AGB-NACIONAL : ASSOCIACAO DOS GEOGRAFOS BRASILEIROS (http://www.cibergeo.org/agbnacional/)
The official Web site of the Association of Brazilian Geographers. Features information on: the Association, members, news, agenda and events, geography news, geography online, geography and health, portal of cartography, educational links, publications, associations, and more. In Portuguese.
GEOGRAFIA DO BRASIL (http://www.geobrasil2001.hpg.ig.com.br)
The Web site contains information on geography of Brazil, natural landscapes, animals from danger of extinction, geography relief, environment, hydrography, regional divisions, urbanization. In Portuguese.
IBGE : INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATISTICA (http://www.ibge.gov.br)
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE is the Country's main provider of data and information to answer the requirements from the various segments of civil society, as well as from federal, state and local government agencies. IBGE offers a complete and current view of the Country, by performing its main functions: statistical information, geographical information, structure and implementation of a system of environmental information, documentation and dissemination of information, national statistical and cartographic systems. This Web site contains information on: Conjucture indicators (agriculture, quarterly national accounts, monthly survey of trade, industry, prices, labor and income); Population (census, national household, sample survey, family life conditions, consumer expenditure survey); Economy (1995-1996 census of agriculture, central registry of enterprises, national accounts of Brazil, industry, annual survey of trade); Geoscience (environmental studies, geography, geodesy); IBGE Catalog (reading guide, publications, charts, maps and cartograms, electronic products and services); Library (collection, services), and Download. In Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BRASIL (http://www.uol.com.br/nationalgeographic/)
The Website of the National Geographic Brasil - a publication of the National Geographic Society. In Portuguese.
PORTAL DA CARTOGRAFIA : BIBLIOGRAFIAS COMENTADAS (http://www.uel.br/projeto/cartografia/direita.htm)
A Web site about Brazilian cartography which presents a cronology of Brazilian cartography, glossaries, maps, atlases and commented bibliographies on the following topics: cartography and environment, cartography and agriculture, cartography and cities, cartography and climatology, cartography and geography, cartography and geology, cartography and geomorphology, cartography and hydrology, cartography and planning, cartography and transports, cartography and population, cartography and tourism. In portuguese.
Environment
BDT : BASE DE DADOS TROPICAL (http://www.bdt.fat.org.br/)
The Tropical Data Base Website. Its aim is to contribute towards a more sustainable use of Brazil's biodiversity through the dissemination of high quality information. The data base includes: the main fields of scientific knowledge in biology, geographic classification, biomes, legislation, conservation, sustainable development, specific ecosystems, diversity of species, bibliographical references, and publications. In Portuguese and English.
BRAZIL ON INTERNET (http://www.mre.gov.br/cdbrasil/itamaraty/web/ingles/band.htm)
Welcome to a very comprehensive Website about Brazil. The Brazilian vast territory, comprising more than 5,000 local authorities and where Portuguese is spoken from North to South, is the subject of this Internet site. Developed under the general co-ordination of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, it is an attempt to present the world with the pieces of an enormous jigsaw puzzle that anyone can put together any way they wish: the document is a great panorama showing the construction and political organization of Brazil - the economy, social policies, foreign relations, political divisions, the environment, tourism, art, culture and communications - brought together for the first time in a single medium by means of text, photographs, maps, music, illustrations, graphics, tables, video and audio clips. In Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
EMBRAPA : BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (http://www.embrapa.br/english/)
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation's (Embrapa) mission is to provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development of Brazilian agribusiness by generating, adapting and transferring knowledge and technology that benefits Brazilian society. Networking with 37 research units, 3 services and 15 central units, Embrapa is presently in almost all of the states of the Union and coordinates the National Agricultural Research System with cooperating institutions which carry out research in geographical areas or in defined fields of scientific knowledge. In English and Portuguese.
IBAMA : INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E DOS RECURSOS NATURAIS (http://www.ibama.gov.br)
Welcome to the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources Website. Here you will find a wide range of environmental information such as: environmental protection, fiscalizing, and control; Government regulation and authorities; ecosystems; educational resources; fauna & flora; wildlife protection; sustainable development; information resources; products and services; projects, units and programs; environmental quality; forest, hidric and fishery resources; healthy environmental technologies; units for conservation; and much more. In Portuguese.
IMAZON : INSTITUTO DO HOMEM E MEIO AMBIENTE DA AMAZONIA (http://www.imazon.org.br/)
The Brazilian Amazon Institute of People and Environment Website. Imazon is a non-profit research institution whose mission is to promote sustainable development in Amazonia through research, dissemination of information, and professional capacity-building. The Website contains information on: the institution, context, board of directors, staff, activities, research projects, "mulheres da mata", publications, contact, PDF files, localization map. In Portuguese and English.
IPAM - INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA AMBIENTAL DA AMAZONIA (http://www.ipam.org.br/en/homeen.htm)
Describes four research programs and projects of IPAM: Forest Ecology, Forests and Communities, Várzea Management, and Environmental policy. Includes information on the Avança Brasil Program which renews the efforts to develop the Amazonia region and presents an analyses some of the environmental effects of the planned investments with the purpose of stimulating a broader debate about the region's future. Also features the Institute's publications and news. In English and Portuguese.
JORNAL DO MEIO AMBIENTE (http://www.jornaldomeioambiente.com.br)
Website of the "Jornal do Meio Ambiente" - Brazil (Journal of Environment - edited by Vilmar Berna). It includes information on Brazilian environmental law, articles about environment for free download, environmental volunteers, services, news, past issues, links, and much more. In Portuguese.
MINISTERIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE (http://www.mma.gov.br)
The official Website of Brazil's Ministry of Environment. The site features information on: The Ministry, environmental quality, biodiversity and forests, hidric resources, sustainable development, management of Amazonia, educational resources on environment, FNMA -National Fund for the Environment, CNRH - National Council for Hidric Resources, CGEN - Council for the Administration of the Genetic Patrimony, ANA - Water National Agency, CONAMA - National Council for the Environment, IBAMA - Institute for the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources, and the Research Institute of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. In Portuguese.
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