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World Resources Institute (WRI) - http://www.wri.org/
committed to change for a sustainable world - believes that change in human behavior is urgently needed to halt the accelerating rate of environmental deterioration. Site has resources on climate change, forest resources, international environmental economics, biodiversity, coastal and marine resources, trends and indicators, and sustainable agriculture. |
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NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related diseases. Links to information on programs, grants, research, events, contracts, employment, training, outreach events, public information. |
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The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) - http://www.stri.org/
One of the world's leading centers for basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical organisms. |
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Rocky Mountain Institute - http://www.rmi.org
Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of resources. Founded by Amory and Hunter Lovins. Research areas are energy, transportation, green development, climate change, water, economic renewal, corporate sustainability, and security. |
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US Global Change Research Information Office - http://www.gcrio.org
Studies climate change and related issues. |
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K.U.Leuven research database - http://www.kuleuven.be/research/
All research teams, research projects(5000) and expertises of K.U.Leuven researchers. |
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - http://www.serc.si.edu/
Does research on landscape and population ecology, coastal science, and global change, particularly within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. |
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National Center for Environmental Health (U.S. CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
Leadership to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, or disabilities resulting from interaction between people and the environment. |
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The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research - http://mceer.buffalo.edu/default.asp
(MCEER) is a national center of excellence that develops and applies knowledge and advanced technologies to reduce earthquake losses. |
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Organization of Biological Field Stations - http://www.obfs.org/
An association of more than 200 field stations and professionals concerned with field facilities for biological research and education, primarily in North America and Central America. This site provides links to OBFS member stations. |
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NEDO (Japan) Global Environmental Technology Development - http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/
Research and technology development in several environmental areas (including waste management, recycling, CFC destruction and replacement, CO2 fixation and utilization, bioreactors, soil remediation, more). Languages: English, Japanese. |
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Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - http://www.ceh-nerc.ac.uk/
United Kingdom body for research, survey, monitoring and training in the terrestrial and freshwater sciences. Provides independent research and advice to inform government policy on natural resource management and environmental protection, and to raise public awareness of national and global environmental issues. |
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Resources for the Future - http://www.rff.org/
A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource issues. |
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International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - http://www.iufro.org/
IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research. |
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University of California Energy Institute - http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/
The purpose of the center is to foster and support selected research programs in the energy fields, build an information database for teachers and students, and conduct policy related studies. Page includes mission statement, list of staff, research papers and related programs. |
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Environmental Working Group - http://www.ewg.org/
EWG is a nonprofit environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. and a leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment. |
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The Pacific Institute - http://www.pacinst.org/
Conducts research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security. |
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Environment Institute - http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
European Institute's concern has been focused on protecting man and his environment and on the quality of life and goods in Europe. |
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William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/
US DOE scientific user facility with experimental, theoretical, and computational capabilities for solving environmental problems. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington. |
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Desert Research Institute - http://www.dri.edu/
Research programs focus on water resources and air quality, global climate change and the physics of the earth's turbulent atmosphere, and humanity's historic struggle to adapt to harsh environments. |
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Biosphere 2 Center - http://www.b2science.org/
Columbia University environmental research activities and education programs in the Arizona "living laboratory" originally built for an experiment to test the feasibility of humans living in a closed ecosystem. |
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Center for Development Research, University of Bonn - http://www.zef.de
Conducts interdisciplinary research on political, cultural, economic, technical and ecological questions related to development and global sustainability. |
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Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research - http://www.bjerknes.uib.no/
Collaboration between Institute of Marine Research, University of Bergen and Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center. Information about research and events. |
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NEETF - The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - http://www.neetf.org/
Addressing Issues of Critical National Concern through Environmental Education. |
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Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich - http://www.nri.org/
Center of expertise in research and consultancy in the environment and natural resources sector, conducting research, development, and training to promote efficient management and use of renewable natural resources in support of sustainable livelihoods. |
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DOE: NNSA/NSO: Environmental Programs - http://www.nv.doe.gov/emprograms/
Provides information on the environmental research programs being undertaken at the Nevada Test Site. |
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Earth and Environmental Systems Institute - http://www.eesi.psu.edu/
Part of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment. Includes information on research, funding, centers and people. |
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Woods Hole Research Center - http://www.whrc.org
Addresses the great issues of environment through scientific research and education and through applications of science in public affairs. Focus is on climate change and the warming of the earth, as well as global forests because of their controlling influence on climate. |
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Center For Environmental Prediction, Rutgers University - http://www.cep.rutgers.edu
Specializes in research and education in regional and global environmental prediction, particularly with reference to climate change modeling. |
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Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce (SMS) - http://www.sms.si.edu/
The (SMS) is a research center specializing in marine biodiversity and ecosystems of Florida. Research focuses on the Indian River Lagoon and the offshore waters of Florida's east central coast, with comparative studies throughout coastal Florida. |
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Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology - http://www.ciit.org/
CIIT is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health. |
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Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/
Research, training, and software for hydrologic engineering and water resources planning and management. |
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Center for Energy and Environmental Resources - http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/
Central liaison for energy and environmental research and education. Focuses on efficient and economical uses of energy and on ensuring a cleaner environment by developing ecologically sound energy related technologies. |
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The Ecosystems Center - http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/
Part of the Marine Biology Lab, with focus on environmental research and education. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. |
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Sustainable Development Institute - http://www.susdev.org/
SDI seeks to heighten the environmental quality of economic development efforts through improvements in policy and practice. Its geographical concentration is on tropical forest regions and the Atlantic coast of Canada, the U.S., and the eastern Caribbean. |
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Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park - http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/nerp/
Outdoor scientific laboratory with large blocks of forest and diverse vegetational communities that offer resources for ecosystem-level and large-scale research. |
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ICENS - International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences - http://www.icens.org
Multi-disciplinary research centre located on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Site has information about the centre, its research programmes, publications, and analytical services available. |
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Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research - http://www.cmu.edu/environment/
Promoting interdisciplinary environmental research that will enable Carnegie Mellon to continue its leadership in developing new knowledge. |
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Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) - http://www.agci.org/
The (AGCI) summer programs provide a series of in-depth sessions for invited scientists from around the world to explore the latest understandings of the global environment and how human activities affect Earth systems. |
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The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute - http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/
The mission of the Institute is to bring together faculty and students in the life, earth, physical, and social sciences to form a focused, interdisciplinary program of environmental research at the university. |
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Conservation & Research Center - http://www.si.edu/crc/
At the Smithsonian Institution's mandate their mission is to advance conservation of biological diversity. The CRC increases knowledge through investigations of threatened species, habitats, and communities, and disseminates knowledge through advanced studies, professional training, and public outreach. |
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Blackland Research and Extension Center - http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/
Texas Agrilife Research is currently working on water quality research projects aimed at developing new technologies enabling improved decisions regarding land and water management practices. |
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Center for Conservation Biology - http://www.stanford.edu/group/CCB/
Created to develop the science of conservation biology, including its application to solutions for critical conservation problems. In particular, the CCB conducts objective scientific and policy research that is building a sound basis for the conservation, management, and restoration of biotic diversity, and the overall management of Earth's life support systems. |
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University of Delaware: Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy - http://www.ocean.udel.edu/cmp/
The Center conducts a broad range of research studies emphasizing the application of policy analysis and other analytical tools to the study of the management of ocean and coastal areas on regional, national, and global scales. |
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CNR: Earth and Environmental Department - http://www.dta.cnr.it
Aims to gather knowledge and predict the behaviour of the Earth system and its resources to help a sustainable future for the planet. |
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The Green Design Institute: Carnegie Mellon University - http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/
Promotes environmentally conscious engineering, product and process design, manufacturing, and architecture. Information includes research, publications, education. |
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Center for Energy and Environmental Policy - http://www.udel.edu/ceep/
Research programs into the areas of environmental justice and sustainable development. |
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Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey - http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/ces/
Education and research focused on cross-disciplinary analysis of long-term environmental problems. |
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Centre for Environment and Society, Essex University - http://www.essex.ac.uk/ces/
Interdisciplinary research centre within the biology department. Areas of study include sustainable agriculture, farming policies, costs, soil health, social capital, biodiversity and conservation, and healthy living. Page includes list of graduate programs and white papers. |
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Energy, Environment, and Resources Center - http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/
University of Tennessee, Knoxville center conducts high-level, multidisciplinary research using the intellectual resources of the University and its regional partners. This research seeks to find real-world solutions to problems in the fields of energy, environmental resources, technology, and economic development. |
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U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California - http://www.ussl.ars.usda.gov/
The United States Salinity Laboratory, a National Laboratory for basic research on the chemistry, physics, biology, and assessment of salt-affected soil-plant-water systems. (Riverside CA USA) |
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Fermilab - http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/campus/ecology/park/
One of several National Environmental Research Parks, this protected outdoor laboratory in Illinois is used for studying some of the complex and poorly understood ecological issues that confront humanity. |
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Miistakis Institute for the Rockies - http://www.rockies.ca/
A non-profit corporation affiliated with the University of Calgary that undertakes and supports pure and applied research respecting the ecosystems of the Rocky Mountains and surrounding regions. |
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Earth Share of Missouri - http://www.earthsharemo.org/
Group takes part in the preservation of parks, rivers, and natural lands, maintaining clean air and safe water, and development and maintenance of urban and wilderness trails. |
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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - Centre for Arid Zone Research, Alice Springs NT, Australia - http://www.cazr.csiro.au
A regional research group within the Sustainable Ecosystems division of CSIRO. Undertakes research into the ecology and management of the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Australia. |
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Maine Environmental Policy Institute - http://www.meepi.org
The institute is dedicated to researching environmental challenges facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the public. |
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Los Alamos National Environmental Research Park - http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/tt/partnering/user_facility/facilities/environ_research.shtml
Research on ecosystems under stress and development of technology for resolving regulatory problems. Information on access and contacts. |
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Environmental Research Institute - http://www.eri.ac.uk
UK organisation undertaking research into a range of environmental topics. Includes news, education, facilities and staff. |
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Urban Regeneration and the Environment (URGENT) - http://urgent.nerc.ac.uk
UK Natural Environment Research Council's thematic programme set up to integrate urban environmental research across the geological, ecological, freshwater and atmospheric sciences. |
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Red Rock Institute, Inc. - http://www.redrockinstitute.org
Private operating foundation dedicated to theoretical scientific research on people's changing relationship with nature, through the use of both the life and the social sciences. |