| Environment Canada Water Site |
| Environment Canada Water Site - An excellent site
with information on water, Canadian water policy, water conservation
and lots of resources. Current topics such as the Manitoba flood are
covered. http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/index.htm |
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| Friends of the Earth Canada |
| Friends of the Earth Canada - The Canadian site of
Friends of the Earth has 54 sister organizations around the world
working to renew communities and the Earth through research, education
and advocacy. This site outlines current campaigns and gives information
on how you can participate. http://www.foecanada.org/ |
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| Probe International |
| Probe International exposes the devastating environmental,
social, and economic effects of Canada's aid and trade abroad. In
a democracy, there is no greater guarantee of justice than the free
flow of information. Probe International names names.
http://www.probeinternational.org |
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| International Development Research Centre |
| International Development Research Centre is a public
corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities
in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental
problems through research. The site offers detailed information on
current projects. http://www.idrc.ca/index.html |
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| International
Institute for Sustainable Development |
| International Institute for Sustainable Development
- A Winnipeg based organization dedicated to providing information
on sustainable development to an international audience. It has a
sophisticated web site which offers an excellent research base for
high school and up. http://iisd1.iisd.ca/ |
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| Lifewater
Canada |
| Lifewater Canada is a non-profit group committed
to training and equiping people in developing countries to construct
safe drinking water wells. On-line resources include a 100-page
well construction tutoria http://www.lifewater.ca |
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| Smithsonian Institute Bright Edges of the World |
| Smithsonian Institute Bright Edges of the World; the
Earth's Evolving Drylands - this site is a collaboration of the Smithsonian
Institute and the United Nations Environment Program. It provides
insight into drylands and their impact on people and the environment.
The site includes a full page devoted to the fog collection project
of Dr. Robert Schemenauer featured in the Elementary profiles. http://drylands.nasm.edu:1995/map.html |
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| ScienceMan! |
| ScienceMan! - terrific site prepared and continually
updated by Edmonton science teacher Joe Martha. It offers quizes,
reviews, annotated science links and terrific ideas. Lots of
fun to visit. http://www.scienceman.com/ |
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| UNEP - United
Nations Environment Program |
| UNEP - United Nations Environment Program - These
pages of the UNEP site focus on freshwater resources. http://www.unep.org/ |
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| Trade Environment Database (TED) |
TED is a unique inventory of the impacts of trade
on environment, culture, and a variety of other issues. You can search
TED, participate in TED virtual conferences and create your own TED
case studies. The following issues deal specifically with Costa Rica:
:
Costa
Rican Hamburgers and the Rainforests
coffee
Exports from Costa Rica and the Environment
Costa
Rica Pesticides, Worker Health and Agricultural Exports
Costa
Rica tourism and Deforestation http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ted.htm |
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