Web Resources
forests.org
Forests.org consists
of three environmental websites: the "Forest Conservation Portal,"
the ClimateArk - Climate Change Portal, and the Eco-Portal - Environmental
Sustainability Portal. The forest and climate search engines each tap
into half a million URLs, while the Eco-Portal approaches two million
URLs.
www.waterportal-americas.org
The
Water Portal of the Americas is an information service that aims to
enhance the availability of quality water information. The purpose of
the Portal will be to improve access to information and thus facilitate
decision-making processes.
sd-online.ewindows.eu.org
Sustainable Development
Online (SDO) seeks to map the continually changing and vital area of
sustainable development and to provide access to significant websites
built by organizations supporting the move towards sustainable development.
indianenvironmentonline.net
Indian Environment
Online is a new website launched by the Society for Environmental Information
and Sustainable Development (SEISD), New Delhi. It contains links to
news, articles, press releases and resources related to the environment
in India.
tv.oneworld.net
OneWorld TV is a
video platform for human rights and social justice issues. To coincide
with the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, OneWorld TV is featuring
films that look at some of the issues being debated: "Boiling Points"
looks at three flashpoints on three continents where the supply of water
is hotly disputed between countries and communities
www.bom.gov.au/iwk
The project recognizes
the knowledge of weather and climate developed over countless generations
by Australia's Indigenous communities and its ability to complement
science and statistically based approaches. It provides an opportunity
for communities to showcase their knowledge and for others to learn
more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life and culture.
www.un.org/esa/sustdev
The Division for
Sustainable Development is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned
website. The Johannesburg Summit website will continue to exist as an
archive from this site as well. The Division for Sustainable Development
serves as the substantive secretariat responsible for servicing the
Commission on Sustainable Development; for follow-up of the implementation
of Agenda 21 as well as the Plan of Implementation (POI) of the World
Summit on Sustainable Development.
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/
This Climate TimeLine
website captures the history of climate exploration and its impact on
human development. The site also examines meteorological and climatic
processes and specific climate events of the past at other time scales.
www.AirImpacts.org
The AirImpacts website
aimed to increase the global awareness of the environmental, health,
and economic impacts of air pollution, including climate change.