Conservation Resources and Links

Page Directory:
   • Environmental Items in the News
   • Conservation Activism and Letter-Writing Information
   • Species at Risk
   • Conservation-Related Organizations
   • Environmental and Conservation Careers
   • Conservation Journals
   • Professional Conservation Societies
   • Energy Source Comparisons

Environmental Items in the News

• Scientific Integrity in Policymaking (an investigation into the Bush administration's misuse of science - a report prepared by the Union of Concerned Scientists)

• Planet Ark (daily environmental news items, and searchable archives)

• Earth Vision (survey of current environmental news items and searchable archives; includes policy and advocacy concentration)

• EnviroLink ("EnviroLink is a non-profit organization... a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news.")

• Environment News Network ("ENN is the largest, most definitive and professional Internet portal for all things related to environment. With daily news, features, live chats, interactive polls and a growing community, ENN seeks to inform and inspire people to involve themselves in the world around them.")

• Environment News Service ("the original daily international wire service of the environment")

Conservation Activism and Letter-Writing Information

• Bush Greenwatch ("provides accurate and timely information on the Bush Administration's assault on our environment and public health")

• Global Response (an environmental action and education network; site includes general letter-writing tips and specific information on current actions)

• National Wildlife Federation (home page)
   (tips for writing your lawmakers)
   (action alerts)

• Writing Your Elected Representative (Letter writing tips by Peter J. Bryant of University of California, Riverside)

• Congress.org Action Alerts ("Congress.org is a service of Capitol Advantage, a private, non-partisan company that specializes in facilitating civic participation." The web site provides contact information for local, state, and federal elected officials, legislative action alerts for a wide variety of issues, and much more!)

• Global Stewards ("This environmental activism page contains information on a wide variety of environmental issues, an activists' toolkit section, sections linking to environmental and animal rights emails, petitions, and campaigns, and separate pages listing environmental and animal rights organizations and environmental heroes.")

• Earth Charter ("The Earth Charter is an authoritative synthesis of values, principles, and aspirations that are widely shared by growing numbers of men and women in all regions of the world.")

• Michael J. Vandeman Letters ("This collection represents the writing of Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D. with regard to the pressing environmental issues of today. He has a persistent clarity of vision of a future where humans transform their greed into a profound respect for nature.")

Species at Risk

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

• CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)

• EE-Link Endangered Species Page (North American Association for Environmental Education)

Conservation-Related Organizations

• National Wildlife Federation Conservation Directory

• "Electric Company's" Conservation Organization Lists

• Global Response - Environmental Action and Education Network

• Appendix (pages 639-643) of Essentials of Conservation Biology textbook (Primack 2000)

Environmental and Conservation Careers

• EnviroEducation.com (a clearinghouse for environmental career sites)

• Eco.org (The Environmental Careers Organization)

• Orion Grassroots Network (advertises internships, jobs, apprenticeships, and Americorps opportunities)

• Environmental Careers Spotlight (prepared by Bucknell's Career Development Center)

Conservation Journals

• Bertrand Library Current Journal List

• Ecology and Society (on-line journal focusing on conservation ecology)

• Conservation Biology in JSTOR

• Orion Magazine ("a forum for thoughtful and creative ideas and practical examples of how we might live justly, wisely, and artfully on Earth")

Professional Conservation Societies

• Society for Conservation Biology

Energy Source Comparisons

• The Environment and Sustainable Development

• Why the Need for Alternative Energies?