A comprehensive directory of school excursion venues can be found at this regularly updated, easily navigated site.
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The Global Warming International Center (GWIC) is the international body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, serving both governamental, non-governamental organizations, and industries in more than 145 countries.
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The world's leading scientists project that during our children's lifetimes, global warming will raise the average temperature of the planet by 2.7 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The apparent physical stability of reefs belies an underlying natural turmoil of growth, death and destruction of calcareous organisms. Much like a modern city, reefs are constantly being rebuilt and torn down at the same time. Corals are the bricks, broken pieces of plant and animal skeletons the sand, and algal crusts and chemical cements the mortar. Reef growth is determined by the production, accumulation, and cementation of all this calcareous stuff into solid limestone.
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The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own.
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This site makes information on the Amazon region available to the public, with the aim of helping to make clear the structure of public and private agencies, both Brazilian and foreign, that are active in the region.
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Forests are essential to the web of life - they are home to millions of species, protect soil from erosion, produce oxygen and fix carbon dioxide, and help regulate regional and global climate.
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This article examines the extent of tropical deforestation in developing countries, its causes and consequences, and the prospects for more sustainable land use alternatives.
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The FSC promotes responsible forest management globally by certifying forest products that meet the most rigorous standards in the world.
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Forests.org, Inc. works to end deforestation, preserve old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, maintain climatic systems and commence the age of ecological restoration.
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An independent network designed to provide comprehensive information on logging, mining, and other development activities within and around frontier forests as, or before, it happens.
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The Heritage Forests Campaign is an alliance of conservationists, wildlife advocates, clergy, educators, scientists, and other Americans who are working together to uphold protection of our National Forests.
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The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is the national scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in the United States.
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All levels of government play an important role in supporting community and industry responses to environmental challenges.
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It is a free teaching resource for Years 5-6 that brings issues of climate change and energy efficiency to life.
The hands-on activities are fun and flexible, and are designed to match NSW KLAs.
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