World Wide WebSites
The World Wide Web is an excellent starting place for anyone interested in making informed decisions that will benefit their local ecosystem as well as the global community.
1998 was the Year of the Ocean. All around the world, people acknowledged their relationship to our planet's oceans, even if they didn't belong to a coastal community.
Website Links
| Smithsonian's On-line Ocean Planet |
A tour of the Smithsonian's On-line Ocean Planet exhibit will introduce you to a fascinating planet dominated by water. This exhibit covers everything from the science of the ocean ecosystem, to the dependence of people on the fruits of the ocean, to the peril the ecosystem faces due to human activities. |
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Environment Canada's Green Lane provides a range of water topics which include groundwater, wetlands, lakes, oceans, and a history of the importance of water resources to Canadians. The Fresh Water Website also has links to the many simple choices we can make to preserve and protect our water resources. |
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The American Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water, provides similar information. |
| Sturgeon General |
Many websites have a children's section or are aimed at children, such as the Sturgeon General's site in British Columbia. It describes the plight of the Fraser River watershed through the character of an endangered sturgeon. |
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The solutions to our environmental problems are as diverse as the problems themselves. Wherever people live, they impact upon their environment in some way, however small. As part of the ecosystem we live in, we have the ability to make it habitable and to preserve it for future generations. Our choices will make a difference, if we act upon the knowledge we have gained. The decision is ours.
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