Environment and Agriculture resources

Equiterre is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting ecological, socially just choices through action, education and research from a standpoint that embraces social justice, economic solidarity and the defence of the environment.
www.equiterre.qc.ca

Organic Consumers Association –Campaigning for food safety, organic agriculture, fair trade & sustainability.
OrganicConsumers.org

All Organics Links –The global resource for organic information.
www.allorganiclinks.com

COG –Canadian Organic Growers: The national information network for organic farmers, gardeners and consumers. Check their links section.
www.cog.ca

CAP –Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides. Great information!
www.cap-quebec.com

David Suzuki Foundation –The Nature Challenge: ten simple things you can do to protect nature!
www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/Challenge

The Friends of Clayoquot Sound (FOCS) was established as a non-profit society in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada in 1979. For over two decades, they've worked to protect the biological diversity of ancient temperate rainforests and the wild ocean. They further environmental protection with a radical, non-violent style, and with dignity.
www.focs.ca

Farm Folk City Folk –Working together for a sustainable, local food system (British Columbia).
www.ffcf.bc.ca

Language

Your Dictionary.com contains multiple language resources including dictionaries, courses and translation.
www.yourdictionary.com

Altavista's Babelfish Translation will translate nine languages up to 150 words.
world.altavista.com

University of Texas' Français Interactif, a unique first year French program developed at the University of Texas using the latest hypermedia technology. (QuickTime)
www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/index.html

 

Interests of Conscience

Want to change the world? This falls short of world-domination, but here are a few ways to help. If you have any links you'd recommend, please send them my way.

Oxfam Canada is dedicated to fighting poverty and injustice around the world. Latest news, fair trade, world food day and "no sweat" campaigns.
www.oxfam.ca

Transfair is Canada's only independent certification organization for fair trade coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar.
www.transfair.ca

Equita: Oxfam Fair Trade Products
www.equita.qc.ca

Christrian Children's Fund of Canada: Although a Christian organization CCF Canada's sponsored children are selected according to need without any regard for sex, race, creed, or religious faith. 82% of revenue received is used directly in their programs.
www.ccfcanada.ca

Natural History

Thomas Schoepke's plant image gallery contains about 3700 pictures of plants native to several parts of the world.
www.plant-pictures.de

Missouri Botanical Garden Library contains 67 digitized volumes from their rare book collection. You can view the 26,600 pages and 2,825 botanical illustrations currently online.
ridgwaydb.mobot.org/mobot/rarebooks/index.asp

 
 
 

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