List of environmental websites

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This is a list of environmental websites which are websites dealing with environmental issues.

[edit] General

  • BlueLink Information Network -- based in Bulgaria -- offering services (in Bulgarian and English) related to the environment
  • Earth Times -- run by a UK Limited Company -- providing world news and information to its readers, with specific attention given to environmental issues
  • Edie.net (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange) -- based in the UK -- publishing news, job listings, events and tenders concerning the environment
  • Ekopedia -- Ekopedia is a free (Free Art License), collaborative (wiki), and multilingual encyclopedia project dedicated in providing answers and dispersing practical knowledge related to environmental sustainability.
  • Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) -- a component of the Digital Universe project -- about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society
  • Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) -- sponsored by UNESCO -- an interdisciplinary encyclopedia, inspired by the sustainable development movement
  • Environment and Energy Publishing -- based in Washington, D.C. -- covering environmental and energy policy and markets
  • Environmental Research Letters (ERL) -- based in California -- publishing peer-reviewed research across the whole of environmental science
  • Envirowiki -- wiki on environmentalism and related issues.
  • Geo-wiki -- founded in 2009 by the project partners the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt and University of Freiburg -- to help improve the quality of global land cover maps
  • GEOLibrary -- materials posted from various governmental and non-profit institutions -- occupational safety and health and environmental health information
  • Global Change Master Directory -- part of NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) and NASA's contribution to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) -- a directory of Earth Science data sets and related tools/services
  • Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) -- being built by the Group on Earth Observations -- to provide near-real-time environmental data, information and analyses
  • GLOBCOVER (to map Earth's land cover) -- developed by an international network of partners -- to contribute information relevant to land use, ecosystems and climate change
  • GLOBE Program -- operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) out of Boulder, Colorado -- a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program
  • GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) -- whose development has involved a large number of federal US agencies, universities, and private companies -- used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies and many environmental consulting companies
  • Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) -- using two satellites launched from Russia; overall mission managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California -- to study climate and oceanography and geology
  • Green Map -- based in New York City -- enabling local mapmakers to make environmentally themed maps
  • Green.tv -- supported by UNEP -- a broadband TV channel for films about environmental issues
  • Greenlifestyle -- originally a mailing list in June 2007 -- with an ongoing focus on the exchange of practical and cost-effective green living tips and information that can be applied in Indonesia
  • How to Boil a Frog -- managed by Jon Cooksey -- a humor-oriented website with free short videos
  • The Mother Nature Network -- founded by Chuck Leavell and Joel Babbitt -- eight channels: Earth Matters, Transportation, Business, Technology, Food, Home, Lifestyle, and Family
  • MyEnvironment -- built by the United States Environmental Protection Agency -- providing information about local land, air and water
  • National Environmental Directory -- maintained by Harbinger Communications -- a directory of environmental NGOs in the US
  • National Environmental Information Exchange Network -- managed by states, tribes, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎ -- exchanging environmental data
  • National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) -- a collaboration between Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Cambridge -- promoting and supporting the use of e-Science and grid technologies within the field of environmental research
  • OneGeology -- launched on August 6, 2008 at the 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC) in Oslo, Norway -- to enable online access to dynamic digital geological map of the world for everyone
  • Semantic Sensor Web -- using standardization efforts of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Semantic Web Activity of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) -- managing data about the global environment
  • Sierra Club Green Home -- based in Las Vegas -- providing information to help consumers to be environmentally responsible
  • Sustainable Development Online -- managed by the European Union -- an international reference database, specializing in sustainable development
  • Terra: The Nature of Our World -- video podcast produced in conjunction with the MFA program in Science & Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University, Filmmakers for Conservation, and PBS -- weekly video show about science and natural history
  • The Environmentalist -- A public interest news site covering politics, business, climate, history, lifestyle, world news, science, editorial, links and resources. Carried by major wire services (Reuters, USAToday, Sun-Times Group...).
  • UNEP GEO Data Portal -- the authoritative source for data sets used by the UNEP and its partners -- covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP
  • WiserEarth -- a user-generated online community space for the social and environmental movement -- maps and connects non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, governments, and individuals addressing global issues
  • Worldchanging -- launched in San Francisco, now headquartered in Seattle -- an online magazine about sustainability and social innovation
  • Yahoo! Green -- based in California -- gathering news, ideas, and discussion

[edit] Climate change

  • Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) -- managed by a team of scientists -- an effort to resolve criticism of the current records of the Earth's surface temperatures by preparing an open database and analysis of these temperatures and temperature trends
  • Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) -- an organization within the United States Department of Energy -- providing global warming data and analysis as it pertains to energy issues
  • Carbonfund.org -- based in Silver Spring, Maryland -- providing carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction products to individuals, businesses, and organizations
  • Climate Change TV -- funded by companies, governments and organisations, and produced by the magazine Responding to Climate Change -- the world’s first web channel specific to climate change videos
  • Climateprediction.net -- maintained primarily by Oxford University in England -- a distributed computing project
  • CLIWOC (climatological database for the world's oceans) -- funded by the European Union -- drawing on British, Dutch, French and Spanish ships' logbook records for the immediate pre-instrumental period, 1750 to 1850
  • CoolCalifornia.org -- created by a team of California State agencies, universities and a nonprofit organization -- a website for Californians with resources to help them reduce their impact on the environment and combat climate change
  • DeSmogBlog -- co-founded by Jim Hoggan, president of a public relations firm based in Vancouver, Canada -- providing information about global warming
  • Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) -- established by the World Meteorological Organization -- monitoring trends in the Earth's atmosphere
  • Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) -- managed by the National Climatic Data Center, Arizona State University and the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center -- a database of temperature, precipitation and pressure records
  • HURDAT -- accessible from the website of the National Hurricane Center -- database for all tropical cyclone's in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, since 1851
  • OneClimate -- part of Internet portal uk.OneWorld.net -- climate news, social activism and social networking site
  • Online Carbon Management Tool -- released by the Government of Ireland -- providing information for reducing an individual or collective carbon footprint
  • PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies) -- required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- enabling scientists from the around the globe to run a regional climate model towards carrying our research into climate change
  • RealClimate -- hosted by Environmental Media Services -- a commentary site by working climate scientists
  • Skeptical Science -- created in 2007 by Australian blogger and author John Cook -- publishing articles on current events relating to climate science and climate policy, and maintaining a large database of articles analyzing the merit of arguments commonly put forth by those who are skeptical of the mainstream scientific opinion on climate change
  • TerraPass -- based in San Francisco -- a social enterprise that funds greenhouse gas reduction projects in the United States, and offers carbon offsets to individuals and businesses who wish to reduce their carbon footprints
  • Watts Up With That? -- a popular science blog, created in 2006 by California meteorologist Anthony Watts -- providing content related to the skeptical view towards anthropogenic global warming

[edit] Ecosystems

  • ARKive -- launched in the UK by Sir David Attenborough -- a global initiative to locate and gather films, photographs and audio recordings of the world's species into one centralised digital library, for increased environmental awareness
  • Biosafety Clearing-House -- established by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety -- to facilitate sharing of information on living modified organisms (also known as GMOs)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) -- whose Secretariat office is hosted by the University of Copenhagen -- publishing data provided by many institutions from around the world
  • Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) -- global network of organizations -- for sharing information about invasive species

[edit] Environmental art

[edit] Nuclear energy

  • Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues -- part of the United States’ National Science Digital Library (NSDL) -- a searchable collection of vetted annotations and bibliographic information for resources including books, articles, films, CD-ROMs , and websites pertaining to nuclear topics

[edit] Oceanography

[edit] Radiation

  • Microwave News -- independent and not aligned with any industry or government agency -- reporting on the health and environmental impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and other types of non-ionizing radiation

[edit] Renewable energy

[edit] Resource management

  • 41pounds.org -- based in Ferndale, Michigan -- providing education regarding the negative environmental effects of direct mail
  • Downsizer -- set up in October 2004 by the founder members -- "a resource for people who want to live more sustainably"

[edit] Toxicology

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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