Environmental Studies

"A collaboratively developed repository of information for anyone working with the earth and its inhabitants. While hosted by the National Park Service, this site is a service for all those interested in Indigenous Knowledge (IK) or Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)."

Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions have joined to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is digitizing the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website provides access to a range of studies, news and legislation about the environment, as well as links to regional offices. You can search their publications: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/pubsearch.html

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization) Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction

News, services and programs offered by the New York Department of Conservation.

An international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity.

An international program for the synthesis, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity knowledge, providing authoritative, strategic and timely information for conventions, countries, organizations and companies to use in the development and implementation of their policies and decisions. They report on such topics as Parks and Protected Areas, Global Biodiversity Atlases, Species Information, Critical Ecosystems, International Policy, and Emergency Response. They also maintain the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (aka CITES: http://www.cites.org/).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefits of the American people. Of note, is their Endangered and Threatened Species web page: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

The Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Their mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.

A link to the online U.S.G.S. water resources reports.

A collection of free interactive climate tools provided by a non-profit organization based on a long tradition of system dynamics modeling out of MIT that explores the interplay between social and planetary systems. Their simulations help people see connections, play out scenarios, and see what works to address the biggest climate change challenges we face.