Links for the Environmnet Group

Links:

Environmental link categories:

Animal organisations
Australian government departments
Environmental organisations
Environmental web directories

Animal Organisations:

Adopt-a-tutrle
Turtles need you help! Adopt a turtle and you can make a differnce.
http://www.wwf.org.au

RSPCA
This is the home page of RSPCA of Australia, the federal body representing the eight states and territories.
http://www.rspca.org.au/

Friends of the Platypus
The Australian Platypus Conservatory is a non-government environmental association dedicated to the conservation of the platypus and freshwater ecosystem.
http://www.totalretail.com/platypus

WSPA: World society for the protection of animals
http://www.wspa.com.au

Australian Government Departments:

Australia's National Parks
Australian Tourism Net's comprehensive guide to all the national parks in Australia. Presents history, highlights and location guides.
http://www.atn.com.au

Australian Hertitage Commission
The Australian Heritage Commission is a statutory body of the Commonwealth Government administered within the Australian and World Heritage Group of Environment Australia. The site provides information on the commissions polices and direction.
http://www.ahc.gov.au/

EPA Victoria
To enable the safe clean and sustainable environment that Victorians seek. The Environment Protection Authority is a statutory body established under an Act of the Victorian Parliament in response to community concern about pollution. The Act replaced statutory provisions scattered through more than 25 existing Acts, bringing together under one umbrella, symbolised by our logo, control of pollution on land, in water and air, and industrial noise.
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/

Government: Environment Australia On-Line
Definitive site for govt departments and related sites such as biodiversity, heritage, and marine conservation. With library and corporate details.
http://www.ea.gov.au/

The Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
This department has the dual roles of providing customer services to the agricultural, food, fisheries and forest industries, and addressing the challenges of natural resource management. It also helps build and promote the whole food and fibre chain from paddock to plate for domestic and international markets.
http://www.affa.gov.au/index.cfm

Environmental Organisations:

Clean Up Australia
Planet Ark's aim is to show people and business the many ways that they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment. A useful source of information - we strive to be a practical, solutions-oriented organisation and want everyone to have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the health of the environment and their community.
http://www.cleanup.com.au

Environment Australia
Environment Australia advises the Commonwealth Government on policies and programs for the protection and conservation of the environment, including both natural and cultural heritage places. It also manages a number of major programs, the most significant of which come under the umbrella of the Natural Heritage Trust. These programs include Bushcare, Coasts and Clean Seas, the Endangered Species Program and Waterwatch. Environment Australia also administers environmental laws, including the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and a range of other Acts. It is also responsible for Australia's participation in a number of international environmental agreements.
http://www.erin.gov.au/

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Visit our website for environmental news, information and resources. Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose environment.
http://www.greenpeace.org.au

Planet Ark
Planet Ark's aim is to show people and business the many ways that they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment. It's an Australian not-for-profit organisation that was set up by the tennis player Pat Cash and international charity campaigner Jon Dee back in June 1991.
http://www.planetark.com

Water Watch
Waterwatch Victoria is part of a national community water quality monitoring program. Through Waterwatch, groups can link with each other, share discoveries, compare findings and build a picture of the health of waterways across Australia. Our strategic plan for 2000-2002 aims for Healthy Waterways.
http://www.vic.waterwatch.org.au/

Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and secure the future of wilderness and other high conservation areas.
http://www.wilderness.org.au/links/

Environmental Web Directories:

Amazing Environmental Web Directory
With thousands of sites, it is the largest exclusively environmental organization directory on the Web and includes sites from over 100 countries. Our goal is simple - to make it easy for people from around the world to find your web page. We currently have 23 terrific staff members - all dedicated to provide a free service to the environmental community. I hope you find the Web Directory useful, simple and fun.
http://www.webdirectory.com/

Earthlink
Earthlink (formerly Green Pages) is a specialised directory, that is updated annually, of an industry wide listing directory principally of environmentally friendly goods and services.
http://www.earthlink.com.au/

GreenNet Australia
The Independent Environmental Directory with useful links to other environmental organisation websites.
http://acid.green.net.au/

Yahoo Search Engines Web Directory
Heres the list of links on offer from Yahoo.com.au for Australian and New Zealand sites only.
http://au.dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Australia/Society_and_Culture/ Environment_and_Nature/