Environmental Issues

General	Environmental organisations
Acid Rain	Air pollution
El Nino links	Endangered plants and animals
Energy	Feral plants and animals
Forests	Global warming
Mangroves and wetlands	National Parks and Reserves
Ozone depletion	Pesticides
Recycling and waste management	Water

General links

CSIRO Australia	Environment Australia Online
United States Environmental Protection Agency	Aquatic life & ecology
Conservation databases	EE Link on the Internet
Environment News Network	Australian Natural Resource
IGC EcoNet	State of the Environment Australia
EnviroLink Library

 

Acid Rain

Acid Rain Program	Energy Fact Sheet - Acid Rain
Pennsylvania Bureau of Air Quality	Acid Rain - causes and effects
Acid Rain (UK site)	Acid Rain in Europe
EPA Acid Rain Program	Effects of Acid Rain
Environmental effects of Acid Rain	Recovery begins from Acid Rain damage
Acid deposition and precipitation	EPA's Clean Air Market Programs : Acid Rain
The Green Lane  : Acid Rain	Acid Rain - a contemporary problem
Effects of Acid Rain on Aquatic Systems	Acid Rain's effect on plants and wildlife
Newton's Apple - Acid Rain	Acid Rain - Downpour in Asia?

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Air pollution -
Cars and cities

American Petroleum Institute	Emission Inventory Branch
Air Pollution - Singapore	Automobiles and light trucks
Air Pollution - Mexico City	Clean vehicles
Visualizing the components of smog	WSPA Factsheets
AirCare Victoria	Electric vehicles

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Endangered plants and animals

Whalenet	Alberta's endangered species
African Wildlife Federation	Wildlife Conservation Society
International Wildlife Coalition	Endangered species
Endangered species.com	Threatened species - Australia
WWF Global Network	Australia's Threatened Species Program
A hotlist of endangered animals	The wild ones animal index

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Environmental organisations

Greenpeace Australia	Australian Conservation Foundation
The Wilderness Society	Nature Conservation Council of NSW
Earthlink	Economically Viable Alternative Greens
The Environmental Defender's Offices of Australia	Vicnet - Environment & conservation
Australian Network for plant conservation	Environmental portal (Aust government site)
Greening Australia	Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association
Australian Plants Society - SA Region	Conservation Council of SA
Dept for Environment and Heritage (SA)	Environment Protection Authority (Aust)
Landcare South Australia	State of the Environment Report for Sth Aust
Planning SA - Open Space	Sustainability
Trees for life	Youth Environment Council of SA

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Feral plants and animals

Cane toad - CSIRO	Cane toad fact sheet-Australian Museum
Cane toad fact sheet	Frog Decline Reversal Project
Cane toad facts - James Cook University	Cane toads-community education & eradication project
Savanna Explorer - cane toads	Cane toads
Cane toads in New South Wales	Cane toads, an unnatural history
Invasive species - cane toads	Cane toads and Irido viruses
Identifying a cane toad	Wet tropics - cane toads
Cane toads a hearty elixir	Burkes Backyard - cane toads
Queensland Museum - Cane toads (.pdf)	Preparing for cane toads in Kakadu
Agricultural pests and feral animals - Australia	Introduced wild animals in Australia
Environment Australia - invasive species	The great Australian cat dilema
Calicivirus - useful sites	Rabbit Calicivirus news
Rabbit control - a handbook	European wasp research in South Australia
Introduced fish species (Sth Aust)	Environmental weeds in Australia
Weed society of Victoria	Feral animals in Australia
Crown-of-thorns starfish	Management of plants and animals
Pest animals

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Forests -
Rainforests

Rainforest Action Network	Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station
World rainforest information

Woodchipping

State Forests of NSW - Five Woodchip Facts	Boycott woodchipping
Forestry Australia woodchip documents	WA Forestry Alliance

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Global warming

Global warming - cool it!	More global warming FAQ
Global warming links	Climate Prediction Center
EPA Global Warming index	Australian Greenhouse Office
CSIRO - Greenhouse effect	Global warming focus on the future
Global Climate Coalition	Enhanced greenhouse
The warming of the earth	Global warming kids site
Global climate change	Global warming - early signs
Global warming information page	Global Warming International Center
Global warming FAQ	Global issues - global warming
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change	Global Warming Hotline

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Mangroves and wetlands

Mangrove replenishment initiative	Estuaries and wetlands - links
Field guide to the mangroves of Queensland	Wetland Care Australia
Heritage listings for wetlands at Olympic site	Directory of important wetlands in Australia
Waterwatch Australia	Information on Wetlands
Inland Waters - Wetlands	Wetland Ecosystems
Mangrove web sites

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National Parks, Reserves and World Heritage Sites

Australian Alps National Park	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Kakadu National Park - World Heritage list	GORP Travel - Kakadu National Park
Ayers Rock - a personal account	Australia's National Parks  Australia's National Parks
Australia's World Heritage location map	Environment Australia - National Parks
Naracoorte Caves National Park	Blue Mountains National Park
World Heritage Sites Protected Areas Program	Lord Howe Island
Shark Bay Western Australia	Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
UNESCO World Heritage	Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
World Heritage Areas Qld Home Page	World Heritage Sites in Asia and the Pacific
Australia's World Heritage areas

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Ozone depletion 

CSIRO ozone depletion	Stratospheric ozone depletion
Ozone bibliography	Ozone depletion - Q & A
About Ozone depletion - Canada	Ozone and the atmosphere
Stratospheric ozone links	On the science of ozone depletion
The Ozone Hole tour	Scientific assessment of ozone depletion
UV and Ozone - daily predictions & measurements	The Ozone Secretariat
US EPA - ozone depletion	Newton's Apple - Ozone
Ozone reality check	Ozone, UK, Europe and global
CIESIN Ozone Home Page	Environment Canada - stratospheric ozone
Stratospheric ozone depletion tutorial	The Science of  Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
US EPA - science of ozone depletion	Stratospheric ozone and human health
What is ozone?	Earth's sunscreen - the ozone layer
Ozone layer map	Repairing the ozone layer
Aerosols in the Stratosphere	TOMS multimedia files

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Pesticides

CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control	A consumer's guide to pesticides & food safety
Pesticide Education Resources	Pesticide Action Network

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Recycling and waste management

Environment Australia -waste & recycling	Australian Waste Database - Reports
Environment Australia - Scheduled Wastes  Management	EcoRecycle Victoria

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