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1. United Nations Environment Network
   Thematic portals cover climate change, fresh water, GEO data, mountains, socioeconomics, and urban environment.
   03-03-2008 : climate change, ecology, environment, fresh water, geo data, mountains, socioeconomics, urban environment
2. Eldis Resource Guides
   A development gateway divided into subjects. “The aim of our resource guides is to bring together information from our databases and to present it for quick access. Each of the guides is overseen by an editor or editorial team.”
   02-20-2008 : ageing populations, agriculture, biodiversity, children, climate change, corporate social responsibility, debt, debt relief, education, finance policy, food security, forestry, gender, globalization, governance, health, health systems, hiv/aids, humanitarian aid, ict for development, influencing policy, international development, international monetary fund (imf), ipr, participation, pastoralism, questioning development, tourism, trade policy, world bank, young people, youth
3. World Environment Library by The New Zealand Digital Library
   "400 publications (45,000 pages) of ideas and solutions in the fields of Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Energy, Health, Natural Resources, Policy, Sustainable Development, Waste Management and Water."
   02-14-2008 : agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, digital libraries: new zealand, energy, environmental impact assessment, environmental sciences studies, environmental sciences: research, health, natural resources, policy, sustainable development, the new zealand digital library, waste management and water
4. Global Issues on the UN Agenda
   A long list of issues with links.
   02-08-2007 : africa, aging, agriculture, aids, antarctica, atomic energy, children, climate change, crime, culture, decolonization, demining, development cooperation, disarmament, disaster relief, drugs, education, elections, energy, environment, family, finance, food, global issues, governance, health, human rights, human settlements, humanitarian aid, indigenous people, information communications technology, intellectual property, international finance, international law, iraq, labor, law of the sea, least developed countries, outer space, palestine, peace, persons with disabilities, population, refugees, science and technology, security, social development, statistics, sustainable development, terrorism, trade, united nations, volunteerism, water, women, youth
5. OneWorld South Asia: South Asia: Water and Sanitation Guide
   Covers Millennium Development Goals, water for life, global politics, local politics, a finite resource, and climate change.
   01-12-2007 : climate change, global politics, local politics, mdgs millennium development goals, study guides, sustainable development, water for life
6. International Institute for Sustainable Development
   Promotes sustainable development in decision making, internationally and within Canada. Many online resources. Search news and publications on a variety of topics including business, energy, communities, livelihoods, knowledge networks, leadership, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : business, climate change, communities, economic policy, energy, indicators sustainability, international trade and investment, knowledge networks, leadership, livelihoods, measurement: sustainability, natural resource management, research institutes: manitoba: winnipeg, sustainable development
7. The World Revolution
   “... an idea for a new, global activist social movement for progressive social change. It aims to resolve in a definitive and comprehensive manner the major social problems of our world and our era. Major issue areas ... include: peace, human rights, the
   12-08-2006 : aging, aids, arms, biodiversity, child labor, child soldiers, children, children and war, climate change, columbia, congo, coral reefs, debt relief, desertification, development, ecological debt, education, environment, forests, global issues, human rights, human trafficking, imf, indigenous peoples, landmines, medicines, mountains, oceans, peace, population, refugees, tobin tax, water, weapons, women and war, world bank, world inequality
8. Sustainable Development
   This part of the globalissues.org web site looks at various aspects of development, sustainable development and how this relates to other issues such as poverty, inequality, and the environment.
   12-07-2006 : aids/hiv, arms control, arms trade, biodiversity, chechnya, children, climate change, conflicts, conservation, consumerism, consumption, corporations, disease, east timor, energy security, environment, extinctions, foreign aid, foreign policy, genetic engineering of food, geopolitics, global issues, global warming, globalization, health, human rights, indigenous people, inequality, international criminal court, justice, kosovo, media, middle east, military expansion, military expenditure, nato, natural disasters, population, poverty, racism, structural adjustment, sustainable development, third world debt, trade, war on terrorism, water, women's studies
9. World Watch Magazine: Vision for a Sustainable World
   'This award-winning bimonthly features lively, provocative articles, thoughtful essays, news, and practical information about energy, climate change, biodiversity, agriculture, population, social and political developments, and other forces shaping our world.'
   11-14-2006 : agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, energy, political developments, politics, population, social developments, sustainable development
10. An Inconvenient Truth: Take Action
    A 2006 documentary about global warming. Has suggestions for individuals to reduce harmful emissions and to advocate for changes locally, nationally, and internationally. Also includes an interactive tool to calculate your personal impact, 10 simple tips to reduce your impact, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : climate change, emissions: actions to reduce, environment, environmental responsibility, global warming: personal impact, gore oral, greenhouse gases
11. The Climate Group
    Website for this 'independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change. ... based in the UK, the USA and Australia.' Features interviews with international business and government leaders, case studies about actions being taken by governmental and corporate actors 'to minimize their carbon footprints,' and suggestions for individuals for reducing emissions (with links to related sites). (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : carbon footprints: actions to reduce, climate change, emissions: actions to reduce, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, weather
12. Dimming the Sun
    Examines 'new evidence that air pollution has masked the full impact of global warming [and] suggests the world may soon face a heightened climate crisis.' Features material about history of this phenomenon going back to volcanic eruptions during the 18th-century, how contrails (vapor trails from aircraft) may influence the climate, and information about clean air technologies. Includes a teacher's guide and transcript. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : air pollution, climate change, environment, global warming, social issues, weather
13. World Resources Institute
    Has 'information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems.' Has databases, data tables, country profiles, maps, statistics, and feature articles in ten topical sections. Also in Spanish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-08-2006 : biodiversity, business and industry, climate change, country studies, data tables, databases, economic development, environmental protection, forests, global environmental problems, governance, health, maps, oceans and coasts, research institutes: washington (d.c.), statistics, sustainable agriculture, water, world resources institute
14. The Canary Project
    Seeks 'to photograph landscapes around the world that are exhibiting dramatic transformation due to global warming and to use these photographs to persuade as many people as possible that global warming is already underway and of immediate concern.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-07-2006 : austria: glaciers, climate change, costa rica: cloud forests, environment, global warming, landscapes: global warming, new orleans (after hurricane katrina), photographs, photographs: nature and wildlife, weather: global warming
15. Topics in Development
    A wide range of development topics with links to documents, projects, and resources.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    10-10-2006 : agriculture, aids, anti-corruption, arid lands, avian flu, banking systems, biodiversity, capital markets, child mortality, children, climate change, closure, commodity risk management, community driven development, debt issues, debt relief, debt sustainability, definitions, development and faiths, development goals, development: rural, disclosure, drylands, early childhood, east asia, economic impact, education, energy, environment, evaluation monitoring, faiths and development, fiduciary policies, financial sect, fiscal policy, forests, gender equality, gender studies, girls: secondary, girls: tertiary, global monitoring, globalization, health, hipc, information communication, information technology, infrastructure, insolvency, international development topics, internet, knowledge sharing, land policy, law and justice, macroeconomics and growth, malaria, markets and reform, millennium development goals, mining, monetary policy, motherhood: safe, nutrition, oil gas, outbreak maps, participation, payment systems, policies, population, poverty, rural development, safeguard policies, semi-arid lands, social impact, telecommunications, youth

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