List of environmental websites

This is a list of environmental websites which are websites dealing with environmental issues.

General

• BlueLink Information Network -- based in Bulgaria -- offering services (in Bulgarian and English) related to the environment
• Ekopedia -- Ekopedia is a free (Free Art License), collaborative (wiki), and multilingual encyclopedia project dedicated in providing answers and dispersing practical knowledge related to environmental sustainability.
• Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) -- a component of the Digital Universe project -- about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society
• Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) -- sponsored by UNESCO -- an interdisciplinary encyclopedia, inspired by the sustainable development movement
• Environment and Energy Publishing -- based in Washington, D.C. -- covering environmental and energy policy and markets
• Environmental Data Interactive Exchange -- based in the UK -- publishing news, job listings, events and tenders concerning the environment
• Environmental Research Letters (ERL) -- based in California -- publishing peer-reviewed research across the whole of environmental science
• Envirowiki -- wiki on environmentalism and related issues.
• GEOLibrary -- materials posted from various governmental and non-profit institutions -- occupational safety and health and environmental health information
• Global Change Master Directory -- part of NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) and NASA's contribution to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) -- a directory of Earth Science data sets and related tools/services
• Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) -- being built by the Group on Earth Observations -- to provide near-real-time environmental data, information and analyses
• GLOBCOVER (to map Earth's land cover) -- developed by an international network of partners -- to contribute information relevant to land use, ecosystems and climate change
• GLOBE Program -- operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) out of Boulder, Colorado -- a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program
• GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) -- whose development has involved a large number of federal US agencies, universities, and private companies -- used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies and many environmental consulting companies
• Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) -- using two satellites launched from Russia; overall mission managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California -- to study climate and oceanography and geology
• Green.tv -- supported by UNEP -- a broadband TV channel for films about environmental issues
• How to Boil a Frog -- managed by Jon Cooksey -- a humor-oriented website with free short videos
• The Mother Nature Network -- founded by Chuck Leavell and Joel Babbitt -- eight channels: Earth Matters, Transportation, Business, Technology, Food, Home, Lifestyle, and Family
• National Environmental Directory -- maintained by Harbinger Communications -- a directory of environmental NGOs in the US
• National Environmental Information Exchange Network -- managed by states, tribes, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎ -- exchanging environmental data
• National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) -- a collaboration between Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Cambridge -- promoting and supporting the use of e-Science and grid technologies within the field of environmental research
• Semantic Sensor Web -- using standardization efforts of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Semantic Web Activity of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) -- managing data about the global environment
• Sierra Club Green Home -- based in Las Vegas -- providing information to help consumers to be environmentally responsible
• Sustainable Development Online -- managed by the European Union -- an international reference database, specializing in sustainable development
• Terra: The Nature of Our World -- video podcast produced in conjunction with the MFA program in Science & Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University, Filmmakers for Conservation, and PBS -- weekly video show about science and natural history
• The Environmentalist -- A public interest news site covering politics, business, climate, history, lifestyle, world news, science, editorial, links and resources. Carried by major wire services (Reuters, USAToday, Sun-Times Group...).
• WiserEarth -- a user-generated online community space for the social and environmental movement -- maps and connects non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, governments, and individuals addressing global issues
• Worldchanging -- launched in San Francisco, now headquartered in Seattle -- an online magazine about sustainability and social innovation
• Yahoo! Green -- based in California -- gathering news, ideas, and discussion

Climate change

• Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) -- an organization within the United States Department of Energy -- providing global warming data and analysis as it pertains to energy issues
• Carbonfund.org -- based in Silver Spring, Maryland -- providing carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction products to individuals, businesses, and organizations
• Climateprediction.net -- maintained primarily by Oxford University in England -- a distributed computing project
• CLIWOC (climatological database for the world's oceans) -- funded by the European Union -- drawing on British, Dutch, French and Spanish ships' logbook records for the immediate pre-instrumental period, 1750 to 1850
• Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) -- established by the World Meteorological Organization -- monitoring trends in the Earth's atmosphere
• HURDAT -- accessible from the website of the National Hurricane Center -- database for all tropical cyclone's in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, since 1851
• PRECIS (Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies) -- required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- enabling scientists from the around the globe to run a regional climate model towards carrying our research into climate change
• RealClimate -- hosted by Environmental Media Services -- a commentary site by working climate scientists
• TerraPass -- based in San Francisco -- a social enterprise that funds greenhouse gas reduction projects in the United States, and offers carbon offsets to individuals and businesses who wish to reduce their carbon footprints

Ecosystems

• ARKive -- launched in the UK by Sir David Attenborough -- a global initiative to locate and gather films, photographs and audio recordings of the world's species into one centralised digital library, for increased environmental awareness
• Ecologyfund.com -- operated by the Hunger Site Network -- giving money to "save" natural habitats
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) -- whose Secretariat office is hosted by the University of Copenhagen -- publishing data provided by many institutions from around the world
• Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) -- global network of organizations -- for sharing information about invasive species

Green building

• Green Building Talk -- by BuildCentral, based in Chicago -- forums about green buildings, both residential and commercial

Infectious diseases

• Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology Network (GIDEON) -- provided by EBSCO Industries -- consisting of four modules (diagnosis, epidemiology, pharmacology, and taxonomy)

Oceanography

• Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project (GODAR Project) -- initiated by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and the World Data Center system (WDC) -- to provide oceanographic data to climate change and other researchers
• Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) -- a cooperative international project -- to develop and maintain a global ocean Temperature-Salinity resource
• World Ocean Database Project (WOD) -- established by the World Data Center system (WDC) and the U.S. government's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) -- intended to centrally store oceanographic data

Renewable energy

• Energy Quest -- California Energy Commission website -- mainly for younger people
• Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) -- non-profit research and education organization -- with focus on the interconnection of electric power transmission networks between nations and continents, emphasizing tapping abundant renewable energy resources

Resource management

• 41pounds.org -- based in Ferndale, Michigan -- providing education regarding the negative environmental effects of direct mail

Toxicology

• EcoCyc -- bioinformatics database for the bacterium Escherichia coli K-12
• Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) -- until 2001 maintained by US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) -- a database of toxicity information

See also

• .eco
• List of environmental books
• List of environmental law reviews and journals
• List of environmental periodicals
• List of environmental reports
• Lists of environmental publications
• Lists of websites