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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection: Search journals for different environmental perspectives from the scientific community, government policy makers and corporate interests. Explore more than 3 million articles on global warming, climate change, alternative energy, environmental policy, going green, recycling, soil, plants, agronomy and more.
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GreenFile: Research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects and what can be done to minimise them. Includes some full text content.
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Living Green: Environment and sustainability reference suite. Living Green Digital Libraries includes an examination of pollution's causes and consequences, overviews of the major ecosystems and current threats they face, an explanation of green building and transportation principles, an investigation of green issues in food production and consumption, and room-by-room explorations of green practices at home. Part of World Book Web.
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A Dictionary of Ecology: Published by Oxford University Press, 1998. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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Earth and Environmental Sciences @ Oxford Reference Online: A collection of reference books covering Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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The Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management: Published by Blackwell Science, 1998. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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Environment @ Te Puna Web Directory: Links to New Zealand organisations and information.
Best Fish Guide: Forest & Bird provides NZ consumers with this guide which ranks the ecological sustainability of seafood from our commercial fisheries.
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.: The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation�s mission is to mitigate critical threats to global biological and cultural diversity From the American Museum of Natural History
Earth Day April 22.: Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide.
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Earthtrends: Environmental information portal from the World Resources Institute
Ecological Footprint Calculator: Estimates the size of your personal footprint using information you provide about your consumption habits. From the Ministry for the Environment.
ENN - Environmental News Network
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand: Aims to lead all Environmental practitioners, support their profession, set standards for best available practicies and enable practitioners to promote and achieve a sustainable Australia and New Zealand.
Environment New Zealand 2007: Full report of Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of New Zealand?s environment report.
Environment New Zealand 2007 - Summary: Summary of Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of New Zealand?s environment report.
Environmental Education Directory: The directory contains resources relating to the sustainable management of the New Zealand environment. It contains New Zealand produced material and has been devised for practical use by teachers, councils and community groups or individuals.
Enviroschools: learning for a sustainable future: The Enviroschools Foundation is a charitable trust that provides support and strategic direction for a nation-wide environmental education programme, and the creation of sustainable schools
The foreshore and seabed of New Zealand: Historical information relating to the New Zealand government's policy proposal for the foreshore and seabed in 2004.
Forest and Bird magazine: Selected articles from past issues and articles index.
Friends of Mana Island: The Friends of Mana Island Incorporated was formed in 1999 to provide support for the Restoration Plan prepared by the Department of Conservation (DoC) in 1987.
Friends of the Earth
Global Invasive Species Database (GISD): Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) aims to increase awareness about invasive alien species and to facilitate effective prevention and management activities.
Green Pages: Directory of organisations active in the areas of conservation and environmental protection, education, and restoration in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Greenpeace: independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. Information on their different campagns: Climate, Toxics Site, Nuclear, Genetic Engineering, Ocean Dumping, Forests and the Greenpeace Ships. Includes an archive which is searchable.
Hazmobile: Auckland Region Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Kaipatiki Ecological Restoration Project (KERP)
Living Planet Report: The Living Planet Report is WWF's periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems.
Monitoring Progress Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Provides a selection of information related to sustainable development in New Zealand.
New Zealand Association of Resource Management (NZARM): The New Zealand Association of Resource Management (NZARM) is an Incorporated Society with membership drawn from those engaged in the management of natural and physical resources.
No Take Marine Reserves Waiho nga Kai a Tangaroa: About �no-take� marine reserves � areas of the sea in which there is no fishing at all; as little other human disturbance as can be reasonably arranged, but where people are encouraged to learn about the more natural marine life and processes that this produces. The focus is upon the New Zealand experience within such reserves, the practical lessons this has taught us, and the scientific principles that have emerged.
Phase2: Phase2 is dedicated to the advancement and adoption of science- and ethics-based (strong) sustainability through leadership and engagement.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
Right Car: Find out how your vehicle rates for fuel economy, safety, CO2 emissions and pollutants. From the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
Risk assessment for contaminated sites in New Zealand: This web site aims to guide environmental managers through a framework for assessing contaminated sites and to provide information resources relevant to New Zealand assessors, auditors or reviewers. The site is a collaborative venture between a number of organisations.
The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997: Reports on New Zealand's natural environment, what we have done to it, and what we are doing now. From the Ministry for the Environment.
State of Southland's environment
Sustainable Christchurch: Aims to actively contribute within Otautahi-Christchurch to opportunities and means for achievement of long term sustainability
TRAFFIC: TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC works in co-operation with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES). TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre: Provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. Now an office of the UN based in Cambridge, UK, the Centre's work is an integral part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
UNESCO World Heritage
United Nations Atlas of the Oceans: The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability.
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP): UNEP's mandate is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment and to encourage sustainable development through sound environmental practices everywhere. A specialized agency within the United Nations system.
Water & Atmosphere: A quarterly magazine that highlights research conducted at NIWA in articles aimed at the general reader.
World Disasters Report: Annual report which analyses the humanitarian crises of the past, present and future and provides comprehensive analysis of the world's humanitarian crises, for disaster professionals and donors, politicians and planners, scientists and academics, journalists and community aid workers.
www.RubbishFree.co.nz: Guide to becoming rubbish free in New Zealand. Includes store of eco products. Based on the experience of Matthew Luxon and Waveney Warth in Christchurch.

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