General weblinks for Regional Seas

United Nations http://www.un.org

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) http://www.unep.org

International Maritime Organization (IMO) http://www.imo.org

GPA (Global Programme of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land-based Activities) http://www.gpa.unep.org/

UNEP's GIWA - Global International Water Assessment www.giwa.net/index.phtml

IOC of UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/

ROLAC - UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (PNUMA Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe) http://www.rolac.unep.mx/

UNEP GRID - Sioux Falls. North American node for United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database: geospatial information clearinghouse, remote sensing, geographic information systems and use of other advanced information technologies to address sustainable development issues http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/

International Seabed Authority ISA (Autoridad del Fondo Marino) (Jamaica) http://www.isa.org.jm

ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe CEPAL) (Chile) : Deals with economic and social development for the region http://www.eclac.cl/default.asp?idioma=IN

UNCSD United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (USA): deals with sustainable development and Agenda 21 http://www.deh.gov.au/commitments/uncsd/

UNDP United Nations Development Programme (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo - PNUD) (USA): Deals with social, developmental and environmental issues http://www.undp.org

UNEP IETC International Environmental Technology Center (Japan) http://www.unep.or.jp: Promotes Environmentally Sound Technologies for Sustainable Development of Cities and Freshwater Basins http://www.unep.or.jp

CEDRE Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution http://www.le-cedre.fr/

CRID Regional Disaster Information Center This site is a documentation center, an Information center and a resource center on disaster information http://www.crid.or.cr/crid/esp/index.html

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (Italy) http://www.fao.org

Pan American Health Organization http://www.paho.org/

Association of Caribbean States (Asociacion de estados del Caribe) http://www.acs-aec.org/

IODC International Ocenaographic Data and Information Exchange http://ioc.unesco.org/iode/contents.php?id=222

Marine XML Portal http://ioc.unesco.org/marinexml/contents.php?id=20

ARGO: part of the Integrated Global Observation Strategy, EurOcean European centre for Information in Marine Science and Technology http://www-argo.ucsd.edu/ and http://www.eurocean.org/

MAMA MedGOOS Thematic Network involving all the Mediterranean countries http://www.ifremer.fr/mama/

ODINAFRICA Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa http://www.odinafrica.net/

ODINCARSA Ocean Data and Information Network for IOCARIBE and South America http://www.odincarsa.net/

Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx

DEWA Division of early warning and assessment http://www.unep.org/dewa/index.asp

World Ocean Database 2001 http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/WOD01/pr_wod01.html

International Co-ordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/contents.php?id=78

Conservation International (USA): non-profit organization that protects the Earth's biologically richest areas http://www.conservation.org/

Greenpeace International: campaigning environmental NGO http://www.greenpeace.org/

Greenpeace Oceans Campaign http://archive.greenpeace.org/oceans/index.html

IUCN The World Conservation Union (Switzerland): an environmental member organizations of governments, state agencies and NGOs http://iucn.org/

WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre (England): deals with the management of environmental information http://www.wcmc.org.uk/

WWF World Wildlife Fund (USA): Leads worldwide efforts to protect the world's threatened wildlife http://www.wwf.org/

TNC The Nature Conservancy (USA): preserving habitats and species by buying the lands and waters they need to survive http://nature.org/

The Oceania Project: dedicated to raising awareness about Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the Ocean Environment http://www.oceania.org.au

WRI World Resources Institute (USA): independent center for policy research and technical assistance on global environmental and development issues http://www.wri.org

CMC Center for Marine Conservation (USA): for the conservation and protection of the global marine environment http://www.cmc-ocean.org/

Ocean N Environment (Australia): non-profit public company that promotes the conservation of the world’s oceans http://www.oceannenvironment.com.au/

Earth Council (Costa Rica) http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/about/: promotes and advances the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/about/

Earthwatch Institute International: organizes international research expeditions with the help of volunteers http://www.earthwatch.org/

Global Coral Reef Alliance: a non-profit organization dedicated to growing, protecting and managing the most threatened of all marine ecosystems—coral reefs. Founded in 1990 http://globalcoral.org/

Save Our Seas: NGO dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring the oceans for future generations http://www.saveourseas.org/

Environmental Solutions International: to educate and empower ourselves and others to live economically and ecologically in harmony with nature http://www.erols.com/esint/

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama): Carries basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical organisms http://www.stri.org/index.php3

The Natural Resources Institute (UK): An international centre of expertise in applied research and consultancy in the environment sector http://www.nri.org/

WetNet: The Wetlands network http://www.wetlands.ca/

Small Islands Information Network http://www.upei.ca/~siin/

The Earth Network for Sustainable Development: Supported by the Earth Council http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/

Biodiversity Conservation Information System: Seeks to support environmentally sound decision-making and actions affecting the status of biodiversity and landscapes http://biodiversity.org/

SIDSnet (Small Islands Developing States Network) http://www.sidsnet.org/

Marine Resources Development Foundation (USA): offers courses on marine resources and their use http://www.mrdf.org/

A digital forum on global climate policy http://www.weathervane.rff.org

Coral Health and Monitoring Program: Provides services to help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/

ICRI International Coral Reef Initiative: "To focus on the plight of reefs and the actions necessary to reverse the trends towards their degradation." http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/icri/

GCRMN The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network: research and Monitoring component of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) http://www.gcrmn.org

Reef Check: Reef Check is currently the only volunteer global coral reef monitoring programme and world's largest programme involving recreational divers and marine scientists http://www.reefcheck.org

Non-Point Source of Pollution Control Program (USA): programme of the Environmental Protection Agency EPA http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/

The Wild Dolphin Project (The Bahamas): studies a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas http://www.WildDolphinProject.com

Ocean Blue: apage dedicated to marine sports, beaches and environmental education http://www.oceanblue.com/

Biosis: Biological abstracts and zoological record http://www.york.biosis.org/

The Coral Disease Page: a site designed to promote the exchange of information about diseases of hard or stony corals (scleractinians) and other reef organisms http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm

CONAMA Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (National Environmental Commission) (Guatemala) http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/centroam/conama/conam.htm

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) http://www.noaa.gov/

International Development Research Centre (Canada) http://www.idrc.ca/

NOAA Coastal Services Center (USA): Guiding the management and conservation of coastal resources http://www.csc.noaa.gov

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/

MINA VOMIL (Dept. Public Health & Environment/Section Environment and Nature): Aims to provide a central site where all information on nature and environment, environmental policy and legislation, biodiversity, protected areas, etc. for the Netherlands Antilles is available http://mina.vomil.an

Enviroinfo: Environmental information sources http://www.deb.uminho.pt/fontes/enviroinfo/

Envirolink library: Index for environmental information on the Internet http://www.envirolink.org/EnviroLink_Library/

Environmental Organization WEB Directory http://www.webdirectory.com/

Linkages:A multimedia resource for environmental and development policy makers http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/

NOAA: to explore more than 150 years of information about tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea visit the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Database http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1006.htm

UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms: online database with information on marine organisms http://www2.eti.uva.nl/database/urmo/default.html

ReefBase: A Global Information System on Coral Reefs: awebpage that provides access to data and information on coral reefs and associated shallow tropical habitats. There is a Reef Status section, that provides reports from 50 countries, and a database with information on coral reefs and protected areas, and also a searchable collection of images and maps http://www.reefbase.org

NAUSICAA - French National Sea Experience Centre is a Science Centre entirely dedicated to the relationship between Mankind and the Sea. Its goal is to incite the general public to discover the sea and to love it, while raising its awareness on the need for a sustainable use of marine resources http://www.nausicaa.fr/

Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (Ministry of Environment) (Venezuela) http://www.marnr.gov.ve/

National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (USA): A distributed discovery mechanism for digital geospatial data http://www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse/index.html

NetCoast (The Netherlands: Information on Coastal Zone Management http://www.netcoast.nl

EPA Environmental Protection Agency (USA): US government environmental agency http://www.epa.gov/

Ministry of Environment (France) http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/

A Global Representative System of Marine Protected Areas http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/mpa/nrsmpa/global

Large Marine Ecosystems http://www.edc.uri.edu/lme/

Inter-American Development Bank (Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo) (USA) http://www.iadb.org/

US Agency for International Development USAID http://www.info.usaid.gov/

World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/

Japan International Cooperation Agency http://www.jica.go.jp/Index.html

FINIDA: Finnish Department for International Development Cooperation http://global.finland.fi/english/

DANIDA: Danish development agency http://www.um.dk

GTZ: German international development assistance organization http://www.gtz.de/home/english/index.html

Organization of American States OAS http://www.oas.org/

Global Environmental Facility: provides grants to countries for projects that protect the global environment) http://www.gefweb.org/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) http://www.bz.minbuza.nl/english/home.html

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation http://www.sdc.md/index_en.html

Austrailian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) http://www.aip.com.au/amosc/

Clean Caribbean Cooperative (CCC) http://www.cleancaribbean.org/

East Asia Response Limited http://www.earl.com.sg

International Assopciation of Independent Tanker Owners http://www.intertanko.com/

The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPCF) http://www.iopcfund.org/

International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) http://www.iosc.org/

International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association http://www.ipieca.org/

International Tanker Owners Pollution federation http://www.itopf.com/

Marine Spill Response Corporation http://www.msrc.org/

Oil Spill Response Limited http://www.osrl.org/

Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Centre for the Mediterranean Seas (PEMPEC) http://www.rempec.org/

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
http://www.pemsea.org

Australian research on mangroves and coral reefs
http://www.aims.gov.au/ibm

The Coastal Union http://www.eucc.nl

EUCC Coastal Guide http://www.coastalguide.org

The Chumbe Island Coral Park Project (Zanzibar) http://www.chumbeisland.com
SeaWeb: A Project designed to raise awareness of the world ocean and the life within it. http://www.seaweb.org

Ocean98 http://www.ocean98.org

Baltic sea region on-line environmental information resources for internet access.
http://www.grida.no/ballerina/about

CoastNET Sustainable development of Coasts http://www.coastnet.org.uk/

Coastal management http://www.coastalmanagement.com/

ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea http://www.ices.dk/

IMO International Maritime Organization http://www.imo.org/

INSULA International Scientfic Council for Island Development http://www.insula.org/

International Whaling Commission http://www.iwcoffice.org/

IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/index.php

IOC ICAM Integrated Coastal area Management http://ioc.unesco.org/icam/

International Oceans Institute of Canada http://www.ioic.dal.ca/

LOICZ Land-Oceans Interactions in the Coastal Zone http://www.loicz.org

Sea Turtle Information available on the Internet http://www.seaturtle.org/

Shark Trust http://www.sharktrust.org/

UN Atlas of the Oceans http://www.oceansatlas.org/index.jsp

The Seapower Portal Electronic Gateway to Marine Renewable Energy http://www.marine-renewables.com/

Whale-Watching Web http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/