Environmental Affairs
By Glenn BrigaldinoLesson 1: Introduction to key environmental issues today
Links you'll need and you'll like too !!
The links presented below, will lead you to a fascinating amount of environmental information. You are strongly encouraged to browse these links intensively during the course.
The links to visit: ===================
Rainforest Action Network
"RAN" works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action.
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THE CASE OF KUALA LUMPUR
A study to review the present status and trend of development planning in Kuala Lumpur, highlighting the degree of integration of environmental considerations into development planning.
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication...
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Urban Environmental Management
Very resourceful "Virtual Library" on Urban Environmental Management and much more.
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Eco Portal
An Information Gateway Empowering the Movement for Environmental Sustainability.
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Forest Conservation Portal
Vast Rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News & Information.
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The BBC's Global Climate Change Portal
Background, gloosary, impact and effect information about global warming. Includes a quiz and forum for debate.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/...
Six-part series on sustainable development
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/... ---------------------------------------------------
Climate Ark
Climate Change & Renewable Energy Portal.
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Earth Trends
An environmental portal offering a searchable database, maps, countries profiles and other features related to key environmental issues.
http://earthtrends.wri.org/index.cfm
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IIED Home Page
IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination.
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The Dev-Zone on Environment
Collection of numerous links to environmental web-sites.
http://www.dev-zone.org/links/Environment
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POPULATION & ENVIRONMENT LINKAGES SERVICE
Abstracts and links to 14,259 books, reports, journal articles, newspaper articles, news analysis, maps, conference papers, datasets, slide shows, organizations, regional overviews, laws, bills, and court decisions, and much more from around the world . . . from the simple to the technical . . . and person-to-person communication.
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