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226. The European Environmental Law Homepage:
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Environmental law (Science - Knowledge - Rationalism)
 Welcome to the European Environmental Law Homepage. Here you can find full text cases, legislation and other materials related to European Environmental Law. Apart from these primary sources, several dossiers and articles offer a more in depth view on specific issues.
http://www.asser.nl/EEL/
 
227. The European Federation for Intercultural Learning:
Environmental Education - Programs - Activities
 The Members of EFIL are voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organisations providing intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. EFIL Member Organisations participate in a network of partner organisations with operations covering 56 countries worldwide.
http://efil.afs.org/index.html
 
228. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
Development - Sustainability - Sustainable Development
 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 183 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community.
http://www.fao.org/
 
229. The Global Greens Conference 2001 Web Portal:
Political Ecology - Movements - Ecological (green) parties
 The Global Greens Conference 2001 Web Portal. Specifically Global Greens 2001 is the conference of Green parties and political movements from Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Africa and the Americas, hosted by the Australian Greens.
http://www.global.greens.org.au/
 
230. The Globe Program(Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment):
Environmental Education - Programs - Activities
 GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.GLOBE trains teachers to help students improve their achievement in science and math, and in the use of computer and network technology. GLOBE helps teachers and students achieve state and local education goals and standards. GLOBE increases student awareness of their environment from a scientific viewpoint, without advocacy relative to issues. GLOBE improves student understanding of science because it involves them in performing real science - taking measurements, analyzing data, and participating in research in collaboration with scientists. GLOBE students contribute data for scientists to use in their research. GLOBE helps expand the pipeline of potential future scientists and researchers for industry, academia, and government.
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome.html
 
231. The Greening of Industry Network:
Development - Sustainability - Industry
 The Greening of Industry Network is an international partnership, a research and policy institute without walls, focusing on issues of industry, environment and society, and dedicated to building a sustainable future.
http://www.greeningofindustry.org/
 
232. The Henna page: A guide to Henna body decoration.:
Quality of Life - Natural cosmetics
 The Henna page is an outline of the history, techniques and purposes of henna in so far.
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/
 
233. The Institute of Petroleum (IP):
Energy - Oil
 The Institute is an independent body that develops technical standards, codes and guidelines for the international oil and gas industry and provides comprehensive information about this sector.
http://www.petroleum.co.uk/
 
234. The International Institute for Sustainable Development:
Development - Sustainability - Green taxes (environmental taxes)
 This site contains a wide variety of information of use to those interested in the topics of ecological tax reform, taxation and subsidy reform, government environmental policies, eco-efficiency, or sustainable development and government policy. Through the annotated bibliography and case studies, it provides tools for people seeking change.
http://www.iisd.org/greenbud/
 
235. The National Environment Education Training Foundation:
Environmental Education - Programs - Activities
 The National Environment Education Training Foundation’s mission is to develop and support environmental learning programs in order to meet social goals, such as improved health, better education, and "greener," more profitable business.
http://www.neetf.org/PRE/index.shtm
 
236. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI):
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Genetics
 The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was originally established in 1989 as The National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR). Its mission is to head the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)., NHGRI is one of 24 institutes, centers, or divisions that make up the NIH, the federal government's primary agency for the support of biomedical research. The collective research components of the NIH make up the largest biomedical research facility in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
 
237. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
Energy - Renewable energy sources
 As the nation's leading center for renewable energy research, NREL is developing new energy technologies to benefit both the environment and the economy.
http://www.nrel.gov/
 
238. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands:
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - International Conventions (International Contracts)
 The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty adopted on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. Thus, though nowadays the name of the Convention is usually written "Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)", it has come to be known popularly as the "Ramsar Convention". Ramsar is the first of the modern global intergovernmental treaties on conservation and wise use of natural resources, but, compared with more recent ones, its provisions are relatively straightforward and general. Over the years, the Conference of the Contracting Parties (the main decision-making body of the Convention, composed of delegates from all the Member States) has further developed and interpreted the basic tenets of the treaty text and succeeded in keeping the work of the Convention abreast of changing world perceptions, priorities, and trends in environmental thinking.
http://www.ramsar.org/
 
239. The Sierra Club:
Environmental Education - Programs - Activities
 The Sierra Club Environmental Education Committee has developed a curriculum that is balanced and scientifically sound, which focuses on historical and social studies issues. The Sierra Club in California has been successful with its John Muir Day Study Guide, which helps teachers implement a provision of the state education code encouraging schools to study John Muir as an environmental role model every year on his birthday. In addition, the Sierra Club has launched the John Muir Youth Award Program in order to get children to learn about wild places and take action to protect them.
http://www.sierraclub.org/education/
 
240. The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies:
Environmental Education - Centers for environmental education
 The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies interprets the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serves as a gateway to its educational resources. Through research, publishing, and staff development programs for the education and museum communities, the Center promotes the understanding and use of museums.
http://web7.si.edu/ftlr/ut/about_fs.html
 
241. 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/
 
242. 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
 
243. The World Bank Group:
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - International Organizations (International Contracts)
  The World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth in the fight against poverty.
http://www.worldbank.org/
 
244. The World Commission on Dams:
Development - Sustainability - Dams (Development)
 The World Commission on Dams, comprising an international team of experts, is a focused, independent think tank set up and financed by aid agencies, industry, governments, and NGOs to look at the good, the bad and the ugly impacts of dams around the world. Established in 1998, the Commission's mandate is to research, peer review and write the most independent, authoritative and comprehensive cross-examination of dams and water and energy resource development ever undertaken
http://www.dams.org/
 
245. The World Information Service on Energy & Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS/WISE):
Energy - Nuclear energy
 The World Information Service on Energy & Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS/WISE) is the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.
http://www.antenna.nl/wise/
 
246. 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/
 
247. Toxic Alert:
Pollution - Wastes - Toxic wastes
 Toxic Alert is a public service of CQS, a consulting organization in Acton, MA. Our mission is to make complex technical information about health and toxics in our environment so that it is accessible and understandable by most people, and to provide alternatives and health information so that people can protect themselves, their families, and their communities.
http://www.cqs.com/etoxic.htm
 
248. Trolleycars.com:
Transports - Transports
 Trolleycars.com website constitutes of a lot of interesting links about Trolley museums, Trolley coalitions, International Societies, International Trolley sites etc.
http://www.trolleycars.com/default.htm
 
249. Understanding Wine and Beer:
Quality of Life - Wine production
 This is The “Understanding Wine and Beer” page located in Cornell University’s webpage on Food Science and Technology section. It provides a lot of interesting information on wine production and understanding.
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/faculty/acree/fs430/index.html
 
250. UNEP TOURISM About Ecotourism:
Quality of Life - Eco-tourism
 For UNEP ecotourism is of special interest for its interrelationship with conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. As a privileged tool, ecotourism can advance the three basic goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity...
http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/ecotourism/
 

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