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Links Exchange

The Geneva Environement Network is pleased to post additional links to relevant sites.

Local Green Links

A comprehensive list of local organizations, associations, businesses and government services working on environmental and development issues in French-speaking Switzerland.

Associations (Associations et organisations locales)
Education and training (Education et formation)
Federal government (Autorités fédérales)
City and state government( Ville et Etat de Genève)
Private businesses (Secteur privé )
Miscellaneous (Divers)

Geneva-area Libraries

Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences Library
Faculty of Law Library
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Library
Index of Geneva Libraries
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Resource Centre
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Library and Information Services
The Library of the United Nations Office
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Library
University of Geneva Library
WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (WHOLINK)
World Conservation Union (IUCN) Library
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Technical Library

Meta-Directories

"Best environmental directories"
Association Ecologie Economie pour un Développement Durable (AEE+DD)
DotEnvironment Directory
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
SD Gateway
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
The Official Web Site Locator for the UN System
UNEP Site Locator
United Nations Office at Geneva
United Nations University International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNV-INWEH) UN Organizations Links

Environment Databases

CITES: Species Database
CITES: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Earthwatch: Assessments and Information
Earthwatch: Oceans Directory
IPCC: Data Distribution Centre
IUCN: Conservation Commons
Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Sites Information Service
UNECE: Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution - EMEP
UNECE: Database on Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
UNEP - Rotterdam Convention: Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
UNEP Chemicals: Inventory of Information Sources on Chemicals
UNEP Chemicals: POPs Database on Alternatives
UNEP/GRID: Description of services, including how to obtain data sets
UNEP/GRID: GEO Data Portal
UNEP/GRID: GRID Meta-database

Environment News Services

BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest (ICTSD)
Environment News Service
Environmental News Network (ENN)
EUROPA Environment newsletters
LAEASE, Groupe Technologies de Santé
Ramsar Convention News
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
UN Foundation
UNEP Press Releases
WWF Environmental News Resources

Employment and Internships

UN-wide employment opportunities
UNEP Environmental Education and Training
UNEP internships
UNEP vacancies
University of Geneva: Centre of Human Ecology and Environmental Sciences
UNON internships (UNON, UNEP, UNHABITAT)