The best part of this site is its online version of the World Resources, published simultaneously in book form and on the Internet. The entire book can be downloaded or viewed online. As a printed book, it runs to 384 pages, including 162 pages of data tables covering 150 countries. Excellent resource base. This massive directory of environmental sites on the Web has a useful and unique set of criteria to help distinguish sites in terms of their substantive depth and utility as jumping-off points.
Site is well organized, with low graphics and helpful annotations.
Links include megadirectories, encyclopedias, selected lists, and comprehensive lists. The directory exists in French, Dutch, Italian, and German, and is purportedly updated monthly. An extremely useful jumping-off point for environmental resources and sites. University of Waterloo's Environmental Data Sources from Around the World Operated out of the University of Waterloo, Canada, this well-maintained site offers a lengthy list of links to Canadian, U.S., and environmental databases on a wide variety of environmental topics. The best links are rated by quantity and quality of information and organization and accessibility, making it another good jumping-off point for general environmental resources.