When the project began, the education curriculum topics of the three partner countries, England, Portugal and Ireland were examined. The areas of education and the environment were identified as common to all and fitting in well with the project profile. It has been decided by the partners to keep the catalogue small and therefore there are only five sites listed for each of the sections. The catalogue will be updated on a regular basis. When identifying sites, we have tried to find ones that will be of use to the three partners in the project and the wider community.
Sites have to be well laid out in a clear, user friendly manner.
The sites need to present the information well and by doing so, will encourage a person to re-visit the site or recommend it to others. These sites have been chosen because of their wide content, which it is hoped will appeal to many groups of people. These sites have good links to other environmental sites. A number of the web sites listed have specific sites for children, and in this case it is the address for the children's pages that has been given. Earthwatch Institute Promotes the sustainable conservation of natural resources and cultural heritages by creating partnerships between scientists, educators and the general public.