Ocean Conservation

NODC's National Archive of Ocean Data; search and retrieve data and metadata in its original format (as it was submitted to NODC).

You can find queries that provide information on environmentally related taxes, fees and charges, tradable permit systems, deposit refund systems, environmentally motivated subsidies and voluntary approaches used in environmental policy in OECD member countries, OECD accession countries, EEA member countries and countries otherwise co-operating with EEA, not being members of OECD. A number of other countries have also been invited to provide information for the database, and information on some environmentally related taxes in South Africa is available.

"Global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes."*

The GRAMED database contains information on 1023 activities at present, including assessments, scientific research studies and data holdings of relevance to the marine and coastal environment at the national, regional and supra-regional scale. It allows the user to search the assessments, download reports of searches, access online full text reports, and where available data sets and other products.

The aim of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) is to produce a comprehensive and integrated global assessment of international waters, the ecological status of and the causes of environmental problems in 66 water areas in the world, and to focus on the key issues and problems facing the aquatic environment in transboundary waters. The site contains links to GIWA regional assessment reports, which present a comprehensive and integrated assessment of international waters in different

GreenFILE: In keeping with our commitment to environmental consciousness, EBSCO proudly offers GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positi