Environmental Studies

USDA, National Agricultural Library site about sustainable and organic food production systems and practices.

A lobbying force for wind development and voice for wind manufacturers in the United States. Includes wind energy information.

Information on rare, threatened and endangered mammals.

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants is University of Florida's database of wetland, aquatic, and invasive plants. Use the left side panel to navigate to the APIRS Database.

"The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a nonprofit organization that uses international law and institutions to protect the environment, promote human health, and ensure a just and sustainable society." Topics include Biodiversity, Chemicals, Climate Change, Human Rights, Trade and Sustainable Development, and more.

Faculty member Dr. Teresa Restom Gaskill proposed the creation of a "Plant Trail" walking tour, so visitors to Eckerd could enjoy walking the campus and appreciating the wide variety of plant life that grows at Eckerd.

An electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. This Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work.

Search these Environmental Protection Agency databases for information on activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the United States.

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature no longer publishes this data in print, the electronic list provides all of the same information including conservation status, taxonomy, and distribution. Links to image databases are also provided.

Federated search engine from the U.S. Dept. of Energy retrieves government reports, white papers, proceedings, and patents. Some full text freely available.

Information and documents related to the many UN programs and task forces in this area.

More than 9,000 EPA documents are available for viewing and printing.

Real time (and thus, constantly updating) statistics across many different categories such as "World Population, "Environment", "Food", "Water", "Energy" and "Health" data, "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers. To see similar real time statistics for the U.S. only, scroll down to the bottom of the page, find the "Other sites like us" category and choose the "USA right now" link.

Created by an environmental lawyer, this site provides links to laws, regulations, court decisions, enforcement, and real estate/corporate transactions.