 
 

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