List of environmental websites

This is an annotated list of environmental websites, including only notable websites dealing with environmental issues generally and those with a more specific focus.

General

*BlueLink Information Network -- based in Bulgaria -- offering services (in Bulgarian and English) related to the environment
*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 Data Interactive Exchange -- based in the UK -- publishing news, job listings, events and tenders concerning the environment
*Environmental Research Letters (ERL) -- based in California -- publishing peer-reviewed research across the whole of environmental science
*Envirowiki -- wiki on environmentalism and related issues.
*GEOLibrary -- materials posted from various governmental and non-profit institutions -- occupational safety and health and environmental health information
*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 Book Live -- based in the UK -- a free online database and information resource to help the construction industry in environmental best practice
*Green.tv -- supported by UNEP -- a broadband TV channel for films about environmental issues
*How to Boil a Frog -- managed by Jon Cooksey -- a humor-oriented website with free short videos
*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 USEPA -- 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
*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
*Sustainable Development Online -- managed by the European Union -- an international reference database, specializing in sustainable development
* -- 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...).
*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

Climate change

*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
*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
*Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) -- established by the World Meteorological Organization -- monitoring trends in the Earth's atmosphere
*RealClimate -- hosted by Environmental Media Services -- a commentary site by working climate scientists

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
*Ecologyfund.com -- operated by the Hunger Site Network -- giving money to "save" natural habitats
*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

Infectious diseases

*Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology Network (GIDEON) -- provided by EBSCO Industries -- consisting of four modules (diagnosis, epidemiology, pharmacology, and taxonomy)

Oceanography

*Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project (GODAR Project) -- initiated by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and the World Data Center system (WDC) -- to provide oceanographic data to climate change and other researchers
*Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) -- a cooperative international project -- to develop and maintain a global ocean Temperature-Salinity resource
*World Ocean Database Project (WOD) -- established by the World Data Center system (WDC) and the U.S. government's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) -- intended to centrally store oceanographic data

Renewable energy

*Energy Quest -- California Energy Commission website -- mainly for younger people
*Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) -- non-profit research and education organization -- with focus on the interconnection of electric power transmission networks between nations and continents, emphasizing tapping abundant renewable energy resources
*RenewableEnergyAccess.com -- directed from New Hampshire -- publishing on renewable energy

Resource management

*41pounds.org -- based in Ferndale, Michigan -- providing education regarding the negative environmental effects of direct mail
*Green Book Live -- based in the UK -- a free online database and information resource to help the construction industry in environmental best practice

Toxicology

*Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) -- until 2001 maintained by US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) -- a database of toxicity information

ee also

*List of environmental books
*List of environmental law reviews and journals
*List of environmental periodicals
*List of environmental reports
*Lists of websites