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Geography and Environment : Nauru

This pathfinder includes information about geography and environment in Nauru.

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The Republic of Nauru  (http://www.earth.nwu.edu/people/emile/nauru.html)
Presents information on Nauru geography, society, communications, economy, travel and history.

Phosphate Mining in Nauru  (http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/NAURU.htm)
Part of an online journal dedicated to the study of trade as an agent of globalization and its impact on other aspects of human life besides economics, this web page describes phosphate mining on Nauru. It looks at mining history, legal issues, economics and environmental impact.

The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance  (http://www.indopacific.org)
The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance is a non-profit biodiveristy conservation organization focusing on the tropical Pacific region. Its website contains information about its programs, partners and products.

Global Warming in Oceania  (http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_global_warming/index.htm)
Information about the causes and effects of global warming in Oceania. From Jane Resture's Oceania Web site.

SPREP - South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (/http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/sprep/default.htm)
Based in Apia, the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme is the Pacific region's major intergovernmental organization charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources. Its web site contains information about natural resources, nature conservation, coastal management, marine species, Pacific birds, invasive species, biodiversity, pollution, environmental awareness, climate change and international waters.

BirdLife - Pacific  (http://www.birdlife.org/regional/pacific/index.html)
Part of BirdLife International's website, this page provides ornitholigical information about the Pacific.

WWF South Pacific Programme homepage  (http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj)
This web site contains information about Pacific ecoregions, marine ecosystems, forest ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, climate change, mining and conservation in the Pacific, as well as the World Wildlife Federation's publications and activities.

Australsian Biogeographic Realm  (http://www.panda.org/about%5Fwwf/where%5Fwe%5Fwork/ecoregions/global200/pages/australasia.htm)
Part of the World Wildlife Federation's web site, this page leads information about ecosystems of Australasia and the Pacific. Users can search by either country or ecoregions and are then led to detailed descriptions of the environment in the chosen area.

Island Directory: Nauru  (http://islands.unep.ch/CLM.htm)
Part of the United Nations Environmental Program, this web site provides basic geographic information about Nauru.

Maps of Nauru  (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html#N)
Part of the Perry-Castanada Library Map Collection, this web site provides maps of Nauru.

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