100 links to save the planet

» As the world debates over climate change, energies and ecology, Business Green provide you with a selection of green oriented websites. We also published a collection of 46 internet links in French for our numerous French-speaking visitors.
1 Acia - arctic climate impact assessment Visit this siteacia.uaf.eduAn international project of the arctic council and the international arctic science committee (iasc), to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences. the results of the assessment were released at the acia international scientific symposium held in reykjavik, iceland in november 20042 Action carbone Visit this siteactioncarbone.orgAction carbone is a joint project of the agency for environment and energy management (ademe) and goodplanet. 3 American institute of physics Visit this siteaip.orgDedicated to the advancement of physics, aip serves a federation of physical science societies, and provides leadership through its own programs and publication.4 Amma international Visit this siteamma-international.orgThe western part of the tropical african continent gets most of its annual rainfall during the boreal summer months from june to september. this rainy season is associated with the seasonal reversal of the winds in the lowest level of the atmosphere which is called the monsoon.5 Arctic council Visit this sitearctic-council.orgThe arctic is an enormous area, sprawling over one sixth of the earths' landmass more than 30 million km2 and twenty-four time zones. it has a population of about four million, including over thirty different indigenous peoples and dozens of languages. the arctic is a region of vast natural resources and a very clean environment compared with most areas of the world"6 Bureau of meteorology research centre Visit this sitebom.gov.auThe bureau of meteorology research centre (bmrc) is the research division of the national meteorological service in australia. the research in bmrc is carried out by six groups covering the areas of model development, data assimilation, model evaluation, weather forecasting, climate forecasting, and ocean and marine forecasting. the work of each group contributes to the advancement of meteorological and oceanographic science and to the enhancement of the operations and services of the bureau. 7 Ciel - center for international environmental law Visit this siteciel.orgThe center for international environmental law (ciel) is a nonprofit organization working to use international law and institutions to protect the environment, promote human health, and ensure a just and sustainable society. we provide a wide range of services including legal counsel, policy research, analysis, advocacy, education, training, and capacity building.8 Climat alliance Visit this siteklimabuendnis.org"the climate alliance is registered as an association in frankfurt am main in germany (thus the formal name: ""klima-bündnis / alianza del clima e.v.""). once a year, all member municipalities are invited to the regular general assembly, where central issues of the work of the climate alliance are debated and jointly decided upon and the board is elected."9 Convention on biological diversity Visit this sitebiodiv.orgThe secretariat of the convention on biological diversity was established (article 24) to support the goals of the convention. its principal functions are to prepare for, and service, meetings of the conferences of the parties (cop) and other subsidiary bodies of the convention, and to coordinate with other relevant international bodies. 10 Deep sea conservation coalition Visit this sitesavethehighseas.orgA growing number of organisations are working together to protect seamounts, cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. the deep sea conservation coalition is calling on the united nations general assembly to secure a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling and protect these fragile and unique pockets of life in the deep seas before they are destroyed forever11 Display campaign Visit this sitedisplay-campaign.orgThe european display® campaign is a voluntary scheme designed by energy experts from 20 european towns and cities. it is aimed at encouraging local authorities to publicly display the energy and environmental performances of their public buildings using the same energy label that is used for household appliances.12 Earth policy institute Visit this siteearth-policy.orgSince the publication of silent spring and the birth of the modern environmental movement, the environmental community has worked hard to arrest the deterioration of the earth’s health. many battles have been won, but we are losing the war. the earth’s capacity to support the economy continues to deteriorate. the gap between what we need to do to arrest the deterioration of the earth and what we are doing continues to widen. somehow we have to turn the tide. the purpose of the earth policy institute is to provide a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy will look like and a plan for how to get from here to there13 Earthday network - ecological footprint Visit this siteearthday.netThis ecological footprint quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. after answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to compare your ecological footprint to what other people use and to what is available on this planet.14 Ecosystem marketplace Visit this siteecosystemmarketplace.comThe ecosystem marketplace seeks to become the world's leading source of information on markets and payment schemes for ecosystem services. services such as water quality, carbon sequestration and biodiversity. we believe that by providing solid and trust-worthy information on prices, regulation, science, and other market-relevant issues, markets for ecosystem services will one day become a fundamental part of our economic and environmental system, helping give value to environmental services that have, for too long, been taken for granted15 Energie-cités Visit this siteenergie-cites.euWith over 150 members in 24 countries and representing more than 500 towns and cities, energie-cités is the association of european local authorities for the promotion of local sustainable energy policies16 Energy star Visit this siteenergystar.govEnergy star is a joint program of the u.s. environmental protection agency and the u.s. department of energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.17 Eucc - european union for coastal conservation Visit this siteeucc.nlEucc - the coastal union is an association with 2700 members and member organisations in 40 countries. founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers, it has grown since then into the largest network of coastal practitioners and experts in europe, with 14 national branches and offices in seven countries. our working area is europe, the mediterranean and black sea and other neighbouring regions18 Eurocities Visit this siteeurocities.orgEurope is coming together. already 27 countries are part of the european union, with a total of around 500 million citizens - most of them living in large cities and urban areas. more countries will be joining the eu in the coming years, and cooperation with neighbouring states is being strengthened.19 European environment site Visit this siteec.europa.euThe main role of the european commission's environment directorate-general (dg) is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that agreed measures are put into practice in the eu member states. the environment dg is based in brussels and has around 650 staff. 20 Fao Visit this sitefao.orgThe food and agriculture organization of the united nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. serving both developed and developing countries, fao acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. fao is also a source of knowledge and information. we help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.21 Global canopy programme Visit this siteglobalcanopy.orgThe global canopy programme is an alliance of 29 scientific institutions in 19 countries, which lead the world in forest canopy research, education and conservation. our work programmes all aim to define and explore the range and economic value of forest ecosystem services and to share our findings with decision-makers in government and finance. time is not on our side as the conversion of ancient forests proceeds apace worldwide. policy and positive incentive mechanisms based on sound science must urgently be developed to preserve these vital forest utilities for humanity.22 Green belt movment Visit this sitegreenbeltmovement.orgGbm provides income and sustenance to millions of people in kenya through the planting of trees. it also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout kenya and africa.23 Greenpeace Visit this sitegreenpeace.orgGreenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace by: catalysing an energy revolution to address the number one threat facing our planet: climate change, defending our oceans by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a global network of marine reserves, protecting the world’s ancient forests and the animals, plants and people that depend on them, working for disarmament and peace by tackling the causes of conflict and calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons, creating a toxic free future with safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals in today's products and manufacturing, campaining for sustainable agriculture by rejecting genetically engineered organisms, protecting biodiversity and encouraging socially responsible farming. 24 Grid - global resource information database europe Visit this sitegrid.unep.ch"dewa/grid-europe is one of unep's major centres for data and information management, with a unique, ""value-adding"" mandate in the handling of global and regional environmental data, which in turn support the environment assessment and early warning activities of unep and its partners. located in the ""maison internationale de l'environnement"" or ""international environment house"" (mie/ieh) in geneva, grid-europe occupies the niche of francophone centre for the global grid network. dewa/grid-europe is supported by a ""partnership agreement"" between unep, the swiss federal office for the environment (foen) and the university of geneva."25 Grund institute for ecological economics Visit this siteuvm.eduThe gund institute for ecological economics unites pioneering experts, leading educators, students, and others from around the world and across a wide variety of academic and environmental disciplines. we're a diverse collection of dedicated individuals as you'll see in this introduction to the people who are carrying our vision forward.26 Iasc - international arctic science comittee Visit this siteiasc.noIasc was established in 1990, began operations in 1991 and today comprises 18 member countries. the iasc member organisations are national science organisations covering all fields of arctic research. each national member organisation has a mechanism to provide ongoing contact between its iasc council member and its arctic science community.27 Iddri - institut du développement durable et des relations internationales Visit this siteiddri.orgIddri has three objectives: informing policy decisions iddri gathers knowledge and expertise on the main international themes of sustainable development.28 Iisd - the international institute for sustainable development Visit this siteiisd.caThe international institute for sustainable development – reporting services division – provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos. as the publisher of the earth negotiations bulletin, iisd rs is recognized for its objectivity and issue expertise in the field of international environment and sustainable development policy. the various products provided by iisd rs make it an essential source of information for government officials, policy and decision makers, un staff, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, business, industry and academia29 Institute of tropical meteorology Visit this sitetropmet.res.inThe institute was formally established under the undp's special fund project as the institute of tropical meteorology (itm) at pune on november 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the india meteorological department (imd). on april 1, 1971, the government of india gave it an autonomous status with a new name as the indian institute of tropical meteorology (iitm). ever since its conversion in to an autonomous body in 1971, the institute was under the administrative control of the ministry of tourism and civil aviation. effective from 31 december 1984, it came to be transferred to the ministry of science and technology (department of science and technology), government of india. as per the notification no. o.m. no.25/10/2006 dated 19 july 2006 by the president of india, the institute has been put under the control of the ministry of earth sciences with effect from 12 july 200630 Inwea - indian wind energy association Visit this siteinwea.orgIndian wind energy association (inwea) was set up in 2002 as a not-for-profit organization under the societies act. inwea with more than 250 members is dedicated to promotion and development of wind power in india. 31 Ipcc - intergovernmental panel on climate change Visit this siteipcc.ch"the role of the ipcc is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. the ipcc does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. it bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature. its role, organisation, participation and general procedures are laid down in the ""principles governing ipcc work"" "32 Ireda - indian renewable energy development agency ltd Visit this siteireda.inIndian renewable energy development agency limited (ireda) was established on 11th march, 1987 as a public limited government company under the companies act, 1956 and it promotes, develops and extends financial assistance for renewable energy and energy efficiency/conservation projects.33 Irn - international rivers network Visit this siteirn.orgInternational rivers network protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. irn opposes destructive dams and the development model they advance, and encourages better ways of meeting people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods.34 Ite - european transport initiative Visit this siteite-euro.comThe european transport initiative ite is a federation of different transit traffic organisations from the alps and other sensitive regions such as the pyrenees.35 Marine conservation biology Visit this sitemcbi.orgMarine conservation biology is a new science. it draws on a diversity of longstanding scientific disciplines — oceanography, marine ecology, biogeography, veterinary medicine, zoology, botany, genetics, toxicology, fisheries biology, anthropology, economics, political science, ethics and law — to create a new multidisciplinary synthesis aimed at protecting, restoring and sustainably using marine biodiversity.36 Met office Visit this sitemetoffice.gov.ukWe are one of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather-related services. our solutions and services meet the needs of many communities of interest... from the general public, government and schools, through broadcasters and online media, to civil aviation and almost every other industry sector - in the uk and around the world37 Natural capital project Visit this sitenaturalcapitalproject.orgLaunched in october 2006, the project is developing new tools to help public agencies, nongovernmental organizations and businesses calculate the economic value of clean water, climate stability, flood control and other essential services provided by nature. the project is focusing its initial effort on four main sites in tanzania, china, california and the hawaiian islands.38 Noaa earth system research laboratory Visit this siteesrl.noaa.govWelcome to the earth system research laboratory. esrl was formed to pursue a broad and comprehensive understanding of the earth system. this system comprises many physical, chemical and biological processes that need to be dynamically integrated to better predict their behavior over scales from local to global and periods of minutes to millennia39 Oceania Visit this siteoceania.orgThe atlantis project, which proposed the creation of a floating sea city named oceania, began in february '93, receiving nationwide publicity from the art bell show, details magazine, the miami herald, boating magazine, and worldwide publicity in canada, new zealand, hong kong, england, and belgium. the project ended due to lack of interest in april of 199440 Oikos Visit this siteoikos.comOikos is a world wide web site devoted to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and construction. that's a broad goal, but then environmental sustainability touches virtually every aspect of a building41 Population data Visit this sitepopulationdata.netInformation, charts and statistics on the populations and the countries of the world42 Sepa Visit this siteenglish.sepa.gov.cnEnvironmental information in china43 Swedish energy agency Visit this siteenergimyndigheten.seThe swedish energy agency, which was formed in 1998, works towards transforming the swedish energy system into an ecological and economically sustainable system through guiding state capital towards the area of energy. 44 Swedish epa Visit this siteinternat.naturvardsverket.seThe swedish environmental protection agency is a central environmental authority under the swedish government. according to our instructions, laid down by the government, our main tasks are to co-ordinate and promote environmental work on both a national and international level.45 T&e - transport and environment Visit this sitetransportenvironment.orgFounded in 1989, t&e is europe's principal environmental organisation campaigning on sustainable transport. our primary focus is on european policy but our work in brussels is supported by 49 ngo member organisations working in 21 countries to promote an environmentally sound approach to transport.46 The cna corporation Visit this sitecna.org"the cna corporation (cnac) is a non-profit research organization that operates the center for naval analyses and the institute for public research. through innovative analysis, cnac provides public sector organizations with the tools to tackle complex problems. cnac's objective, empirical research and analysis help decision makers form sound policies, make better informed decisions, and manage programs more effectively. in so doing, cnac has established itself at the forefront of efforts to make our country safer and stronger, and our government more efficient. the organization is defined by a unique brand of multi-disciplinary, field-based ""real world"" research and analysis."47 The happy planet index Visit this sitehappyplanetindex.orgThe happy planet index is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered. it is the first ever index to combine environmental impact with human well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which country by country, people live long and happy lives.48 The nature conservancy Visit this sitenature.orgThe leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.49 The ramsar convention Visit this siteramsar.orgThe convention on wetlands, signed in ramsar, iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. there are presently 156 contracting parties to the convention, with 1676 wetland sites, totaling 150 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the ramsar list of wetlands of international importance50 Unep - united nations environment programme Visit this siteunep.orgUnep mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. 51 United nations framework convention on climate change Visit this siteunfccc.intOver a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the united nations framework convention on climate change (unfccc) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. recently, a number of nations have approved an addition to the treaty: the kyoto protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. the unfccc secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the cop, the subsidiary bodies and their bureau.52 Us climate prediction center Visit this sitecpc.ncep.noaa.govWe serve the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains. 53 Water portal on unesco Visit this siteunesco.orgThe unesco water portal’s objective is to improve access to information on freshwater on the web.54 Wec - world energy council Visit this siteworldenergy.orgThe world energy council (wec) is the foremost multi-energy organisation in the world today. wec has member committees in 94 countries, including most of the largest energy-producing and energy consuming countries. established in 1923, the organisation covers all types of energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables, and is un-accredited, non-governmental, non-commercial and non-aligned.55 Who - world health organisation Visit this sitewho.intWho is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the united nations system. it is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.56 Win power india Visit this sitewindpowerindia.comThis portal caters to information on wind energy generation in india and around the world.57 Wmo - world meteorological organization Visit this sitewmo.chThe world meteorological organization (wmo) is a specialized agency of the united nations. it is the un system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources58 Wolrd resources institute Visit this sitewri.orgThe world resources institute (wri) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.59 World rainforest movement Visit this sitewrm.org.uyThe world rainforest movement is an international network of citizens' groups of north and south involved in efforts to defend the world's rainforests.60 World urbanisation prospect Visit this siteesa.un.orgThe population division od un is responsible for monitoring and appraisal of the broad range of areas in the field of population. 61 Worldwatch institute Visit this siteworldwatch.orgThe worldwatch institute is an independent research organization that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society, in which the needs of all people are met without threatening the health of the natural environment or the well-being of future generations. by providing compelling, accessible, and fact-based analysis of critical global issues, worldwatch informs people around the world about the complex interactions between people, nature, and economies. worldwatch focuses on the underlying causes of and practical solutions to the world's problems, in order to inspire people to demand new policies, investment patterns, and lifestyle choices.62 Wwf Visit this sitepanda.orgEstablished in 1961, wwf operates in more than 100 countries working for a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. we are currently funding around 2,000 conservation projects and employ almost 4,000 people across the planet. the organization is almost unique in that it has that local presence to global presence - talking to tribes of baka pygmies in the central african rainforests, through to face-to-face discussions with institutions such as the world bank and the european commission.63 Zero waste Visit this sitezerowaste.co.nzZero waste new zealand trust is a charitable organisation and has dedicated its effort towards ‘zero waste and sustainable new zealand’ for nearly 10 years, funded mainly by the tindall foundation. zero waste new zealand limited is a waste minimisation consultancy which was established in 2005 as a charitable company to financially support the zero waste trust.