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Education

Teaching Global Climate Change
Emilio Anteliz, Patrick Danaher and Michael Danaher argue that effective education about climate change needs to be located in a country's educational and socio-political system. Published September 1997

DIY Guide to Combating Global Warming
101 practical steps each person can take to reduce their contribution to global warming. Originally produced by Reforest the Earth, with the assistance of the Greenhouse Crisis Foundation and Ark, and now presented in a new up-dated electronic edition by the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary.

Nepalese Youth for Climate Action
Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) is a coalition of Nepali youth and youth groups formed with an aim to tackle climate change. NYCA works with universities, schools, organizations, and communities at national and international level to protect our future from the threats posed by climate change.

Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment, from the United Nations Environment Programme, provides graphic images of environmental trends across the African continent. Additional electronic resources, including data in Google Earth are available. Published June 2008

An Inconvenient Truth
The movie An Inconvenient Truth weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change.

Arctic Change
Data and information from reputable scientific sources place the present state of Arctic ecosystems and climate in historical context.

Arctic Tale
The movie Arctic Tale follows the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf and the life of a polar bear and her cubs, illustrating the harsh realities of existence in the Arctic. View a clip, illustrating the impact of climate change on the lives of polar animals. Released February 8th 2008

ARKive
Information, photos and video of life on Earth.

Atlas of Our Changing Environment
The Atlas of Our Changing Environment, published by UNEP, provides a graphic view of environmental trends around the world. Additional electronic resources, including data in Google Earth are available. Published June 2005

Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth presents real-time information about births and carbon emissions world-wide.

Bright Edges of the World
An electronic exhibit about the world's drylands presented by the Smithsonian Institution and the United Nations Environment Programme.

Buy, Sell, Trade!
The "Buy, Sell, Trade!" game is a role-playing exercise that demonstrates the multiple benefits of preserving ecosystems for the services that they provide.

California State University, Long Beach, Earth Systems and Global Change course
Set of lecture notes in outline form and related material on interactions between the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere and lithosphere —the Earth System.

Campus Climate Challenge
The Campus Climate Challenge is a project of more than 30 leading youth organizations throughout the United States and Canada. The Challenge leverages the power of young people to organize on college campuses and high schools to win 100% Clean Energy policies at their schools, growing a generation-wide movement to stop global warming.

Cape Farewell
Cape Farewell brings artists, scientists and educators together to collectively address and raise awareness about global warming. Created by David Buckland, Cape Farewell has led three expeditions into the wild, beautiful and icy High Arctic, a place for artistic inspiration and scientific enquiry.

Carbon Connections
The Carbon Connections project aims to enable universities to address the problem of increasing carbon emissions, through the creation of new technologies, improvement of existing technology and innovative approaches to behavioural change.

Carbon Footprint Calculator
BP's Carbon Footprint Calculator estimates your impact on carbon emissions. Requires Macromedia Flash Player.

CD4CDM: Capacity Development for the CDM
Implemented by UNEP to generate understanding and capability of developing countries so as to participate as equal and reliable partners in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Clean Air - Cool Planet
The mission of Clean Air - Cool Planet is to work with partners in business, education and the community in solving the global warming problem, developing economically efficient and innovative climate policies and mobilizing civic engagement to implement practical climate solution. The regional focus of the organization is the northeast United States.

Climate Central
Climate Central is a non-profit science and media organization created to provide clear and objective information about climate change and its potential solutions.

Climate change impacts for Australia
Concise account of future climate change impacts on Australia.

Climate Change in Our World
Explore and learn about the impacts of climate change and find out how you can make a difference. The Met Office Hadley Centre, British Antarctic Survey and UK Government have harnessed Google Earth technology to present you with an interactive animation showing how climate change and global temperature rises could affect our world over the next 100 years.

Climate Change Information Network
The Climate Change Information Network, CC:iNet, was set up by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to act as a web-based clearing house for information on ways Parties are improving the awareness and participation of the public in climate change matters worldwide.

Climate for Change: Gender Equality and Climate Policy
European Union project, carried out by the Climate Alliance of European Cities, collecting information, data and case studies on gender and climate. Includes a forum for sharing experience and the "Climate for Change" Toolkit.

Climate History
The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. Site includes climate maps for different geological periods and a climate history animation.

Climate Kaleidoscope and the Rain Forest
Site covers scientific study of the link between climate and the world's rainforests

Climate Science Watch
Climate Science Watch is a non-profit public interest education and advocacy project dedicated to holding public officials accountable for the integrity and effectiveness with which they use climate science and related research in government policy making.

Climate Solutions Campaign
The Climate Change Solutions Campaign is a three-year project to educate and motivate all levels of the global community.

Climate topics
Briefing documents on various climate policy issues from Climate Action Network International.

Climateprediction.net
Climateprediction.net is the largest experiment to try and produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. You can download a climate model from this website that will run automatically as a background process on your computer. As the model runs, you can watch the weather patterns evolve. The results are returned to this site where you will be able to see a summary.

Climatologist's Toolbox
Account of the methods climate scientists use to reconstruct past climate and predict the future.

Cloud Forest Alive
Weekly nature lessons, photos and information about the cloud forests of Central America and the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.

Coral Reef Research Institute
The mission of the Coral Reef Research Institute is to enhance the conservation and good management of coral reefs through education and research.

CoRIS
Accessible, informative site providing a single entry point for extensive coral reef information and data products.

CoVis
This site makes available an educational tool for 6-12 year old children that, through visualization, aids understanding of the global warming issue.

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)
The UK DETR makes available teaching materials concerning global warming.

Deserts: Geology and Resources
On-line book providing a comprehensive introduction to drylands and desertification.

Distant Internet Education (DIERET)
An activity of the International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE). Course participation is free to member organizations or their individual members throughout Europe. In English with Russian and Albanian versions currently being devised.

Dr. Dewpoint
A light-hearted but nonetheless informative and educational approach to current weather and climate events and related science by Joe D'Aleo (Dr. Dewpoint), chief meteorologist at Intellicast.

Earth Day Network
The Earth Day Network provides support for all governments, businesses, schools and other groups wanting ideas or collaboration for activities on Earth Day, April 22nd. There are over 184 countries in the Network.

Earth Education Site
The Earth Education Site provides access to environmental resources for teachers, students, education managers, librarians and science museum staff. It has been developed by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network.

Earth: A Graphic Look at the State of the Planet
One of the most compact and comprehensive resources ever published, Earth presents essential data and commentaries on the condition of the world's environment - both natural and human. Available as a wall chart, with selected graphics on-line.

EarthAware
The EarthAware Environmental Awareness software (shareware) quantifies the amount of carbon dioxide you put into the atmosphere, covering home energy and water, tranportation, consumerism, waste, advocacy, livelihood, land use and family planning.

Educapoles
EducaPoles is the IPF's educational site. It sets out to sensitize young people and the educational world to the importance of the polar regions and of climate change by providing teaching tools (including animations and video) and projects.

Education for Sustainability: An Agenda for Action
Education for Sustainability: An Agenda for Action, from the National Forum for Partnerships Supporting Education about the Environment, lays out a number of recommendations as to how concepts of sustainability can be built into educational programmes. Published 1996

Educational programs
The US Committee for the National Institute for the Environment makes available its "Directory of Higher Education Environment Programs".

Efficiencity
The Efficiencity virtual world shows how decentralized energy production leads to lower emissions, more secure supply and reduced bills.

Emissions data and graphics
Greenhouse gas emissions data and graphics for UNFCCC Annex I countries.

Emissions Trading Handbook
The Handbook is designed to be the resource of first reference on emissions trading. The Handbook walks through the emissions trading process step by step and is designed to provide a practical guide to environmental-based trading programmes. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese.

Energy & Climate School Resources
INFORSE-Europe collects links to on-line resources for schools covering sustainable energy and climate.

Environmental Literacy Council
The Environmental Literacy Council is a non-profit organization established to bring together scientists, economists, educators and other experts to inform environmental studies. The web site contains educational resources covering climate and other environmental issues.

Ethanol Across America
Ethanol Across America is a grassroots information network that is committed to advancing the production and use of renewable fuel ethanol through education and outreach.

Exploratorium - Global Climate Change
Site enables visitor to explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. Also covers how scientists study natural phenomena, gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions.

ExploreZone
Extensive collection of material concerning meteorological, geological, hydrological and space science: news, features, gtraphics and videos, book reviews and links to other sites.

Focus the Nation
Focus the Nation is a major educational initiative that is coordinating teams of faculty, students and staff at over a thousand colleges, universities and high schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion centered around the theme of "Global Warming Solutions for America". The project will culminate January 31, 2008, in the form of one-day, national symposia held simultaneously on campuses across the country.

Food and Agriculture Organization - Desertification
The FAO website on desertification aims to assist national, regional and international stakeholders and networks involved in sustainable development of drylands. The contains technical and scientific data and information, as well as links to a number of informative websites on desertification.

Food Force
Play the computer game, Food Force, and learn about drought, conflict and the politics of food aid.

Freshwater
The United Nations Division of Sustainable Development provides a summary of international initiatives on water management, access to relevant documents and links to websites.

Global Amphibian Assessment
The Global Amphibian Assessment is the first comprehensive survey of the conservation status of the world's 5,743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians.

Global Climate Change Information Programme
The programme, based at Manchester Metropolitan University, provides a range of teaching materials as well as an informative Web site.

Global Climate Change public lecture series at the University of Arizona. Recorded October-November 2006@Global Climate Change public lecture series

Global Cool
Harnessing the power of popular entertainment and environmental science, Global Cool works to stir anyone who cares about the planet to do their bit to save the planet they care about. Site contains promotional material from pop singers and bands and resources to assist everyone to make a contribution.

Global Development Research Center
A virtual organization carrying out initiatives in education, research and practices in spheres of environment, urban, community and information with focus on the micro scale.

Global Warming - Undo It
Briefing on the basics of the global warming issues and steps to control the threat from the Environmental Defense Fund. Metaefficient www.metaefficient.com Policy Shop NULL NULL A guide to the most efficient things in the world.

Global warming animations
Animated global warming projections from the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research.

Global Warming at the Extremes of the Earth
Gary Braasch is photographing areas on all continents that illustrate documented results of climate change. He is also seeking to repeat historic photographs to show the changes.

Global Warming Kids Site
Excellent set of climate resources, including animations, briefing documents and games, from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Global warming: early signs
Interactive mapping of early warning signs of climate change, with curriculum guide for educators.

Global Water Cycle
The US Environmental Protection Agency presents an animated account of the global water cycle.

Globalis - interactive world map
Globalis is an interactive world atlas that can be used to plot country-level data on environment and development.

GLOBE Program
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program is a far-reaching international student-scientist partnership involving primary and secondary schools, with the assistance of scientists from around the world, in the collection of data relevant to global change studies.

Green Facts
Green Facts aims to bring complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment, including climate change, to the reach of non-specialists.

Green Maps
Greens maps are locally created maps that chart the natural and cultural environment.

Green Pages
Green Pages, the online gateway to environmental products and services, aims to deepen and broaden consumer´s ability to make a positive impact through their purchasing, and promotes a shift of public and private financial flows into projects and programmes that encourage and contribute to environmentally and socially sustainable development. Contains listings of information sources, organizations, services and suppliers as well as editorial material.

green.tv
green.tv is a broadband TV channel dedicated to environmental issues.

How to Save the Climate (0.7MB download)
How to Save the Climate, from Greenpeace, provides a concise guide to actions everybody can take to protect global climate.

Hunger Notes
Partner to the World Hunger Program, the World Hunger Education Service provides a range of information regarding the prevention of, and solutions to, hunger, including the on-line Hunger Notes.

Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Provides historical to current seasonal weather calendars of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Portrays their knowledge of the complexity and diversity of weather and how finely tuned these cultures are to their natural environment.

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
ICLEI helps local governments promote environmental and sustainable development initiatives through technical assistance, campaigning and training. Also works with UN-HABITAT and UNEP.

International Space Station Education Kit
The European Space Agency has published an International Space Station (ISS) Education Kit to meet the requirements for teaching Space and in particular subjects related to the ISS to European students, aged 12-15. Available free on application.

Introduction to Physical Oceanography
Introduction to Physical Oceanography is intended for undergraduate students and can be downloaded in pdf format.

Iowa State University Global Change course
Iowa State University physics department makes available a stimulating course on global change.

Island Directory
UNEP provides an annotated list of nearly 2,000 significant islands, giving an overview of their geographic, ecological and hguman interest.

Journey into Amazonia
Based around a PBS documentary series, Journey into Amazonia includes an introduction to the natural science of the region, an interactive game, web links and teaching resources.

Keep Oceans Clean!
Site contains information about how trash affects the oceans and actions you can take to protect the world's oceans as well as a game to play.

Kids as Global Scientists
Pioneering use of the Web to link schools with scientists to work on environmental issues. The site contains a superb collection of links to educational weather resources on a variety of topics.

Kids Site
The US EPA site created for kids teaching about global warming and the Earth processes, together with quizzes, in an animated form. Macromedia Flash Version 5 or higher is needed to view the animations.

Klima
Klima is a climate change information centre for East Asia. Features the Low Carbon Diet.

Kulturbro
Kulturbro is a major biennial, international cultural event set in the Oresund region and the five-mile long bridge between Denmark and Sweden. Includes concert halls, dance and poetry theatre, sculpture, painting, architecture, music and innovative educational activities. Kulturbro 2002 is reviewed by Ian Starsmore.

Learning for Sustainability
The Learning for Sustainability site brings together resources to help us address the social and capacity building aspects of managing water and other natural resources in a sustainable manner.

LearnSD
LearnSD is the virtual campus of the Earth Council. Broad range of courses available related to sustainable development as well as access to numerable resources online. Includes newsletter and forum.

LINKS Project
The LINKS project provides multimedia and document resources as well as reports on activities related to local and indigenous knowledge systems.

Making a World Population of 6 Billion
The online National Library for the Environment makes available a number of information resources designed to aid understanding of the implications of a world population of six billion.

Melting Mountains
The Melting Mountains Awareness Program was developed over concerns that climate change will have a substantial impact on our recreational opportunities and mountain lifestyle. Site contains briefing materials and a video.

Meteorological Office
The UK Met. Office site contains a set of educational pages covering weather and climate with background information, data and worksheets.

Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals commit the international community to an expanded vision of development, one that vigorously promotes human development as the key to sustaining social and economic progress in all countries, and recognizes the importance of creating a global partnership for development. The goals have been commonly accepted as a framework for measuring development progress. Links to regional sites are available here.

Millennium Project
The UN Millennium Project is an independent advisory body commissioned by the UN Secretary-General to advise the UN on strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

National Geographic
The National Geographic web site contains a variety of educational reources, including maps, geo-adventures and Xpedition Hall.

Navigate the eye of a hurricane
Virtual reality tour of a hurricane, made available by CNN. Requires additional software.

New Zealand Marine Information portal
MarineNZ is a portal providing information on the New Zealand marine environment. Resources include underwater photography and videography, as well as leading marine biology reports and presentations and tools for students, teachers and all those interested in conservation.

On Behalf of My Delegation,..."
A survival guide for developing country climate negotiators.

One Planet Many People
Through a combination of ground photographs, current and historical satellite images, and narrative based on extensive scientific evidence, One Planet Many People illustrates how humans have altered their surroundings and continue to make observable and measurable changes to the global environment. Full text and powerpoints are available. Published June 2005

Online Meteorology Guide
The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of multimedia instructional modules dedicated to online learning in the atmospheric sciences. Directed towards the needs of high school students, the guide has also proved useful at higher levels. A remote sensing guide is also available.

Opal Waters, Rising Seas
Slide show with commentary by Andrew Meares (Sydney Morning Herald) and Liz Minchin (The Age) on climate change and the Torres Strait.

OzoneAction Education Pack
The OzoneAction Education Pack provides primary school teachers with practical, hands-on and entertaining curricula material to educate their students about the protective role of the ozone layer and the causes and consequences of its depletion.

Planet Ark
A campaigning and educational site providing access to information to assist communities and groups establish environmentally-sustainable daily practices. Provides access to environment-related news and pictures.

R-Project for Statistical Computing
R is free software, providing a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, and so on) and graphical techniques relevant to climate research.

Rainforest Action Network
The Rainforest Action Network is a coalition of organizations in North and South dedicated to protecting the world's forests and their inhabitants. Sites includes resources for teachers and students.

Regional Oceanography: an Introduction
Regional Oceanography: an Introduction is a textbook suitable for an advanced undergraduate course or an introduction for graduate students. Can be downloaded in pdf format.

River Ocean Research and Education (RORE)
RORE is dedicated to increasing awareness and encouraging care for water environments. All its projects are designed to increase co-operation between people and break down barriers between art and science.

Rough Guide to a Better World
The Rough Guide to a Better World discusses ways to combat hunger, disease and illiteracy and suggests ways in which we, as individuals, can get involved.

Safe Climate
The Safe Climate project, organized by the World Resources Institute, guides you to act to reduce your impact on global warming and learn more about the climate issue.

Science, Civilization and Society
Science, Civilization and Society is series of lectures in electronic format, developed by Matthias Tomczak (Flinders University).

Solar Energy International
Solar Energy International's Renewable Energy Education Program teaches the practical use of solar, wind and water power. Workshops give individuals the knowledge and skills to design, install and maintain renewable energy systems and to build state-of-the-art solar homes that are efficient, practical and earth friendly.

SolarMax
SolarMax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humanity's struggle to understand the Sun. The website includes clips from the movie, educational material and links to other relevant sites.

Southeast Asian Deltas
A research and reference site with access to studies, research projects, resource people, and publications related to the four deltas of Southeast Asia. The Ayeyarwady in Myanmar, the Chao Phraya in Thailand and the Mekong and Red River Deltas in Vietnam.

SPARE
SPARE attracts youth energy efficiency activities and promotes sustainable energy. The idea is to transform a global concern into practical school activities.

Students on Ice
Students on Ice offers unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. Its mandate is to provide students from around the world with inspiring educational opportunities at the ends of our earth, and in doing so, to help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet.

Sustainable Development Institute
Established by the Menominee Nation and located at the College of the Menominee Nation. Uses the unique Menominee model of sustainable development as a basis in research, education, commerce and community development.

Television Trust for the Environment (TVE)
TVE lists information about environment and development documentaries available for educational use, including a number of programmes on climate change.

The Greens
The Greens is a site for kids from Boston broadcaster WGBH about sustainability and green living. Through the animated episodic adventures, a blog, kids' mail, and regular updates, the Greens explores green living, sustainability, ecology, environmental care, and social equity.

The Miniature Earth
Graphic account of trends in world population.

The Pelican Web
The Pelican Web is a repository of interdisciplinary resources for sustainable development.

The Water Page
The Water Page is an independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of sustainable water resources management and use. A particular emphasis is placed on the development, utilization and protection of water in Africa and other developing regions.

Tiki the Penguin
Tiki the Penguin provides a guide to climate change, including action you can take to combat the problem.

UN Atlas of the Oceans
Complete and wide-ranging information relevant to the sustainable development of oceans. Developed by UN agencies and other partners for policy makers, scientists, students and stakeholders needing detailed information and access to databases relevant to the sustainable development of oceans.

UN Convention to Combat Desertification - Fact sheets
Series of fact sheets, providing an introduction to the desertification problem and the work of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

UN CyberSchoolBus
Introduction to the Millennium Development Goals and opportunities for youth involvement.

Visy Enviromaniacs
Developed for Australian schools, Visy Enviromaniacs is an online environmental education programme for school students of all ages. The lesson plans developed for teachers are aimed at Years 3 to 6.

Vital Arctic Graphics
Information, photos, graphics and case studies concerning the people and environment of the Arctic.

Vital Climate Graphics
Excellent set of graphics illustrating different aspects of the climate problem. Updated in 2005.

Vital Climate Graphics Africa
Excellent set of graphics illustrating different aspects of the climate problem for Africa.

Vital Climate Graphics Latin America and Caribbean
Excellent set of graphics illustrating different aspects of the climate problem for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Vital Graphics
The Vital Graphics series makes available fundamental communication packages that promote the interaction between science and the various stages of the policy and decision-making cycle, summarizing, synthesizing and illustrating critical environmental issues.

VoiceYourself
VoiceYourself, set up by Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie, promotes and inspires individual action to create global momentum towards simple organic living and to restore balance and harmony to our planet. Site provides news, inspiration, ideas and a virtual art gallery.

Water Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation provides a range of materials for teaching and career management aids.

WaterDome
WaterDome was created for the World Summit on Environment And Development in 2002 by the ‘Hilltops to Oceans' initiative of UNEP's Global Programme of Action. The major goal of this event is to increase water awareness during the World Summit. The site contains news and background reports.

WhaleTimes Sea Bed
WhaleTimes takes you on an adventure in the ocean. Find out how your favourite animals survive in the sea.

World Distribution of Coral Reefs and Mangroves
Maintained by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, contains maps of the world distribution of coral reefs and mangroves and background information.

World Environment Day
Site provides information packs, posters and booklets suggesting activities to commemorate 5th June, World Environment Day, each year.

World Ocean Observatory
The World Ocean Observatory provides a place of exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implication for human survival. The site hosts the Ocean Forum, a digest of ocean news.

World Risks Resources
The Global Risk Network presents interactive movies and maps on climate change and other issues.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
The WWF educational site includes tips on how to save the planet and other teaching materials.

World's Worst Pollution Problems
The Blacksmith Institute, in collaboration with Green Cross Switzerland, issues a annual Top Ten list of the world's most dangerous pollution problems.

Youth Climate Pledge
The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.

Youthink!
Youthink! from the World Bank provides information about global issues and an opportunity to share your stories and views.

Autogenerated: 6 Mar 2010

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