Australasian 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.
Environment Vanuatu (http://www.biodiversity.com.vu)
Accountable to the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Geology, Energy and Environment, the Environment Unit is the government agency responsible for providing technical advice on environmental matters to the government and peoples of Vanuatu. Its web site contains information about biodiversity in Vanuatu, environment management, projects and research.
Gallery of Vanuatu Landscape (http://www.worldofwondersvu.com/LANDSCAPE1/index.htm)
Part of Philippe Metois Photography's web site, this page contains spectacular views of Vanuatu. There are also links to areal views of Vanuatu and photgraphs of volcanoes in Vanuatu.
Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Information concerning the division and the collections.
Index of volcanoes in Vanuatu (http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/southeast%5Fasia/vanuatu/)
Part of the Michigan Technological University volcanoes web site, this page provides links to scientific information about two volcanoes in Vanuatu, Gemini Seamount and Aoba.
The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance (http://www.indopacific.org)
Founded in 1998, the Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance aims to study and conserve the native ecosystems of the tropical Indo-Pacific region, and to support traditional peoples in their stewardship of these globally significant natural resources. Its web site contains information about biodiversity, research, and programs in Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia.
Island Directory – Vanuatu (http://islands.unep.ch/CLU.htm)
Part of the United Nations Environmental Program, this web site provides basic geographic information about Vanuatu.
Maps of Vanuatu (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html#V)
Part of the Perry-Castanada Library Map Collection, this web site provides maps of Vanuatu.
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (http://www.sprep.org.ws)
Based in Apia, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme is the Pacific region's major intergovernmental organisation 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.
Vanuatu Protected Areas Initiative (http://www.positiveearth.org/vpai/default.htm)
This web site provides information about the Vanuatu Protected Areas Initiative's work to support rural people in Vanuatu who are striving to find their own solutions to environmental challenges. It contains information about the Initiative's projects and fieldwork, the Loru protected area and news.
World Wild Federation South Pacific Programme (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.
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