Links to selected web sites of photographers and organisations involved in the project.
- To date, the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) has provided enough product to produce more than 500 million liters of clean drinking water for children and their families in need around the world.
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
- Abraham Lincoln entered office at a critical period in U.S. history, just before the Civil War, and died from an assassin's bullet at the war's end.
- Dwight David Eisenhower, an American general, was the principal architect of the successful Allied invasion of Europe during World War II and of the subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in March 1933 at the height of the Great Depression. He was re-elected for three consecutive presidential terms.
- During most of his public career, George H. W. Bush served other presidents loyally in a number of important positions. Not until 1988, after eight years as vice president under Ronald Reagan ...
- George Washington is called the "father of our country." He came out of retirement to take the reins as leader of the new republic.
- In the 1950's most Americans did not expect that Harry Truman would become one of their most highly regarded presidents. However, today, many American historians regarded him as one of the nation's greatest presidents.
- In 1976 the Democratic party chose Jimmy Carter as its nominee for president, and the American people elected him to that office over the incumbent president, Gerald Ford, bringing to a climax the most meteoric rise in modern U. S. politics.
- John F. Kennedy was the youngest ever elected to the presidency and the first of the Roman Catholic faith.
- Nixon is remembered for his achievements in foreign policy and for the Watergate affair and related scandals, in which he became so involved that he was forced to resign his office.
- Ronald Reagan's political career came relatively late in life. The beginning of the Reagan administration was remarkable. On inauguration day, January 20th, 1981, 52 Americans who ...
- Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. He is probably the most conspicuous champion of political and spiritual freedom in his country's history.
- Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and force solutions for a green and peaceful future.
- The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is the world's largest conservation network.
- NASA was established by President Eisenhower in 1958. Follow NASA as they explore: Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond.
- Satellite map of North Island native forest
- Satellite map of North Island native forest
- The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The SPCA was founded in England in 1824 and is recognised as the world’s oldest and most influential animal welfare organisation.
- Information from Grolier's encyclopedias on the U.S. presidents and presidential elections.
- If you search for the definition of evapotranspiration, you will find that it varies. In general, evapotranspiration is the sum of evaporation and transpiration. Some definitions include evaporation from surface-water bodies, even the oceans.
- The USDA was established by President Lincoln in 1862. It is the largest conservation agency in the USA.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO's goal is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.
- World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
- Everyone, everywhere needs water. Learn about Abida and water in Niger. Explore water issues with quests and opinion polls. Take social action on water matters, in your community and overseas.
