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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
A practical and well-organized information source on WMO and its
work on global weather prediction, climate change, air pollution,
ozone depletion, hydrology and oceanology as well as its work
on how meteorology affects human activities such as aviation,
shipping and agriculture. English, French and Spanish.
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UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) Secretariat
An invaluable site for those interested in the Convention -- its
history, its text and on-going negotiations. Includes background
information, products, emissions data, country-specific information,
meetings and workshops, technical papers and press releases. The
site is closely linked with the two other major UN websites covering
climate change -- UNEP’s Information Unit on Conventions
and UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Given
its importance, UNFCCC has also established a separate site for
the 3rd Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held in Kyoto
from 1-10 Dec’97 at http://www.cop3.org English only.
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UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC produces papers and methodologies for use by Parties
to the Convention on Climate Change based on its assessment of
scientific, technological and socio-economic information in the
field of climate change. Their website contains reports, technical
papers, press releases, copies of its quarterly newsletter and
other information on its work. English only.
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Government of Canada’s Climate Change Site
While this site does not contain alot of information outside of
recent news releases, messages and speeches, it does include a
complete list of links to all Canadian federal Ministries with
programmes, activities and/or interests in the issues of climate
change -- including the climate change section of Environment
Canada’s award-winning site at http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/index.html
English and French.
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"Eco" - The Climate Action Network’s Climate
Negotiations Newsletter
Prepared with input from independent scientists, political analysts,
and environmental groups, this is a key monitoring publication
published by CAN (a coalition of non-governmental organizations)
during and covering international climate negotiations. A little
slow due to graphics, this highly informative newsletter provides
detailed, technical coverage for government policy-makers and
journalists. English only.
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Government of Canada’s Climate Change Site
While this site does not contain alot of information outside of
recent news releases, messages and speeches, it does include a
complete list of links to all Canadian federal Ministries with
programmes, activities and/or interests in the issues of climate
change -- including the climate change section of Environment
Canada’s award-winning site at http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/index.html
English and French.
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Hawaii’s Sea Grant Global Change Education
An excellent starting point for finding educational resources
on many aspects of global climate change including greenhouse
gas emissions, ozone depletion, sealevel rise, impact on global
biodiversity etc. The site is a well-organized "final-step"
gateway linking directly to useful and informative resource materials
available on the web including fact sheets, topic overviews, data
sites, lesson plans, and on-line activities. Also has some cool
links. English only.
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Global Climate Change Site of the Public Utilities Commission
of Ohio
Another excellent educational resource site on global climate
change issues. Includes a climate change science overview; a list
of common acronyms; definitions of climate change terms; a chronology
of climate change; newsletters; country studies, reports and plans;
information on cutting-edge technologies; and a discussion of
the economic and social impacts of climate change. With minimal
graphics, upload is quick. English only.
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Sierra Club’s Campaign on Global Warming
Heavy on frames and graphics in their homepage, but contains a
great deal of information on the causes, effects and solutions
of climate change. In particular, a 106K document entitled Global
Warming: the High Costs of Inaction gives a detailed account of
cause and impact plus a comprehensive plan for dealing with the
problems. English only.
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Global Climate Change Information Programme
A leading information centre for climate change in the UK, this
site contains a comprehensive series of essays and fact sheets
on climate change and global warming. Minimal graphics. English
only.
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"Global Change" Publication
A monthly publication by the Pacific Institute for Studies in
Development, Environment and Security which reviews climate change
and ozone depletion. This site contains many links to press releases,
diplomat speeches, radio segments, reports, opinion polls, policy
papers and recent statistics from different countries. Can be
slow to upload due to size. English only.
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"Global Warming: Focus on the Future"
Games and quizes on climate change which bring into focus how
our day-to-day activities contribute to global warming. Part of
the educational website supplement to a travelling exhibit "Global
Warming: Understanding the Forecast", currently housed at
the Smithsonian Institute. English only.
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UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law
of the Sea (DOALOS)
DOALOS is the UN focal point for global developments on oceans
and the law of the sea and acts as the Secretariat for the UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (which text is available at gopher://gopher.un.org:70/11/LOS/UNCLOS82).
The website focusses on providing both background information
and recent developments on the Convention without the use of graphics
or fancy designs which can slow down uploads. This informative
official site on UNCLOS also identifies and links to all UN players
involved in the Convention. English and French.
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International Seabed Authority (ISA)
This is the main site for information on the section of the UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea which deals with organizing,
monitoring and controlling mining activities on the international
seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction of coastal States.
Information is well organized, however loadup can be slow as the
site is high in graphics and frames.
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International Maritime Organization (IMO)
A new website (1997) which is rapidly becoming an extremely practical
and well organized information source on IMO’s work on improving
marine safety and preventing shipping pollution. It also contains
the official website of the UN’s World Maritime Day (late
September) at http://www.imo.org/imo/wmd/intro.htm
English, French and Spanish.
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
The official website of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission provides clear information on their objectives, activities,
services and includes articles from their publication "International
Marine Science Newsletter". It also contains the official
website of the UN’s International Year of the Ocean (1998)
at http://www.unesco.org/ioc/iyo/iyohome.htm
as well as several incomplete but substantial lists of www sites
in its section on past newsletter articles.
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Canada’s Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans
With minimal graphics, this site focusses on providing textual
information on the work of DFO including the management of Canada’s
oceans and waterways, facilitating the sustainable use of fisheries
and marine mammals as well as marine trade and commerce. It’s
Science SeaLane at www.meds.dfo.ca/sealane/
is a useful guide to Canadian sites interested in scientific information
and advice on conservation, protection and sustainable utilization
of marine and aquatic resources and safe navigation. English and
French.
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Yahoo Oceanography Institutes Directory
For serious researchers, this site contains over 80 alphabetized
links to oceanography research institutes around the world. English
only.
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Memorial University Marine Institute’s Networked Educational
Topics
Designed for teachers and students, this site’s mandate is
to enhance marine awareness in the K-12 education system. Conveniently
organized by topic, this site not only includes documents from
the Institute, but acts as a gateway to both educational materials
and other marine sites. English only.
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NorthEast Fisheries Science Centre
This site includes "a bouillabaise of fascinating facts"
on marine species as well as links to some great educational websites,
many oriented towards children, students and/or teachers. English
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