| FORTE Science Communications |
| www.forte-science.co.jp |
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| FORTE Science Communications is a socially aware company providing translation and rewriting services to doctors, scientists and engineers in the academic and corporate sectors. Our mission, in part, is to help build bridges of understand between members of the science commmunity by providing pro bono translation and rewriting services to selected nonprofit, civic and humanitarian organisations working in the service of the public welfare. |
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| TILCEPA - Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity, and Protected Areas |
| www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp/Wkg_grp/TILCEPA/TILCEPA.htm |
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| The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) have agreed to work together on a Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity, and Protected Areas (TILCEPA). The website gives us a comprehensive view about TILCEPA. |
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| Periyar Tiger Reserve |
| www.periyartigerreserve.org |
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| Dedicated to the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, this website is managed by the Ecodevelopment Committee of Periyar and includes comprehensive information on the reserve. |
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| Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems |
| www.ciks.org |
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| The Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems is devoted to exploring and developing the contemporary relevance and applications of traditional Indian knowledge systems - with a focus on agriculture and health care.
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| People for Animals |
| www.peopleforanimals.org |
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| People for Animals was founded by Pritish Nandy and Maneka Gandhi, as a people's movement to stop cruelty towards animals and spread the message of ahimsa. |
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| Indiatravelogue |
| www.indiatravelogue.com |
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| Indiatravelogue is an excellent travel site that provides information on destinations, special deals and holiday packages, besides reviews, interviews and a photo gallery. |
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| EnvironmentAwards.net |
| www.environmentawards.net |
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| EnvironmentAwards.net provides a focal point for sponsors, organisers and entrants of environmental and sustainable development awards. |
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| Southern Birdwing |
| www.southernbirdwing.com |
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| Southern Birdwing is an enterprise started by Goan wildlife enthusiasts Harvey D'Souza and Neil Alvares in October 1997, who help create awareness through educational excursions, talks and workshops. |
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| Traveljini |
| www.traveljini.com |
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| A network company of ICICI Venture, Traveljini.com is a travel shop, with information on several Indian destinations, including wildlife sanctuaries. |
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| World Law - India - Environment |
| http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/50161.html |
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| World Law is a global catalog and search engine for law and provides a well-organised and searchable index of legal web sites.
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| Delhibird |
| www.delhibird.org |
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| The Northern India Bird Network offers sites guides, checklists, recent sightings, photogallery and even helps amateurs to identify birds. |
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| Janmanch - People's Forum |
| www.janmanch.org |
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| Janmanch.org is an information exchange platform of CREDO, which provides an extensive resource database as well as opinions and features on development issues. |
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| CorpWatch India |
| www.corpwatchindia.org |
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| CorpWatch India is a platform for Indian movements resisting corporate globalisation to articulate their demands. Provides timely information on Indian struggles, linking them with campaigns worldwide. |
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| IndianJungles.com |
| www.indianjungles.com |
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| IndianJungles.com is an informed forum for those interested in Indian wildlife. Features news, casefiles and analyses by Nirmal Ghosh, an experienced wildlifer. |
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| Naturenet |
| www.naturenet.net |
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| UK-based Naturenet is a voluntary enterprise to provide a good resource for practical nature conservation and countryside management. |
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| Earthjustice |
| www.earthjustice.org |
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| Earthjustice is a public interest law firm
dedicated to enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of organisations and communities to protect the earth and defend the right of all people to a healthy environment. |
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| National Audubon Society |
| www.audubon.org |
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| The National Audubon Society, founded in 1905, works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. |
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| Earth First! Journal |
| www.earthfirstjournal.org |
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| Earth First! is an international movement composed of small, bioregionally-based groups who work to protect local ecology through education, litigation, and creative civil disobedience. |
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| Sierra Club |
| www.sierraclub.org |
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| Founded in 1892, Sierra Club's grassroots advocacy makes it one of America's most influential environmental organisations. |
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| The Ocean Conservancy |
| www.oceanconservancy.org |
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| The Ocean Conservancy works to protect ocean ecosystems and conserve the global abundance and diversity of marine wildlife through science-based advocacy, research and public education. |
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| Center for Health, Environment and Justice |
| www.chej.org |
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| US-based Center for Health Environment and Justice, works by community empowerment at the grassroots to ensure environmental justice. |
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| Optics for Birding |
| www.optics4birding.com |
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| Optics4birding is designed to educate birders who want to buy optics (binoculars and telescopes, primarily) so that they can make informed buying decisions. |
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| Indian Mangroves |
| www.mangroveindia.org |
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| Indian Mangroves provides information on the ecological status of mangroves, conservation measures and research projects. |
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| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| www.ipcc.ch |
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| The role of the IPCC is to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change. |
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| Environmental Investigation Agency |
| www.eia-international.org |
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| The Environmental Investigation Agency is an independent, international campaigning organisation committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime. |
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| Hornocker Wildlife Institute |
| www.hwi.org |
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| The Hornocker Wildlife Institute, a programme of the Wildlife Conservation Society, uses hands-on field research to promote a balance between man and nature. |
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| Defenders of Wildlife |
| www.defenders.org |
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| Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native species in their natural communities, with focus on the accelerating rate of extinction and the associated loss of biodiversity, habitat alteration and destruction. |
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| Earth Island Institute |
| www.earthisland.org |
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| Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. |
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| The Nature Conservancy |
| nature.org |
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| The Nature Conservancy is working to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Saving the last great places...
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| Worldwatch Institute |
| www.worldwatch.org |
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| Worldwatch is dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. |
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| In Defense of Animals |
| www.idausa.org |
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| IDA works to protect the rights, welfare and habitats of animals and to end their exploitation and abuse. |
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| 50 years is enough! |
| www.50years.org |
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| The US network for global economic justice is a coalition of organisations dedicated to the transformation of the World Bank and the IMF through action-oriented economic literacy training, public mobilisation, and policy advocacy. |
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| Wildlife Conservation Society |
| wcs.org |
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| Wildlife Conservation Society is a US-based organization managing national and international conservation projects, research and education programs. |
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| Project Tiger |
| envfor.nic.in/pt/pt.html |
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| Project Tiger was launched on April 1, 1973 in Corbett on the basis of the recommendations of a special task-force of the Indian Board of Wildlife. |
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| Greenpeace India |
| www.greenpeaceindia.org |
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| The Greenpeace India chapter has been working with local groups investigating and exposing instances of toxic trade, hazardous waste dumping and toxic pollution. |
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| International Crane Foundation |
| www.savingcranes.org |
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| The International Crane Foundation works worldwide to conserve cranes and the wetland and grasslands communities on which they depend. |
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| Discovery |
| www.discovery.com |
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| Discovery Communications is packed with interactive learning channels. Live-cams, e-cards, games... |
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| Natural Resources Defense Council |
| www.nrdc.org |
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| Natural Resources Defense Council, with a membership base of over 40,000, uses legislation and policy to conserve and protect the earth's resources. |
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| Pew Center on Global Climate Change |
| pewclimate.org |
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| The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers and innovative solutions to address global climate change. |
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| TRAFFIC |
| www.traffic.org |
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| TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. |
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| National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
| sdnp.delhi.nic.in/nbsap/ |
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| The National Policy and Macrolevel Action Strategy on Biodiversity by the MoEF is a macro-level statement of policies, gaps and strategies needed for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. |
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| Birdlife International |
| www.birdlife.net |
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| Birdlife International is a global alliance of national conservation organisations working in more than 100 countries worldwide, to identify, monitor and protect Important Birding Areas. |
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| PETA India |
| www.petaindia.com |
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| Based in Mumbai, PETA India operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment. |
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| 5tigers: Tiger Information Centre |
| www.5tigers.org |
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| The site is a must for anyone who wants to know more about tigers. It allows access to vital comtemporary data about tigers and their habitats. |
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| IUCN |
| www.iucn.org |
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| The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and the IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement conservation and biodiversity strategies. |
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| Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| envfor.nic.in |
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| The official website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests gives the latest information on reports, plans, meetings and environmental clearances. |
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| OneWorld |
| www.oneworld.net |
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| OneWorld is a community of over 1000 organisations working for social justice. It is part of a very credible and effective initiative that involves research as well as environmental campaigning. |
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| International Rivers Network |
| www.irn.org |
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| IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. They work to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy. |
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| International Snow Leopard Trust |
| www.snowleopard.org |
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| Dedicated to the conservation of the endangered snow leopard and its mountain ecosystem through a balanced approach that considers people and the environment. |
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| Greenpeace |
| www.greenpeace.org/ |
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| Greenpeace is an independent, non-political, international organisation that has been fighting for the protection of the environment by peaceful means for several decades now. |
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| Environmental News Network |
| www.enn.com/ |
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| ENN offers educational interactivity with the latest environmental news, features, special reports... and allows an opportunity to interact with others. |
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| West Bengal Wildlife Wing |
| www.westbengal.com/wildlife/ |
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| Official information from the Directorate of Forests, Government of West Bengal about the state's flora and fauna, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. |
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| Rainforest Action Network |
| www.ran.org |
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| The Rainforest Action Network has been working to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around these forests and bring their plight to public attention through education and direct action. |
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| Rajaji National Park |
| www.rajajinationalpark.com |
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| Created by the former Field Director of the Park, the site provides information on everything from places of interest to accomodation, tariffs and booking procedures for tourists. |
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| National Geographic |
| www.nationalgeographic.com |
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| They helped Richard Byrd fly over the South Pole, Jane Goodall study chimps and Bob Ballard find the Titanic... The National Geographic Society is the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization. |
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| Bombay Natural History Society |
| www.bnhs.org |
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| Established in 1883, the BNHS plays a vital role in documenting and conserving India's natural heritage. The site details the Society's conservation activities and research projects. |
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| eNature.com |
| www.enature.com |
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| eNature.com has a database of 4,800 species of plants and animals with colour photographs, online field guides and help with identification. Send wildlife postcards, listen to bird songs, talk to other nature enthusiasts. eNature's content is derived from the best-selling National Audubon Society Field Guide series. |
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| The Thousand Tigers Website |
| www.web.net/~pcarter/hazaribagh/ |
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| Maintained by Philip Carter, a Canadian writer who travelled to Bihar in 1997, the site focusses on Hazaribagh, a town near the North Karanpura valley, famed as the 'land of a thousand tigers' and now under threat from several mining projects. |
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| The Ecologist |
| www.theecologist.org |
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| Founded in 1970 and read in over 150 countries, The Ecologist is an environmental magazine that has been opening new areas of debate on science and technology to the impact of globalisation on economic development. |
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| Madhya Pradesh Forest Department |
| www.madhyapradeshforest.org/htmlfiles/wildlife.html |
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| With wilderness areas such as the Kanha Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and other protected areas, Madhya Pradesh is home to some of the country's best forests and wildlife. |
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| Corporate Watch |
| www.corporatewatch.org |
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| Corporate Watch is a radical research and publishing group based in the United Kingdom that was set up to support activism against large corporations. Often stepping into controversial areas, the group pushes hard to obtain corporate accountability. |
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| People's Commission on Environment and Development |
| www.pcedindia.com |
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| PCED, an NGO launched in New Delhi in 1990, holds public hearings in the country on environmental and development issues to induce the people to dialogue with government about critical issues. |
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| Essential Information - Encouraging Activism |
| www.essential.org |
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| Founded in 1982 by Ralph Nader, Essential Information is a non-profit organization involved in a variety of projects to encourage citizens to become active and engaged in their communities. |
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| Maharashtra Forest Department |
| www.mahaforest.gov.in |
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| The official site of the Maharashtra Forest Department offers tourism and biodiversity information on the tiger haunts of Gugamal, Tadoba and Pench as well as Borivli and Navegaon National Park, alongwith maps. |
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| Wild Ventures |
| www.wildventures.com |
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| Wild Ventures is a site that promotes eco-tourism in India's wilderness areas. |
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| International Wolf Center |
| www.wolf.org |
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| The International Wolf Centre supports the survival of the wolf globally by teaching about its life, its association with other species and its dynamic relationships to humans.
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| Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society |
| www.wdcs.org |
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| The global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment. |
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| Wildlife Trust of India |
| www.wildlifetrustofindia.org |
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| Wildlife Trust of India is a conservation organisation, committed to crisis management and the provision of quick, efficient aid. |
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| Mountain Forum |
| www.mtnforum.org |
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| The Mountain Forum is a network empowering mountain supporters by providing an opportunity to share lessons from the field, and bring these into policy discussions. |
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| Nepal's Department of Wildlife and Forest Conservation |
| http://www.south-asia.com/dnpwc/intro.htm |
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| The Department works to conserve and manage the wildlife heritage of the mountain kingdom of Nepal. |
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| Crocodilians - Natural History and Conservation |
| www.crocodilian.com |
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| The crocodile site with information on different species, their biology and conservation, how they talk, and even their captive care. |
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| True Food Network |
| www.truefoodnow.org |
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| The True Food Network is a free service from Greenpeace, to connect consumers who want to take action to end the use of genetically engineered ingredients in our foods. |
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| American Journal of Botany |
| www.amjbot.org |
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| Covers research on all aspects of plant biology - from plant morphology and palaeobotany to genetics and molecular biology. |
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| Alameda County Waste Management Authority |
| www.stopwaste.org |
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| Run by a local county government in California, this is exemplary of community action in the neighbourhood advocating recycling measures. |
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| Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka |
| www.wht.org |
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| WHT is a non-profit organization which serves primarily a vehicle for biodiversity exploration, research and direct conservation activity. |
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| Endangered Species Coalition |
| www.stopextinction.org |
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| US-based oragnisation that advocates the use of education, scientific information and public participation in decisions affecting the fate of threatened and endangered species. |
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| Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy |
| www.jiwlp.com |
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| The Journal addresses legal and political issues concerning the human race's interrelationship with and management of wildlife species, their habitats, and the biosphere. |
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| World Commission on Dams |
| www.dams.org |
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| The World Commission on Dams is a focussed, independent think tank set up to look at the good, the bad and the ugly impacts of dams around the world. |
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| UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| www.unep-wcmc.org/ |
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| The site provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world. Their programmes concentrate on species, forests, protected areas and other aspects of biodiversity assessment. |
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| Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| www.fao.org |
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| The website of the UN FAO provides useful statistics on production, trade, food balance sheets, land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products etc. |
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| World Bank |
| www.worldbank.org |
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| Check this site to keep aware of various projects that the organisation is involved in, the latest reports and their operations and policies. Read between the lines... |
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| World Resources Institute |
| www.wri.org/ |
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| An environmental information portal, WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment for current and future generations. |
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| Exxon Valdez: Legacy of an oil spill |
| www.oilspill.state.ak.us |
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| This site, by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, provides information about the impacts of the oil spill, the injury and recovery of fish, wildlife, and people. |
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| World Wildlife Fund |
| www.worldwildlife.org/ |
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| Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF is a premier conservation organisation dealing with environmental protection and development-related issues. |
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| Wildlife Institute of India |
| www.wii.gov.in |
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| WII research projects are conducted across the country and are the primary source of scientific data to aid conservation. With access to papers and articles, it is a useful site to learn about training programmes. |
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| Conservation International |
| www.conservation.org |
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| Conservation International uses science, economics, policy and community involvement to promote biodiversity and conservation in tropical rainforests and other endangered ecosystems worldwide. |
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| CITES |
| www.cites.org |
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| The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) came into force on July 1, 1975 to help curb the wildlife trade and help protect species against exploitation for trade. |
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| Institute for Global Communications - EcoNet |
| www.igc.org/igc/gateway/enindex.html |
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| EcoNet was the world's first computer network dedicated to environmental preservation and sustainability. IGC strategically uses technology to enable international co-operation on issues. |
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| Vanashakti |
| www.vanashakti.in |
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| Vanashakti is founded by ordinary folk who want to do something for India & Indians. We believe that middle class India has to play a role in ensuring proper governance. For too long we have sat back and complained about the deterioration in the world around us. We need to make people aware that they have a stake in the world around them. |
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| Save the Rani Bagh |
| www.saveranibagh.org |
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| Alarmed at the recently publicized plans for the so-called makeover of Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai better known as Rani Bagh we, a group of Mumbai citizens and nature lovers, have formed an action committee to create awareness and oppose the proposed plans of the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to convert a green haven into a concrete amusement park as per a Rs.433 crore contract with HKS Designer and Consultant International (a Thai-based Malaysian company) and the Portico Group (US). |
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| Vet Education |
| http://www.veteducation.com.au/ |
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| At veteducation.com.au, our mission is to provide you with practical, relevant distance learning of the highest standards. The directors of veteducation.com.au, Philip and Charisma Judge, are dedicated to providing you with continuing education opportunities that present the most up-to-date knowledge, delivered to you by experienced veterinarians, who have a passion for teaching. |
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