Environmental Studies: Internet Resources

Biographical Memoirs have been published since 1877, and are "brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work". They provide "a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States.

a multi-faceted clearing house of valuable electronic resources on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) resources tied to environmental science. Some areas included: air quality, emergency preparedness and response, energy, natural resources management, safety and health, and sustainability.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Under the section, Global Issues, can be found subsections on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and the World Food Situation.

FAOSTAT is an online database with a vast array of statistics on food and agriculture, with data from 210 countries and territories as well as international statistics. Access is free, but register in order to take full advantage of this rich resource.

USGS: This series of sections educates citizens, emergency managers, and lawmakers on seven natural hazards facing the Nation — earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes, and wildfires.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs administers this website, which is a significant resource for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis. Locate the latest information about natural disasters worldwide.

Resources for the Future (RFF) is a Washington, D.C.-based research organization that focuses on environmental and natural resource policy. Through its Web site, the organization provides different levels of access to these publications.