TA Information: Stacy Rebich (stacyrebich@umail.ucsb.edu) Office Hours: References and Material for the Lab Lab Assignments: LAB 1:   Introduction to research and concept maps LAB 2:   Introduction to Web Research and Team Coordination LAB 3: Impacts on individual countries - Presentation Preparation Lab_country_presentation.pdf LAB 4 Kyoto Protocol Analysis LAB 5:   Research on Principles of Protocol Lab_principles.pdf LAB 6 and 7:   Research on Topics LAB 8:   Research on Potential Actions LAB 9:   Additional Research as needed General References: Library Information: Melvyl -- online library catalog (when searching from a computer on the UCSB network, access provided to some online journals) SearchLight -- search multiple databases through the California Digital Library Decoding the Kyoto Protocol -- A list of acronyms Country Information: World Resources Institute EarthTrends Country profiles in a number of topical areas:  coastal and marine ecosystems; water resources and freshwater ecosystems; climate and atmosphere; population, health, and human well-being; economics, business and the environment; energy and resources; biodiversity and protected areas; agriculture and food; forests and grasslands; and environmental governance and institutions United Nations Environment Programme UNEP.net Country profiles include:  national environment outlook; domestic environmental profile; international environmental profile; and environmental indicators CIA World Factbook Country profiles include:  A brief background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues Journalist/Media Kit Information: World Resources Institute Has examples of media kits for several different topics NGO Information Kit: NGO Organization An alphabetical listing of the NGOs associated with the United Nations Lab Policy Writing Information: Citing Electronic References