Geography and Environment : Portugal

This pathfinder contains electronic resources on Portuguese geography and environment, including maps, links to the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division, links to other map collections, flags, climate, weather, and natural resources. For information about maps and other geographical resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) and the Geography and Map Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/) site. The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the following sites: Iberia, The University of California at Berkeley's link to the Iberian Peninsula for both Portugal and Spain Iberian Studies Web, of WESS. Others sites one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/portugal.html) and the one prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Portugal - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html) Environment | Geography

Environment

AREAM : AGÊNCIA REGIONAL DA ENERGIA E AMBIENTE DA REGIÃO AUTONÒMA DA MADEIRA  (http://www.aream.pt/)
The Regional Agency for Energy and Environment of the Autonomous Region of Madeira Web site. Contains information about the Agency mission, team, associates, networks, energy planning, environmental planning, renewable energy, energy efficiency, urban transports, urban waste, environmental management, links, and contact. In Portuguese and English.

ASPEA : ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL  (http://www.aspea.org)
The Web page of ASPEA : Portuguese Association for Environmental Education. Features information about the Association, experiences and projects, events, ASPEA and the schools, games, news, journal clippings, and links. In Portuguese.

ENVIROINFO  (http://www.deb.uminho.pt/fontes/enviroinfo/default.html)
EnviroInfo is a compilation of useful Internet resources to Portuguese and foreign Environmental Science and Technology (web sites, mailing list archives, Usenet newsgroups). This site maintains information on organizations and business, publications, online databases and software, research and education. The following environmental fields are considered: air pollution, biotechnology, chemistry, ecology, impact and risk assessment, laws, pollution, sustainable development, soil, wetlands, water, and wastewater. In Portuguese and English.

ENVIRONMENT IN PORTUGAL  (http://www.netmais.pt/portugueseenvironment/agencies/agencies.htm)
Links to the environmental agencies in Portugal.

GRUPO LOBO  (http://lobo.fc.ul.pt)
Grupo Lobo is an independent and non-profit association that was founded in 1985 to work for the conservation of the Wolf and its habitat in Portugal, where the wolf is in danger of extinction. One of the main objectives is the dissemination of accurate information about this misunderstood and persecuted predator. Further initiatives include field research about wolf biology and ecology. Grupo Lobo is also responsible for the management of the Iberian Wolf Recovery Centre (IWRC), where disabled/wounded wolves, or wolves kept in deficient captivity conditions, are homed, cared for and studied. The IWRC has an international volunteer's program for those who are interested in participating in the Centre activities, as well as an adoption program for the wolves that live there. Includes information about the Group, wolves, wolves around the world, the project "Signatus", bibliographies, genealogy, contact, links, images, adoptions and cooperation, shopping, and more. In Portuguese.

ICTE : INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS DA TERRA E DO ESPAÇO  (http://www.icte.pt)
The Institute of the Earth and Space Web site. Presents information about the Institute, projects, publications, works on-line, and related links. In Portuguese and English.

IGM : INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO E MINEIRO  (http://www.igm.pt)
The Geological and Mining Institute of Portugal homepage. The IGM is the governmental agency responsible for geological research of onshore land and continental shelf of Portugal. Contains information about the agency, documents and datas, departments, projects, services and products, access to mineral rights, statistics, news and events, Geoimages, and geological and related websites. In Portuguese and English.

INPECO : PORTUGUESE INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY  (http://www.inpeco.pt/)
The Portuguese Institute of Ecology. Contains information on: Bio-Park networks, environment, sports & health, Monchique accommodation Network, Algarve image gallery, tree planting network, Roadamine, Vetiver Network, agenda 21, virtual Monchique, sustainable development, science and computing, and more. In Portuguese, English, and German.

INSTITUTO DE METEOROLOGIA  (http://www.meteo.pt)
The Portuguese Institute of Meteorology homepage. In Portuguese.

PROJECTO PEOPLE : LISBOA  (http://www.people-pt.net)
Population Exposure to Air Pollutants in Europe. The PEOPLE project in Lisbon, Portugal aims to support health impact assessment. An important facet of the project is awareness raising campaigns in participating cities organised with the involvement of citizens, scientists, decision makers and the media. The study will focus on carcinogenic pollutants presenting long term effects on human health. In Portuguese and English.

UNESCO : ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION  (http://www.unesco.org/education/environment/Europe%5Fand%5FNorth%5FAmerica/Portugal/)
Environmental directory of environmental education institutions in Portugal. In English.

Geography

ARQUIVO VIRTUAL DE CARTOGRAFIA URBANA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.urban.iscte.pt/home.htm)
The Portuguese Virtual Archive of Urban Cartography Web site. Contains information on: virtual collection, the index, searching the texts, a guided tour to the virtual collection, access to the magazine: Urban ismo4 de origem portuguesa (dedicated to Portuguese urbanism abroad), forum, and contact. In Portuguese.

CENTRO DE ESTUDOS GEOGRÁFICOS   (http://www.ceg.ul.pt/)
The Centre of Geographical Studies of the University of Lisbon. Contains information on location, activities, research, publications (including access to the Finisterra: Revista Portuguesa de Geografia = The Portuguese Geography Magazine), congresses, search engine, and more. In Portuguese and English.

GEOGRAPHY OF PORTUGAL : WIKIPEDIA  (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%5Fof%5FPortugal)
Geography of Portugal from the encyclopedia Wikipedia. In English.

INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO PORTUGUẼS  (http://www.igeo.pt)
The Portuguese Geographic Institute Web site. In Portuguese.

MAPS OF PORTUGAL  (http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps%5FOf%5FPortugal.html)
A list of links of maps of Portugal. Maps of the World Directory. In English.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PORTUGAL  (http://www.nationalgeographic.pt/home/main.asp)
The National Geographic Society Web site in Portuguese.

PORTUGAL : HISTORICAL FLAGS  (http://www.fotw.ca/flags/pt-hist.html)
A homepage of historical flags of Portugal. This page is part of FOTW Flags Of The World website. Presents historical flags of Portugal from first period: 1143-1495, from 1495 to this day, sea merchant flags, Order of Crist flags, and flags of the "Companhias", proposals for the republican flag (1910-11), and colonial flags. In English.

PORTUGAL MAPS  (http://portugal-info.net/maps/)
A source for searching maps of all regions of Portugal. In English.

PRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICA  (http://www.presidenciarepublica.pt/pt/main.html)
The official Web page of the Presidency of the Republic of Portugal. Contains information about the National Flag of Portugal.

SOCIEDADE DE GEOGRAFIA DE LISBOA  (http://socgeografia-lisboa.planetaclix.pt/)
The Lisbon Geography Society homepage. In Portuguese.