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Lecture 1 - Overview of the Course: General Resources
Links
General:
- US Agriculture Dictionary
http://www.agriculturelaw.com/links/dictionary.htm
- USDA Glossary
http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/factbook/append.pdf
- Soil Science Society of America: Enter <Glossary of Soil Science Terms> in Search box
Agencies - United States Agricultural and Natural Resources:
- The United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA) -
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
- Economic Research Service of the USDA -
http://www.ers.usda.gov/
- Agricultural Research Service of the USDA -
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm
- Natural Resource Conservation Service of the USDA -
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
- National Resources Inventory -
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/TECHNICAL/NRI/
- Agriculture at the National Academies -
http://www.nationalacademies.org/agriculture/
- National Agricultural Law Center -
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/
- National Agricultural Library - http://www.nal.usda.gov
Sustainable Agriculture – United States:
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program -
http://www.sare.org
- Alternative Farming Systems Information Center at the
National Agricultural Library - http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Center -
http://www.attra.ncat.org
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State
University - http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/
- Agroecology, at the University of California, Santa Cruz - http://www.agroecology.org
Civil Society Organizations - United States:
- American Farmland Trust -
http://www.farmland.org/default.asp
- Sustainable Agriculture Coalition -
http://www.msawg.org/about/
- National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
- http://www.sustainableagriculture.net/
- National Farmers Union
- http://www.nfu.org/
- American Farm Bureau
- http://www.fb.org/
- Western Growers
- http://www.wga.com/public/index.php
- United Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Association - http://www.uffva.org/
Agriculture and Natural Resource Conservation - International:
- Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) -
http://www.fao.org
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) - http://www.cgiar.org
- The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) - http://www.iucn.org
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) - http://www.ifoam.org
Soils of the United States:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service/Soil Survey Division - http://soils.usda.gov/
- Soil Science Society of America - http://www.soils.org/
- American Geological Institute Foundation - http://www.agifoundation.org/
- Soil and water Conservation Society - http://www.swcs.org
Soils of the World:
- World Soil Map updated using WRB system -
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/
- World Soil Resources -
http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/
- International Soil Reference and Information Centre -
http://www.isric.nl/
- Consortium for International Earth Science Information
Network - http://www.ciesin.org/
- International Union of Soil Scientists - http://www.iuss.org/
Agencies involved with Water Sector - United States:
- US Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation
- http://www.usbr.gov/
- United States Geological Survey
- http://www.usgs.gov/
- US Army Corps of Engineers -
http://www.usace.army.mil/
- Water Science, US Environmental Protection Agency -
http://www.epa.gov/ost/
- US Fish and Wildlife Service -
http://www.fws.gov/
- National Marine Fisheries Service - http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
Agencies involved with Water Sector – International:
- Land and Water Development Division of FAO -
http://www.fao.org/landandwater/default.stm
- International Water Management Institute -
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/
- World Water Council -
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/
- Water portal of UNESCO - http://www.unesco.org/water/
Agencies involved with issues Related to Air - United States:
- Air, US Environmental Protection Agency -
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -
http://www.noaa.gov/
- Goddard Institute for Space Studies - http://www.giss.nasa.gov/
Agencies involved with issues Related to Air – International:
- Air Pollution – World Health Organization -
http://www.who.int/ceh/risks/cehair/en/
- World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations -
http://www.wmo.ch/index-en.html
- United Nations Environment Program - http://www.unep.org/
Agencies involved with Forestry - United States:
- USDA Forest Service -
http://www.fs.fed.us/
- Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior -
http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm
- National Parks Service, US Department of the Interior -
http://www.nps.gov/
- Recreation on Federal Lands - http://www.recreation.gov/
Agencies involved with Forestry – International:
- Forestry Home, FAO -
http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp
- Forests and Forestry, The World Bank - http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTARD/EXTFORESTS/0,,menuPK:985797~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:985785,00.html
- Center for International Forestry Research -
http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations -
http://www.iufro.org/
- World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development -
http://www.iisd.org/wcfsd/
- United Nations Forum on Forestry - http://www.un.org/esa/forests/
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