Science links
General
Australian Natural Resources Atlas
Statistics and interactive maps of natural resources and agricultural production for all States and Territories.
CANRI Community Access to Natural Resources Information
Comprehensive links to a wide range of natural resource information. Topics include natural resources and environment, water, land, minerals and energy, air, fauna and native vegetation.
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 protected matters search tool
Generates lists of EPBC Act protected matters (including threatened and migratory species, world heritage areas etc) for any area of Australia.
Interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)
System of classifying the Australian environment into a number of different biogeographic regions based on environmental data. Used for conservation planning and natural resource management.
State of the Environment 2006
Detailed information on the condition of the NSW environment. Includes chapters on land, water, atmosphere and biodiversity.
Who cares about the environment in 2006?
A series of surveys done by the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (former EPA) to measure people's attitude towards and knowledge of environmental issues since 1994.
Biodiversity surveys
Community Biodiversity Survey Manual
Comprehensive manual for surveying plants and animals. Suitable for beginners.
Atlas of NSW wildlife
Records of animal and plant sightings in NSW.
NPWS scientific licence
Licence required if your survey will harm (including trapping) protected or threatened flora or fauna, or you will be sampling in national parks.
NSW Agriculture Wildlife research information
Guidelines for conducting ethical wildlife research
NSW Agriculture Animal Ethics Infolink
Required reading for those considering surveying animals using traps.
Plant identification
The Flora of NSW
Contains traditional dichotomous keys from the Flora of NSW as well as interactive keys. Also includes photographs of herbarium specimens, and automated lists of species for any area of NSW.
Flora of Australia online
Information and identification of Australian flora.
Plant identification bibliography
Extensive list of identification books, with an emphasis on NSW and the ACT.
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Botanical Information
Good range of information about botany and services provided by the Botanic Gardens.
Australian plant names
Current plant names and information on past changes.
Australia’s virtual herbarium
Index to state herbariums, and information on distribution of plants.
Botanical glossaries
Glossaries of technical terms used to describe plants
Plants (miscellaneous)
Australian botany pages
Comprehensive site hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Guide to collecting and pressing plants
Plant conservation resource directory
Over 200 links to organisations, events and information on plant conservation.
Flora for fauna
Guide to creating native animal-friendly gardens.
Association of societies for growing Australian plants
Information on cultivation and conservation of Australian plants.
Noxious weeds in NSW
List of declared noxious weeds and control categories for each local control area in NSW.
Fauna identification
Australian Museum Faunanet
Includes FaunaMap, FaunaNames, Invertebrate Resources, FaunaKeys, Wildlife of Sydney
CSIRO insect identification and advice
Backyard bird identifier
Online identification of birds found in urban areas.
Fauna (miscellaneous)
Birds Australia
Good starting point for information on Australian birds.
Bats in Australia
Find out which bats are found in different parts of Australia. Includes distribution maps and short information on all Australian bats.
Threatened species in NSW
Comprehensive information from the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation.
Australian Biodiversity Information Facility
Taxanomic information from the Australian Faunal Directory.
Pollution
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (formerly EPA) information for community members
Excellent resource for anyone wanting to get involved in environmental protection.
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (formerly EPA) Pollution reporting information
Who to report pollution to. Contains information on the following types of pollution:
Citizen’s Guide to Environmental Investigation and Private Prosecution
A Canadian Guide, but many of the evidence collection tips are applicable to NSW.
National Pollutant Inventory
Information on the types and amount of pollutants being emitted in your suburb. List of health and environmental effects of listed pollutants.
Maps and photos
Airview – Aerial photograph ordering system for NSW
View and order aerial photographs.
Spatial Information Exchange (SIX)
An interactive map where you can search for properties and view satellite images and aerial photography in detail. Provided by Lands NSW free of charge, simply click on spatial information viewer (under picture of NSW) and download plug-in.
Sentinel fire mapping
Online mapping of fires in Australia.
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