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The Last Noah’s Ark
Brazil

What is it?
The environmental program The Last Noah’s Ark is result of years of studies of his idealizer Antonio Silveira Ribeiro dos Santos in natural history and environmental area. Created in August 1995 and registered at 7th notary public office of São Paulo (n0 249.836). Author rights register n0 106.123, book 158, pages 418.

The Purposes
• Conscious about the necessity of nature’s preservation and conservation;
• Development of studies for an effective protection of species and main eco-systern;
• Promoting environmental education at all levels;
• Improving the quality of global life;
• Supplying subvention for the improvement of Environment’s Rights.

What makes the difference?
It is a program created and developed by a person who puts together concerned people with the same idea and an equal participation, without obedience. It is not an ONG.  The program does not accept any direct monetary help. Eventually the interested people may collaborate by lending goods to the program.

http://www.aultimaarcadenoe.com/indexingles.htm

Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-072985
ISBN 0-9606708-2-3

Complete update and revision of the widely acclaimed 1984 atlas. The comprehensive reference on Florida's water resources and their management.  Hundreds of full-color maps, photos, charts, and graphs.  Contributors are from U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Water Management Districts of Florida and universities. Information on purchasing the Water Resources Atlas of Florida and other publications can be obtained here:

                 •  http://www.freac.fsu.edu/atlases.html

•  Alligators and Litigators : A Recent History of Everglades Regulation and Litigation
by Keith W. Rizzardi
To many Florida lawyers, litigation in the Everglades seems as old as the Everglades itself. Its history can be traced back to the 1800s when Hamilton Disston and Henry Flagler were draining, dredging, and filling Florida's land while fighting in the courts with shareholders, speculators, and state land administrators.  The modern history of litigation in the Everglades is dominated by agricultural interests, environmental interest groups, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, and state and federal agencies. Along the way, important precedents have been created, affecting the Everglades as well as Florida administrative and environmental law in general.
Copyright  © 2001  The Florida Bar Journal 

Legal (law Journal Articles) links

•  Florida Bar Journal Articles 
            Table of Contents 

10-Feb-01

The American Association of Law Libraries

The American Association of Law Libraries was founded in 1906 to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information.

Today, with over 4,800 members, the Association represents law librarians and related professionals who are affiliated with a wide range of institutions: law firms; law schools; corporate legal departments; courts; and local, state and federal government agencies.

http://www.aallnet.org/

SEAALL

the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries.  SEAALL is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in Florida with the purposes of promoting law librarianship and developing and increasing the usefulness of law libraries, particularly those in the Southeastern area of the United States.

SEAALL was originally established in 1954 -- an expansion of the Carolinas Chapter (established in 1939 as AALL's first chapter).   Today our membership is over 500 strong, representing law librarians from the private sector, the government, academia, and more. For more on the history of SEAALL, please see From the SEAALL Attic, by Hazel Johnson. A continuing mission for SEAALL has always been to provide educational services for its members.  This is primarily accomplished through the many educational offerings at our annual meeting and through instructive articles, pathfinders, and bibliographies in our newsletter, The Southeastern Law Librarian.

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/seaall/index.shtml

 

06-Feb-01

•  Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar and Wetlands International 1999 Directory of Wetlands of International Importance

Web directory

                             The Ramsar Information Sheet on Wetlands of International Importance

                            Directory of Wetlands of International Importance: an Update (Ramsar, 1996)

                            Directory of Wetlands of International Importance: an Update (Ramsar, 1993)

                           Everglades description (1993)

 

 

•  UNEP/GPA News Forum

United Nations Environment Programme
A News and Information Service of the Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

•  Environmental News Network

Education site
Only one in three adult Americans has a passing understanding of our most pressing environmental issues.  National Environmental Education and Training Foundation

•   League of Conservation voters, Presidential profiles

Political analysis of Presidential candidates' environmental platform
New section on Cheney's record (07-24-00)

•  Everglades Restoration Plan

Comprehensive site dedicated to educating the public about the restoration plan

•  Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (DMRD)
The controversy surrounding dihydrogen monoxide has never been more widely debated, and the goal of this site is to provide an unbiased data clearinghouse and a forum for public discussion. The success of this site depends on you, the citizen concerned about Dihydrogen Monoxide. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
http://www.dhmo.org/

01-Feb-01

•   Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: A Critique of the Pilot Projects and Related Plans for ASR in the Lake Okeechobee and Western Hillsboro Areas
Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: A Critique of the Pilot Projects and Related Plans for ASR in the Lake Okeechobee and Western Hillsboro Areas.  A federal law enacted in December calls for a multi-billion dollar effort to restore the Florida Everglades' natural ecosystem. This report offers advice on restoration pilot projects that would involve storing excess surface water underground and pumping it back up for use during droughts.
Copyright  © 2000 National Academies  All rights reserved.

01/30/01

•  The Florida Environment radio program
A resource for citizens, students and teachers.  Produced at Florida Gulf Coast University
Funded by the Southwest Florida Council for Environment Education, Inc.
http://www.floridaenvironment.com

•   Everglades Information Network
Florida International University
Search the online database, digital library, and site map
http://everglades.fiu.edu/

•   Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
News, background and legislation.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/everglades/default.htm

•   Governor's Commission for the Everglades
State of Florida Everglades-related links and Commission documents
http://www.everglades.state.fl.us/

•   Major Environmental Laws
Environmental Protection Agency
Texts, summaries and guides to significant U.S. environmental education.
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/laws.htm

•   History of the Clean Water Act
Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY
Brief history of Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 1972, better know as the Clean Water Act.
http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/hcwa.asp

•   Laws, Treaties and Legislation
National Wilderness Institute, Washington, D.C.
Links to a wide range of environmental legislation, such as the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 1997, The Eagle Protection Act, and more.
http://www.nwi.org/LawsTreatiesLegis.html

•   Federal Register--Environmental Documents
Environmental Protection Agency
Searchable database of the EPA Federal Register regarding environmental documents.
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/

•   Environmental Law
U.S. Information Agency, U.S. Dept of State
Links to U.S. Environmental Law, International Environmental Agreements, Governmental Organizations working in Environmental Law and more.
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/global/environ/law/envlaw.htm

•   Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators
Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Palisades, NY
Links to information about: treaties regarding land use/land cover change and desertification, global climate change, ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, conservation of biological diversity, deforestation, oceans and their living resources, trade and the environment, and population. http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/pidb-home.html

•   Florida Mangrove Laws
Mangroves Unlimited, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Links to Florida mangrove laws. Alteration of mangroves, permit requirements, professional mangrove trimmers, mangrove protection rule. http://www.floridaplants.com/mangrove.htm

•   Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior
The Lacey Act was originally passed in 1900, and " provides authority to the Secretary of the Interior to designate injurious wildlife and ensure the humane treatment of wildlife shipped to the United States. Further, it prohibits the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, or purchase of fish and wildlife taken or possessed in violation of State, Federal, Indian tribal, and foreign laws."  Text of the Act.
http://invasives.fws.gov/index.laceyact.html

•   Wildlife Laws
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior
Statute summaries from the Federal Wildlife and Related Laws Handbook.
http://www.fws.gov/laws/federal/summaries/index.html

•   Migratory Bird Treaty Act
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Dept. of the Interior.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act "protects all common wild birds found in the United States except the house sparrow, starling, feral pigeon, and resident game birds such as pheasant, grouse, quail, and wild turkeys." Text and related links
http://www.usbr.gov/laws/mbta.html

•   National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
University of Connecticut
Links to the text of the NEPA, 1969, and related materials.
http://archnet.uconn.edu/topical/crm/usdocs/nepa0.htm

•   National Strategy for Invasive Plant Management
U.S. Department of the Interior
Description of a national strategy for invasive plant management. http://www.doi.gov/news/weed.html

•   National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1977 Public Law 105-57
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior
Links to and the full text of Public Law 105-57 (1997), House Report 105-106.  Key provisions HR 1420 Enrolled Bill.
http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/NWRSFiles/Legislation/HR1420/TOC.html

•   Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-646)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior
Text of the Act.
http://www.fws.gov/laws/digest/reslaws/nonindi.html

•   Legislative Watch
National Resources Defense Council, New York, NY
Bulletin on Environmental Legislation, a biweekly report on environmental bills in Congress.
http://www.nrdc.org/legislation/legwatch.asp

•   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Cornell University
Text of the Act.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch82.html

•   "Swampbuster", 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior
Swampbuster reduces the incentives to convert wetlands to croplands by denying eligibility for almost all farm program benefits.  Text.
http://www.fws.gov/directives/504fw6.html

26-Oct-00

•  Living on Earth  
http://www.loe.org/thisweek/highlight.htm#1

Everglades Ecology

   

General Ecology

HotEarth.net:   Harmful Effects
This site is by a coalition of national environmental groups that launched an $11 million campaign starting on October 6, 1999, to educate the public about global warming. The campaign includes $8 million for television advertising, the largest ad campaign in the coalition’s history. The TV spots, sponsored by the National Environmental Trust (NET), the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and Physicians for Social Responsibility, will
air on more than 200 stations.

Florida Divsion of Foresty, Forest Protection Bureau Home Page / Flame Report
Links to resource sites.

Global Fire Monitoring
From April 15-19, 1999, the closure of a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 75, a main east-west highway affectionately referred to as Alligator Alley, caused major congestion on alternate east-west routes. To the north of the Interstate, wildfires in the Everglades continued to burn acres of sawgrass. A burn scar on the April 22, 1999 AVHRR satellite image is evidence of the wildfires that have charred the Everglades. The image reveals that flames have left an area of blackened sawgrass estimated at 24 miles long and 15
miles wide.

Ecological and Social Dynamics in Simple Models of Ecosystem Management
Simulation models were developed to explore and illustrate dynamics of socioecological systems. The ecosystem is a lake subject to phosphorus pollution.   Phosphorus flows from agriculture to upland soils, to surface waters, where it cycles between water and sediments. The ecosystem is multistable, and moves among domains of attraction depending on the history of pollutant inputs. The alternative states yield different economic benefits. Agents form expectations about ecosystem dynamics, markets, and/or the actions of managers, and choose levels of pollutant inputs accordingly. Agents have heterogeneous beliefs and/or access to information. Their aggregate behavior determines the total rate of pollutant input. As the ecosystem changes, agents update their beliefs and expectations about the world they co-create, and modify their actions accordingly. For a wide range of scenarios, we observe irregular oscillations among ecosystem states and patterns of agent behavior. These oscillations resemble some features of the adaptive cycle of panarchy theory.
© 1999 by the Ecological Society of America

Ecology WWW Page
As a volunteer service to students, teachers, researchers, and others interested in the science of ecology, this list was compiled by Anthony R. Brach (Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria, U.S.A.), and was originally posted on ECOLOG-L in March 1995.  This page is regularly updated.

Conventions

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar and Wetlands International 1999 Directory of Wetlands of International Importance

Web directory

                              The Ramsar Information Sheet on Wetlands of International Importance

                              Directory of Wetlands of International Importance: an Update (Ramsar, 1996)

                              Directory of Wetlands of International Importance: an Update (Ramsar, 1993)

                              Everglades description (1993)

Advocacy

Credit:

Everglades photograph courtesy Philip Greenspun

Revised:  03/25/03