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Wildlife & Conservation

• Conservation International
• GAIA Forest Conservation Archives
• Rainforest Information Centre
• Tropical Rainforest Coalition
• Forest Action Network (FAN) -Campaigning to Save the Great Bear Rainforest
• Rainforest Action Network
• Taiga Rescue Network -forests of Siberia

• Fundacion TUVA of Costa Rica. Also contains annual reports.

• The Belize Audubon Society
• The National Audubon Society
• Programme for Belize web site.
• Caribbean Conservation Action: Belize.
• Coral Cay Conservation, - A Coral Reef conservation organisation doing much work worldwide.
• The Rainforest Conservation Fund
• UK Tropical Forest Forum
• Children's Tropical Forests

• World Wildlife Fund for Nature
• BirdLife International
• Owls Worldwide
• World Parrot Trust
• The Tiger Information Center
• The Gorilla Foundation -home of the famous gorilla Koko who learned sign language.
• Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
• Balikpapan Orangutan Society, USA Associated with the Wanariset Orangutan Center in Indonesia.
• Wild Africa Net
• Wild Ireland
• Irish Wildlife Trust

• Golden Lion Tamarin (at Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens)
• Zoology 101 Animal Report Directory at University of Hawaii--Leeward Community College

• Bird Source -Organisers of "The Great Backyard Bird Count"

Organisations & Resources

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  • International Conventions and Programmes
  • Threatened Animals of the World (interactive database) (IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals)
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES )

• Take a Walk in the Rainforest -- A Self-guided Tour
• Costa Rican Rainforest Photo Gallery -- Entrance
• Rainforest Database by Living Earth
• Wealth of the Rainforest Pharmacy to the World
• Rainforest Facts
• Science in the Rainforest

• Global Forest Watch -Online satellite images and maps of the World's forests and rainforest. This allows you to now personally monitor what is happening on a daily basis.
• Global Forest and other Wildfires Status Reports

• Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC)

• EnviroLink Library, Web site of links to environmental resources on the internet.
• Amazing Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
• An Index of Rainforest Related Sites

• The Nature Conservancy
• Friends of the Earth, UK
• Greenpeace International Home Page
• Coastwatch Europe -Carries out an annual audit of the state of European coasts with the help of volunteers and schools. The site contains some online printable forms which are used in the survey.
• The Ocean Project -raising awareness about the oceans.

• National Parks Around the World
• Belize National Parks
• Booth's River Wetland-Savanna Survey

• World Lecture Hall: Biology and Botany -contains online courses, course notes and many other resources.

Web Cams

• BBC Animal WebCams
• National Geographic Otter Cam
• Waikiki Aquarium -of a shark
• Africam
• Discovery Cams -from Ants to Alligators
• Wild Ireland Web Cam -pair of nesting crows
• www.camscape.com -One of the biggest collection of links to cams including wildlife.

Education & Institutions

• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew -World famous botanical gardens. A good source for botanical information.
• The Natural History Museum, UK
• Charity Net -contains links to over 900 UK Charity Sites.
• The Rainforest Foundation UK

• Reef Education Network
• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, USA
• SeaLife Aquarium, is a living coral reef ocean community.
• New York's Aquarium For Wildlife Conservation
• Green Cross International

• Center for Biological Diversity
• The Current State of Biological Diversity, by E.O. Wilson
• Biodiversity: The Most Fundamental Issue Lecture By: Thomas, J. Lovejoy.
  Given at the Australian Academy of Science - Mar 94

• FAQ on New Species
• Species counts & biodiversity estimates
• FishBase -Online database of over 25,000 species of fish.
• Species 2000 -Indexing the world's known species
  (www.species2000.org)
  
  

• Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names

• World Game Institute -Visit this site to see their "What the World Wants Project"

Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology

• Forest Stewardship Council -promotes forest sustainability through a product certification program. In English and Spainish.
• Irish Woodworkers for Africa -supports sustainable development and the wise use of natural resources, especially wood.

• Ethical Consumer magazine
• Home Power magazine -hands on journal of solar & renewable energy. Magazine downloads available in PDF format.

• Agriscape -an online directory for agricultural sites, organic farming, research, charitable and governmental organisations.
• Institute for International Cooperation and Development -providing training for international development volunteer work.

• Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales
• Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy (CREST) / Solstice Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology. The name says it all.
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network EREN, of the US Dept of Energy
• Virtual library of RE sites, maintained by CREST.
• Clean Power -Also see Clean Power journal

News, Events & Magazines

• Amazon Watch
• Environmental Network News
• Environmental News Service -You can register for a free daily email environmental news service.
• Yahoo Environment: News and Media -excellent source of further links

• Earth-Day -The official Earth Day (22nd April) website
• Ghost Gear Cleanups Underway in U.S. and Japan

• The Ecologist

• NewScientist -often contains good articles related to the environment.

Books

• Natural History Book Service.

• Book Reviews -Collection of book reviews on this site from our own World Land Trust Newsletters

Belize Related Links

• Programme for Belize
• The Belize Audubon Society
• Belize National Parks
• Caribbean Conservation Action: Belize.

• The Belize Report -regulary updated with information about travelling in Belize, places to see and stay etc.

• Belize Biodiversity Information Systems