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The links will take you to websites that offer useful information relating to geography in general and the Northern Ireland curriculum in particular.
For useful weblinks relating to the specific case studies you should go the links page for the case study that interests you.
The websites are listed below in the following categories. Click to go to the category you require:
Clicking on a website link will open the website in a new window.
General relevant websites
BBC NI KS3 Geography – Sustainable Development
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/11_16/ks3geography/
Excellent lively site on sustainable development in Northern Ireland, aimed at KS3.
CCEA
http://www.ccea.org.uk/
Website for the Links to the current Northern Ireland KS3 and KS4 curricula, as well as information on the proposed revisions to the post-primary curriculum in general.
Personal Action
Rough Guide to a Better World
http://www.roughguide-betterworld.com/
For an overview of a range of global issues and what individuals can do to take action. On the website you can read the guide online, download it, or order your free copy of the book.
Campaigning Organisations:
There are a great many organisations campaigning for various causes relating to the themes of the Changing Environments CD. These are a few of the main ones.
WWF International website
http://www.panda.org/
Website for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
WWF UK website
http://www.wwf.org.uk/core/index.asp
includes section for teachers and section for kids and a dedicated Northern Ireland section.
Friends of the Earth International website
http://www.foei.org/
Friends of the Earth International is a federation of autonomous environmental organizations from all over the world.
Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland website
http://www.foe.co.uk/
including the specific Northern Ireland section.
Friends of the Earth Scotland website
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/
Friends of the Earth Ireland website
http://www.foe.ie/
Friends of the Earth Ireland works with others to create a sustainable community both in Ireland and globally; societies where people have decided to build the conditions for everyone to enjoy a dignified existence and good livelihood while not impinging on the rights of others to achieve a good life.
Greenpeace International website
http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/
Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.
Greenpeace UK website
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/
Other Useful links
UK government sustainable development
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/
The role of the Sustainable Development Unit is to embed, monitor and report on sustainable development across Whitehall and the UK. Its work includes the development of a UK strategy to set out how government facilitate the delivery of sustainable development. It also sponsors the Sustainable Development Commission, an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body, which was set up to report to the Prime Minister, the First Ministers in Scotland and Wales and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland.
ENFO
http://www.enfo.ie/
Ireland’s public information service on environmental matters, including sections on Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Wildlife, and Built Environment.
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