Conservation: Environment Agency
Good source of UK information on pollution, flood warning information, the Thames Flood Barrier and the State of the Environment report. This is now the location of the National Rivers Authority on the Internet.
[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/]
Conservation: World Information
Reliable, relevant business, political and economic information on all the world's 228 countries and territories.
[http://www.worldinformation.com/]
Conservation: WWF Learning
Our World is a major new school environmental project coinciding with the world Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa in 2002.
[http://www.wwflearning.co.uk/]
Conservation: Sustainable Development Website
QCA has completed the first phase of its development of web based support meterials for education for sustainable development (ESD). The materials, which explain what ESD is about and provide quick and simple links to some other web based sources of information.
[http://www.nc.uk.net/]
Conservation: Greenpeace International
Similar to the Friends of the Earth site. There are sections on the atmosphere, toxic waste, bio-diversity and the nuclear industry.
[http://www.greenpeace.org/]
Conservation: The Eden Project
Plants are the Life Support System of our Planet - the fabric of the stage on which we, and all living things, act out our lives. They are the most vital ingredients of that which we call the Environment.
[http://www.edenproject.com/]
Conservation: The Nature Conservancy
By clicking the "Save the Rain Forest" button daily, you generate a donation to protect rain forest through The Nature Conservancy. Our sponsors pay for your donation. It's 100% free to you.
[http://rainforest.care2.com/]
Conservation: Water Aid
WaterAid is the UK's only major charity which is dedicated exclusively to the provision of domestic water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion to the world's poorest people.
[http://www.wateraid.org.uk/]
Conservation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Based in the UK, this site provides information on the conservation and sustainable use of the world's resources. It includes a wide range of databases maps and statistics. Currently there is a feature on an oil spill off the coast of Japan.
[http://www.wcmc.org.uk/]
Conservation: World Resources Institute Site Index
A vast encyclopaedia of reports on world resources, indexed both by topic and by geographic region. Topics include agriculture, urban environments, tropical rainforests and population issues.
[http://www.wri.org/]
Conservation: Friends of the Earth
Very informative on issues affecting our food today such as pesticides and genetic modification. Also find out the areas near you where wildlife is under threat and about FoE's environmental campaigns.
[http://www.foe.co.uk/]
Conservation: Newquay Zoo
Newquay Zoo works with Zoos in Britain, Europe and worldwide to support and conserve endangered wildlife through co-operative breeding programmes.
[http://www.newquayzoo.co.uk/]
Conservation: London Zoo
In the heart of Regent's Park is London Zoo, a 36-acre conservation centre which houses more than 650 species. London Zoo's animal collection includes invertebrates, reptiles, fish, birds, and small and large mammals such as lions, tigers, gorillas, elephants, giraffes and bears.
[http://www.londonzoo.com/]
Conservation: World Resources
The Urban Environment: An important site for A Level geographers in particular. Factors considered include urban growth, population and human development, urban impact on natural resources, urban transportation and more.
[http://www.wri.org/]