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Air > Climate > Causes > Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Disclosure Project editor's pick popular

http://www.cdproject.net/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

a secretariat for institutional investor collaboration on the business implications of climate change, providing a process whereby investors request disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions from leading companies
Added: Sep. 14, 2005 | Rate It

Air > Climate > Causes > Deforestation and Land-Use Changes

Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change editor's pick popular

http://www.edf.org/documents/4930_TropicalDeforestation_and_ClimateChange.pdf

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides scientific perspectives on tropical deforestation and climate change, and a discussion of compensation payments made via the carbon market to reduce deforestation rates, by the Amazon Institute for Environmental Research, together with Environmental Defense
Added: Jun. 24, 2006 | Rate It

Air > Regions and Countries > North America > United States

National Snow and Ice Data Center popular

http://www.nsidc.org/

6 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

an information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research; distributes data about snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, paleoglaciology, and ice cores - at the University of Colorado
Added: May. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Forests > Destruction > Oil and Gas

Direct causes of deforestaton: Oil and Gas exploitation popular

http://www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/oil.html

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

articles published in the World Rainforest Movement bulletin that highlight oil and gas as a major direct cause of deforestation
Added: Feb. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Forests > Information > Publications > Photographs

Taiga Photo Gallery popular

http://www.taiga.org/

6 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

photographs capturing the nature of boreal forests during spring, summer, fall, and winter
Added: Mar. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Information > For Kids

Taiga Biome, The popular

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

general background information regarding taiga (boreal) biomes, part of Missouri Botanical Garden's biomes of the World program for kids
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Regions and Countries > Europe > Russia

Russian Forests editor's pick popular

http://www.forest.ru/

8 out of 10 stars (9 votes)

about Russian forests, their conservation and sustainable usage supported by a community of Russian environmental non-governmental organizations
Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Regions and Countries > North America > United States of America

Endangered Ecosystems of the United States popular

http://biology.usgs.gov/pubs/ecosys.htm

6 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

report provides estimates of declines of natural ecosystems in the US and provides a rationale for ecosystem-level conservation
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Regions and Countries > South America

Gondwana Forests Sanctuary popular

http://www.nativeforest.org/campaigns/gondwana/

6 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

the Native Forest Network seeks to protect and restore the life of Gondwana by creating an international sanctuary of the Earth's southernmost forests in South America, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere
Added: Jul. 29, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > Facts

Tropical rain forest facts and figures popular

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/rainforest/facts.htm

7 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

good basic statistics relating to tropical rain forests provided Oxfam, UK
Added: Feb. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > For Kids

Student Guide to Tropical Forest Conservation popular

http://www.fs.fed.us/global/lzone/student/tropical.htm

6 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a program of the USDA Forest Service International Programs that promotes sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation internationally
Added: Jan. 26, 2001 | Rate It

Earth Force popular

http://www.earthforce.org/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future
Added: May. 08, 2005 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > Scientific

Andean Botanical Information System popular

http://www.sacha.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

provides information concerning the floristic and systematic investigations of the flowering plants of Andean South America
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Organizations

Nature Conservancy, The editor's pick popular

http://www.nature.org/

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

seeks to "save the last great places on Earth" by preserving plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth and by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive - including through land purchases
Added: Jan. 16, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Organizations > International

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) editor's pick popular

http://www.cbd.int/

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

clearing-house mechanism for the Convention on Biological Diversity, seeks to protect biodiversity and ensure that it is used for the benefit of all
Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Protection > Methods

Rainforest Action Network: Action Center editor's pick popular

http://ga3.org/ran/home.html

current, hard-hitting action alerts that allow you to participate in saving rainforests
Added: May. 23, 2002 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Regions > Africa

Africa Timber Ban popular

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/africa.htm

4 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

an examination of dangers posed by uncontrolled depletion of African forests from the American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Feb. 19, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Regions > South America

Ancient Forest International popular

http://www.ancientforests.org/

9 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

acquires and protects strategic and invaluable forestlands
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Amazonia editor's pick popular

http://www.amazonia.org.br/english/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides information on the Amazon region and its environment, compiled by Friends of the Earth - Amazonia Program
Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Tropical Ecology > Biodiversity

Biodiversity and Worldmap -- The Natural History Museum popular

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/worldmap/

3 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

develops and applies methods to measure the variety of nature and select priority areas for conservation at many spatial scales
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Tropical Ecology > Birds

InfoNatura - Birds & Mammals of Latin America popular

http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/

5 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean; more than 5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories
Added: Mar. 07, 2001 | Rate It

Ocean > Information > For Kids

Defenders of Wildlife - Kids' Planet popular

http://www.kidsplanet.org/

4 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

provides well-animated kids' activities that are lots of fun; includes web of life, games, teachers table, and World environmental facts
Added: Mar. 30, 2001 | Rate It

Sustainability > Ecology

Ecology WWW Page popular updated

http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/Ecology/Ecology-WWW.html

links compiled for students, teachers, researchers, and others interested in the science of ecology
Added: Jan. 17, 2001 | Rate It

Sustainability > Sectors > Transportation

Transport Campaign -- Friends of the Earth UK popular

http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/transport/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

highlights the damage caused by air pollution, the threat of road-building and the implications of traffic growth for carbon dioxide emissions and global warming
Added: May. 11, 2001 | Rate It

Sustainability > Solutions > Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2001 Fuel Economy Site popular

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

8 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

find and compare the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks; as well as gas mileage tips and information on advanced technology
Added: May. 24, 2001 | Rate It
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