I will be adding more links as I find them, so check back here occasionally.
| 4. Environment (general links) |
4. Environment
RACHEL SEARCH PAGE -THE place to look for environment-related articles
Greenpeace Canada -the best-known environmental activist organization
Greenpeace International Homepage -more resources than the Canadian version
The Ecologist - online ecology magazine with a global perspective
Friends of the Earth International
New Brunswick Environmental News - very thorough links section
a) Global Warming (Climate change)
Climate Change-an introduction to the topic, from GreenPeace International
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming - from the Rainforest Action Network
Sierra Club Global Warming and Energy Campaign - an assessment of the potential impacts of global warming
The Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice- Who is responsible for the climate change debacle?
Climate-change articles from the March/April 1999 issue of The Ecologist - three articles are online, all worth reading (they are quite detailed)
Global Warming article from The New Scientiest - article from Feb. 19, 2001 (also contains links to further recent information on global warming
Kyoto Articles - Will Kyoto be ratified? Here is an archive of articles documenting the ongoing debate....
b) Deforestation
Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News & Information-Gaia Forest Archives
Rainforest Action Network- this link brings you to RAN's "Factsheets" page
Conservation battle faces long odds in Brazilian Amazon - (Jan 1, 2001) this article describes the latest assessment of rainforest destruction in Brazil. The photos and maps could be very useful in a presentation....
c) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Greenpeace International : Toxics
Dioxin Homepage - all about dioxins in a FAQ format
POPs: SocioEconomic Considerations for Global Action, IFCS, June 1996
Persistent Organic Pollutants - the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) site on POPs
d) Biodiversity
A Simple Discussion of Biodiversity - From Vandana Shiva's Research Foundation, this document is addressed to teenagers in India seeking to learn more about agricultural biodiversity. Although the focus is on India, most of what is said here could apply elsewhere. If you want to understand what agricultural biodiversity is all about, read this.
Food Crops and Biodiversity-from the World Resources Institute
A Short List of Plant-Based Medicinal Drugs-from the World Resources Institute
Agriculture and Genetic Diversity-from the World Resources Institute
Rural Advancement Foundation International - an organization based in Winnipeg that examines issues related to agricultural biodiversity
The WWW Virtual Library: Ecology and Biodiversity
Mass Extinction Underway, Majority of Biologists Say - Washinton Post Article from 1998