Web Links
Contents

Or, search all these sites for a specific topic, eg "tree frogs "

 
ANIMALS (AUSTRALIAN)

Australia's Thylacine
The Australian Museum's Tasmanian tiger site, links, references.
http://www.amonline.net.au/thylacine/

Australian Animals
An extensive range of links compiled by Trinity College, WA.
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/science/animals.htm

Australian Animals - Mammals
List of mammals and descriptions also related sites for birds, reptiles and amphibians and marine fish.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/ausanimallinks/

Australian Museum - Birds
Resources, internet links, FAQ, etc.
http://www.amonline.net.au/birds/index.htm

Australian Museum - Mammals
Resources, internet links, FAQ, etc.
http://www.amonline.net.au/mammals/resources/index.htm

Australian Wildlife Conservacy
Wildlife profiles, newsletter, etc.
http://www.australianwildlife.org/index.asp

Birds Australia
Provides basic reference and identification material for a large number of Australian birds.
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/

Threatened Species
Searchable database of names, conservation status and distribution information.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Unique Australian Animals
Photographs, description, habitat, behaviour, breeding, decline.
http://australian-animals.net/

 
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Australian Correspondence Schools Environmental and Related Sites
Links to conservation, ecology, marine life studies, environmental waste management.
http://www.acs.edu.au/links/1-Environmental.aspx

Australian Association for Environmental Education
Samm set of internet links.
http://www.aaee.org.au/links.htm#Ed

Australian Museum Online
Fact sheets, FAQs, online resources, educator resources.
http://www.amonline.net.au/

BUBL - Environmental Education
List of annotated links.
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/e/environmentaleducation.htm

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Commonwealth)
Environmental education for a sustainable future.
http://www.environment.gov.au/education/

NSW Department of Education and Training
Curriculum support : environmental education.
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/envired/index.htm

NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
Education resources.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/education/index.htm

 
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Australia's Major Ecosystems
Video clips of wildlife and environment, ecosystems, living landscape descriptions, environmental links.
http://www.gullivermedia.com.au/eco.html

Australian Environmental Portal
Gateway to Australian environment resources on the Internet
http://www.environment.gov.au/

Community Access to Natural Resources Information
Water, land, flora and fauna, vegetation, minerals and energy, air, community, waste, links.
http://www.canri.nsw.gov.au/

Department ofthe Environment, Wate, Heritage and the Arts (commonwealth)
A comprehensive list by topic of publications which are available to download.
http://www.environment.gov.au/about/publications/index.html

Ecos Online
Full text of the popular journal on the Australian environment.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/ecos/

Ecosustainable Hub
Resources and tools on ecology, environment and sustainability.
http://www.ecosustainable.com.au/links.htm

EnviroLink
US-based access to thousands of online environmental resources.
http://www.envirolink.org/

Environment Directory
Large collection of internet links sorted by topic.
http://www.webdirectory.com/

Murray-Darling Basin Initiative
Restoring the health of the River Murray and the Murray-Darling Basin.
http://www.mdbc.gov.au/

National Pollutant Inventory
Australia's national database of pollutant emissions.
http://www.npi.gov.au/

Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales
The peak umbrella organisation for over 120 conservation and environment groups in NSW.
http://nccnsw.org.au/

NSW Department of Natural Resources
Sustainable and equitable management of water, soil and native vegetation resources across the state.
http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov.au/nr/index.shtml

Protecting Marine Ecosystems.
Discussion and links.
http://jnevill.customer.netspace.net.au/marine.htm

Streamwatch
Dynamic environmental action network, educating and empowering communities to work together for healthy catchments.
https://www.streamwatch.org.au/streamwatch/connect/Streamwatch

World Resources Institute
Focuses on environmental change and human health. Core data on 157 countries and information on poverty, inequality, and food security.
http://www.wri.org/

 
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Australian Conservation Foundation
Environment group working to achieve ecologically sustainable outcomes. Lobbyists, educators.
http://www.acfonline.org.au/

CSIRO
National research into built, natural, manufacturing, minerals and energy environments.
http://www.csiro.au/

Department of Climate Change (Commonwealth)
Australian government greenhouse information.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/

Friends of the Earth Australia
Aims to inspire solutions to environmental problems, publications, links.
http://www.foe.org.au/

Greenpeace Australia
Campaigners for a 'just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations'. History, campaigns, fact sheets, publications, enviro tips.
http://www.greenpeace.org.au/

International Institute for Sustainable Development
Champions for innovation and sustainability, commentary, publications, hosted networks.
http://www.iisd.org/

NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
NSW programs, publications, environmental data, pollution.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
Sustainable natural resources online: catchments, coasts, soil, vegetation, water.
http://www.dipnr.nsw.gov.au/

Waterwatch Australia
National community water monitoring, books, reports, technical manuals, case studies, fact sheets, newsletters.
http://www.waterwatch.org.au/

Wilderness Society
National community-based advocy organisation: contacts, campaigns, resources, media releases, links.
http://www.wilderness.org.au/

 
FORESTRY

Australia's National Association of Forest Industries
News, hot issues and forestry statistics.
http://www.nafi.com.au/

Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia
Parks and reserves distributed between Newcastle and Brisbane.
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/natural/cera.htm

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FAO forestry links.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp

Institute of Foresters of Australia
Basic forestry information, policy statements and links.
http://www.forestry.org.au/

Rainforest Alliance
Resources and links about rainforests as well as global conservation issues.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

Forest Protection Portal
Global forest conservation links.
http://forests.org/

State Forests of NSW
Forest news, managing, planting, environmental services, recreation, education, image library.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forests

GLOBAL WARMING

Climate Action Network Australia
Information on global warming and climate change specific to Australia.
http://www.cana.net.au/

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Climate change
Reports and projections for climate change and greenhouse effects in Australia.
http://www.dar.csiro.au/information/climatechange.html

Koshland Science Museum
Global warming facts and our future.
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp

Wikipedia
Global warming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

 
ORGANIC FARMING

Biological Farmers of Australia
Industry and certification information.
http://www.bfa.com.au/

Canberra Organic Growers Society
Specific Australian information and general advice.
http://www.cogs.asn.au/

National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia
Australian and international organic certifier.
http://www.nasaa.com.au/

Organic Consumers Association
Campaigning for food safety, organic agriculture, fair trade and sustainability.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/

Organic Gardening from Down Under
How to, growing, watering, natural pest control.
http://www.organicdownunder.com/site%20index.htm

Organic Growers Web Site
Promotes organic growing methods and people, farms and growers who use them. List of internet links under resources.
http://www.organic-growers.com/

Tropo's Australian Organic Collection
Collection of general information for organic farmers and gardeners.
http://www.nor.com.au/community/organic/

Last updated 16 April 2008. Feedback to nci.lib@tafensw.edu.au. This page has been accessed times since November 1 2006.