The following websites and their URLs were all correct at the time of most recent 'road-testing', late August 2001. Many had, though changed in a short period prior to that, a good indication of just how fluid such things can be. In addition, government and bureaucratic structures are also liable to change with alarming frequency. The compiler cannot, then, guarantee that all of the URLS will still be current by the time you read this. However, it is hoped to update them, if necessary, as often as possible.

The following list roughly follows the sequence in the book and in GEOS351, and covers as many of the agencies mentioned there as is possible. Many of these sites have extremely useful links to other relevant sites. It is also an excellent way of viewing material relating to many specific sites.

World Heritage

UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/

World Heritage Commission/Committee/Convention: http://www.unesco.org/whc/

List of World Heritage properties: http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm

Brief descriptions of WH properties: http://www.unesco.org/whc/brief.htm

MAB Biosphere Reserves: http://www.unesco.org/mab/wnbr.htm

IUCN: http://www.iucn.org/

ICOMOS: http://www.icomos.org/

ICCROM: http://www.iccrom.org/

Ramsar Convention: http://www.ramsar.org/

Biodiversity Convention: http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv.html

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

World Commission on Protected Areas (of IUCN): http://wcpa.iucn.org/

Asia-pacific Focal Point for World Heritage Managers:

http://www.heritage.gov.au/apfp/

Australia (federal)

Australian Heritage Directory: http://www.heritage.gov.au/

Environment Australia: http://www.ea.gov.au/

Environment Australia heritage site: http://www.ea.gov.au/heritage/

Australian Heritage Commission: http://www.ahc.gov.au/heritage/

Infoterra Australia heritage pages: http://www.ea.gov.au/sdd/library/infoterra/heritage.html

Register of the National Estate: http://www.ahc.gov.au/heritage/register/index.html

Biodiversity pages, EA: http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity

Parks and reserves pages, EA: http://www.ea.gov.au/parks/

Australia's World Heritage: http://www.ea.gov.au/heritage/awh/worldheritage/index.html

Kakadu National Park: http://www.ea.gov.au/heritage/awh/worldheritage/sites/kakadu/index.html (Use the search facility on the EA home page and type in "Kakadu" for further information.)

New legislation, EPBC Homepage: http://www.ea.gov.au/epbc/index.html

New heritage legislation:

http://www.ahc.gov.au/heritage/infores/publications/newheritage.html (You can find more related material by using the search facility for "heritage" at http://www.aph.gov.au/legis.htm

Australian Heritage Bibliography (formerly HERA): http://www.ahc.gov.au/heritage/infores/HERA/index.html

Australia ICOMOS: http://www.icomos.org/australia/

Natural Heritage Trust: http://www.nht.gov.au/

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission: http://www.atsic.gov.au/default_ns.asp

New South Wales

Department of Urban Affairs and Planning: http://www.duap.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Heritage Office: http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/

State Heritage Inventory: (Use link from Heritage Office site.)

Historic Houses Trust: http://www.hht.nsw.gov.au/

National Parks and Wildlife Service: http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/

State Forests of NSW: http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/

Australian Capital Territory

Environment and Heritage Gateway: http://www.act.gov.au/environ/

Heritage Unit: http://www.act.gov.au/environ/heritage/

Parks: http://www.act.gov.au/environ/parksres.html

ACT Heritage Council: http://www.act.gov.au/environ/heritage/hertc.htm

Aboriginal heritage: http://www.act.gov.au/environ/heritage/abrhp.html

Northern Territory

Department of Lands, Planning and Environment: http://www.lpe.nt.gov.au/

Heritage branch of DLPE: http://www.lpe.nt.gov.au/heritage/

Heritage Register: http://www.lpe.nt.gov.au/heritage/register/list/

Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority: http://www.nt.gov.au/aapa/

Parks and Wildlife Commission: http://www.nt.gov.au/paw/

NT Heritage Trail: http://www.lpe.gov.au/heritage/trail/

Queensland

Department of the Environment Protection Authority: http://www.env.qld.gov.au/

Cultural heritage: http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/culture/

Aboriginal Heritage: http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/culture/aboriginal/

National Parks: http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/park/

Queensland Heritage Register: http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/culture/registers

Heritage trails: http://www.heritagetrails.qld.gov.au/

South Australia

Department for Environment and Heritage: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/

Heritage section of DEH: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/

Heritage SA: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/heritage.html

State Heritage Register: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/register.html

National Parks and Wildlife SA: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/

Aboriginal Heritage Branch:

http://www.dosaa.sa.gov.au/projects/#Section_1.Section_3

Tasmania

Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment: http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/

Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/

Cultural Heritage Branch, TPWS: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/manage/culther/culther.html

Aboriginal Heritage Section: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/manage/culther/abher/abher.html

Historical Heritage Section: http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/manage/culther/histher/histher.html

Victoria

Department of Natural Resources and Environment: http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/

Heritage Council of Victoria: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/

Parks Victoria: http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/

Aboriginal Affairs, Heritage Branch: (Use link on DNRE home page.)

Western Australia

Department of Conservation and Land Management: http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/

Heritage Council of WA: http://www.heritage.wa.gov.au/

Heritage Register: http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/quicksearch.html

Department of Indigenous Affairs: http://www.aad.wa.gov.au/

National parks: http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/national_parks/

Australian voluntary organisations

Australian Council of National Trusts: http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/

National Trust of Australia (ACT): http://www.act.nationaltrust.org.au/

National Trust of Australia (NT): http://www.northernexposure.com.au/trust.htm

National Trust of Australia (NSW): http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/

National Trust of Australia (Qld): http://www.nationaltrustqld.org/

National Trust of Australia (Tas): http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/nattrust/

Nature Conservation Council of NSW: http://www.nccnsw.org.au/

National Parks Association of NSW: http://www.npansw.org.au/

United Kingdom

English Heritage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

English Nature: http://www.english-nature.org.uk/

Historic Scotland: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/sw-frame.htm

Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments: http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/

The Castles of Wales: http://www.castlewales.com/home.htm

RCAHMS: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/

National Monuments Record (RCHME):  http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/knowledge/nmr/index.asp

RCAHMW: http://www.rcahmw.org.uk/

Environment Agency: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Scottish Natural History: http://www.snh.org.uk/

Council for National Parks: http://www.cnp.org.uk/     (This site provides links to all UK National Park Authorities.)

National Trust: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/

National Trust for Scotland: http://www.nts.org.uk/

The Landmark Trust: http://landmarktrust.org.uk/

France (mainly in French)

Direction de l'architecture et du patrimoine: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/da.htm

Centre des monuments nationaux: http://www.monuments-france.fr (English version available)

Lascaux caves (in English): http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Ministry of Land Management and the Environment: http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/

National parks:

http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/actua/cominfos/dosdir/DIRNP/parcnat.htm

National parks: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/ARBO/070505-FXENV113.html

Regional natural parks (in English):

http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index-en.html

Italy (in Italian)

Ministry of Cultural Property and Activities: http://www.beniculturali.it/index.as

Storio del Fondo Edifici di Culto: http://www.cittadinitalia.it/fec/index_fec.html

Divisione Conservazione e Restauro Degli Edifici di Culto:

http://www.mininterno.it/culti/divconse.htm

Ministry of the Environment: http://www.minambiente.it/Sito/home.asp

Nature Conservation Service (SCN): http://www.scn.minambiente.it/

Spain (in Spanish)

Ministry of Education and Culture: http://www.mcu.es/homemcu.html

Fine Arts, Museums and Heritage: http://www.mcu.es/bbaa/index.html

World Heritage Cities of Spain (in English):

Ministry of the Environment: http://www.mma.es/

National Parks Network: http://www.mma.es/parques/lared/

National parks: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/europe/sp_parl/sp_park.htm

Ireland

Heritage of Ireland site: http://www.heritageireland.ie/

Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands: http://www.irlgov.ie/ealga/

Dúchas - The Heritage Service: http://www.heritagedata.ie/index.html

Heritage Council: http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/mainpage.html

An Taisce, The National Trust of Ireland: http://www.antaisce.org/

European Community

Eurosite (network of organisations involved in natural heritage): http://www.eurosite-nature.org/

Council of European Heritage: http://www.european-heritage.net/

EU Nature Protection: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/

Natura 2000: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/natura.htm

New Zealand

Department of Conservation: http://www.doc.govt.nz/index.htm

NZ World Heritage: http://www.doc.govt.nz/cons/world.htm

National Parks: http://www.doc.govt.nz/rec/np.htm

Historic conservation: http://www.doc.govt.nz/cons/histry/histry.htm

Historic Places Trust: http://www.historic.org.nz/

USA

National Parks Service ("ParkNet'): http://www.nps.gov/

National Register of Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/

National Trust for Historic Preservation: http://www.nthp.org/

National Parks Conservation Association: http://www.npca.org/flash.html

California State Parks: http://parks.ca.gov/homepage/default.asp

Office of Historic Preservation, CSP: http://www.ohp.parks.ca.gov/

South Africa

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism: http://www.environment.gov.za/

Parks SA: http://www.parks-sa.co.za/

Cape Nature Conservation: http://www.capenature.org.za/

KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services: http://www.rhino.org.za/

1996 White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage: http://www.dacst.gov.za/arts_culture/artculwp.htm

Thailand

Royal Forestry Department: http://www.forest.go.th/default_e.asp

Sri Thep Historic Park: http://www.srithep.fineart.go.th/en.htm

World Heritage: http://sunsite.au.ac.th/subworld.html

Ayutthaya: http://ayothaya.com/english.html

China

Chinese World Heritage properties: http://worldheritagefoundation.com/

Suzhou gardens: http://www.szgarden.com.cn/en/yl.htm