| Internet Geographer Home | |
| Environmental Issues | |
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| Climate Change - In Depth |  |
| BBC News Science report with sections on Evidence (what proof do we have?); Impact (how weather is already changing around the world); Greenhouse Effect (how the earth is kept warm); Quiz; Forecast for Europe (how the continent could evolve); Glossary (quick guide of the main issues); Politics (which countries are polluting the planet the most); Talking Point(Can the Kyoto Treaty be saved?). | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/climate_change/default.stm | |
| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | |
| Hyperlinks and summaries of websites related to Exxon Valdez oil spill. Web listing from The Internet Geographer. | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://www.internetgeographer.co.uk/pages/exxvald.html | |
| How many people can the earth support? | |
| A chapter from on-line resources from PopInfo.org which seeks to provide information about a sustainable future. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.popinfo.org/issues/carry01.htm | |
| Sea Empress Oil Spill | |
| Reports & analysis from School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea. | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/empress/index.htm | |
| Three Gorges Dam - BBC News | |
| Latest news from the BBC News on the building of the 3 Gorges Dam in China. | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?q=three%20gorges%20dam | |
| Animals of the Rainforest |  |
| Good images and brief fact files on many animals of the rainforest sorted by anuimal types. | Key Stage 2 & 3 |
| http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/ | |
| Current Follies | |
| Brief overview of problems associated with dam building on major rivers. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.oneworld.org/ni/index4.html | |
| Current Follies | |
| Brief overview of problems associated with dam building on major rivers. From New Internationalist magazine. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.newint.org/issue273/follies.html | |
| Dams and Development | |
| Report on the need for dam schemes and their impact from the World Commission on Dams. Useful factual details about demand for fresh water and its supply in introduction. The factsheet summarises the full report. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.dams.org/report/report_factsheet.htm | |
| Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) -- Full Text File | |
| Full text of The Antarctic Treaty. Links to other related treaties: Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals 1 June 1972 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources 20 May 1980 Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities 2 June 1988 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty 4 October 1991 | Key Stage 5 |
| http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu:9080/entri/texts/acrc/at.txt.html | |
| Exploring Ecotourism in the Americas | |
| A directory of on-line references for the study of Ecotourism in America. Provided by planeta.com, a website promoting environmental action and sustainable development. | Key Stage 5 |
| http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/tour/reference.html | |
| Friends of the Earth | |
| Homepage of environmental organisation giving information on campaigns and press releases. | Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 |
| http://www.foe.co.uk/ | |
| Greenpeace | |
| Summaries of campaigns and updates. Some reports online. Home page of Greenpeace, international environmental organisation. | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://www.greenpeace.org/greenpeace.html | |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | |
| IPCC Third Assessment Report - Climate Change 2001 is available from this site with details on the cause and effects of climate change globally. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). | Key Stage 5 |
| http://www.ipcc.ch/ | |
| International Rivers Network - Three Gorges Campaign | |
| Home page for IRN campaign against the development of the Three Gorges Dam and hydroelectric project in China. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.irn.org/programs/threeg/ | |
| Ocean planet in decline | |
| Burgeoning human numbers and growing consumption per capita are putting intense pressure on ocean coastal areas, over-consuming ocean resources, and undermining the health of the oceans themselves - by Don Hinrichsen on-line at People and Planet. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=429§ion=6 | |
| Oil Spills | |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Especially for Kids - Hazardous Materials Response & Assessment: Oil Spills. NOAA site US site. Good quality info on oil spills and action. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html | |
| Rainforest Action Network | |
| Homepage of environmental action charity. Campaigns, information & kids corner. | Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 |
| http://www.ran.org/ran/ | |
| Rainforests | |
| Information and images of rainforest ecosytem, including some activities and print outs to colour. | Key Stage 2 & 3 |
| http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/rainforest/ | |
| Renewing the world | |
| During the past 100 years, ocean fisheries have been stretched to the limits, and the era of limitless bounty is now over. This century must be one of care and renewal as Carl Safina explains in an on-line article from People and Planet. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=401 | |
| Santa Monica Sustainable City Program | |
| Includes information detailing the elements of a sustainable city development policy, indicators of sustainability and further details on a number of policy areas. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment/policy/ | |
| Sustainable City | |
| Sustainable City is dedicated to achieving a sustainable future for San Francisco. The webiste features information relating to the Sustainability Plan for the City of San Francisco. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.sustainable-city.org/ | |
| Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future | |
| A multimedia professional development programme prepared by UNESCO for teachers, teacher educators and student teachers. It contains 25 modules, some relevant to teachers, others suitable for older students. Not all are geographical, but there are some excellent interactive resources and details. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www4.gu.edu.au/ext/unesco/ | |
| The Basic Science of Global Warming | |
| From National Environment Trust, basic explanation of the casues of global warming and the greenhouse effect. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.net.org/warming/science.vtml | |
| What is a sustainable city? | |
| The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) programme for raising awareness for sustainable urban development. REC aims to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/SustainableCities/What.html | |
| World Resources Institute | |
| Biological resources, climate change, development paths, data & information, sustainable development. US based environmental charitable organisation. | Key Stage 5 |
| http://www.wri.org/ | |
| Delta blues: The Nile |  |
| From New Internationalist magazine. Impact of the Aswan dam on Egypt in Africa, particularly the costs of the development. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.newint.org/issue273/delta.htm | |
| Delta blues: The Nile | |
| From OneWorld International, non-profit international organisation. Impact of the Aswan dam on Egypt in Africa, particularly the costs of the development. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.oneworld.org/ni/issue273/delta.htm | |
| Effect of River Damming: A Case Study of the Nile Delta | |
| This paper discusses the effect of river damming and the deficit of sediment budget on the continental shelf off the Nile Delta. MAHMOUD KH. EL-SAYED, Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt . This paper is part of a larger (85 page) report; it starts on page 35. It is nearly 1Mb in size. | Key Stage 5 |
| http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/IOCpub/iocpdf/w089.pdf | |
| Environment Agency | |
| Details on atmospheric & water pollution, latest news releases from agency. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ | |
| Flood of Protest | |
| Review of reasons and impact of dam construction on major rivers. Fro New Internationalist magazine. | Key Stage |
| http://www.oneworld.org/ni/issue273/keynote.html | |
| Flood of Protest | |
| Review of reasons and impact of dam construction on major rivers. From New Internationalist magazine. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.newint.org/issue273/keynote.html | |
| Geography Awareness week 2000 - Conservation | |
| National Geographic Geography Action website for Geography Awraeness Week 2000. Ind=formation and activities on the year | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.nationalgeographic.com/gaw/ | |
| How Physical Systems Affect Human Systems | |
| Short article from National Geographic on the relationship between people and their environment. Refers to impact of natural hazards and attempts to control them and to ecological carrying capacity. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/15/ | |
| Impact of Climate Change on Egypt | |
| Impact of sea level rise from global warming on low lying land in the Nile delta. The cities of Alexandria , Rosetta and Port Said , are expected to experience serious environmental impacts. Also effects of climate change on the coastal zone of Egypt. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://cesimo.ing.ula.ve/GAIA/CASES/EGY/impact.htm | |
| International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine | |
| Web site of organisation seeking to promote the restoration of the Rhine ecosystem and the control of pollution in the river. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.iksr.org/icpr/ | |
| Planet Ark | |
| Reuters backed environmental news site. | Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 |
| http://www.planetark.org/dailynewshome.cfm | |
| Population, land management, and environmental change | |
| Papers from The UNU (United Nations University) global environmental Forum IV (edited by Juha I. Uitto and Akiko Ono). It includes 4 chapters on reserach into environmental change in local areas and a chapter on global ecological carrying capacity. | Key Stage 5 |
| http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu03pe/uu03pe00.htm | |
| Spirit trap: The Mekong | |
| From New Internationalist magazine. Impact of development of fishing and dams on the River Mekong and islands of Laos, Asia. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.newint.org/issue273/delta.htm#spirit | |
| Sustainable Cities - Case Studies | |
| 5 draft case studies of developments towards sustainability from 6 cities in 5 continents. Summarised by Development Education Project, a collaborative project aiming to raise awareness of global issues. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.dep.org.uk/cities/CaseStudies/index.html | |
| Sustainable Development - the UK Government approach | |
| This website reports on progress by the United Kingdom as a whole towards sustainable development. Considers a sustainable economy, building sustainable communities, managing the environment & resources, and international co-operation & development. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/ | |
| UN World Conservation Monitoring | |
| WCMC focuses on conservation and sustainable use of the world resources. Programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas, marine, mountains and freshwaters; plus habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions. The relationship between trade and the environment and the wider aspects of biodiversity assessment are also considered. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.unep-wcmc.org/ | |
| What is a sustainable city? | |
| A relative simple introduction to the concept of a sustainable city and how the definitions vary from one conutry to another. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.dep.org.uk/cities/WhatisaSusCity1.htm | |
| World Land Trust | |
| Details of campaigns for saving rainforests. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.worldlandtrust.org/ | |
| Art School On-Line |  |
| How to draw rainforest animals - tree frog, macaw and toucan. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.drawbooks.com/artschool/rf/ | |
| Earth Negotiations Bulletin | |
| Information on international environmental negotiations and agreements. | Key Stage 5 |
| http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/ | |
| EnviroLink | |
| EnviroLink is a non-profit organisation, a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organisations and volunteers around the world. Green advice given. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.envirolink.org/index1.html | |
| Seal Conservation Society | |
| Information on the Society, Species Information, News, Rescue and Rehabilitation, Links to related web sites around the world, New Zealand Sea Lion mortality. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.greenchannel.com/tec/seals.htm | |
| UK Environmental Contacts Online | |
| Directories & links on-line. Free registration necessary. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.eco-uk.com | |
| Warwick District Council | |
| Environmental Health Pollution Division. Data on air pollution monitoring by Warwick District Council. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.warwickdceh.demon.co.uk/ | |
| Waste Watch | |
| UK charity Waste Watch is part-funded by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Environmental Action. Gives info on waste recycling processes. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.wastewatch.org.uk | |
| Natural Environment Research Council |  |
| One of the seven UK Research Councils which fund and manage research in the UK. Information on their organisation. Few records/details of research or database. | Key Stage 4 & 5 |
| http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ | |
| Severnside Recylcing | |
| Company website on paper recycling. | Key Stage 3 & 4 |
| http://www.severnside.com | |
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources |  |
| Data and details from the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources | Key Stage |
| http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/Activity98/sld011.htm | |
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources | |
| Division of Oil and Gas: Oil and Gas Activity Update February 1998 | Key Stage |
| http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/Activity98/ | |
| Exxon Statement: Valdez Ten Year Anniversary | |
| Statement from Exxon on 10th anniversary of oil spill | Key Stage |
| http://www.exxon.com/exxoncorp/news/publications/valdez_bulletin/f990310.html | |
| Exxon Valdez - Legacy of a Spill | |
| A special feature published by the Anchorage Daily News. March 21-24, 1999. | Key Stage |
| http://www.adn.com/evos/evos.html | |
| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | |
| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. By: Kevin Guzman. Essay on the opil spill. | Key Stage |
| http://www.mvhs.srvusd.k12.ca.us/~kguzman/tq/mainterm.html | |
| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration | |
| Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration website. Alaskan state government website. | Key Stage |
| http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us/exxon.html | |
| Exxon Valdez Spill May Take Decades to Heal | |
| Anchorage, Alaska, March 19, 1999 (ENS) - Ten years after the nation's largest and most destructive oil spill, most of the fish and wildlife species… | Key Stage |
| http://ens.lycos.com/ens/mar99/1999L-03-19-05.html | |
| Living on Earth Special Report: Exxon Valdez | |
| In an effort to continue the tradition of bringing you clear, compelling, and timely news, Living on Earth provides this special report 10 years later. | Key Stage |
| http://www.livingonearth.org/exxon/exxon.htm | |
| Map of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | |
| Map of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. By: Kevin Guzman. | Key Stage |
| http://monte.mvhs.srvusd.k12.ca.us/~kguzman/tq/map.html | |
| Prince William Sound: Paradise Lost? | |
| This site is created, published, and maintained by Jeffrey Kelly. | Key Stage |
| http://library.advanced.org/10867/home.shtml | |
| US Global Change Research Information Office | |
| The US Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) provides access to data and information on global environmental change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related educational resources | Key Stage |
| http://www.gcrio.org/ | |