Home :: Environment :: Global Change

Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
The website of the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation which is a non-profit group dedicated to the preservation, protection, and enhancement of Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad, California
http://www.batiquitosfoundation.org

Frog Decline Reversal Project, Inc.
We are a frog conservation group in tropical Queensland, Australia which specialises in disease surveillance and the rescue and rehabilitation of diseased and injured amphibians. We have already discovered several new diseases previously unknown to be involved in the decline of amphibians.
http://www.fdrproject.org.au

Sustainable Economy
Swiss Organisation for small enterprises, taking care for all aspects of sustainability
http://www.wiv.ch

NABU Östlicher Schurwald
Regional environmental group for Rechberghausen and area, Southwest Germany. Main projects: Protection of the regionally important biotops, especially "Streuobstwiesen", some kind of traditionally managed orchards with trees that have high trunks.
http://www.nabu-oestlicher-schurwald.de

Save Barnegat Bay
SAVE BARNEGAT BAY is a not-for-profit environmental group working to conserve undeveloped natural land and clean water throughout the Barnegat Bay watershed. We were founded in 1971 as a local chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, a leading national environmental organization.
http://www.savebarnegatbay.org

The Scientific Alliance
A membership-based organisation which promotes rational and informed debate on environmental issues, including climate change, energy policy, agriculture, transport and infrastruct ure.
http://www.scientific-alliance.org

Silma Nature Reserve
Homepage contains general information about the natural conditions and nature conservation work in Silma Nature Reserve. The visitors will find informatiion about the hiking possibilities like nature trails and bird towers. At the moment all information is only available in estonian.
http://www.silma.ee

Gulf of Mexico Foundation
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation, a nonprofit corporation based in Corpus Christi, Texas, was founded in 1990 by citizens concerned with the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico. Representing a wide range of interests (agriculture, business, fisheries, industry, tourism, and the environment), the GMF works to promote and fund research, education, and conservation programs. Its focus encompasses all areas that border the Gulf – Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Mexico, Cuba, and the adjacent Caribbean.
http://gulfmex.org

Groupe de REcherche sur les Cetaces
Le GREC a pour objectifs: - de favoriser l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances sur les cétacés sauvages - de diffuser ces connaissances vers la communauté scientifique - de contribuer à l'éducation du public en matière de protection des cétacés dans leur milieu
http://www.cetaces.org

Planning Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Draft U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan
The US National Acadamies of Science (NAS) report on the US Governmental Administration's proposals for future climate r esearch.
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309088658?O penDocument

Climate Change in Asia
Country profiles, GHG (greenhouse gas) inventories, mitigation options, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, status of climate change activities, key projects and regional studies, publications, and major players in different Asian countries.
http://www.ccasia.teri.res.in

Worrest, Robert C.
About the Director of the US Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) and Associate Director for CIESIN Washington Operations, and his publications on the effects of stratospheric ozone depletion on the biosphere.
http://www.columbia.edu/~rw187/

The BOREAS Project
The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is a large-scale international interdisciplinary experiment in the northern boreal forests of Canada. Its goal was to improve our understanding of the boreal forests - how they interact with the atmosphere, how much CO2 they can store, and how climate change will affect them.
http://www-eosdis.ornl.gov/BOREAS/bhs/BOREAS_Home.html

New York Times: Climate
A compendium of climate-related articles from the New York Times newspapers.
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/climate-inde x.html

Deserts and Desertification
Brief introduction to desertification, including causes and effects.
http://www.didyouknow.cd/deserts.htm

International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, Alaska
Fostering international collaboration in global climate change research in the Arctic.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/IARC/