This special list of border links, organized by theme, is part of a larger and ongoing effort by Periodistas de Investigacion to compile lists of resources for journalists covering Mexico and covering U.S./Mexico border issues. The complete list, which now includes more than 250 links, is available in Spanish directly from our office. Health and Environment Borderlands Environmental Archives http://www.txinfinet.com/mader/ecotravel/ border/borderlands.html Archives of environmental information on the border compiled by Ron Mader, a freelance journalist who specializes in environmental themes.
Along with its sister page, Border- lands Links, it includes announcements, press releases, activities of various institutions and independent groups as well as an extensive biography and list of contracts in Mexico and the United States. Borderland Links http://www.txinfinet.com/mader/ecotravel/ border/borderlands1.html A long list of links related to the border and to environmental issues, which includes a bib- liography, and an index of related sites.
The author of the site, Ron Mader, offers a rating of each link from the most extensive to the hardly adequate. It includes links to publications, NGOs, government links in the U.S. and in Mexico, academic sites and others. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov:8080/epahome/ search.html EPA's homepage includes lots of informa- tion on environmental themes, including di- rectories of databases.
EPA U.S./Mexico Border Activities http://www.epa.gov/compendium/ index.html This page specifically offers information on the EPA projects in the border region. Programa Frontera XXI http://semarnap.conabio.gob.mx:80 OPINIONAprograma.htm This program, administered jointly by the U.S. and Mexican governments, is meant to fos- ter environmental protection and sustainable de- velopment. Regional Environmental Information System for the U.S./Mexico Border http://begss1.beg.utexas.edu:8888/ This organization, also known by its initials REIS, is being developed by the University of Texas in Austin with funds from the EPA.
It includes information from the EPA as well as a directory of resources of other organizations in- terested in environmental activities in the border. The Sierra Blanca Legal Defense Fund http://www.compassionate.org/sbldf/ This is a non-profit group dedicated to oppos- ing the installation of a radioactive waste dump in Sierra Blanca, Texas, 25 kilometers from the border. The page, obviously with a point of view, offers information related to the case, as well as general information about radioactive waste health effects and the position of the Mexican-Ameri- can community on the issues, etc.
U.S./Mexico Border Health Home Page http://www.ncfh.org:80/border/index.html Information about public health projects in the border that are funded by the Department of Health and Human Services of the U.S. Govern- ment. U.S._MEXBORDER A listserv established by the EPA to foster a dialogue between people in both countries who do research on border environmental issues and other types of related work.
To subscribe, send a list by e-mail to listserver@unixmail.rtpnc. epa.gov. Economics and Commerce Border Trade Institute http://www.tamiu.edu/coba/bti Official page of the institute, based at Texas A&M University. It dispenses information on trade between Mexico and the United States, specifically following 25 products and by request offers information about the trade between both countries from 1986-1996.
NAFTALAB http://naftalab.bus.utexas.edu Experimental page on border themes pro- duced by graduate students at the University of Texas. It includes the NAFTA agreement, infor- mation on economic development, telecommu- nications, health and other issues. NATAnet - Electronic Commerce Port-of-Trade for Small Business http://www.nafta.net A commercial service for businesses that includes links to various special interest publi- cations such as "Nafta Monitor," U.S.
govern- ment information and intonation trade sites. General Information Border and Latin American Information http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/lat.html List of resources in the Internet, along with complete text of many articles written on border issues from 1986 to the present, compiled by Molly Molloy. Border Research Institute http://www.nmsu.edu:80/~bri/index.html The border research institute site, based at the University of New Mexico, is dedicated to sup- porting better understanding and cooperation be- tween Mexican and U.S.
citizens. Its information includes statistics and links to demographic infor- mation, businesses, government, environment, energy, commerce, technology, etc. Borderbase http://borderbase.utep.edu/bbplus.html Statistics about border states in Mexico and the United States. BorderLines http://lib.NMSU.EDU/subject/bord/ bordline/ (In English) http://lib.NMSU.EDU/subject/bord/ bordline/esp/ (En espanol) A monthly electronic magazine produced by the Interhemispheric Resource Center, includes news about border themes.
Tijuana/San Diego Border Research http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/tj/tj.html Information about this border area, which includes maps, graphics and data about various border projects. Frontera Norte Star http://www.nmsu.edu/Research/frontera/ public_html/frontera.htm) Anelectronicnewsletteraboutborder themes published by the Center of Latin American Studies of New Mexico State University. International Boundaries Research Unit http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk Information about border areas worldwide produced by the British University of Durham.
Latin American Network Information Cen- ter (LANIC) http://lanic.utexas.edu The Institute for Latin American Studies of the University of Texas-Austin offers access to library card catalogs, specialized databases, internet tools, socioeconomic data and links to many other sites. North American Institute http://www.santafe.edu/~naminet This is the Internet site of a non-profit dedi- cated to exploring the development of a North American community and identity, with an emphasis on commercial, environmental and sociocultural themes.
It has offices in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Rio Grande free-net http://www.rgfn3.epcc.edu In addition to offering Internet access for border communities, the service offers a page with information about health, education, sci- ence, technology, politics and culture in the border. U.S.-Mexico Border Information http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/bord.html Information on the border with numerous links.
Federal Government Information Mexican Government: Diario Oficial de la Federacion http://www.infosel.com.mx/infosel/serv/dof This is a service that you must subscribe to but it keeps you up-to-date on Mexican laws and legislative activities. (In Spanish) Mexican Government: Gobierno de Mexico http://info.juridicas.unam.mx/cnsinfo/ indice.htm Archives based at UNAM in Mexico city which include the Mexican constitutions, and state and local laws.
(In Spanish) Nora Paul will soon return to writing her On the Internet column. If you have any suggestions for possible Internet topics, write Paul at npaul@poynter.org or send e-mail to Jody Sowell, Uplink's managing editor, at jody@nicar.org Lise Olsen can be reached at 011-525-554- 7613 or by e-mail at lise@ire.org