Explore Earth & Environment

This page contains links to useful websites, with information about:

Tree of Life Project, an interactive explorative site of how all living things are related.
Catalogue of life: explore ‘the most complete authoritative list of the world’s species.’
Encyclopedia of Life: knowledge about life on earth.
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
WWF (World-Wide Fund for Nature)
IUCN, red list of endangered species.
Conservation International: ‘caring for and valuing nature, for the long-term benefit of people and all life on Earth.’
The Plant List, a working list of all plant species on earth.
FishBase, a complete list of the world’s fishes.
AmphibiaWeb: the world’s amphibians, e.g search for frogs in your country.
Photo Ark, National Geographic’s portraits of thousands of species

WRI (World Resources Institute), a global research organization that works towards practical solutions to challenges in Food, Forests, Water, Energy, Climate, the Ocean and Cities.
Environmental News Network: collection of news, resources, teachers, experts and tools providing objective information about the environment, to enable global environmental action.
UNEP (United Nations Environment), the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, to promote sustainable development.
Global Forest Watch, monitoring the world’s forests, especially check out the Map.
NOAA (National Centers for Environmental Information)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), building peace and and improving the human condition through international cooperation in education, sciences and culture: e.g. world heritage sites.

IPCC (the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), 6th Assessment Cycle reports.
- Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change (2022).
- The Science Basis of Climate Change (2021). Outreach materials at the bottom of the page are particularly useful.
- Mitigation of Climate Change (2022).
- Special Report on Land (2019).
- Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere (2018).
- Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018).
- Also see our blog post with links to IPCC videos.
NASA Climate Change: facts, evidence, FAQs and more.
CarbonBrief: current climate change news.
Online carbon footprint calculator.
SkepticalScience: lots of information on climate change, especially for climate deniers.
ClimateTracker: for young climate journalists.
United Nations Climate Action: climate change news from around the world.
Nature Climate Change: a prestigious academic journal with latest climate change research.

South African Presidential Climate Commission: the government’s plan of action.
African Climate Alliance, a youth-led organization advocating for climate justice.
350 Africa: an African movement to fight climate change.
SAYCCC (South African Youth Climate Change Coalition)