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Air > Climate > Advocacy

Climate Ark Climate Change and Global Warming Portal editor's pick popular

http://www.climateark.org/

9 out of 10 stars (24 votes)

a climate change, global warming and renewable energy portal and search engine dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation

Added: Feb. 19, 2001 | Rate It

Air > Climate > Causes

Introduction to climate change popular

http://www.climateark.org/overview/

6 out of 10 stars (17 votes)

an overview to climate change and its causes with easy to understand graphics from UNEP

Added: May. 27, 2001 | Rate It

Air > Climate > Impacts > Global Warming

Scientific Facts on Climate Change & Global Warming editor's pick popular

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/climate-change-ar4/

8 out of 10 stars (14 votes)

GreenFacts provides the current scientific consensus on climate change and global warming - based on the 4th Assessment Report of the IPCC - written in a language for non-specialists, structured in 3 levels of increasing detail

Added: Oct. 09, 2002 | Rate It

Land > Ecology > Habitat

Habitats: Home Sweet Home - National Geographic editor's pick popular

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/habitats.html

5 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

allows kids to get up close and personal with earth�s six habitats; providing the scoop on protected lands, biodiversity, urban sprawl, conservation and population

Added: Apr. 14, 2003 | Rate It

Land > Forests > Information > Publications > Photographs

Forest Stock Photography popular

http://www.stockpix.com/stock/environmentalissues/forest/

5 out of 10 stars (8 votes)

pictures of the beauty and destruction of temperate and tropical rainforests

Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Forests > Organizations > Advocacy

American Lands editor's pick popular updated

http://www.americanlands.org/

6 out of 10 stars (9 votes)

dedicated to protecting America's forest heritage and restoring ecological integrity to the landscape, including updates and alerts on US forest protection issues

Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Information > For Kids

Children's Forest Links Page popular

http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/children/chlinks.htm

7 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

by the Rainforest Information Centre, lists websites useful to children studying forests

Added: Jan. 11, 2001 | Rate It

Temperate Deciduous Forests popular

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm

5 out of 10 stars (15 votes)

general background information regarding temperate deciduous forest biomes, part of Missouri Botanical Garden's biomes of the World program for kids

Added: Feb. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Information > Maps and GIS

Global Forest Watch editor's pick popular

http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm

8 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests

Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Regions and Countries > North America

North America -- regional forest information popular

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/nam_region.htm

6 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

maps and information regarding North America's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Regions and Countries > North America > United States of America

American Forests popular

http://www.americanforests.org/

5 out of 10 stars (9 votes)

helps people improve the environment with trees and forests

Added: Jan. 17, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Destruction

Causes of Rainforest Destruction, The popular

http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/causes.htm

6 out of 10 stars (13 votes)

information from the Rainforest Information Centre covering logging, agriculture, cash crops, cattle ranching, fuelwood, large dams, mining,colonisation and tourism; as well as more subtle causes such as overconsumption, exploitation, the debt burden and overpopulation

Added: Jan. 30, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Destruction > Deforestation

National Geographic: Eye in the Sky - Deforestation and Desertification popular

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/deforestation.html

6 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

an interactive site from National Geographic which includes photos, causes, and impacts of deforestation and desertification

Added: Oct. 13, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > Facts

Rainforest Facts popular

http://rain-tree.com/facts.htm

7 out of 10 stars (16 votes)

information on rates of disappearance, their wealth and actions being taken for protection; compiled by Raintree Nutrition, Inc.,

Added: Feb. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Rainforest Information popular

http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/welcome.htm

4 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

background and educational materials that provide an excellent overview to rainforest conservation from the Rainforest Information Centre

Added: Feb. 01, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > For Kids

How Rainforests Work popular

http://science.howstuffworks.com/conservation-issues/rainforest.htm

6 out of 10 stars (11 votes)

a brief introduction into how a rainforest works

Added: Jul. 04, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > Publications

A Place Out of Time popular

http://www.mongabay.com/

9 out of 10 stars (32 votes)

the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils they face - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental destruction

Added: Jul. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Organizations > Networks

Forest Protection Portal editor's pick popular

http://forests.org/

8 out of 10 stars (41 votes)

ecological science based forest conservation advocacy providing vast rainforest, forest and biodiversity conservation news & information; Forests.org works to end deforestation, preserve primary and old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, and to commence the age of ecological restoration

Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Regions > Africa

Africa - Information Provided on a Regional Basis popular

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/afr_region.htm

1 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

maps and information regarding Africa's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Added: Feb. 25, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Regions > South America

Amazon Interactive popular

http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

4 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

learn about the rainforest, the Quichua people and the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities; includes and ecotourism simulation game

Added: Mar. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Land > Tropical Rainforests > Tropical Ecology > Plants