Australia and its people have a unique relationship to the environment and landscape of the continent. The two affect each other in numerous ways, from the lifestyle that emerged in the rugged outback to the blanket of ocean that isolates the continent. For instance, the aboriginese people, like many other traditional cultures, hold that conserving the environment is a worthy priority. The many beaches and general aesthetic beauty of the landscape also contributed to interest in the ecology of this continant. Below are resources to understanding Australia's environmental profile, human impact, environmental policy, and to scholorly resources and organizations.

Environmental Profile:

• Marine Life: Discusses Australia’s marine life.

• Australia's Oceans: Provides information on Australia’s oceans including their sizes, locations, etc.

• Kimberly Ocean Region: An overview of Australia’s Kimberly ocean region and its marine life.

• Land Use in Australia: A look at how land is used in Australia, including city layouts, etc.

• Australian Coastlines: A discussion of Australia’s coastlines and fisheries, as well as their importance to the economy.

• Maps of Australia: Outlines Australia’s land parts.

• Great Barrier Reef: Discusses about the famous Great Barrier Reef.

• Oceans and Seas: Provides information about the different aspects of Australia’s surrounding oceans.

• Sea Lion Tracking: A special project in Australia

• Australian Flora: An overview of typical Australian flora.

• Flora Database: Database of information about Australian plant life.

• Australian Animals- Information on the wildlife that is specific to Australia.

• Australian Birds: Discusses common Australian birds.

• Australian Reptiles and Amphibians: A look at reptiles and amphibians.

• Water Resources in Australia: A description of Australia’s water sources.

• The Ozone Layer and Australia: Discusses aspects of the ozone and if it ever affects Australia.

• Ozone Information: Ozone layer information that is specific to Australia.

Past and Present Human Impact:

• European Settlement: A discussion about how Australia’s European settlement affected the land.

• Population Growth: Explains how the popular growth affected Australia.

• Australian Country Analysis- Discusses some aspects of Australian history.

• A Biological View of our Foreign Policy: Shows how territorial isolation policies affect cultural development.

• Early Australia: Discusses how early Australia was before colonization.

• Pre 20th Century: Another site that discusses how colonization changed Australia.

• Colonial Period: Provides information on the colonial period in Australia.

• Erosion: A look at how erosion affects Australia’s land and how it can be stopped.

• Wind Erosion in Australia: Discusses how wind erosion affects Australian land.

• Australian Soil Erosion: Explains how erosion can greatly damage the land in Australia.

Environmental Policy:

• Actions To Combat Desertification: Dedicated to this aspect of environmental protection.

• Development of Acts: Discusses the development of Australia’s environmental protective acts.

• Environmental Protective Authority: Official site of the EPA, Australia.

• Policy in Australia: Provides information on the environmental policies in Australia and why they have evolved to this point.

• Environmental Issues: A look at major issues including pollution and weather.

• Air Quality: Discusses the air quality issues in Australia.

• AAFQS: Provides information on Australia’s air quality forecasts.

• Conservation Priorities for Western Australia: Outlines the biggest environmental issues pertaining to Western Australia.

• Resource Sustainability: Shows how Australia can sustain its own resources without government interference.

• Australia Environmental Law: A compilation of Australia’s environmental laws.

Journals and Organizations:

• ECOS Magazine: Online journal with articles relating to environmental conservation.

• AJEE: Site for the Australian Association for Environmental Education, an organization that aims to educate people on the importance of protecting the environment.

• Journal of Environmental Health: An important environmental journal in Australia.

• Environmental Agencies: A listing of environmental agencies in Australia.

• Australian Conservation Foundation: Official site of a very large conservation organization in Australia.

• Melbourne Organizations: A list of environmental organizations in Melbourne.

• The Nature Conservancy: Website for the Australian division of a conversancy organization.