Ocean Health Index
Ocean Health Index. This is a new site focussing on ways of reporting about ocean pollution. The aim is to create a simple yet effective way of highlighting key issues in ocean pollution and this highly visual site is the start of the process.
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute. One of the most impressive of all the global institutions largely for the quality of its research and database. It started with the World Resources series which, when it was new in the mid 1980s was one of the best sources for data, gathering material from the best research around the world. This continues today through its online database – Earthtrends.
Worldwatch Institute
Worldwatch Institute was founded in 1974. Since that time it’s made its name dealing with global issues and focussing on sustainable development. The main part of its work has been the publication of State of the World series, a biennial roundup of key global issues. The latest is the 2012 volume which focusses on the idea of sustainable prosperity.
Mongabay
Mongabay is a vast site focussing mainly on conservation. Started in 1999 by Rhett Butler it was slowly expanded to cover a wide range of issues, projects and news on conservation. Very useful resource for senior school students.
Real Climate
Real Climate – A blog produced by those working in climate science as a reaction to some of the stories circulating about climate change. Aimed at media personnel to help find answers it often features in science round-ups on blogs worth seeing.
Global Environment Facility
Global Environment Facility – a group of 182 nations plus institutions etc. combining to tackle global issues on pollution, biodiversity etc. In May 2012 it released this useful guide to biodiversity conservation
IPBES
Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services a brand new international committee trying to do for biodiversity what the IPCC does for climate
Energy Realities
Energy Realities – Good-looking interactive site dealing with population, resource consumption and pollution production. Subtitled ‘a visual guide to our global energy needs’ the site aims to examine how we can meet our requirements and the options open to us. Great for discussions. Run by Statoil, New Scientist, Economist and National Geographic
Energy Research Council
UK Energy Research Centre A portal for sustainable energy research in the UK.
The Great Energy Challenge
The Great Energy Challenge A great interactive site by National Geographic highlighting the issues we face in energy production, consumption and climate change.
