Curated OER
Sustaining Life Under the Ice
Students design and conduct experiments in order to identify the components of lake water environments that are affected by winter ice cover. They use the experiment results to propose effective human management of these ecosystems.
Province of British Columbia
Soil Conservation Surveys Guidebook
The online version of the "Soil Conservation Surveys Guidebook," helps forest resource managers from British Columbia plan and implement sound forest practices. Divided into three sections, the guidebook includes soil conservation...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental & Resource Management
A collection of articles on the state of our natural resources and the industries that rely on them, e.g., forests, bodies of water, fisheries and aquaculture, national forests. Many of the articles look at threats to natural resources...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology
A large collection of scientific articles, news items, and images on a wide range of topics in the field of conservation biology.
Other
Wwf: Conservation Programs ~ Mackenzie Valley
The Mackenzie Valley,in the Canada's Northwest Territories, is under the protection of WWF-Canada's Mackenzie River Basin Conservation Program. The program aims to protect habitats & ecosystems within the watershed, and to make sure...
Other
Space Applications Centre: Geographical Information System Concepts
The introduction of this article explains why GIS data is so critical to a government being able to plan for natural resources development and management. The article goes on to explain key geographic concepts, what GIS is and why it...
United Nations
United Nations Sustainable Development Issues
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development covers issues ranging from Agriculture to Waste. This site offers documents and action plan implementation for sustainable development of the earth's natural resources.
Other
International Institute for Sustainable Development
The IISD--the International Institute for Sustainable Development--provides information on all aspects of sustainable development: business, climate change, economic policy, energy, and natural resources. Its website also includes...
Other
The Sustainable Community Movement
This site has definitions and explanations of Sustainability, Sustainable Community, and Sustainable Community Movement. Download PDF or Read Online to find Chapter 2: The Sustainable Community Movement.
Other
Friends of the Earth International
The home page of Friends of the Earth International provides current information on issues of use and misuse of natural resources around the world.