National Links

 

Green and Environmental Groups

BTCV - British Trust for Conservation Volunteers

EarthWire UK - The Environmental News Portal

The Environment Agency

Faversham & Whitstable Area Permaculture Group - Yahoo mail list for local group

Friends of the Earth

The Green Alliance

Green Party

Greenpeace

People and Planet - UK student action on world poverty, human rights & the environment

WWF - World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Transition Towns - Moving to a post-oil community-centred future

 

Green Links and Directories

Green Directory

Green Guide Online

 

Biodiversity

Conservation International

UK CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Good Beach Guide

National Biodiversity Network

The National Trust

RAN - Rainforest Action Network

RSPB - Society for Protection of Birds

The Tree Council

The Woodland Trust

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - The Conservation Organization

World Wildlife Fund for Nature

 

Climate Change

Campaign Against Climate Change CCCIF - Centre for Climate Change Impact Forecasting

CEH - The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Changing Climate

Choose Climate

Climate Research Unit

Climate Voice

Earth Observation (EO)-Scene

The Environment Agency

GCI - Global Commons Institute

Climate Hotmap - Global Warming Early Warning Signs

Greenhouse Gas Science

Hadley Centre, Meteorological Office

IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Jackson Environment Institute

ICCUK - Indicators of Climate Change in the UK

Metroeconomica - Natural Environment Research Council

NoLimits

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Rising Tide

BMG - SEO Biophysical Modelling Group

TIGER - Terrestrial Initiative in Global Environmental Research

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

UK Climate Impacts Programme

The UK Environmental Change Network

UK Phenological Network

UNFCCC - United National Framework Convention on Climate Change

Corporates

AnitaRoddick.com- activism, ethical business, human rights, environmentalism, womanhood

Business for Social Responsibility

Campaign ExxonMobil- Fax all 9 board members of ExxonMobil about Global warming

CORE- The Corporate Responsibility Coalition

Corporate Watch

The Environmental Industries Commission

Ethical Consumer (EC)

Ethical Investment Association

ERIS The Ethical Investment Research Service

Ethical Junction

Futureharvest

Global Witness -working to expose the link between natural resource exploitation and human rights abuses

New Economics Foundation (NEF)- works to construct a new economy centred on people and the environment

Stop Esso

 

Energy

Action Energy- Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme

The Ashden Awards for Renewable Energy

British Wind Energy Association

British Photovoltaic Association

Centre for Alternative Technology

Green Energy Web– Promoting renewable energy

Green Electricity

Green Electricity League Table - Friends of the Earth UK

Kent Energy Centre - Find out how you can get grants to save you money on make home improvements that reduce your energy usage.

Solar Trade Association

Solartwin– solar water heating system

Wavegen - Wave Powered Electrical Generation Technology

The Wind Fund– Renewable energy initiative run by the Triodos Bank

 

Global Trade

BAFTS - The British Association for Fair Trade Shops

CAFOD - Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

GATS watch

IFAT - International Federation for Alternative Trade

Make Trade Fair

Trade Justice Movement

Traidcraft- Fighting Poverty through Trade

War on Want

World Trade Organization

 

Pollution

The Environment Agency

ICP Vegetation- Effects of air pollution on natural vegetation and crops

Mast Action - Nationwide campaigns against insane siting of mobile phone masts

National Critical Loads Mapping Programme

NEGTAP- National Expert Group on Transboundary Air Pollution

NIPR- New Ideas in Pollution Regulation

 

Real Food

Agricultural Biotechnology Council- Industry funded body to promote GM crops and food in the UK

A lot of Organics- The UK Organic Search Engine

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Fairtrade Foundation

Food Commission

Food Standards Agency

GeneWatch UK

GRAIN- Genetic Resources Action International

Greenpeace Shopper's guide to GM

Henry Doubleday Research Associates - Growing Organic

Organic Countryside Pesticides (see Safer Chemicals)

Ripple Farm Organics - Vegetable box scheme that delivers to Aldington, Bekesbourne, Bethersden, Brook, Bridge, Canterbury, Faversham, Folkestone (Sandgate side), Hythe, Sandgate, Sheldwich, Tankerton, Whitstable, Wye.

Soil Association - Campaigning for organic food, organic farming and sustainable forestry

Sustain - The Alliance for Better Food and Farming

UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition

UK Food Group

Vegan Village

WyeCycle - 10 Ways to Build a Better World

 

Safer Chemicals

Green Chemistry Network

Interdepartmental Group on Health Risks of Chemicals

PAN-UK- Pesticide Action Network UK

Pesticides Safety Directive

 

Transport

2 for one entry - Travel by train instead of car and get two for the price of one on a range of days out, events, attractions and eating places

Airport Watch - Campaign to oppose unnecessary UK airport expansion

Bike2work - Nationwide promotion of the benefits of cycling to work

Bike Week - Nationwide co-ordinated promotion of all kinds of cycling

Car-Sharer - The key to finding your ideal journey mate

Countrygoer - Travel the green way to the countryside!

Department for Transport

Environmental Transport Agency

Freewheelers - Linking drivers and passengers to share the cost of travel

National CarSharer - Carshare services

National Cycling Strategy

'No Airport at Cliffe' Campaign by the RSPB

Roadrage - The UK road campaign resource centre

Transport2000 - The national environmental transport body

 

Waste and Recycling

Bring Bring – Donate your old mobile phone to Oxfam

British Plastics Federation

cartridges4charity.co.uk/

Cash for Cans

ClubRecycle - The UK's top on-line recycling news and information forum T

The Community Recycling Network (CRN)

The Composting Association

Compost Central - All about compost bins

DEFRA recycling and waste pages

EDIE - The online community for water, waste & environment professionals

The Environment Agency - The leading public organisation for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales

Envirowise – Waste minimisation advice for businesses

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

GreenfieldCoffins.com - Biodegradable strong cardboard coffins from £50.00

Karraway – Paper, toner cartridge & fluorescent tube recycling

LetsRecycle.com - Recycling and waste directory

National Household Hazardous Waste Forum

Realnappy – Real Cloth Nappies

Recoup – Recycling of Used Plastics Ltd

The Recycling Consortium

Recycling Guide - The site emphasises the importance of recycling and provides advice on how people can recycle at home, in schools and how to recycle different materials.

Recyclite – Fluorescent tube and sodium lamp recycling services

Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau Does exactly what it says with the tins!

UK Cartridge Recyclers Association – Specialist remanufacturers of toners/inkjets – collection service for re–usable cartridges

Wasteconnect – Recycling points by postcode

Waste Watch - Working to protect the environment by advocating waste reduction, re–use and recycling

WRAP - The Waste & Resources Action Programme

WyeCycle - Recycling in the village of Wye, Kent