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Center for Environmental Research & Conservation Center for Environmental Research & Conservation: A consortium of five education and research institutions created in response to critical environmental concerns facing the Earth. (Research Institutes) http://cerc.columbia.edu/ ICENS - International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences ICENS - International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences: Multi-disciplinary research centre located on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Site has information about the centre, its research programmes, publications, and analytical services available. (Research Institutes) http://www.icens.org U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California: The United States Salinity Laboratory, a National Laboratory for basic research on the chemistry, physics, biology, and assessment of salt-affected soil-plant-water systems. (Riverside CA USA) (Research Institutes) http://www.ussl.ars.usda.gov/ Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: United Kingdom body for research, survey, monitoring and training in the terrestrial and freshwater sciences. Provides independent research and advice to inform government policy on natural resource management and environmental p (Research Institutes) http://www.ceh-nerc.ac.uk/ Center for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment Center for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment: CSERGE's core academic objectives are to undertake policy-relevant research on global environmental problems and to contribute to the ESRC's Global Environmental Change Research Programme. (Research Institutes) http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/all/resgroup/cserge/ International Union of Forestry Research Organizations International Union of Forestry Research Organizations: IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research. (Research Institutes) http://iufro.boku.ac.at/ Sustainable Development Institute Sustainable Development Institute: SDI seeks to heighten the environmental quality of economic development efforts through improvements in policy and practice. Its geographical concentration is on tropical forest regions and the Atlantic coast of Canada, the U.S., and the eastern Caribbean (Research Institutes) http://www.susdev.org/ Center For Combustion and Environmental Research Center For Combustion and Environmental Research: An interdisciplinary group established to study fundamental problems relating to the field of combustion and environmental protection. (Research Institutes) http://me-www.colorado.edu/centers/combustion/ccr.html Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology: CIIT is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemica (Research Institutes) http://www.ciit.org/ William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory: US DOE scientific user facility with experimental, theoretical, and computational capabilities for solving environmental problems. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington. (Research Institutes) http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/ Environmental Working Group Environmental Working Group: EWG is a nonprofit environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. and a leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment. (Research Institutes) http://www.ewg.org/ Resources for the Future Resources for the Future: A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource issues. (Research Institutes) http://www.rff.org/ Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba, Canada Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba, Canada: Promote and facilitates Northern research covering the physical environment, social issues and economic development, including sustainable resource development. Offers opportunities to study the northern lights, whales, arctic flora and fauna, polar bears (Research Institutes) http://www.churchillmb.net/~cnsc/ K.U.Leuven research database K.U.Leuven research database: All research teams, research projects(5000) and expertises of K.U.Leuven researchers. (Research Institutes) http://cwisdb.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/research/ ELI: The Environmental Law Institute ELI: The Environmental Law Institute: an internationally recognized, independent research and education center that advances environmental protection by improving law, policy, and management. (U.S.-based) (Research Institutes) http://www.eli.org/ The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute: The mission of the Institute is to bring together faculty and students in the life, earth, physical, and social sciences to form a focused, interdisciplinary program of environmental research at the university. (Research Institutes) http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/ Center for Coastal And Land-Margin Research (CCALMR) Center for Coastal And Land-Margin Research (CCALMR): Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (Research Institutes) http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/ CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - Centre for Arid Zone Research, Alice Springs NT, Australia CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems - Centre for Arid Zone Research, Alice Springs NT, Australia: A regional research group within the Sustainable Ecosystems division of CSIRO. Undertakes research into the ecology and management of the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Australia. (Research Institutes) http://www.cazr.csiro.au NEETF - The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation NEETF - The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation: Addressing Issues of Critcal National Concern through Environmental Education. (Research Institutes) http://www.neetf.org/ Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Center for Energy and Environmental Policy: Research programs into the areas of environmental justice and sustainable development. (Research Institutes) http://www.udel.edu/ceep/ NEDO (Japan) Global Environmental Technology Development NEDO (Japan) Global Environmental Technology Development: Research and technology development in several environmental areas (including waste management, recycling, CFC destruction and replacement, CO2 fixation and utilization, bioreactors, soil remediation, more). Languages: English, Japanese. (Research Institutes) http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/ Univ of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Univ of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Environmental research institute specializing in the science of coastal environments. (Research Institutes) http://www.co.cees.edu/index.html The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research: (MCEER) is a national center of excellence that develops and applies knowledge and advanced technologies to reduce earthquake losses. (Research Institutes) http://mceer.buffalo.edu/default.asp Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Environmental Laboratory Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Environmental Laboratory: advancing science and engineering technologies for ecosystem management. Research staff includes government and contract researchers from environmental disciplines. (Research Institutes) http://www.wes.army.mil/el/homepage.html Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Research, training, and software for hydrologic engineering and water resources planning and management. (Research Institutes) http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/ Human Dimensions Research Programs Guide Human Dimensions Research Programs Guide: To improve the understanding of global environmental processes. (Research Institutes) http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HDP/HDP-home.html The Ecosystems Center The Ecosystems Center: Part of the Marine Biology Lab, with focus on environmental research and education. Woods Hole, Massachusetts. (Research Institutes) http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ Energy, Environment, and Resources Center Energy, Environment, and Resources Center: University of Tennessee, Knoxville center conducts high-level, multidisciplinary research using the intellectual resources of the University and its regional partners. This research seeks to find real-world solutions to problems in the fields of energy, e (Research Institutes) http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/ Rocky Mountain Institute Rocky Mountain Institute: Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of resources. Founded by Amory and Hunter Lovins. Research areas are energy, transportation, green development, climate change, water, economic renewal, corporate (Research Institutes) http://www.rmi.org University of California Energy Institute University of California Energy Institute: The purpose of the center is to foster and support selected research programs in the energy fields, build an information database for teachers and students, and conduct policy related studies. Page includes mission statement, list of staff, research paper (Research Institutes) http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/ University of Delaware Research Centers University of Delaware Research Centers: Agricultural, Engineering, and Natural Science research centers. (Research Institutes) http://www.udel.edu/OVPR/research.html Center for Conservation Biology Center for Conservation Biology: Created to develop the science of conservation biology, including its application to solutions for critical conservation problems. In particular, the CCB conducts objective scientific and policy research that is building a sound basis for the conservatio (Research Institutes) http://www.stanford.edu/group/CCB/ Woods Hole Research Center Woods Hole Research Center: Addresses the great issues of environment through scientific research and education and through applications of science in public affairs. Focus is on climate change and the warming of the earth, as well as global forests because of their controlling (Research Institutes) http://www.whrc.org Organization of Biological Field Stations Organization of Biological Field Stations: An association of more than 200 field stations and professionals concerned with field facilities for biological research and education, primarily in North America and Central America. This site provides links to OBFS member stations. (Research Institutes) http://www.obfs.org/ Natural Environment Research Council Natural Environment Research Council: To promote and support, by any means, high quality basic, strategic and applied research, survey, long-term environmental monitoring and related postgraduate training in terrestrial, marine and freshwater biology. (Research Institutes) http://www.nerc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/loadframeset.pl?title=Welcome%20to%20NERC&right=http%3A//www.nerc.ac.uk/&left=/pic-strip.html Synoptic Climatology Lab, University of Delaware Synoptic Climatology Lab, University of Delaware: Performs research into climate and health, as well as other climatological issues that affect humans and other organisms around the world.. (Research Institutes) http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/scl.html Danish Hydraulic Institute Danish Hydraulic Institute: Independent, international organisation affiliated with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, offering research and consultation in ecology, environmental chemistry, water resources, environmental informatics, and hydraulic structures, with particular (Research Institutes) http://www.dhi.dk/ The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI): One of the world's leading centers for basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical organisms. (Research Institutes) http://www.si.edu/stri/ Ratchford Field Station at Wilkes University Ratchford Field Station at Wilkes University: Field station for undergraduate field-based education and research by collecting, handling and field-analyzing samples of rock, soils, sediment, ground water, surface water and vegetation. (Research Institutes) http://www.wilkes.edu/academics/gse/rachford.asp Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce (SMS) Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce (SMS): The (SMS) is a research center specializing in marine biodiversity and ecosystems of Florida. Research focuses on the Indian River Lagoon and the offshore waters of Florida's east central coast, with comparative studies throughout coastal Florida. (Research Institutes) http://www.sms.si.edu/ Northern Ireland Centre for Energy Research and Technology, NICERT Northern Ireland Centre for Energy Research and Technology, NICERT: Contract research centre on energy-related topics e,g. advanced power cycles, renewable energy, refrigeration, biomass, heat pumps, clean coal technology, CFC replacements. (Research Institutes) http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/science/nicert/ World Resources Institute (WRI) World Resources Institute (WRI): committed to change for a sustainable world - believes that change in human behavior is urgently needed to halt the accelerating rate of environmental deterioration. Site has resources on climate change, forest resources, international environmental econo (Research Institutes) http://www.wri.org/ Urban Regeneration and the Environment (URGENT) Urban Regeneration and the Environment (URGENT): UK Natural Environment Research Council's thematic programme set up to integrate urban environmental research across the geological, ecological, freshwater and atmospheric sciences. (Research Institutes) http://urgent.nerc.ac.uk Environmental Control Research Group Environmental Control Research Group: University of Paisley in Scotland investigates contaminants in air, land, inland waters and river estuaries. Details given about projects, publications and the people who work on them. (Research Institutes) http://environment.paisley.ac.uk/chemistry/home/environmental/env_index.htm US Global Change Research Information Office US Global Change Research Information Office: Studies climate change and related issues. (Research Institutes) http://www.gcrio.org Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Does research on landscape and population ecology, coastal science, and global change, particularly within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. (Research Institutes) http://www.serc.si.edu/ Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey: Education and research focused on cross-disciplinary analysis of long-term environmental problems. (Research Institutes) http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/ces/ NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related diseases. Links to information on programs, grants, research, events, contracts, employment, training, outreach events, public information. (Research Institutes) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ National Center For Ecological Analysis and Synthesis National Center For Ecological Analysis and Synthesis: At NCEAS, scientists conduct collaborative research on major fundamental and applied problems in ecology. The Center facilitates integrative research aimed at synthesizing existing data and information, and subsequently making these data available in acco (Research Institutes) http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/fmt/doc?/frames.html Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center: One of the leading centers for biomedical and biobehavioral research with non-human primates, in recent years Yerkes has expanded to include a broad range of science from molecular and cellular studies to investigations of culture and social behavi (Research Institutes) http://www.emory.edu/WHSC/YERKES/ Northern Environmental Research Network, NorNet Northern Environmental Research Network, NorNet: Co-operation network of northern Finnish environmental researchers. Includes information about member institutions and upcoming conferences. (Research Institutes) http://www.nornet.oulu.fi/english/index.html Maine Environmental Policy Institute Maine Environmental Policy Institute: The institure is dedicated to researching environmental challenges facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the public. (Research Institutes) http://www.meepi.org Environment Institute Environment Institute: European Institute's concern has been focused on protecting man and his environment and on the quality of life and goods in Europe. (Research Institutes) http://www.ei.jrc.it/ Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth: Japanese organization focused on development of innovative environmental technologies and broadening the range of CO2 sinks. About the organization, its research activities and results, and funding opportunities. (Research Institutes) http://www.rite.or.jp/English/E-home-frame.html Cape Tribulation Research Station, AUSTROP Foundation Cape Tribulation Research Station, AUSTROP Foundation: The only research facility in the lowland tropics of Australia, Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station operated by the Australian Tropical Research Foundation (AUSTROP), and the home of the Daintree Rainforest Taskforce. (Research Institutes) http://www.altnews.com.au/austrop/ Blackland Research Center - Water Sciences Laboratory Blackland Research Center - Water Sciences Laboratory: Texas (Research Institutes) http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/ The Dolphin Society The Dolphin Society: An Australian non-profit-making research institution, established in 1994 to research the effects on people of interaction with dolphins, and to pursue conservation and rights for marine mammals in general. (Research Institutes) http://members.eisa.net.au/~dolphins/ Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI): The (AGCI) summer programs provide a series of in-depth sessions for invited scientists from around the world to explore the latest understandings of the global environment and how human activities affect Earth systems. (Research Institutes) http://www.gcrio.org/agci-home.html Biosphere 2 Center Biosphere 2 Center: Columbia University environmental research activities and education programs in the Arizona "living laboratory" originally built for an experiment to test the feasibility of humans living in a closed ecosystem. (Research Institutes) http://www.bio2.edu/ Horizon Communications Horizon Communications: International research, film production and development organization: finding solutions to environmental, health, population and development problems. (Research Institutes) http://www.yale.edu/horizon/ Lake Annsjon Bird Observatory, Sweden Lake Annsjon Bird Observatory, Sweden: Monitors bird populations in an area in the middle of the Scandinavian mountain range. (Research Institutes) http://www.csb.ki.se/users/peterc/annsjon Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station: Field research station of Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Arts and Sciences. Its predominate use is by faculty and students in the biology department. (Research Institutes) http://www.selu.edu/Academics/ArtsSciences/centers/turtlecove/turtleco.htm Earth Share of Missouri Earth Share of Missouri: Group takes part in the preservation of parks, rivers, and natural lands, maintaining clean air and safe water, and development and maintenance of urban and wilderness trails. (Research Institutes) http://www.earthsharemo.org/ Center For Environmental Prediction, Rutgers University Center For Environmental Prediction, Rutgers University: Specializes in research and education in regional and global environmental prediction, particularly with reference to climate change modeling. (Research Institutes) http://www.cep.rutgers.edu Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich: Center of expertise in research and consultancy in the environment and natural resources sector, conducting research, development, and training to promote efficient management and use of renewable natural resources in support of sustainable livelihoods. (Research Institutes) http://www.nri.org/ CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control Limited CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control Limited: Australian research center studying wastewater treatment and reuse, solid waste management, waste minimisation, contaminated site remediation, and hazardous waste treatment. (Research Institutes) http://www.crcwmpc.com.au/ The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security: Conducts research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security. (Research Institutes) http://www.pacinst.org/ Institute of Chemical Toxicology, Wayne State University Institute of Chemical Toxicology, Wayne State University: Research on the short- and long-term effects of chemicals on human, animal and plant life. (Research Institutes) http://www.wayne.edu/ict Conservation & Research Center Conservation & Research Center: At the Smithsonian Institution's mandate their mission is to advance conservation of biological diversity. The CRC increases knowledge through investigations of threatened species, habitats, and communities, and disseminates knowledge through advan (Research Institutes) http://www.si.edu/crc/ ORNL Environmental Sciences Division ORNL Environmental Sciences Division: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Conducts basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions to restore and protect the environment. (Research Institutes) http://www.esd.ornl.gov/ Environmental Sciences - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Environmental Sciences - Oak Ridge National Laboratory: ORNL's environmental sciences R&D portfolio includes work in biogeochemistry, environmental biotechnology, environmental chemistry, ecosystem studies, geosciences, hydrology, microbiology, and environmental assessment. (Research Institutes) http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/environmental_sciences.shtml National Center for Environmental Decision-making Research National Center for Environmental Decision-making Research: NCEDR focus is on needs of subnational (state, regional, tribal, local) environmental decision makers. It engages environmental decisionmakers with researchers to develop and communicate processes and information that help solve or avoid problems associa (Research Institutes) http://www.ncedr.org ENVINET - European Network for Arctic-Alpine Environmental Research ENVINET - European Network for Arctic-Alpine Environmental Research: "Infrastructure Co-operation Network" of 17 research stations engaged in multidisciplinary environmental research in Northern Europe. Includes information on cooperative projects. (Research Institutes) http://www.npolar.no/ National Center for Environmental Health (U.S. CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (U.S. CDC): Leadership to promote health & quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, or disabilities resulting from interaction between people and the environment. (Research Institutes) http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ Desert Research Institute Desert Research Institute: affiliated with University of Nevada; research programs focus on water resources and air quality, global climate change and the physics of the earth's turbulent atmosphere, and humanity's historic struggle to adapt to harsh environments. (Research Institutes) http://www.dri.edu/ Center for Development Research, University of Bonn Center for Development Research, University of Bonn: Conducts interdisciplinary research on political, cultural, economic, technical and ecological questions related to development and global sustainability. (Research Institutes) http://www.zef.de/ Center for the Study of Marine Policy Center for the Study of Marine Policy: The Center conducts a broad range of research studies emphasizing the application of policy analysis and other analytical tools to the study of the management of ocean and coastal areas on regional, national, and global scales. (Research Institutes) http://www.udel.edu/CMS/csmp/ Center for Energy and Environmental Resources Center for Energy and Environmental Resources: Central liaison for energy and environmental research and education. Focuses on efficient and economical uses of energy and on ensuring a cleaner environment by developing ecologically sound energy related technologies. (Research Institutes) http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/