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Environmental Trends:

• Online publication of the United Nations' Global Environment Outlook 3. You can download a synthesis of the work or the whole thing. You can also download in other languages and formats.

• The United Nations' Major Global Trends

• SPECIFIC REGIONS OF THE WORLD:
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Latin America and the Carribean
  • Asia & the Pacific
  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Africa

Environment Search Engine:

• Earth Platform: Read about the Earth's main environmental threats

Endangered Species:

• Biodiversity: The UN's Focus Area on the subject
• EE Link's Homepage for Endangered Species, where you click on an organism's name and learn about it
• Endangered Animals of the World where students can research, collaborate and telecommunicate internationally about endangered animals
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Global Warming:

• The USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Frequently Asked Questions
• The USA's Energy Information Administration's U.S. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in Perspective
• An article in Scientific American, Is Global Warming Harmful to Health

Human Overpopulation:

• The World Population Awareness News Digest featuring regularly updated news events relating to human overpopulation
• People & the Planet devoted to the inter-related issues of population, poverty, consumption, health, and the environment
• PopPlanet focuses on the relationship among population, health, and environmental issues.

Miscellaneous Issues:

• The Union of Concerned Scientsts' page on Scientific Integrity featuring various studies, including a 2012 report on How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Public's Expense
• Energy: The UN's Focus Area on the subject
• EnviroLink Network, a massive online resource for individuals, organizations and businesses working for social and environmental change -- lots of links

Nuclear Power & Waste:

• The Sierra Club's Nuclear Waste Page.
• The Union of Concerned Scientists's Nuclear Power Page.

Pollution:

• The USA's Environmental Protection Agency's page on  NPS (Nonpoint Source) Pollution such as excess fertilizers, herbicides, bacteria from livestock lots, etc.
• Mercury contamination worldwide: The UN's Focus Area on the subject
• The Union of Concerned Scientists' Clean Energy Page.

Simple Living:

• Sustainable consumption: The UN's Focus Area on the Issue
• Vegetarian Resource Group's Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
• Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life

Water Issues:

• Freshwater: The UN's online Focus Area on the subject
• Marine & Coastal Areas: The UN's online Focus Area on the subject
• The UN's The Nature Conservancy's Sustainable Water Program

Environmental Organizations:

• Audubon Online
• Environmental News Network
• Environmental Organization WebDirectory
• Greenpeace International
• National Wildlife Federation
• Sierra Club
• Izaac Walton League of America
• The Nature Conservancy
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• Worldwatch Institute
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
  

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