Green links

Well, I've never rammed a whaling ship or sat in front of a logging bulldozer, but I do believe that the biggest problems our planet faces are environmental ones and that such drastic action is not really what it takes to address them. This is a very broad subject indeed and there are a lot of good pages out there on the Internet on environmental issues. The following links are pages that at some point in the past I decided to bookmark and I encourage you to roam the web for further information resources if any of these topics interest you.

Environmental Organisations

Here are just a selection of organisations that I have had something to with at some stage.

A good place to start to learn about environmental issues is from Friends of the Earth.
I am a member of London Wildlife Trust.
LWT is affiliated to the U.K. Wildlife Trusts.
The Malaysian Nature Society is one of the few high profile organisations concerned with environmental issues in Malaysia.
I am a friend of the Organization for Tropical Studies, which is a major sponsor of tropical ecology research in Costa Rica and elsewhere.
The Environmental Transport Association supports vehicle owners through breakdown cover / insurance etc, while lobbying for sane road traffic policies. A green alternative to mainstream motoring organisations.
The Sustran Network is an Asian sustainable transport network, not to be confused with the British cycling organisation Sustrans, both of which I endorse wholeheartedly.
Much more locally, I am on the Executive Committee of Friends of the River Crane Environment.

Australian Environmental Links

Australia is a continent where man's devastating impact on the marine and terrestrial environment has taken place over a dramatically short period of history. The changes brought about by recent European settlement have meant that we have witnessed these changes over just a few generations.

Learn about the Australian environment in general through the Australian Government Environmental Portal .
The Nature Base is the superb homepage of the Department of Conservation and Land Management in WA.
I am still a member of the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia.
A stroll is always recommended in the Australian National Botanic Gardens .
The home page of Earth Sanctuaries has plenty information on an extremely interesting conservation project taking place in Australia.
The Australian Wildlife Conservancy took over some of my favourite properties from Earth Sanctuaries.
In South Australia I participated in surveys for the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage.
Lawrie Conole's fun page for Australian mammal twitchers.

Special Places

Here are some links to some special places on this great rotating orb:

Find out about neotropical cloud forests, one of the most hauntingly beautiful ecosystems on Earth, at Cloud Forest Alive.
A guide to Polish National Parks.
Some wonderful Polish wildlife (and food) can be enjoyed at Kiermusy.
The Lee Valley is admittedly not of the calibre of some of the other places in this section, but if you're stuck in London and you are carving oxygen then it's not a bad bet (and you'll never see an easier Water Rail in your life)!

Ornithology

This of course deserves a whole page on its own: Ornithological links.

Wildlife

Some of these pages are fascinating, and some downright silly, but it is nonetheless amazing what information you can get at the press of a few keys.

ARKive is a fantastic photo project.
It is an amazing fact that we have almost no idea how many different species of living organism share this planet with us. Species 2000 aims to address this problem.
A very good photographic guide to Moths in the U.K.
Steven Cheshire's British Butterfly site is one of the most beautifully designed web sites that I have seen.
If you like silly pictures of Three-toed Sloths, then the gloriously tacky Sloth Web Site is the place for you.
The legions of international Tapir fans absolutely must visit the Tapir Gallery. Check out the merchandise!
This is undoubtedly the most dangerous animal in the World. Click somewhere about here if you are brave and foolish enough to check it out.

Natural Sounds

I am a fan of natural recordings, as I love the sounds of nature as much as the sights of nature. And it's not always birds that make the best sounds! Here's a few natural sound links.

Some beautiful Australian recordings are available from Listening Earth.
Terrific wild noises from Costa Rica are downloadable at NatureSounds website. Don't miss the agouti eating a nut!
One of the leading companies producing natural recordings are Sittelle.
A Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net.
Some nice clips of Australian bird calls (so you too can be as sad as me and have an Australian dawn chorus when you log on to Windows).

Green Stores

Green stores - is that an oxymoron? Hmm.. anyway - some stores have greener tinges than others:

Other Sites

Plenty more useful links can be found at Envirolink .
Lots of relevant news at the Environmental News Network .
Amazing images of our planet can be viewed at the SeaWiFS image gallery.
The site is dedicated to helping people live a greener life.
Take the Next Step .
This is a good place to go when you need a reminder of some of the gory details of Geological Time.
The Great Man has his own home on the Internet: Alfred Russel Wallace.
And so does a Great Woman - good (biology) links on the homepage of: Sharon Downes.