Science and Environment

Amazon Watch - Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides news, campaigns, resources and contacts.
www.amazonwatch.org/

Guiana Shield Media Project - Information about the Guiana Shield, a geologically ancient, biologically rich and culturally diverse territory designated by geological formations in northeast Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia. [several languages]
www.gsmp.org

South America Earthquake Map - Shows how seismicity patterns build with time. Provided by USGS National Earthquake Information Center.
www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/FQHTML/samer.html

Volcanoes in South and Central America - Information and photographs of volcano activity.
volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/south_america/south_america.html

Web Earthquakes: South America - Provided by U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center.
cires.colorado.edu/people/jones.craig/EQimagemap/samer.html