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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Established by the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP, this working group assesses the physical science behind climate change, likely impacts, and recommended policy initiatives

Synthesizes scientific reports on climate change and recommends governmental action
Guidelines for greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, and restoring the ozone layer

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Bellagio Principles for measuring sustainable development
Numerous reports in pdf format on natural resources in Canada and the world, foreign trade, and public policy

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Migratory Bird Research

Trends in summer, winter, and grassland bird populations
Information available by U.S. state or Canadian province and by species
Numerous graphs and charts
A description of federal plant and animal monitoring programs appears on the National Biological Service web site

Millennium Indicators (United Nations)

Forty-eight social and economic indicators for 197 countries annually, 1985-2000
Includes carbon dioxide emissions, immunizations, AIDS, education, illiteracy, mortality, malnutrition, forested lands, sanitation, water and telephone lines
Data accessed by name of country

Minerals Yearbook

Volume 1: Commodity Statistics
- Annual reports by individual mineral commodity since 1994 in pdf format
- Production by country, consumption, and trade statistics
- Leading producers in the U.S. by name of company
Volume 2: State
- State reports since 1994 in pdf format

National Oceanographic Data Center

Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of ocean temperatures worldwide
Water temperatures, salinity, and buoys

National Water Quality Report to Congress

Water quality assessments for each state, territory, and Indian reservation
Includes map of the water basins
Rates streams, inland lakes, and the Great Lakes for swimming, fishing, and pollution

Nature Serve

Encyclopedia of 50,000 plants and animals in the U.S. and Canada
Searchable by popular name, taxonomy, endangered status, and location
Results provide popular name, scientific name, endangered status, location, and maps
Heritage rating, 1-5, goes from seriously endangered to plentiful

New Ideas in Pollution Regulation (World Bank)