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| Sustainable Development Dimensions | ||
| The author discusses sustainable development, in this chapter of your textbook. At this site, you will find information on women and population, environmental policy, and land use, and how these topics relate to sustainable development. There is also an excellent link to global climate maps at this site. ( http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/index_en.htm ) | ||
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| SustainableDevelopment.net | ||
| This Web site is a joint initiative of OneSoft Corporation and WETV. It has been created to provide the public with an introduction to the issues, major participants, success stories, and resources related to sustainable development. An important feature of www.SustainableDevelopment.net is live Internet Webcast coverage of key international events, beginning with the Earth Summit +5. ( http://www.sustainabledevelopment.net/ ) | ||
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| World Health Organization (WHO) | ||
| This comprehensive global health information site is sponsored by the World Health Organization. Links include statistical as well as narrative features on topics related to daily health and disease, world travel and health, and world health epidemics and outbreaks, as well as information regarding recent and upcoming WHO activities and events. ( http://www.who.org ) | ||
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| United Nations Economic and Social Development | ||
| This branch of the UN has several programs that deal with global commons. Links can be found on this website to their environmental program, forest program, and sustainable development program. ( http://www.un.org/esa/ ) | ||
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| Earth Observing System | ||
| The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). It consists of a science component and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low-inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. The author discusses global warming and ozone depletion in this chapter. This site offers an excellent scientific look at ozone depletion. ( http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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| Worldwatch Institute | ||
| Worldwatch Institute is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society, one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations. This link takes you to the Worldwatch Institute home page. The author discusses The State of the World 1998 report by Lester Brown in this chapter of your textbook. More information about this report can be obtained through this Web site. ( http://www.worldwatch.org/ ) | ||
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| Earth Summit | ||
| In 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first international Earth Summit convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development. The assembled leaders signed the Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, endorsed the Rio Declaration and the Forest Principles, and adopted Agenda 21, a 300 page plan for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. ( http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/ ) | ||
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| Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) | ||
| The CSD was created to monitor and report on implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session. This special session of the UN General Assembly took stock of how well countries, international organizations and sectors of civil society have responded to the challenge of the Earth Summit. ( http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/treaties.htm ) | ||
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| The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | ||
| UNDP's mission is to help countries in their efforts to achieve human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programs in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women, and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication. ( http://www.undp.org/ ) | ||
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| The World Wildlife Fund | ||
| The World Wildlife Federation works to save endangered species and their habitats. The site is mainly a reference point for those who wish to join the WWF chapters in various countries, as well as a guide for links to the WWF agencies in those countries. ( http://www.wwf.org/ ) | ||
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| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | ||
| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change studies the risks of human-induced climate changes as reported in previously published and peer-reviewed scientific literature. The site provides links to current and previous assessment reports produced by the panel, as well details on activities, publications, and scheduled meetings of the IPCC. ( http://www.ipcc.ch/ ) | ||
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| Greenpeace | ||
| Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. Greenpeace aims to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future. They promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices, and use research, lobbying, and quiet diplomacy to pursue their goals, as well as high-profile, non-violent conflict to raise the level and quality of public debate. ( http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/ ) | ||
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| Alliance of Small Island States | ||
| AOSIS is a coalition of small islands and low-lying coastal countries that share similar development challenges and concerns about the environment, especially their vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change. It functions primarily as an ad hoc lobby and negotiating voice for small islands developing States (SIDS) within the United Nations system. Its site includes links to other island and marine-related organizations, as well as a map of the member regions. ( http://www.unep.ch/seas/main/partners/aosis.html ) | ||
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| U.S. Environmental Organizations | ||
| U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Fossil Energy | ||
| This U.S. Department of Energy site focuses on fossil energy. It provides links to energy and business-related information worldwide, including research and development projects and information on electricity and gas regulations. ( http://www.fe.doe.gov/international/ ) | ||
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | ||
| The official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site includes environmental laws and regulations, educational resources, and detailed information on topics such as clean-up, pesticides, pollution prevention, and ecosystems. Also see the EPA student center (http://www.epa.gov/students/index.html ( http://www.epa.gov/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Hydropower Program | ||
| The U.S. Department of Energy's Hydropower Program site provides information on the mission and research findings of the program, as well as links to annual reports and specific hydropower studies. ( http://hydropower.inel.gov/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | ||
| The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) site features reports on USAID activities and efforts around the globe, as well as links to a variety of related topics such as disaster assistance, Food for Peace, and the Global Development Alliance. ( http://www.usaid.gov/ ) | ||
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