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Environment

GIWA: Global International Waters Assessment GIWA will assess the ecological status of all international waters.
Global Environment Facility The GEF finances projects related to biodiversity loss, climate change, degradation of international waters, and ozone depletion. These projects are the focal point of the site.
Global Fire Monitoring Centre Serves as a portal to current and archived information, including statistics, reports, and programs.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The IPCC assesses research related to global warming, and its reports have a wide audience. Few of their publications are available via this or any other site.
OzonAction Programme Serves as a gateway to UN documents pertaining to ozone layer depletion.
United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva The sole function of this site is to provide links to the UNEP programs and secretariats located in Geneva.
United Nations Environmental Program, Nairobi As the site of the UN's chief environmental program, this site is surprisingly small. It consists of information on the organization's activities and environmental law.

World Bank Environment Page Provides information on a wide range of environmental topics.
World Meteorological Organization The WMO issues statistics and maps on ozone depletion, and the WMO Technical Library provides links to environmental issues.

GRID: Global Resource Information Database Provides a wide range of environmental, ecological, and geographical data sets. Those that cannot be downloaded directly are described in detail and may be requested.
State of the Planet: Sources of Near-real-time Information on the State of the Planetary Environment Presents data from environmental observation sources.

ELDIS: The Gateway to Development Information Indexes 10,000 documents and organizations, many of which focus on the environment.
UNEP Site Locator Provides access to the more than sixty UNEP sites.

Global Environment Outlook Assesses and makes policy recommendations for environmental threats.
State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 1996 Identifies and discusses major issues in the fishing sector.
World Resources Assesses the state of the environment and proposes environmental policies.
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Environmental Legal Instruments Includes the full text of international legal conventions, as well as information on promoting and implementing them.
Handbook for the International Treaties for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 5th ed. This is a basic tool for understanding the Montreal Protocol.

Directory of Ozone Protection Web Sites Indexes the sites of industrial associations, government agencies, NGOs, scientific organizations, standards organizations, and suppliers.
Directory of Sustainable Development Information Providers in Africa Provides contact information and areas of interest.
Ministries of the Environment Includes ministries of the environment and the environmental protection agencies of many national governments.