Climate
- National Snow and Ice Data CenterExplore the Data tab.
Conservation
- ICUN Red List of Threatened SpeciesUse the basic or Advanced search box to find the status of a specific species. From the International Union for Conservation of Nature
- USGS: Ecosystems Mission AreaPresents biological resources and conservation management resources in the United States. U.S. Geological Survey.
Energy
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information"OSTI.GOV contains over 70 years of energy-related research results and citations..."
Health/Safety
- World Health Organization (WHO)Explore especially the Health Topics, Countries, and Emergencies drop down menus. Click the Regions tab at the homepage's extreme upper left to select WHO pages for specific geographical areas.
- World's Water: Information on the World's Freshwater ResourcesClick the Water Conflict tab to access a chronological list, timeline, and map of conflicts around the world regarding access to clean fresh water. From the Pacific Institute.
Legal/Law
- American Society of International Law (ASIL)Electronic resource guide for international law. Explore the Topics and Resources menu options at the top of the page.
Statistics
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Presents comparable statistics regarding economic, social and environmental data for the international community. Explore the statistics by selecting the Data tab from the top menu and, then, browse by Topic or Country.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)"[C]ollects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment." Use the Geography drop-down menu to browse a variety of tools regarding global energy use.
General Resources
- AGRIS: International Information Systems for the Agricultural Sciences and TechnologyCovers "many aspects of agriculture, including forestry, animal husbandry, aquatic sciences and fisheries, and human nutrition, extension literature from over 100 participating countries." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- Earth Institute at Columbia UniversityExplore the Research and Multimedia tabs.
- United Nations Sustainability Development GoalsExplore the details of the UN's 17 sustainability goals including target dates, progress and additional resources. Use the menu in the upper right to link to news and media reports among other things.
- World Resources Institute (WRI)Explore the What We Do, Maps & Data, and Publications (for WRI reports) top menu options.
Assoc/Gov/Org
- The World Water Council (WWC)"The World Water Council's mission is to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels..."
Science/Technology
- PLANTS DatabaseU.S. Department of Agriculture's database of plants in the United States and its territories. Searchable by scientific or common name and symbol.
- Tree of Life Web Project"A collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history." Originally hosted at University of Arizona.