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2011 International Year of Forests  
URL:http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/Whats-On/2011-International-Year-of-Forests/
Category:Forests  Natural & Social Systems 

The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate people'��s action to sustainably manage the world's forests.

2024 Dreaming  
URL:http://www.abc.net.au/science/2024dreaming/flash.htm
Category:Natural & Social Systems  Structure & Function 

Take a leap of the imagination with '2024 Dreaming - Innovations for our Future' - a taste of life 20 years from now. How will we travel, what will we call home, what will we eat and how will we work?

African habitats: forest, grassland and slum  
URL:http://www.johntyman.com/africa/
Category:Global Education  Natural & Social Systems  International geography  Countries of the World 

This study of three different habitats in East Africa contains Samburu images, photos of the Luyha, and the sound recordings all collected 1982, with updates using photos and emailed information provided by friends. The site contains pictures, video and audio resources, copyright free for use by students and teachers. Contents include: Introduction to Kenya; The Luhya; The Samburu; Kibera; Kenyan folktales; Kenyan country foods. There is a large amount of information about the people and how they live: food, clothing, shelter, family, transportation, education and health.

AGI GIS Dictionary  
URL:http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/welcome.html
Category:Natural & Social Systems  International geography 

This on-line dictionary of GIS terms has been created by the Association for Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh Department of Geography. The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by 52 diagrams.

Animated Guide: Hurricanes  
URL:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4588149.stm
Category:Natural & Social Systems  Earth, Sky & People 

From the BBC, this animated site allows the user to find out about the formation of hurricanes and why they are so devastating. It has an interactive wind speed button which demonstrates the effects that different wind speeds have during hurricanes.

Australia: Eye of the Storm  
URL:http://www.abc.net.au/storm/
Category:Earth Sciences  Natural & Social Systems 

Eye of the storm is the companion site to the series shown on the ABC in 2000. This four-part series shows that Australia is intimately connected with the continents around it by the climate phenomena they share. The series examines El Nino, La Nina, monsoons and the climate engine of the great Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/1999/02/gbr.htm
Category:Australian geography  Tourism  Natural & Social Systems  Resource Use & Management 

Offered by the Culture and Recreation Portal, the site presents an article about the Australian Great Barrier Reef. Also featured are photos, and links other coral reef resources, research institutions, and general ocean links.

Australian Alps Education Kit  
URL:http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/learn/index.html
Category:Natural & Social Systems  Senior secondary biology  Science teaching units  General science resources 

This site provides an education kit for teachers about the Australian alps. It is primarily intended as a resource for Secondary School Teachers and Students in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.It includes teachers notes and various pdf files on topics relating to nature and people. The information is of relevance to senior biology NSW units interdependence and human impact, and also is of relevance to studies of geology, society and environment,and aboriginal studies.

Australian Association of Timetable Collectors  
URL:http://www.aattc.org.au/
Category:Natural & Social Systems 

This website is the official page of the AATTC and contains PDF copies of the journals 'The Times' and 'Table Talk'; links to online timetables, lists of current and historic timetables for air, rail, road, and ferry/sea services around Australia.

Australian Forest Profiles  
URL:http://www.daff.gov.au/brs/publications/series/forest-profiles
Category:Forests  Natural & Social Systems  Resource Use & Management 

The Australian Forest Profiles aim to inform understanding of forests and promote discussion of sustainable forest management. The profiles discuss each of the major forest types in Australia: from the eucalypt forests that dominate much of eastern Australia to the mangrove forests that are an important component of our coastal ecosystems. It also includes the plantation forests that now supply most of Australia's wood. The profiles have been developed by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Bureau of Rural Sciences, with the support of the states and territory agencies.