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THEMATIC LINKS DIRECTORY

 
 
 

Welcome to the GIN thematic links directory.

As can be seen from the list below, this directory is categorised on a selection of themes. Each of the chosen themes have a direct relationship to the specific issues affecting islands and island communities around the globe.

All websites listed here have been individually chosen based on their quality of content and appropriateness for theme. All links contained within this directory are regularly checked to ensure they are currently available and do not lead to broken or missing links. If you do happen to come across a broken link please let us know - email our webmaster describing the offending link and we promise to attend to it at our earliest opportunity.


 
    

 

AGRICULTURE & TRADE
ALTERNATIVE & APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES
BIODIVERSITY
CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHANGE
COASTAL MANAGEMENT & MARINE RESOURCES

  A Global Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
  Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea
  Algalita Marine Research Foundation
  Aquatic Network
  Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee
  BBC Blue Planet
  Blue Finance
  Blue Ventures
  British Marine Life Study Society
  Centre for Maritime Research
  Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies
  Coastal Engineering Page
  Coastal Resources Center
  Coastal Resources Research Network
  Coastal Zone Management on the Internet
  CoastLearn
  CoastNET - The Coastal Network
  Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
  Coral Cay Conservation
  Coral Reef Alliance
  Coral Reef Research Institute
  EcoPorts
  EPA: Office of Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds
  Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association
  EUCC Coastal Guide
  European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology
  European Coastal Association for Science and Technology
  European Commission Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  European Initiative for Sustainable Coastal Erosion Management
  European Union for Coastal Conservation
  French Marine Protected Area Agency
  Global Coral Reef Alliance
  Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands
  Global Marine Litter Information Gateway
  Global Seagrass Monitoring Network
  Global Web Service on Integrated Coastal & Ocean Management
  IFRECOR
  International Centre for Coastal and Ocean Policy Studies
  International Centre for Island Technology
  International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
  International Coral Reef Action Network
  International Coral Reef Information Network
  International Coral Reef Initiative
  International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
  International Marinelife Alliance
  International Maritime Organization
  International Network on the Sustainable Development of Coastal Tourism Destinations
  International Ocean Institute
  International Oceans Institute of Canada
  International Seabed Authority
  International Whaling Commission
  Island Oceanography Network
  Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
  Locally Managed Marine Area Network
  Mangrove Replenishment Initiative
  Marine Aquarium Council
  Marine Conservation Biology Institute
  Marine Conservation Society
  Marine Protected Areas News
  Marine Protected Areas of Australia
  Marine Protected Areas of the United States
  Marine Sciences Portal for the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean
  Marine Turtle Newsletter
  Munich Reef Group
  NASA's Global Ocean Color Monitoring Mission (SeaWiFS)
  National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research - New Zealand
  NetCoast - A Guide to Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  No-Take Marine Reserves
  NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
  NOAA's Coral Reef Information System
  NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
  Ocean Biogeographic Information System
  Ocean Foundation
  Ocean Futures Society
  Ocean Voice International
  Oceana
  Oceanic Research Group
  Oceanic Resource Foundation
  Oceans Canada
  Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans
  Reef Check
  Reef Environmental Education Foundation
  Reef Relief
  ReefBase
  RITMO
  Science to Action
  Sea and Sky
  Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre
  Seas at Risk
  SeaWeb
  The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
  The Ocean Conservancy
  Toxic and Harmful Algal Bloom
  U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee
  UN Atlas of the Oceans
  UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  WhaleNet
  World Ocean Council
  World Ocean Observatory
  WWW Virtual Library: Whale-Watching
CONVENTIONS & TREATIES
CULTURE & SPORT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DONORS & FUNDING
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE
FORESTRY
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
LEGAL & JURISDICTIONAL
MEDICAL
MINING
POPULATION
PRIVATE ISLANDS
PROTECTED AREAS
REMOTE SENSING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
WATER & SANITATION
WOMEN'S ISSUES