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• AIDS Virtual library-temporarily lost
  http://aids.hallym.ac.kr/prevention/vl.html
  Topics: alternative treatments & spirituality, conferences & symposia, commercial sites, document archives & indices, fundraising organizations, health care topics, interactive reference, medical study info & drug trials, organizations & mailing lists, periodicals on line, safer sex info, social services, statistical reports on the epidemic, treatments for AIDS/HIV related conditions, other documents, other web sites about AIDS/HIV.

• Alan Guttmacher Institute
  http://www.agi-usa.org/
  Statistics, policy papers, & other information (focusing on the U.S.) on contraceptive use & services, national teen sex & pregnancy stats, birth, abortion, STD's, youth, law & public policy. Often there are references.

• American Librarians Association (ALA) Environmental resources on the Internet
  http://www.ala.org/cfapps/archive.cfm?path=acrl/resmar97.html 
  A very useful, reliable site, although a few years old.. Annotated links to approx 50 great sources. Organized into categories: ie. general resources, online publications, research organizations, environmental law and ethics, air & water issues. Definitely investigate this site!

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  http://www.asrm.org/
  40 links to societies, associations, and institutions. In the What's New link is access to the journal "Fertility and Sterility". Some literature on ethics, infertility insurance laws, menopause, and reproductive issues worldwide.

• Article: "The Politics of Hunger"
  http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1998/11/01leader.html
  An article from the publication "Le Monde Diplomatique".

• Asian Development Bank
  http://www.adb.org/
  In the "our work in the region" link: environmental impact studies (organized by region), law & development info & links to development organizations (26 are international), & ministires of finance.

• Best Environmental Directories
  http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/cds.html
  Search 550 links to other lists plus 270 provided by Altavista search engine. Updated bimonthly. Available in multiple languages.
  

• Brown University’s Population Studies Training Center
  http://www.pstc.brown.edu
  An annotated list of resources at Brown, U.S. Government agencies, non-governmental organizations, population (related) centers, international organizations, references, & 5 periodicals (Population journal gopher, Pop. Index, Annual Review of Sociology). Inventory of 70 data holdings you can request, acquisitions and data links coming soon. Reference resources on Africa, population law, migration and ethnic relations.

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  http://www.blm.gov
  Find out how this government agency manages public land. Investigate their publications- find out the "worth" of land, budget, land statistics, and initiatives organized by state. Then to see what citizens think about it visit the PIRG site below.

• Catholics for a Free Choice
  http://www.cath4choice.org/
  Netscape users: to begin select language. Topics: Sex and Christ, U.S. Catholic attitudes, opportunities for political action, Catholic hospital mergers.
  
  

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov/
  Data, statistics, and other info on traveler, women, teen, child, infant, & environmental health. Infectious disease journal, report of motalities by country, age, & gender. Also publications on genetics, birth defects, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), & STD's. Software, products, & info about lab studies & programs.

• Center for Ethics and Toxics
  http://www.cetos.org/
  Educational material, provided by this non-profit environmental group, includes writings by biologist and toxicologist Marc Lappé.

• Center for International Earth Science Information Network
  http://www.ciesin.org
  Links to info & interactive data on global population, climate, emissions, UV, ozone, AIDS, land & water use, demographics, & mortality. Metadata guide- search by keyword or location.

• CNN news
  http://www.cnn.com
  Customize a specialized list of news for you. News by region of the country, and subjects i.e. nature & technology. Videos & archive of previous week.

• Committee for the National Institute for the Environment
  http://www.cnie.org/
  State of environment reports. State, regional, international links about law & conferences. Online books, bibliographies & other info. Categories: demographic information (fertility rates & population movements), development & economics (regional examples), conflict & security, food & agriculture, health, land use, as well as other environmental issues.

• CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development Program)
  http://www.conrad.org/
  Listing of workshops (proceedings may be available), 25 general contraception information links, & excerpts from annual report, including info on the new contraceptive technology.

• Conservation law foundation (CLF)
  http://www.clf.org
  An environmental public interest group focusing on the following issues in the New England area: entrepreneurial environmentalism, communities and transportation, urban toxics, forests, fields, & fresh water, the energy system, sea and shore, news, and activist alerts. Most of the articles from the current issue of the quarterly publication "Conservation Matters" as well as a selection of previous articles are online.

• Demography & Population Studies virtual library
  http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/
  List of associated virtual libraries for environment, AIDS, sustainible development etc. Census info, data & other servers, 14 electronic journals, historical info, & discussion lists.

• E magazine
  http://www.emagazine.com
  Articles on a variety of issues online in the archives, links to a WIDE host of environmental and animal organizations (ie @ Brandeis!). Maybe not a lot of hard science here but cool info on projects, products, and developments in the green movement.

• Earth Island Press
  http://www.islandpress.org/
  This non-profit publisher, concerned with environmental issues and education, has ads for books and lists a few websites on population, sustainable development, climate change, economics, communities, ecosystems and more. Also contains summaries of news and issues, job guides, and community activities.
  

• Earth Times
  http://www.earthtimes.org/index.html
  Daily international online News about the Environment, Education, Society, Business, Culture, Media, Nature, Politics, UN, Gender, Health (including Reproductive Health) & Population by "renowned writers". Link to the Environmental News Service.

• Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine with Directory
  http://www.webdirectory.com
  Categories in the directory: agriculture, energy, forestry, government, health, conservation, recycling, sustainable development, and water resources to name a few.

• Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine with Directory- social science- population issues.
  http://www.webdirectory.com/Social_Science/Population/
  Direct links, some briefly annotated, to 40 organizations, many listed above.

• Earthsystems.org
  http://earthsystems.org/
  Host to the WWW.Virtual library (listed above). A non-profit dedicated to education. Links to other RELATED VIRTUAL LIBRARIES on forestry, environmental law. Find out about other services, join a chat room, search mailing list archives and SEAC.

• EELink
  http://eelink.net/
  Government funded environmental education material. Searchable list of publications for school teachers and other resources- some online.

• Engenderhealth (formerly Access to Voluntary and Safe Contraception)
  http://www.engenderhealth.org/
  Covers issues of reproductive and newborn health, and other considerations for family planning providers, such as sexuality, gender, and men's involvement. Includes on and off-line curricula and other educational materials.
  

• Environmental Professional's Homepage
  http://www.clay.net/govag.html
  Links to the main links of federal government agencies (EPA, NOAA, Department of the Interior, of Energy, of Defense, of Commerce, of Agriculture, and Others). A simple start to a search of one of these resources.

• Environmental Technical Information Project (E-Tip)
  http://www.e-tip.org
  Topics: toxic substance info, waste management & pollution prevention, international treaties & global issues, radiation issues energy-related technology, & environmental legislation, policy, & education. Annotated links provided by a grassroots environmental organization, ECOLOGIA.

• EPA's Global Warming page
  http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/index.html
  Lots of links (most are annotated) to related centers & info. Also an inventory of US greenhouse gases & the Climate Action Report.

• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of the National Human Genome Project
  http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/ELSI/
  Info about ELSI, policy & legislation, research opportunities, extramural education & training, intramural research & training, publications, & related web pages.

• Family Health International (FHI)
  http://www.fhi.org/
  Research, education and services in family planning, STDs/HIV and family health. Family planning projects in 100 countries, women's studies programs in 10 countries, HIV/AIDS projects in 40 countries. Project reports, newsletters, quarterly health bulletin, contraception factsheet and other publications.

• Florida State University Population Center
  Http://mailer.fsu.edu/~popctr/links.html
  Direct links to working papers at 10 schools, 30 population centers, and 8 on-line journals on population, family planning, and migration.

• Food and Drug Administration
  http://www.fda.gov
  Links to information on food, animal and human drugs, tobacco, cosmetics, biomedical products and services.

• Genealogy page
  http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/
  Link to the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration & an Adobe document on the Availability of Census Records About Individuals. Also answers to commonly asked genealogical questions.

• Geography World
  http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
  A fun site to explore. A high school teacher has compiled pages on 30 topics, including land, water, erosion, population, maps, and global regions. Links to personal pages and pages of facts from organizations like the Population Reference Bureau.

• Global Change and Canadians
  http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/dmo/susdev/global/eng/global.html
  Available in different languages: links to 18 other Canadian & other organizations, on-line publications, 14 links on climate, 15 environmental education site links & 15 for global change.
  
  

• Greenpeace International
  http://www.greenpeace.org/
  Links to campaigns on whaling, Arctic oil, toxins (in India), nuclear power, oceans, forests, & genetic engineering.

• Harvard Global Reproductive Health Forum
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/
  Topics covered: gender, biology, & technology; reproductive rights; population & family planning; & maternal health, contraception, STD's. features a law & population database as well as info about related Harvard research.

• HIV Insite at UCSF Hospital
  http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
  Articles, news, resources/links, & maps. Info about prevention & social issues. The medical link features a trials search, fact sheets, antiretroviral drug database, treatment guidelines, glossary, MEDLINE/AIDSLINE access, case studies, info about access to medications, newsletters, conference reports, & access to International AIDS society (ISA).

• House of Respresentatives
  http://www.house.gov/Welcome.html
  Contact your representative, view current laws & bills, & search the U.S. statutes.

• Human Genome Project, National Institute of Health
  http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/index.html
  Some topics : Intramural research, Center for Inherited Disease Research, ethical, legal & social implications, policy & public affairs, genomic & genetic resources, & a glossary of genetic terms.

• Institute for Global Communications (IGC): Econet
  www.igc.org/igc/econet/index.html
  A nonprofit provides alternative information. It's a primary information & communications service provider at UN world conferences. Info on climate.

• Institute for Reproductive Health
  http://www.irh.org/
  Natural family planning & fertility awareness tools & publications (some on-line.) Research updates & relevant news.

• International Federation of Fertility Societies
  http://www.mnet.fr/iffs
  In depth papers on assisted procreation, tubal infertility, combination oral contraceptives & cardiovascular disease. Links to scientific societies, 13 great publications & resources, 6 associations of patients, 1 pharmaceutical company, & other web sites.

• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
  http://www.ippf.org/
  Resources on female genital mutilation & family planning. Statements & papers from the Medical Advisory Panel & the International Programe Advisory Panel. Program reports, publications & periodicals on contraception, gender issues, safe abortion, sexual & reproductive health & rights, youth, & regions.

• International Research Institute for climate prediction (IRI)
  http://ingrid.ldgo.columbia.edu/
  Links to courses, contacts, programs, history, personnel, divisions, facilities. Searchable by concept or keyword.

• INTRAH
  http://www.intrahealth.org/
  Links to electronic info on the role of information technology in development, regional info, reproductive health family planning (including contraceptive methods), gender, maternal and child health (including safe motherhood and child survival), training & distance education. Projects & publications info available.

• Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs- Net links
  http://www.jhuccp.org/netlinks/
  900 annotated internet resources on health (public health, health education, demography, environment, communication, public policy). Search by country, name of organization, region, type of resource, subject, or a combination of the above.

• Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
  http://www.jhuccp.org/
  Access to PopReports, clearinghouse, Netlinks, ImageBase (posters & graphics). Info on family planning and health communication projects.

• JSI Center for Environmental Health Studies
  http://www.jsi.com
  Details JSI's involvement in health issues around the world such as HIV/AIDS, Health Care to Underserved Populations, STDs, Managed Care, Primary Care Delivery, Substance Use & Tobacco Control, Maternal & Child Health, Family Planning, & Domestic Violence.

• Jstor- journals online
  http://www.jstor.org/
  Journals online: Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Ecological Applications, Ecological Monographs, Ecology, as well as ones on economics, math, sociology and a few others. Most material updated to 1993. Contains 9 population journals: Demography, Family Planning Perspectives, International Family Planning, International Family Planning Perspectives and Digest, Population: An English Selection, Population and Development Review, Population Studies.

• Kennedy Institute's Bibliography Of Bioethics (BIOETHICSLINE)
  http://www.ncgr.org/gpi/grn/edures/elsi.tc.html
  Categories: genetic disorders, public policy, genetic intervention & research, reproduction, biomedical technologies, human experimentation, international/political dimensions.

• Le Monde Diplomatique
  http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/
  Articles with a global outlook on various issues.

• Mapquest
  http://www.mapquest.com
  Access maps of neighborhoods and nations.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Environmental Health Sciences
  http://web.mit.edu/cehs/TEMP/www/index.html
  Intro to the center, faculty, and projects. Compilation of data on cancer and other major causes of death in the U.S. from 1900-1991. Attain a password to access this database as well as the mortality statistics for MA (currently in progress).

• MotherCare
  http://www.jsi.com/intl/mothercare/home.htm
  USAID project info on programs in various countries and a few facts on reproductive health statistics.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  http://www.nasa.gov/
  Contains a daily updated newsletter featuring the latest developments at NASA.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Science Enterprise
  http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
  40 neat images of climatic phenomena, geological features, & ozone levels. Info on research, & news about The Native Peoples/Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop and other projects.

• National Association of Physicians for the Environment (NAPE)
  http://www.napenet.org/
  Info on energy efficiency in medicine, the dangers of environmental pollution, UV indexes, educational materials, and news updates. Links to federal agencies and member medical societies.

• National Audubon Society's Population and Habitat Campaign
  http://www.earthnet.net/~popnet/homepage.html
  Press releases, state activities, legislative information & guide, toolkit for education & advocacy, papers & articles from outside sources.

• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
  http://www.ncemch.org/infoservices/
  Annotated bibliography of research and demonstration projects, NCEMCH On-line Catalog/Bibliographic Database, list of publications, and access to MCH library.

• National Geographic
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
  Products, maps, and links to climate change information.

• National Geographic- Information on Climate Change
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/2000/physical/climate/index.html
  Lots of neat links including one to the longest list of CO2 records.

• National Institute of Health
  http://www.nih.gov/
  Some of the health links: health index to identify institute working on related interests, consumer health info, clinical trials databases, list of clearinghouses, link to National Cancer Institute, National Center for Complementary and Alternative
  Medicine (NCCAM), Office of Rare Diseases, Women's Health Initiative (WHI), Clinical Alerts & health Services/Technology Assessment text.

• National Women's Health Information Center
  http://www.4women.gov/
  Searchable database of government publications and organizations with information on a wide range of topics of concern to women and men's health.

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  http://www.nrdc.org/
  Use the search engine to explore Amicus magazine, publications, programs on the parks, fishing, global warming, air, water, electricity, health, and guide to concientious living.

• Negative Population Growth (NPG)
  http://www.npg.org
  Special reports, publications, facts & figures, state population & immigration facts, information on Malthus, listserve topics: census, contraception, growth control/management, immigration, pop/biology, pop/disease, pop/econ, to name a few.

• Obstetric & gynecological resources
  http://medlib.yeungnam.ac.kr/homelast/medicaljournal/obgy1.htm
  List of obstetrical & gynecological resources.

• Office of AIDS, National Institute of Health
  http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm
  Programs & information on Therapeutics; Vaccines; Natural History and Epidemiology; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Training and Infrastructure; and Information Dissemination. Links to other NIH health sites.

• On-line journal on South Asian Reproductive Health/Rights
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/SAsia/repro/issue1.html
  Papers (some in progress) and updates on reproductive health/rights issues in South Asia.

• Path (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)
  http://www.path.org/
  Reproductive & general health training & reference materials. Health technology & interactive software information. Programs on reproductive health, children's health, AIDS/STD control, cancer prevention & control, & communicable disease.

• Pathfinder International
  http://www.pathfind.org/
  Interviews with clients, doctors, midwives, community-based health agents, agency administrators, and educators. Annual report & other detailed publications are available. Project on young adults including monthly updates.

• People and the Planet
  http://www.oneworld.org/patp/
  A British magazine touching on a host of topics. Contents listing of previous issues.

• Pew Center on Climate
  http://www.pewclimate.org
  Reports. Info on Kyoto conference (1998).

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  http://www.plannedparenthood.org
  Information on abortion, contraceptives, women's health, STI's, teen issues, & a guide for parents on how to talk to their children about these issues.

• PopNet
  http://www.popnet.org/
  Annotated lists of international information (including statistics) on demography, economics, education, the environment, gender, policy and reproductive health. Direct links to governments worldwide, news update, search by keyword or region.

• Population Action International (PAI)
  http://www.populationaction.org
  Information on reproductive health, population, gender issues, pertinent news updates & voting records. Summaries of publications.

• Population Council
  http://www.popcouncil.org/
  Order the recent annual report or booklets-FREE. Access to working papers & full text of quarterly reports.

• Population Index
  http://popindex.princeton.edu
  37000 records search by author, subject, region, year, or free-text.

• Population information line (POPLINE)
  http://db.jhuccp.org/popinform/
  The world's largest bibliographic population database with over 250,000 records.

• Population Institute
  http://www.populationinstitute.org/
  Popline bi-monthly newsletter and briefs on relevant issues in congress.
  
  

• Population Helath and Nutrition Database (PPD)
  http://www.jsi.com/intl/ppd/home.htm
  Overview of Population related projects overseen by USAID '95-'97, reports and data collection, and data updates- downloadable country expenditure forms.

• Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
  http://www.prb.org/
  An excellent resource on the 50 United States. Data on population, farms and land, the economy, people and lifestyles, resources, and the environment. Excerpts from "The Population Bulletin" & full text of "Population Today" (a monthly publication).

• Population Services International
  http://www.psiwash.org
  Profiles of the social marketing projects aimed to develop & distribute contraception and other health products to low-income people.

• Population-Environment Balance
  http://www.balance.org
  A grassroots organization concerned with population, the environment, & immigration. Action alerts & lists of publications.

• Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG)
  http://www.pirg.org/
  Links to state and national offices. Reports, news updates, scorecards- see how congressional members voted.

• Reports from the International Conference on Population held in Cairo.
  http://www.undphttp://www.undp.org/popin/icpd2.htm.org/popin/popin.htm
  Information kit, press releases, summary report, recommendations, & more.

• ReproLine (Reproductive Health Online)
  http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/
  Contraception info, health & family planning links, & international reference documents for family planning service programs.

• Researchers of gynecology and obstetrics
  http://www.haseltine.com/future
  List of academic OB/GYN and their CV's. Also has information about women's health research centers, funds, and funding mechanisms.

• Revision of the World Population Estimates and Projections -- UN POPIN
  http://www.popin.org/pop1998/

• Right to Know Network (RTK net)
  http://www.rtk.net/
  Databases on the environment & housing campaign funding data.

• Science-com internet directory and resource site
  http://www.sciencekomm.at/advice/up2date.html#gensci
  Access (sometimes free) to 148 medical and scientific journals (some sites have full text available) as well as current news.

• Sierra Club
  http://www.sierraclub.org/
  Topics: Global warming, population, international environmental protection efforts, human rights & the environment, responsible trade, conservation policies, endangered habitats & species. Other topics: wetlands, water, air, toxins (including info for individual states), transportation, nuclear waste & public policy. Search site using key words.

• Sierra Club's International Population Program
  http://www.sierraclub.org/population/index.asp
  Links to info on the global environment, environmental quality, & the great outdoors. Facts on population, resources & projects. Also features the Club's legislative agenda & publication "Population Report".

• Society for Advancement of Women's Health Research
  http://www.womens-health.org
  Information on women's health, clinical trials, research funding, publications, & education.

• Sustainable development gateway
  http://sdgateway.net
  8 organizations worldwide provide access to their libraries, resources, articles, info on events, programs and products. Links to info on Countries, Enabling Resources, Danger Signs, Roles, Livelihood Activities, Strategies. Some sites not finished.

• U.S. & World Population Clock
  http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
  National & worldwide human population estimates.

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  http://www.info.usaid.gov/
  Info about programs (by region) on the environment & population. Links to demographic & health surveys as well as the International Database at the Census Bureau.

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  http://www.info.usaid.gov/pop_health/
  Links to Population, Health and Nutrition Resources on the Web, Conferences, Events and News, Legislation and Policies

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  http://www.info.usaid.gov/environment/
  Policy papers, publications, and news. Their massive site index, (see pull down menu in top right of the screen) lists involvement- organized by region as well as by category.

• U.S. Census Bureau
  http://www.census.gov
  Social, demographic, & economic information about the States & Cities in the U.S. Downloadable software.

• UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS
  http://www.unaids.org/
  Sponsored by and directly linked to WHO, Worldbank, UNICEF, UDESCO, UNFPA, UNDP. Has an extensive links page containing an annotated bibliography containing many social organizations and programs dedicated to helping those affected.

• Union of Concerned Scientists Population Page
  http://www.ucsusa.org/
  Info on arms control, agriculture, global resources, climate, energy, and transportation.

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF )
  http://www.unicef.org/
  Relevant news updates, statistics by region or country, on child & maternal mortality, sanitation, water supply, adult literacy, & enrollment in primary school.

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  http://www.undp.org/
  Links to these focus areas: Poverty, Environment, Gender, and Governance. Features project results and links.

• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  http://www.unesco.org/
  Information on programs in the natural sciences biotech, gender equality & education statistics. Science, culture and communication data coming soon. View the index to easily locate info on Africa, social programs. Link to search all the UN websites.

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  http://www.unep.org/
  Info on products and services, environmental issues, countries and regions, events, legal instruments, and links to other sites including the ministries of the environment in about 90 countries and regions.

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Chemicals page
  http://irptc.unep.ch/irptc/
  Information on toxins.

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  http://www.unfpa.org/
  Publications (many are free): email address to order Program Review & Strategy Development Reports, special reports: International Assistance for Population Activities (1995)- on-line, Inventory of Population Project (1996), &
  Resource Requirements for Health Programs (1997). Also available are UNFPA's programme bulletin (10 issues/year), State of the World Population Report, & updates on the Cairo Conference.

• United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
  http://www.undp.org/popin/popin.htm
  Information on world population trends, an electronic library (bibliographies & bibliographic databases), dictionary of demographic & reproductive health terminology, worldwide directory of population institutions-
  search alphabetically, by region, or type of organization.

• United States Senate
  http://www.senate.gov/
  A Keyword Search is available for information on Legislative Activities, Committees, Senators, Other Resources, What's New, and Comments.

• University of Michigan's Population Studies Center
  http://www.psc.lsa.umich.edu/
  Search 150 resources by subject or format (ie electronic databases, population centers).

• University of South Florida Community & Family Health Information
  http://www.med.usf.edu/~kmbrown/Gen_Health_Info.htm
  Epidemiology resources, global health network, New York Times on the Web-Women's Health, 8 on-line journals including Scientific American & the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• US Geological Survey (USGS)
  http://www.nbs.gov/
  Short synopsis of research in each state. Search the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) clearinghouse. Links to other USGS info on water, & mapping also to international environmental sites, news,& photos.

• US Geological Survey (USGS)
  http://www.usgs.gov/network/science/earth/climate.html
  Links to 30 servers, centers, services nationwide. Links other USGS info on biology, & geology.

• US Geological Survey (USGS)
  http://water.usgs.gov/
  Historical and current info on water quality, toxins, surveying, acid rain, in U.S. Data on current projects, access to local contacts. Links to other USGS info on biology, & geology.

• Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity
  http://conbio.rice.edu/vl/
  Virtual Library of Biodiversity and Ecology. Links on MANY species, including humans.

• Water Environment Federation (WEF) Water Web
  http://www.wef.org/
  A technical and educational insitution, it provides new news every Wednesday, legislation, and other information on global water quality issues.

• Water Librarian' Home Page
  http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/waterlib.html
  Links to water agencies, water reference databases, comprehensive water pages by various agencies. Some sites are annotated by Robert Teeter, a librarian for a California water agency. The "about these pages" link & his own home page have TONS of interesting links, not all relevant, but there are some on demographic statistics.

• Webmed internet resources
  http://medwebplus.com/subject/
  References and links to info on diseases, specialties-including bioethics, publications, and alternative medicines.

• White House home page
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/index.html
  Interactive Citizen's handbook, searchable, press briefings, radio addresses, Executive Orders, all other publicly released White House publications, and current news.

• WHO Global Environmental Epidemiology Network (GEENET)
  http://www.who.int/peh/geenet/index.htm
  Database of professionals, abstracts of WHO technical reports, some can be ordered over the internet, news, newletters, & training materials.

• Women's Health Centers of Excellence
  Harvard Medical school's site on educational reform, academic leadership, consumer outreach
  http://www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/coe/
  

• World Bank
  http://www.worldbank.org/
  Download data with Acrobat on population, standard of living, health, life expectancy & mortality, employment, economics, urbanization, education, air & water pollution & land use. Search by country or topic. Projects info & working papers.

• World Health Organization (WHO)
  http://www.who.org/
  Information & databases organized by disease or topic such as mortality, demographic & health, & child growth & malnutrition. Access to WHOSIS information system & excerpts from the World Health Reports 1995-1998.

• World Overpopulation Awareness (WOA)
  http://www.overpopulation.org/
  Managed by Paul Storey of ZPG (see below). Basic facts search, incredible fact sheets (usually with a reference), news updates, links to sites for family planning, global consequences, & educational materials for all ages.

• World Watch Institute
  http://www.worldwatch.org/
  Good brief updates on significant global events especially those related to finance and the environment. Information on publications and speakers. Highlights from their magazine.

• WWW Virtual Library
  http://earthsystems.org/Environment.shtml
  Links to more info sources on biodiversity, sustainable development. Searchable by alphabet, subject, or keyword.

• Yahoo's Environment Page
  www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/
  Links to information on the following topics: environmental studies, overpopulation, sustainable development and more.

• Zero Population Growth (ZPG)
  http://www.zpg.org
  Become a member of this grassroots organization for FREE. Congressional scorecards, info on how to contact representatives, & the bi-monthly publication "The Reporter". Resources for teachers grades K-12.
  

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