Federal Government

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canadian Soil Information System. The National Soil DataBase. Soil Landscapes of Canada.

The Canadian Land Resource Network has created a series of GIS coverages that show the major characteristics of soil and land for the whole country. Soil Landscapes of Canada were compiled at a scale of 1:1 million, and information is organized according to a uniform national set of soil and landscape criteria based on permanent natural attributes.

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Search the Federal Environmental Assessment Index

Canadian Museum of Nature - Collections by Discipline

Canadian Museum of Nature - Our Research

Environment Canada. Acid Rain.

Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service

The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada handles wildlife matters that are the responsibility of the federal government. These include protection and management of migratory birds as well as nationally significant wildlife habitat.

Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Hinterland Who's Who

This is where you’ll find in-depth descriptions of wildlife, discussions on issues, actions that you can take to help wildlife, and educational materials that teachers and group leaders can use.

Environment Canada. Environmental Emergencies

Environment Canada is an active player in confronting the environmental aspects of emergencies. The mission of the Environmental Emergencies program is to reduce the frequency, severity and consequences of these events.

Environment Canada. Freshwater Web Site

This web site gives access to the nature of water, water policy and legislation, the management of water, water and culture, and informational resources and services.

Environment Canada. Freshwater Website. The Nature of Water. Wetlands

Environment Canada. Ontario Region. Wetlands of Ontario

The Ontario Region of Environment Canada delivers national programs tailored to respond to regional and local issues; implements Great Lakes 2000 and the Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) Respecting Great Lakes; and represents Environment Canada corporately, in binational, national, regional and local partnerships.

Environment Canada. Ontario Region. Wildlife in Ontario Region

Environment Canada. Species at Risk in Canada

According to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, there are currently 441 plant and animal species at risk in Canada.

Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase

The State of the Environment (SOE) Infobase was originally developed in 1996 as an interactive and convenient mechanism for presenting a number of environmental reporting products and tools, including The State of Canada’s Environment 1996 and Canada's National Environmental Indicators Series 2003.

Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase. Ecozones of Canada

This site introduces Canada's ecozones and the general concepts of ecological classification.

Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase. National Environmental Indicator Series 2003. Technical supplements. Total and strictly protected land in Canada

Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase. National Environmental Indicator Series Archives. Sustaining Canada's Forests: Forest Biodiversity. Issue Context

Forest biodiversity (or biological diversity) is more than an inventory of the different types of ecosystems, species, or genes.

Government of Canada. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is a committee of experts that assesses and designates which wild species are in some danger of disappearing from Canada.

Industry Canada. Environmental Affairs Branch

Industry Canada's Canadian Environmental Solutions (CES). The CES is a directory of Canadian companies which provide expertise to address environmental challenges faced by every sector of the economy.

Natural Resources Canada. Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Research and Development. Applications. Land Cover

At the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, scientists are developing cost-effective and automated methods using satellite imagery, ancillary data, and in situ data that produce nationally consistent products, which represent the land cover and other land surface information.

Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service. The State of Canada's Forests

Natural Resources Canada. Minerals and Metals Sector

MMS is the federal government’s primary source of scientific and technological knowledge, and policy advice, on Canada’s mineral and metal resources and on explosives technology.

Natural Resources Canada. Statistics on Natural Resources

A list of federal, provincial, and territorial links relevent to the Natural Resources Statistics website.

Transport Canada. Policy Group.

Canada's Transportation System

Provincial/Territorial Government

Government of Manitoba. State of the Environment Report for Manitoba, 1997

Government of Manitoba. State of the Environment Report for Manitoba, 1997. The Prairie Ecozone : Focus on Sustainable Development

Manitoba's prairie ecozone today is an ecosystem reconstructed by human activity. Fertile soils that once sustained vast, mixed grassland and tall-grass prairie now support a three-billion-dollar agriculture industry, one of Manitoba's most vital economic sectors.

Other

California Native Plant Society. Rare Plant Program.

Rare Plant Program.

Canadian Wildlife Federation

CWF is dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation of our natural world.

Duke University Wetland Center

The goal of the Duke University Wetland Center is to provide sound scientific knowledge that will lead to sustainable wetland functions and values for the nation and the world.

McGill University. Redpath Museum. Quebec Biodiversity Website

The first aim of the Quebec Biodiversity Website is to feature but a small portion of this spectacular variety of living things in the province through images, informative text and distribution maps.

Science and Management of Protected Areas Association

State of Environment in Estonia

Biodiversity, Pressure Indicators, Road Density

The Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists

The Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists is a non-profit registered society, whose primary focus is to further the conservation and prudent management of Canada's natural resources based on sound ecological principles.

The Mining Association of Canada

MAC's mission is to promote, through the collective action of members, the growth and development of Canada's mining and mineral-processing industry, for the benefit of all Canadians.

The Natural History Museum (United Kingdom)

The New Zealand Plant Protection Society Incorporated. Proceedings. 49th Conference. August, 1996

The Biological Control Of Russell Lupin In Riverbeds With Endemic Plant Pathogens

United States Government. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds

The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) promotes a watershed approach to manage, protect, and restore the water resources and aquatic ecosystems of our marine and fresh waters.

United States Government. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Land Cover Land Use Change Program

United States Government. National Park Service. Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Sand Verbena

Yellowstone National Park Web site

United States Government. United States Geological Survey. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.

Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide.

United States MidCoast Watersheds Council. Road Density

Examples of using road density measures to predict the increased risk of flooding.

University of Alaska Anchorage. Environment and Natural Resources Institute. Alaska Rare Plant Field Guide

University of Guelph. Canada's Aquatic Environments. Wetlands

Canada's Aquatic Environments was produced by the CyberNatural Software Group at the University of Guelph.

International Government

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Sustainable Development Department

Remote Sensing Centre Series. AFRICOVER land cover classification

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.