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Curriculum Connections Ecology and Environmental Science Resources

Selected Online Resources Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute "STRI’s focus is curiosity-driven basic research conducted primarily in tropical forest and coral reef ecosystems." The focus is on bio diversity in the tropical rainforests. National Wildlife Foundation "National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future." The site has detailed information about endangered species and global warming. World Wildlife Fund "The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries...WWF's mission is the conservation of nature." The site has extensive information about endangered species and conservation science initiatives. National Audubon Society "Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity." The site has information about birds and science, issues related to conservation, endangered species and global warming. The Environment in American History A teacher site with essays, lesson plans and links to resources discussing the impact of humans on the environment and land in the United States. UNESCO World Heritage Center "The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity." The site provides information on hundreds of heritage locations around the world. World Resources Institute "Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations." The topics covered on this site include climate, energy and transport; markets and enterprise; and people and ecosystems. Biomes and Ecosystems Around the World Created by the Missouri Botanical Garden, this site provides basic information about six biomes and six ecosystems around the world. The Nature Conservancy "The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people." The site has information on habitats, endangered species and projects around the world.

Selected Print Resources Something new under the sun: an environmental history of the twentieth-century world. 304.2809 MCN Jungles 578.734 LAN The blue planet: a natural history of the oceans REF 591.77 BYA Tropical rainforest: our most valuable and endangered habitat with a blueprint for its survival into the third millennium REF 574.5 NEW The Exxon Valdez oil spill 363.7382 LEA Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific: an environmental history REF 304.2 GAR The last forest: the Amazon in the age or globalization 333.7509 LON