Knowledge: environment
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- Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.co.uk - Campaigns on biodiverstiy, climate change, gm food, pollution, transport and waste. Includes details of local pollution sources in your neighbourhood.
- Trailblazers: Rights of Way
http://www.rightsofway.org.uk/ - The National Federation of Bridleway Associations and the South Pennine Pack Horse Trails Trust are organisations that promote equestrian access, protect rights of way and ancient lanes, campaign for access to open country, and maintains a list of open and closed bridleways and current issues regarding access in the UK.
- Centre For Alternative Technology
http://www.cat.org.uk/ - European eco-centre. Includes a green catalogue, with books and products orderable online.
- Common Ground
http://www.commonground.org.uk/ - Supporting local diversity across the UK. Provides details of work linking arts and environmental fields.
- Revolt
http://www.revolt.co.uk/ - Rural England Versus Overhead Line Transmission. The organisation presses for a co-ordinated UK energy distribution policy.
- Waste Watch
http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/ - Information, publications and advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
- Electric Vehicles UK
http://www.evuk.co.uk/ - Campaigning for improved facilities and cheaper electric cars in Britain. Features news and campaign information.
- Computer Aid
http://www.computer-aid.org/ - Recycles unwanted computers from Britain for use in schools and community organisations in developing countries. Based in Finsbury Park, North London.
- Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
http://www.icer.org.uk/ - An association of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) suppliers promoting environmentally sound policies within the industry.
- Community Recycling Network
http://www.crn.org.uk/ - Non-profit-making industrial and provident society formed to promote community recycling schemes. Provides advice and event listings, a newsletter, member links and a bulletin board.
- GAIN - Campaign Against Surrey Incinerators
http://www.no-incinerator.org.uk/ - News, gallery and press releases for Guildford Anti-Incinerator Network (GAIN) campaigning against incinerators in Guildford, Surrey.
- Groundwork
http://www.groundwork.org.uk/ - Environmental regeneration charity. Partnership with local people, local authorities and business to promote economic and social regeneration by improvements to the local environment.
- Envocare
http://www.envocare.co.uk/ - Comprehensive informational site with details on a variety of environmental issues and their status in the UK.
- Printer Cartridge Recycling Scheme
http://www.cartridge-recycling.org.uk/ - Organisation that accepts printer cartridges and old mobile phones for recycling and donates the proceeds to children's charities.
- UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development
http://www.ukceed.org/ - Independent charitable foundation focusing on sustainable business, marine environment, information and communication technologies.
- Computers for Charity
http://www.computersforcharity.org.uk/ - A voluntary, non-profitmaking organisation that recycles and resells PCs. Has centres across the UK.
- Association for Environment Conscious Building
http://www.aecb.net/ - Promotes environmentally responsible practices within building. Includes forum and details of their magazine.
- EU Energy.Com
http://www.eu-energy.com - In depth reports on the liberalisation of the energy sector across Europe.
- Global Commons Institute
http://www.gci.org.uk/ - An independent organisation campaigning on climate change. Promotes a "Contraction and Convergence" solution. Includes a global warming model(Excel spreadsheet or Java applet) recent papers and book reviews as well as contact information.
- Living Streets
http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/ - A campaign of the Pedestrians' Association. Aiming to make every village, town and city more pedestrian friendly. Manifesto, contacts, and livability survey.
- Gaia Watch of the UK
http://www.population-growth-migration.info/ - Human population growth and international migration. Consequences for the UK.
- Do a little, change a lot.
http://www.dochange.net - Guide to helping protect Scotland's and the World's environment.
- Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
http://www.lowcvp.org.uk - Action and advisory group promoting the shift to clean low carbon vehicles and fuels.
- Surfers Against Sewage
http://www.sas.org.uk/ - Campaign group with a mission to rid the coastline of sewage.
- Soil Association
http://www.soilassociation.org/ - Campaigning and certification body for organic food and farming. Develops and provides practical and sustainable solutions which combine food production and environmental protection and human health.
- Noise Abatement Society
http://www.noiseabatementsociety.com/ - NAS promotes ways to combat antisocial noise. The Society's annual John Connell Awards recognise local iniatives to address noise complaints.
- Wildlife and Countryside Link
http://www.wcl.org.uk - Brings together environmental voluntary organisations, aiming to maximise efficiency and effectiveness through collaboration. Includes position statements and documents in PDF format, links to work areas, and campaign information.
- Spud
http://members.aol.com/malkyb/ - Information on harnessing power from nature, and setting up renewable energy systems.
- Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/cserge/ - CSERGE is an interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of East Anglia. Publications, staff list, partners and other resources.
- CHAIN - Cheshire Anti Incinerators Network
http://www.anti-incinerator.org.uk/ - Voluntary organisation opposed to incinerators being built in Cheshire. News, resources, strategies.
- Greenspace Scotland
http://www.greenspacescotland.org.uk/ - Provides information and resources on greenspace within and around urban settlements in Scotland.
- Recycle Now
http://www.recyclenow.com/ - Advice and ideas on recycling. Aims to promote recycling through campaigns.
- Centre for Environmental Strategy
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/ces/ - A multi-disciplinary research centre at Surrey University, UK. Research, publications, other resources.
- BBC - Nature Environment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/environment/conservationnow/global/ - BBC's introduction to conservation, green guides to help you make environmentally friendly lifestyle choices and careers in the environmental jobs sector.
- Action Earth
http://www.actionearth.org.uk/ - A campaign encouraging people to get involved in local environmental projects throughout Great Britain.
- World Wildlife Federation (WWF): UK
http://www.wwf.org.uk/ - Work to conserve biodiversity and address threats to the environment by working with people for sustainable solutions.
- Greenpeace UK
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk - UK branch of international environmental activist network.
- National Flood Forum
http://85.189.8.60/websites/nff/ - Aims to stimulate and assist in the creation of community groups in areas at risk of flooding.
- Windbyte
http://www.windbyte.co.uk/ - Maps Wind Farm Development in North East England and South East Scotland.
- notmyplot
http://www.notmyplot.com - A campaign by residents of Amersham, Buckinghamshire to protect the local Green Belt from threat of development.
- Freshford Resists Development in the Green Belt
http://freshfordmill.co.uk - Argues against a planning application for dwellings in Freshford Mill Bath and North East Somerset.
- Yes2Wind
http://www.yes2wind.com/ - Promotes the benefits of wind power. Wind farm locator, news, poll and advice for supporters.
- Embrace the Revolution
http://www.embracewind.com/ - Giving voice to those who support wind power. Myths and facts, photographs and support action.
- SITA Trust
http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/ - Support community and environmental improvement projects through the Landfill Communities Fund; information about funding available, projects supported, education activities, and news.
- DOVE - Defenders of the Ouse Valley and Estuary
http://www.dove2000.org.uk/ - Campaign group opposing the proposed incinerator in Newhaven, East Sussex. News stories, waste strategies, contact form, membership application.
- The Woodland Trust
http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ - Details of the Trust's woodlands and activities taking place in them, of their campaigns, publications and of how to get involved in protecting native woodland.
- Roots of Blood
http://www.roots-of-blood.org.uk - Campaign against the Woodland Trust's wildlife and conservation policies.
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