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* In some cases, a particular document is cited, and may not itself
be available, but it is likely that the site is still there and
has related information. Usually, you can check that possibility
out by moving up one or two levels in the address hierarchy. For
example, we found a paper on Remote Sensing at http://www.cciw.ca
/eman-temp/reports/publications/remote-sens/part9.html If it were not available, you could check ...../reports /publications/remote-sens/ or ..../reports/publications/ for other papers.
AGROFORESTRY
- USDA NATIONAL AGROFORESTRY
CENTER
(http://www.unl.edu/nac/) USDA Forest Service
& USDA Natural Resources Conservation Centre, Spons. (2001, January
26; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
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BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE
- FARM
LANDSCAPES FOR
BIODIVERSITY
(http://www.nmw.ac.uk/ite/econet/bio.html)
LandEcoNet Research Consortium, Spoons. (1997, April 29; Viewed
Feb 2 2001)
A guide to using landscape ecology to assess and
improve the quality of northern European farmed landscapes for
biodiversity
It is an on-line publication of LANDECONET, which is a
European Commission funded research programme of the CONNECT group of
Conservation Institutes
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CANADA/Maritimes
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE
- THE TIEMPO CLIMATE
CYBERLIBRARY
(http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/) Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency and Stockholme Enviornment
Institute, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This cyberlibrary is
produced at the University of East Anglia, U.K. It is described as "an
electronic information service covering global warming, climate change,
sea-level rise and related issues. The Cyberlibrary provides access to
authoritative news, views, briefing material, publications, data,
analysis tools and educational resources on the subject of climate
change, with particular reference to the situation of the developing
world." The parent directory ( http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk) goes to the
Climatic Research Unit page, which provides good links to other sources
of information on climate and environment.
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COVER CROPS
- THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (UC
SAREP) COVER CROP DATABASE.
(http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/) The University of
California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program,
Spons. (2000, October 20; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This page provides
information on 44 cover crops. You can display a list of all the cover
crops they have on file, or you can search by keyword for a specific
crop. The information on each crop includes the plant physiology, the
care of the cover crop, as well as its positive contributions.
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NETWORK ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE
To
Subscribe to Digest: E-mail majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the
command "subscribe sanet-mg-digest".
SAN is supported by a
grant from the USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
(SARE) Program. There is a lot of discussion on this network, highly
relevant to the Agroecosystems perspective - plan of 5+ messages per
day. For information, contact Gabriel Hegyes, SAN Coordinator:
ghegyes@nalusda.gov
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ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
(General/Comprehensive)
- ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF CANADIAN AGRICULTURE: REPORT OF THE AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR PROJECT
(http://www.agr.ca/policy/environment/eb/public_html/ebe/aei.html) T McRae, C.A.S. Smith, and L.J. Gregorich (eds).Agriculture Canada, spons.
A 224 page report all available as pdf documents. Nineteen chapters provide good background material for each topics, details of methodology used to derive indicators, specific data for different areas of Canada, and comments on mitigative measures.
The AgCanada Environment Bureau provides complementary infomation. links.
- EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES
(http://themes.eea.eu.int/) European
Environement Agency, Spons. (1999, Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This site
provides comprehensive downloadable pdf documents on environmental
issues in Europe, most of which have significant agricultural
components. Much of the background information provided is applicable
globally.
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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: Information pages
- NATIONAL
RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL BACKGROUNDERS
(http://www.nrdc.org/nrdc/nrdc/worldview/fwback.html) National
Resource Defence Council, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This site
provides lots of information on agriculture, air and atmosphere, global
warming, energy, etc.
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EROSION
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FOOD and FOOD SECURITY
- FEDERATION OF AMERICAN
SCIENTISTS
(http://www.fas.org/) Federation of American
Scientists, Spons. (2001, February 2; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
The
Federation of American Scientists is a privately-funded non-profit
policy organization engaged in analysis and advocacy on science,
technology and public policy for global security. Articles on
agroculture are found under Global Security on the Home Page; see also
FAS Project on Agricultural
Research
- FMI MEDIA INFORMATION -
LIST OF BACKGROUNDERS
(http://www.fmi.org/media/bg/) FOOD
MARKETING INSTITUTE, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
The FOOD
MARKETING INSTITUTE appears to represent big players in the food
industry, nonetheless this "Backgrounders" page provides a lot of useful
information. Topics include Biotechnology in the Food Supply,
Antibiotics in Livestock and Poultry Feed, Bovine Growth Hormone or
Bovine Somatotropin, Efficient Consumer Response, Food Marketing
Institute,Foodborne Illnesses, Pesticides in the Food Supply, Shelf
Price Accuracy in Supermarkets That Scan, Sulfites.
- FOOD
SECURITY FOR A GROWING WORLD POPULATION
(http://www.foundation.novartis.com/food_security_population.htm#food_security)
Novartis Foundation, Spons. (2001, Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
On a site
of the Novartis Foundation.."... contribution to the current discussion
on the interrelationship between food security and world population." It
presents both pessimistic and optimistic scenarious
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GENETIC RESOURCES
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GLOBAL STATISTICS
- FAOSTAT
(http://apps.fao.org/) Food and Agriculture Organization,
Spons.(1999, January 1; Viewed 30 Jan. 2001)
This sites provides
access to databases "containing over 1 million time-series records
covering international statistics in the following areas: Production,
Trade, Food Balance Sheets, Food Aid Shipments, Fertilizer and
Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products,
Population, Agricultural Machinery See also: OFFICIAL WEB SITE LOCATOR FOR UNITED
NATIONS (http://www.unsystem.org/)
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LINKS TO LINKS
- AGRIGATOR *
WORLDWIDE AGRICULTURAL SITE
INDEX
(http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/AgriGator/ag.htm) UF/IFAS
Computer Network, Maint. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
University of
Florida's Agrigator provides searches by global location; conferences,
societies.
- AGRONOMIC LINKS
ACROSS THE GLOBE
(http://www.agry.purdue.edu/links/countries.htm) R.L. (Bob)
Nielsen, Maint. (1998, February 16; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This
Purdue University sites is a gateway to Information on crops, soils,
environmental issues for countries other than the US.
- ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
SITES
(http://www.ifoam.org/links/4.html) Food and
Agriculture Organization, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
A page
maintained by International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movemements. It lists sites globally, with descriptions of what they
provide.
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LIVESTOCK
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ORGANIC FARMING
(see also SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE)
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PESTS AND PATHOGENS: NON-TOXIC CONTROL
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REMOTE SENSING/GIS
- CANADA
CENTRE FOR INLAND WATERS: REMOTE SENSING FOR ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN
CANADA 3.2 AGROECOSYSTEMS
(http://www.cciw.ca/eman-temp/reports/publications/remote-sens/part9.html)
Environment Canada, Spons. (1999; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
"This site
offers a "satellite view" of agroecosystems. Remote-sensing already is
in use by quite a few larger farms, but I can see the positive impact it
could have on smaller farm systems like the ones that we study. This
page is part of a larger publication, and introduces the value of SAR
(synthetic aperture radar) as a tool to measure crop yield, cover type,
and net primary productivity, to name a few of its uses. The root of
this site is the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network of
Environment Canada. Modern technology can be very beneficial in
designing agroecosystems"
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SOILS, SOIL QUALITY
- CANADIAN SOIL
INFORMATION SYSTEM
(http://res.agr.ca/cansis/_overview.html)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Spons. (2001, January 23; Viewed 2
Feb. 2001)
Comprehensive data, educational and reference
material related to Canadian soils
- USDA/NRCS
SOIL QUALITY INSTITUTE
(http://www.statlab.iastate.edu:80/survey/SQI/)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Spons. (2000, October; Viewed 2 Feb.
2001)
Useful factsheets, e.g. on Phosphorus in Agriculture , Soil
Quality Reference Soils, Getting to know your soil (dig a hole...)
- USDA-NRCS NSSC
SOILS PHOTO GALLERY HOME PAGE
(http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/photogal/) National Soiol
Survey Centre, Spons. (2000, October 17; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
Excellent photos
showing profiles from different soil orders also landscapes (58 photos),
others
- THE
WORLD WIDE SOIL JUMPSTATION
(http://homepages.which.net/~fred.moor/soil/links/l01.htm) Fred
Moor, Maint. (1998, Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
Links are listed under
five categories about soils. Maintained by Fred Moor. Also at this site,
Fred's pages on The World of Soil. You can pretty well find your way to
anything you want to find out about soil starting from this
site.
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(See also ORGANIC FARMING)
- APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER FOR RURAL AREAS
(http://www.attra.org/index.html)
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb.
2001)
"ATTRA is a sustainable agriculture information center that
provides technical assistance to farmers, market gardeners &
extension agents on farming topics: sustainable, organic, alternative,
crops, livestock, pest control." This site prodivdes a wide range of
practically oriented on-line eductional material on sustainable/organic
agriculture; each topic contains selected links to other eductional
materials, resources, and suppliers of materials and services.
- THE CENTER FOR
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(http://www.agroecology.org/) The
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Spons. (2001,
February 1; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
Website of a group of researchers
from several California universities. Pages on courses and international
activities available as well as on-line discussion. Good sized links
page to related sites. Case studies page excellent resource for learning
principles of agroecology.
- ENVIRONMENTAL
FARM PLAN
INFOSHEETS
(http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/environment/EFP/efp-coverpage.htm)
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Spons. (2001, January
26; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This is a practically oriented site with
fact sheets created to promote good environmental practices in farming,
e.g. on woodlands and wildlife, soil management, silage storage,
wetlands and wildlife ponds, and nutrient management.
- UK MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND FISHERIES - AGRI-ENVIRONMENT SCHEMES
(http://www.maff.gov.uk/environ/
) U.K. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Spons. (2000,
November 3; Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
Site describes schemes operated
by U.K. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries to encourage
environmentally friendly farming and public enjoyment of the
countryside. There are also links to reports for MAFF on
agri-environmental issues
- THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
PROGRAM
(http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/
) The University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
A paper titled
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE? can be found at this site and lots of
other useful information.
- WORLD
RESOURCES INSTITUTE-SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
(http://www.wri.org/sustag/index.html) World
Resources Institute, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
This site
contains information on a wide range of topics, e.g. on protecting
germplasm stocks ; the impact of agriculture on people and the
environment; and information about global agricultural production.
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- CGIAR RESEARCH
CENTERS
(http://www.cgiar.org:80/centers.html) CGIAR, Spons.
(Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
The CGIAR comprises sixteen international
agricultural research centers located in various countries around the
world, many in tropical regions
- CIPAV
(http://www.cipav.org.co/index.html)
CIPAV, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
"Fundacion CIPAV is a
Colombian NGO founded in 1986. The projects and programs on which it
focuses are alternative agricultural production systems. In these
systems we promote the efficient and sustainable utilization of the
available human and natural resources, which are in harmony with the
environment. "
- ECHO TECHNICAL
NOTES
(http://www.echonet.org/tropicalag/technote.html)
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, Spons. (Viewed 2 Feb.
2001)
Technical notes on specific crops or topics related to
tropical agriculture; practical, and development oriented. ECHO is a
acronym for " Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization", a
non-profit, development organization.
- INTERNATIONAL
CENTRE FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
(http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/overview/)
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Spons. (2001, February 2;
Viewed 2 Feb. 2001)
The site has many different sections - Crop
Improvement, Agro Biodiversity, and Pests and Diseases are some of the
areas it covers. It has quite a lot of information on agroecosystems in
the tropics, particularly South America. Most of the documentation
within it is also translated into Spanish 'Haven't seen any sign of a
Portuguese translation for Brazil though.
- IRRI
RICEWEB
(http://www.cgiar.org/irri/RiceWeb/index.htm)
International Rice Research Institute, Spons. (2000, November 8; Viewed
2 Feb 2001)
International Rice Research Institute educational
site on rice .
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