UNDP United Nations Development Programme (Programa de las
Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo - PNUD) (USA): Deals with
social, developmental and environmental issues http://www.undp.org
UNEP GRID - Sioux Falls. North American node for United Nations
Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database:
geospatial information clearinghouse, remote sensing, geographic
information systems and use of other advanced information technologies
to address sustainable development issues http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov
UNEP IETC International Environmental Technology Center (Japan)
http://www.unep.or.jp: Promotes Environmentally Sound Technologies
for Sustainable Development of Cities and Freshwater Basins
http://www.unep.or.jp
IUCN The World Conservation Union (Switzerland): an environmental
member organizations of governments, state agencies and NGOs
http://iucn.org/
TNC The Nature Conservancy (USA): preserving habitats and
species by buying the lands and waters they need to survive
http://nature.org/
WWF World Wildlife Fund (USA): Leads worldwide efforts to
protect the world's threatened wildlife http://www.wwf.org/
WRI World Resources Institute (USA): independent center for
policy research and technical assistance on global environmental
and development issues http://www.wri.org
Global
Initiatives
Coral Health and Monitoring Program: Provides services to
help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world
http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/
Earth Council (Costa Rica) http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/about/:
promotes and advances the implementation of the Earth Summit
agreements http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/about/
GCRMN The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network: research and
Monitoring component of the International Coral Reef Initiative
(ICRI) http://www.gcrmn.org
Global Coral Reef Alliance: a non-profit organization dedicated
to growing, protecting and managing the most threatened of all
marine ecosystems—coral reefs. Founded in 1990 http://globalcoral.org/
ICRI International Coral Reef Initiative: "To focus on
the plight of reefs and the actions necessary to reverse the
trends towards their degradation." http://www.icriforum.org/home.cfm
ReefBase: A Global Information System on Coral Reefs: awebpage
that provides access to data and information on coral reefs
and associated shallow tropical habitats. There is a Reef Status
section, that provides reports from 50 countries, and a database
with information on coral reefs and protected areas, and also
a searchable collection of images and maps http://www.reefbase.org
Reef Check: Reef Check is currently the only volunteer global
coral reef monitoring programme and world's largest programme
involving recreational divers and marine scientists http://www.reefcheck.org
ARGO: part of the Integrated Global Observation Strategy,
EurOcean European centr for Information in Marine Science and
Technology http://www.argo.ucsd.edu
Biodiversity Conservation Information System: Seeks to support
environmentally sound decision-making and actions affecting
the status of biodiversity and landscapes http://biodiversity.org/
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(Comisión Económica para América Latina
y el Caribe CEPAL) (Chile) : Deals with economic and social
development for the region http://www.eclac.cl/default.asp?idioma=IN
Environmental Solutions International: to educate and empower
ourselves and others to live economically and ecologically in
harmony with nature http://www.envirosolutionsintl.com/
Marine Resources Development Foundation (USA): offers courses
on marine resources and their use http://www.mrdf.org/
MINA VOMIL (Dept. Public Health & Environment/Section
Environment and Nature): Aims to provide a central site where
all information on nature and environment, environmental policy
and legislation, biodiversity, protected areas, etc. for the
Netherlands Antilles is available http://mina.vomil.an
NAUSICAA - French National Sea Experience Centre is a Science
Centre entirely dedicated to the relationship between Mankind
and the Sea. Its goal is to incite the general public to discover
the sea and to love it, while raising its awareness on the need
for a sustainable use of marine resources http://www.nausicaa.fr/
NOAA Coastal Services Center (USA): Guiding the management
and conservation of coastal resources http://www.csc.noaa.gov
NOAA: to explore more than 150 years of information about
tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and
the Caribbean Sea visit the National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration Hurricane Database http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1006.htm
Non-Point Source of Pollution Control Program (USA): programme
of the Environmental Protection Agency EPA http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/
Ocean Blue: apage dedicated to marine sports, beaches and
environmental education http://www.oceanblue.com/
Ocean N Environment (Australia): non-profit public company
that promotes the conservation of the world’s oceans http://www.oceannenvironment.com.au/
ODINCARSA Ocean Data and Information Network for IOCARIBE
and South America http://www.odincarsa.net/
ODINAFRICA Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa http://www.odinafrica.net/
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama): Carries
basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical
organisms http://www.stri.org/
The Natural Resources Institute (UK): An international centre
of expertise in applied research and consultancy in the environment
sector http://www.nri.org/
The Oceania Project: dedicated to raising awareness about
Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the Ocean Environment
http://www.oceania.org.au
