Regional Government Organizations

Baltic Marine Environment Information System
GIS user interface for network-based Baltic Marine Environment Information System. Bibliographic material on the Baltic Sea has been collected since 1975 within the framework of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM). Presently, the database covers material since 1970 and is available online in Germany and Finland.
http://www.baltic.vtt.fi/

Central Asia Research and Remediation Exchange at San Diego State University (CARRE)
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/facilities/carre/index.html

EcoDirectory - The Central and Eastern European EcoDirectory Project
The EcoDirectory is an enhanced online version of the database of 317 Libraries and Environmental Information enters developed jointly in the Environmental Training Project, a 5 year set of activities funded by the US Agency for International Development through a cooperative agreement and executed by a consortium. The World Wildlife Fund-US and the Wladyslaw Poniecki Foundation, in collaboration with information specialists in Central and Eastern Europe who identified the entries, published a printed version of this database in 1994. The EcoDirectory includes: http://pan.cedar.univie.ac.at/data/ecodir/

European Commission Homepage
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm

European Environment Agency
http://www.eea.dk/

European Tropical Forests Research Network
Directory of European Institutions involved in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forest Research. The list contains over 500 entries.
http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/network/dir.html

International Society for Environmental Protection
DANUBIS - Danube Information System, includes:
-- CAPE (Co-ordinated Action for Pan-European Transport and Environment Telematics Implementation Support
-- DETERMINE (Environmental and Related Transport Telematic Results: Innovative Services And Solutions For The Citizen)
-- ENWAP Home Page
-- CEDAR
-- Terminological Databases
-- The complete Austrian National Environmental Plan
-- Umweltdatenkatalog Österreich
-- Environmental Data Catalogue Austria
http://pan.cedar.univie.ac.at/

Kyiv/Kiev 2002 Environment for Europe
Tacis Environmental Awareness Raising Programme (Ukraine)
This web-site was created to collect information on the Environment for Europe process. Information on the history of Environment for Europe, participants of the process, challenges and successes of the process, and preparations for the Fifth Ministerial Conference. In Russian and English.
http://www.kiev2002.org/

Local Sustainability, the European Good Practice Information Service
EURONET / ICLEI Consortium
'Local Sustainability' is a service disseminating and making accessible the good practice experiences of European cities, towns, counties and their associations, national and regional governments, research and educational institutions, and Directorate Generals of the European Commission. The site contains a Good Practice Guidance, Policy Document Library, and 130 'good practice' cases (as July 2000). In English, French, and German.
http://cities21.com/europractice/index.htm

Malaria Network, The
WHO/World Bank
The Malaria Network is expected to be a global network with a focused clientele of malaria control programme managers, Ministry of Health officials, and other health workers with specific responsibilities for implementation of malaria control. It will provide information both of a technical and managerial nature relevant for malaria control activities in the field, and function as a forum for discussion for participating programme managers and with technical staff at WHO and other institutions.
http://www.malarianetwork.org/

OECD Work on Environmental Health and Safety
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/

OECD Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/service.htm

OECD Activities Related to Biological Diversity
http://www.oecd.org/ehs/icgb/biodiv.htm

Our Home, The Atlas of Canadian Communities (1991)
This digital atlas is a tool for Canadian students to show their perceptions of the communities in which they live. We hope you enjoy this fresh, new perspective about these selected Canadian communities and learn a little bit more about the country in which we live. / Bonjour et bienvenue à Notre foyer, L'atlas des communautés canadiennes (1991)! Cet atlas électronique est un outil qui permet à des étudiants canadiens de présenter leur perception de la communauté dans laquelle ils vivent. Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette nouvelle perspective offerte sur les communautés étudiées et que vous apprendrez des choses nouvelles sur le pays dans lequel nous vivons.
http://ellesmere.ccm.emr.ca/ourhome/home.html

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
An international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system. Includes searchable databases.: ADOLEC - Adolescent Health; AGING; PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers; Health Legislation; PAHO HQ Library Online; and SIMUS. In English, Spanish and Portugese.
http://www.paho.org/

Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR)
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals of the United Nations Environment Programme, Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC). The Hampshire Research Institute. Information and links to national PRTR activities, international PRTR activities, non-Governmental PRTR Activities, PRTR documents and contacts. In English, Spanish and French.
http://irptc.unep.ch/prtr/

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC Hungary)
This unique international quasi-nongovernmental research institute publishes a very extensive online collection of information and databases shown below. Grants information and partnership opporuntunities for NGOs and government agencies are also available on-line.
http://www.rec.org/REC/Databases/databases.html

State of the Environment Reports
A growing number of international organizations, countries, states and regional governments, and non-governmental organizations are producing reports providing and overview of the "state of the environment" in their area of responsibility and interest. These report vary in content and quality. Most national reports are in English, some in the country's major language, some in both. Many were facilitated by the United Nations Environment Program through its Global Resources Information Database (GRID) center in Arendal, Norway. Regional coverage includes environments of:
-- Arctic
-- Baltic
-- Central America
-- Europe
-- Latin America and Caribbean
-- Nordic
http://www.cnie.org/stateof.htm

Statistical Office of the European Union
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/eurostat.html

Sustainable Development Initiatives
Database of sustainable development related conceptual and official policy documents for the Central and Eastern European countries.
http://www.rec.org/REC/Databases/databases.html

TRUSTNET
TRUSTNET Secretariat (Paris)
TRUSTNET is a pluralistic and interdisciplinary European network involved in the field of Risk Governance. The objective of TRUSTNET is to contribute to the quality of the decision-making processes within the governance of hazardous activities in Europe. TRUSTNET is assessing the emerging concepts and experiences (precautionary principle, pluralistic expertise, decentralisation of risk management,?) as well as the innovative institutional arrangements (agencies, stakeholder participation, citizen conferences,?) that may enhance the quality, the legitimacy and the practicability of the decision-making processes on risk. The TRUSTNET steering committee involves representatives of major organisations dealing with risk governance, among them European national regulatory bodies and representatives of the European Commission. The site contains cases studies that address potential risks from magnetic fields, nuclear power, pharmaceuticals, and riverine flooding, Agenda 21 implementation, chemical facility siting and management, the Dunkerque Conurbation, GMO Maize, among other topics. With a Glossary of Risk Goverance topics. In English.
http://www.trustnetgovernance.com/

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Quick access and summaries to these UNECE information resources:
-- European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP)
-- EB/ICP Integrated Monitoring
-- EB/ICP Crops
-- EB/ICP Forests
-- EB/ICP Surface Waters
-- EB/ICP Materials
http://www.unep.ch/earthw/Pdece.htm

Vocational Training for Women in Eco-Design for Industry
European Union Employment Initiative
TECQ is a training initiative with links with people across Europe. The TECQ Project employs Eco-Design principles to it own web site.
http://www.tecq.com/

VTT Information Service - The Nordic Centre of
Excellence for Electronic Publishing (NordEP)
VTT Information Service, founded in 1947, disseminates technical and technoeconomic information and promotes the development of information services and the transfer of technical information.
http://www.vtt.fi/inf/

Environmental Agencies "On the Web"
World Bank (NIPR)
Highlights of materials available on-line from environmental agencies around the world
http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/epas/index.htm

WHO Regional Office for Europe
http://www.who.dk