Research Guides: Environmental Science: Environmental Science on the Web

The internet has thousands of great resources for students studying Environmental Science. Here are a few websites that we thought you might like:

Encyclopedia of Life
Featuring relevant news and community activity, EOL provides access to environmental and ecological resources, including the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
The Plant List
A helpful index of plants to assist with environmental sciences or botany classes!
PLOS Online
An open access publisher of many journals related to Biology, Medicine, Genetics, and Tropical Diseases among other topics.
National Science Foundation
The Earth and Environmental Science section of the NSF provides statistics and a searchable database of publications, as well as an overview of past and current NSF research subjects.
United Nations Population Fund
The UNFPA website covers many global issues, and offers information on Population Trends, Climate Change, Migration, and Environmental Sustainability.
World Resources Institute
In addition to offering news and insights from the WRI, this site provides you with information about articles related to the Environmental Sciences.
SEDAC - The Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
The Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center website provides maps and statistics on current environmental trends. There are also related resources on subjects like Marine and Coastal regions, Sustainability, and Conservation.
NASA's Earth Observing System
A collection of satellite observations and highly detailed imagery, as well as associated data links hosted through NASA.
National Center for Science Education (NCSE)
A series of publications produced by the NCSE, reporting on the creationism/evolution controversy and providing resources for activists.