Research
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News sites
- The environment show - News via podcast and video
- Independent news at Crikey
- ABC - Australia wide news
- Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
- The Age newspaper - Environmental news
- The Age newspaper - Opinion
- The green room - BBC news
- New York Times green news
- The big melt (climate change news service)
- Climate Change Views
- Biodiversity Information Resources and Data
Government resources
- The Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) Australian biological resource study home
- ERIN biodiversity home page
- List of online database links
- Australia’s Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
- Flora of Australia Online - Can lookup plants by Family, Genus, Species or by common name.
- Australian Plant Image Index (APII) If you know the scientific name you can view photos of parts (eg flower, bark)
- Interactive Catalogue of Australian Fungi
- Natural Science Museum Victoria (check out the Bioinformatics section for calls, pictures and distribution maps)
- Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) program
- Australian Museum
- Victorian National Parks Association
- Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)
Legal sites
- Commonwealth of Australia Consolidated Acts
- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents
- Environmental Defenders Office - an independent, non-profit, community legal service, specialising in public interest environmental law
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Australasian Legal Information Institute
- The Victoria Government Gazette provides official notification of decisions or actions taken by, or information from, the Governor of Victoria, Government Authorities, Government Departments, Local Councils, companies and individuals.
Studies and surveys
- The Carnaby cockatoo study - to determine the daily movement patterns of the Carnaby Cockatoo (/Calyptorhynchus latirostris/) within the Perth Metropolitan Area.
- Birds Australia - Atlas of Australian Birds, Nest record scheme, distribution maps, lists submit survey information.
- Birds Australia
- Koala survey
- Bush Blitz to document the biodiversity of Australia.
- The Atlas of Living Australia - contribute sightings download tools and more.
Flora
- Flora for Fauna - attract native birds, butterflies and other fauna to your garden.
- Greening Australia's Florabank - native species seed management and training for seed professionals.
- The Cycad Pages - The World List of Cycads, with a page for every known cycad
- Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
- The Australian National Botanic Gardens maintains a botanical information web portal for Australian plants.
- Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne - research and conservation of plants and fungi.
- Weeds in Australia
- Weeds of national significance (eradication program)
- The Pea key - a key to identifying plants in the Pea Family
- VicVeg Online to help you to read the landscape and understand the native vegetation
Fauna
- Frogs Australia is a national network about all things frog
- Aussie Bee Online is full of news and information about the world of Australian native bees.
- Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) is a major birding and conservation organisation.
- Ladybirds - access lists of tribes, genera, species, view an image gallery, access ladybird identification software (LucID)
- Centipedes - Centipede identification (a good example of an interactive identification key)
- Caterpillars
- Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program focusing on the birds that live where people live.
- The Owl Pages sheds some light on these mysterious creatures.
Other organisations and websites
- Lessen your home’s chemical load.
- Wikipedia (online encyclopaedia)
- UNESCO
- The Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
- UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves (Noosa)
- EcoDirectory - your guide to green Australia
- Online tutorials on how to use the internet, refine your search etc.
- Friends of Bushy Park
- The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria