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| Resource Development and Local Environment | |
| Bringing the World to your Classroom For the latest environmental stories. The chapter directory is very comprehensive. Includes a link to ideas for educators. |
Physical World - Places to Live - Needs - Useful URLS |
| International Council for Local Environments This is the homepage with links to their projects etc. |
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| Canadian Environmental Knowledge Network The place for all things environmental in Canada. Includes an on-line searchable database. |
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| Virtual Galapagos Maps and information on environmental pressures. Includes a despatches section keeping up to date with current expeditions |
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| Aral Sea - Health Disaster A first hand investigation into the health consequences of the shrinking Aral sea |
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| Management of Environments | |
| Rainforest
Action Network An American environmental group providing case studies of rainforest issues, especially ecotourism. A little slow, but worth waiting for as it is very up to date |
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| US
Environmental Protection Agency Home page with some good links |
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| Natural
Environmental Research Council A look at who does the research in the UK into environmental issues |
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| Alan's Cornish Links
Good site covering all things Cornish, including links to modern and old tin and china clay mining. I think the best link is the Wheal Martyn China Clay Heritage Centre |
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| China Clay History This page is maintained by ECCI, a white mineral company. It has detailed information about the history of the china clay industry |
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| North Sea
Pollution Maintained by Southampton University this is a good site for discovering pollution close to home. |
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| Dartmoor National Park Maintained by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, this is a page of links to all the facts and figures about Dartmoor. |
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| Greenpeace Homepage with links to their campaigns and archives. Up to the minute information is on their 'hotpages' link |
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| Friends
of the Earth Simpler page than Greenpeace, much easier to follow, though slightly less detailed information |
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| Global Environment | |
| Envirolink Homepage Very slow site. Quite difficult to understand |
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| Acid Rain | |
| Greenhouse
Gases Fact Sheet Easy to understand page from the Australian Department for the Environment detailing the gasses involved in the Greenhouse effect |
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| Environmental
News Network Good site, but needs a fair bit of exploring to find relevant material |
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| Global
Change Master Directory Excellent - includes a text search facility that's free |
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| World
Conservation Monitoring Centre Another good site - be sure to take a look at the Conservation Databases |
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| Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use
Very specific project, excellent for students that are doing research or coursework into this region |
