Related Links
Books:
The non fiction section of any children's library will give an excellent overview of environmental issues described in simple language.
Also:
| The Ecology of Commerce | Paul Hawken |
| Living Downstream | Susan Steingraber |
| The State of New Zealand's Environment | Ministry for the Environment 1997 |
| The Toxic Playground | Jo Immig |
| Crimes against Nature | Robert F Kennedy |
| The Children's Food Forest | Carolyn Nuttall |
| The New Zealand Green Guide | Peter Davis and Judith Hodges |
|
Our Stolen Future |
Theo Colburn |
| The Australian Compost and Worm Book | Peter Rutherford and Mary Lou Lamonda |
| Zero Waste | Robin Murray |
| Plan B | Lester Brown |
| Natural Capitalism | Paul Hawken |
| Cradle to Cradle | William McDonough&Michael Braungart |
| God's Last Offer | Ed Ayres |
| The Long Emergency | James Howard Kunstler |
Magazines:
The Ecologist www.theecologist.org
WME Environment Business Magazine www.wme.com.au
Organic NZ - Soil and Health magazine www.organicnz.org
Waste Awareness - Waste Management Institute of NZ www.wasteminz.org.nz
Biocycle www.biocycle.net
Worldwatch www.worldwatch.org
Zero Waste Update www.zerowaste.co.nz
Environmental Calendar
| Date | Event | Organiser | Contact |
| Feb 2 | World Wetland Day | United Nations | www.fishandgame.org.nz |
| Feb | National Bike Day | Various Health Providers | www.bikewise.co.nz |
| Mar | Sea Week | Marine Education NZ | www.nzaee.org.nz/seaweek |
| Mar | World Water Day | United Nations | www.worldwaterday.org.nz |
| Mar 23 | World Meteorological Day | World Meteorological Org | www.wmd.org.ch |
| Apr | World Health Day | World Health Day Organisation | www.who.int |
| Apr 22 | Earth Day | Earth Day Network | www.earthday.net |
| May 13 | Int. Migratory Bird Day | US Fish and Wildlife Svc | www.birdday.org |
| May 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity | United Nations | www.biodiv.org |
| Jun 5 | World Environment Day | United Nations | www.unep.org |
| Jun 5 | Arbor Day | Nebraska, USA | www.doc.govt.nz |
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Jun |
World Ocean Day | Global Development Research Centre | www.gdrc.org/oceans |
| Jun 17 | World day to combat desertification and drought | United Nations | www.unccd.int |
| July 11 | World Population Day | United Nations | www.unfpa.org |
| Aug | Conservation Week | Dept. of Conservation | www.doc.govt.nz |
| Sep 21 | International Day of Peace | United Nations | www.un.org/depts/dhl/peace |
| Sep | Clean Up The World Week |
Dept. of Conservation | www.doc.govt.nz |
| Sep | Int. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | United Nations | |
| Oct | World Habitat Day | United Nations | www.unhabitat.org |
| Oct | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | United Nations | www.un.org/depts/dhl/disaster/ |
| Oct | International Walk or Bike to School Day | Partnership for a Walkable America | www.walktoschool.org |
| Oct 16 | World Food Day | United Nations | www.fao.org |
| Oct 17 | International Day for the eradication of poverty | United Nations | www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty |
| Oct | World Water Monitoring Day | www.worldwatermonitoringday.org | |
| Oct | World Rainforest Week | Rainforest Action Network | www.ran.org |
| Nov | International Buy Nothing Day | The Commons: Open Society for Sustainability | www.ecoplan.org |
| Dec |
Int. Volunteer Day |
www.worlvolunteer.web.org |
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