| Site |
URL |
Description |
| Australian Antarctic Division |
www.aad.gov.au |
The Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage with responsibility for managing the HIMI Marine Reserve and HIMI Territory |
| Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
www.afma.gov.au |
The statutory authority responsible for management of Commonwealth fisheries, including the HIMI fishery. |
| Convention on Biological Diversity |
www.biodiv.org/welcome.aspx |
Website with information relating to the Biodiversity Convention, managed by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) |
| Department of the Environment and Heritage |
www.deh.gov.au |
The Australian Government department responsible for advising the Australian Government on policies and programs for the protection and conservation of the environment, including both natural and cultural heritage places. |
| Global Volcanism Program |
www.volcano.si.edu |
This site, managed by the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program, includes a range of information on volcanoes worldwide, including descriptions and activity reports. |
| Heard Island on Google Earth |
http://earth.google.com |
To view Heard Island, first download Google Earth and then click on this link. |
| IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) |
www.issg.org |
ISSG provides advice on threats from invasive species and control or eradication methods to IUCN members, conservation practitioners, and policy-makers, with a focus primarily on threats to oceanic islands. |
| Macquarie Island |
www.parks.tas.gov.au/macquarie/ |
Website for Macquarie Island, Australia's other subantarctic island, managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Ramsar Convention |
www.ramsar.org |
Website for the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention). |
| RiSCC |
www.riscc.aq |
Regional Sensitivity to Climate Change in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems (RiSCC) is an international research program on the effects of climate change in organisms and ecosystems. |
| World Heritage |
whc.unesco.org |
World Heritage website run by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). |
