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International NGOs

Amazon Co-op - Products harvested and produced by the indigenous communities in the Amazon.
http://www.amazoncoop.org/

Amazon Watch - Works to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights.
http://www.amazonwatch.org/

Amazonia - Environmental news and links about the Amazon region.
http://www.amazonia.net/

Amizade - Promoting Volunteerism in Brazil.
http://amizade.org/

The Andrew Lees Trust - Helping develop educational programs in the south of Madagascar.
www.andrewleestrust.org.uk/

The Borneo Project - Assists Borneo's indigenous peoples in their struggle to regain control of their
ancestral lands.
www.earthisland.org/borneo/

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - A public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm founded to strengthen international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world.
http://www.ciel.org/

Conservation International - Mission is to conserve the earth's living natural resources.
www.conservation.org/

Earth Culture - North Carolina Rainforest Action Site.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/3294/

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - An independent, international campaigning organisation committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime.
http://www.eia-international.org/

Endangered Species - A participant in the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).
http://eelink.net/EndSpp/

European Centre for Nature Conservation
www.ecnc.nl/

Finnish Nature League - Old-growth forests in Finland and the USSR.
www.luontoliitto.fi/forest/

Friends of the Earth – Programa Amazônia
www.amazonia.org.br/

Greenforce – Provides voluntary research teams who produce baseline survey data for areas of conservation significance.
www.greenforce.org/

Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/

The Jatun Sacha Foundation - Conservation, research and education in Ecuador.
www.jatunsacha.org/

The Nature Conservancy - US based habitat conservation.
http://www.nature.org/

PEFCwatch - Aims at informing consumers of wood products on the ecological and social credibility of the PEFC-certificate from the perspective of Finnish environmental organisations.
http://www.pefcwatch.org/

Rainforest Action Network - Working to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around those forests.
http://www.ran.org/

Rainforest Alliance - Dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests.
www.rainforest-alliance.org/

Rainforest Foundation UK - Supports indigenous people and traditional populations of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment.
www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/

Rainforest Information Centre
http://forests.org/ric/

Sierra Club, BC - Committed to protecting British Columbia's wild lands and wild life.
www.sierraclub.ca/bc/

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
www.snf.se/english.cfm

Taiga Rescue Network
www.taigarescue.org/

WildNet Africa – Your link with Africa's wildlife.
http://wildnetafrica.com/

World Land Trust – Concerned with the protection of the world's most biologically important and threatened habitats.
www.worldlandtrust.org/

WWF Forest for Life Campaign - Forests for Life is an integrated approach to forest conservation through campaigning, fieldwork, policy and partnerships.
www.panda.org/forests4life/

 

United Nations and other research institutes on forests

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN
www.fao.org/forestry/Forestry.asp

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

World Resources Institute - Forest Section - An environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.
http://www.wri.org/forests/index.html

 

International networks

European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) - Forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research.
www.etfrn.org/etfrn/

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - Network of forest scientists.
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/

IUCN - The World Conservation Union Forest Conservation Programme
http://iucn.org/themes/fcp/

Native Forest Network - Global autononomous collective of forest activists, indigenous peoples,
conservation biologists and non-governmental organizations.
www.nativeforest.org/

World Rainforest Movement - International network of
citizens' groups.
http://www.wrm.org.uy/

 

International treaties

Convention on Biological Diversity
www.biodiv.org/

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) UK
www.ukcites.gov.uk/

 

Information databases on forest and biodiversity conservation issues

Gaia's Forest Conservation Archives & Portal
http://forests.org/

WWW Virtual Library: Forestry
www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/

 

Information on wood products

Association of Environment Conscious Building - Encourages greater environmental awareness within the UK construction industry.
www.aecb.net/

Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
www.cat.org.uk/

Forest Stewardship Council - List of retailers selling certified garden furniture.
http://www.fsc-uk.info/products.asp

NSW Good Wood Guide - General information.
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/ ¬
contents.htm

Salvo - Dedicated to promoting the reclamation of re-usable waste materials
www.salvoweb.com/

 

Easy actions you can take

Ecology Fund
www.ecologyfund.com/

Race for Rainforest
http://rainforest.care2.com/

The Rainforest Site
www.therainforestsite.com/

 

Ask the supermarkets what they are doing to provide real food choices

ASDA
Tel: 0500 0100 055
Web: http://www.asda.co.uk/
Email: via Asda web page

Co-op
Tel: 0800 0686 727
Web: http://www.co-op.co.uk/
Email: customer.relations@co-op.co.uk
 
Iceland
Tel: 01244 842 842
Web: http://www.iceland.co.uk/
Email: via Iceland web page
 
Marks & Spencer
Tel: 0845 302 1234
Web: www.marksandspencer.com/
Email: via Marks & Spencer web page
 
Wm Morrison
Tel: 01274 356 000
Web: http://www.morrisons.co.uk/
 
Sainsbury's
Tel: 0800 636 262
Web: http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/
Email: via Sainsbury's web page

Somerfield
Tel: 0117 935 9359
Web: http://www.somerfield.co.uk/
Email: via Somerfield web page
 
Tesco
Tel: 0800 50 55 55
Web: http://www.tesco.com/
Email: via Tesco web page
 
Waitrose
Tel: 0800 188 884
Web: http://www.waitrose.com/
Email: customer_service@waitrose.co.uk

 

Visit the Tescopoly website

Tescopoly
Web: http://www.tescopoly.org/
Email: info@tescopoly.org

 

Let your MP know you want Government action for real food

How to contact your MP:
Tel: 020 7219 4272
Web: www.locata.co.uk/commons/

 

For information on a range of food issues

Food Commission (UK) Ltd.
94 White Lion Street
LONDON
N1  9PF
Tel: 020 7837 2250 · Fax: 020 7837 1141
Email: enquiries@foodcomm.org.uk
Web: http://www.foodcomm.org.uk/

Sustain, (formerly NFA and SAFE)
94 White Lion Street
LONDON
N1  9PF
Tel: 020 7837 1228 · Fax: 020 7837 1141
Email: mailto:sustain@charity.vfree.com
Web: http://www.sustainweb.org/

 

Fair trade and products which carry the fair trade logo

The Fairtrade Foundation
Suite 204
16 Baldwin's Gardens
LONDON
EC1N 7RJ
Tel: 020 7405 5942 · Fax: 020 7405 5943
Email: mail@fairtrade.org.uk
Web: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

 

Agriculture

Christian Aid
35-41 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
LONDON
SE1  7RT
Tel: 020 7620 4444 · Fax: 020 7620 0719
Email: info@christian-aid.org
Web: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/

Association Kokopelli
Web: http://www.kokopelli-seeds.com/

 

Effects of intensive farming on animals

Compassion in World Farming
Charles House
5a Charles Street
PETERSFIELD
Hampshire
GU32  3EH
Tel: 01730 264208
Email: via web page
Web: http://www.ciwf.org.uk/

 

Most ethical food products to buy

Ethical Consumer Research Association
Unit 21
41 Old Birley Street
MANCHESTER M15  5RF
Tel: 0161 226 2929 · Fax:0161 226 6277
Email: mail@ethicalconsumer.org
Web: http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/

 

Genetic Modification

GMnation.org
Official GM public debate site.

Corporate Watch
16b Cherwell Street
OXFORD
OX4 1BG
Tel: 01865 791 391
Email: mail@corporatewatch.org
Web: http://www.corporatewatch.org/

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Email: gm@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Web: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/index.htm

English Nature
Northminster House
Peterborough
PE1 1UA
Tel: +44 (0) 1733 455000 - Fax: +44 (0) 1733 568834
Email: enquiries@english-nature.org.uk
Web: http://www.english-nature.org.uk/

European GMO campaign
15 rue Blanche
Brussels
B-1050
Belgium
Tel: +32.2.5420182 - Fax: +32.2.5375596
Email: helen.holder@foeeurope.org
Web: www.foeeurope.org/GMOs/

Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8000
Email: helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Web: http://www.food.gov.uk/

Genetic Engineering Network
c/o TOGG
PO Box 77
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5ZJ
Email: mailto:genetics@gn.apc.org
Web: http://www.geneticsaction.org.uk/

GM Free Cymru
Dyffryn Dwarch
Abermawr
Nr Mathry
Pembs
SA62 5HL
Tel: 07968 286089
Web: http://www.gmfreecymru.org/

GM Freeze Campaign
94 White Lion Street
LONDON
N1  9PF
Tel: 020 7837 0642 · Fax: 020 7837 1141
Email: enquiry@gmfreeze.org
Web: http://www.gmfreeze.org/

GMO-Free Europe
Email: kenr@foe.co.uk
Web: http://www.gmofree-europe.org/

GM-Free Scotland
Web: http://www.gmfreescotland.net/

 

Pesticides in food

The Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK)(formerly Pesticides Trust)
Development House
56-64 Leonard Street
LONDON
EC2A 4JX
Tel: 020 7065 0905 · Fax: 020 7065 0907
Email: admin@pan-uk.org
Web: http://www.pan-uk.org/

 

Buying Local

National Association of Farmers' Markets
PO Box 575
Southampton
SO15 7BZ
Tel: 0845 4588 420
Email: via web page
Web: http://www.farmersmarkets.net/

Bigbarn
Web: http://www.bigbarn.co.uk/

Buy Local Norfolk
Web: http://www.buylocalnorfolk.org.uk/

 

Organic

Growing organic

Henry Doubleday Research Association
Ryton Organic Gardens
Ryton-on-Dunsmore COVENTRY
West Midlands
CV8 3LG ·
Tel: 01203 303517 · Fax: 01203 639 229
Email: enquiry@hdra.org.uk
Web: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/

Buying organic/organic food delivery schemes

The Soil Association
Bristol House
40-56 Victoria St.
BRISTOL
BS1  6BY
Tel: 0117 314 5000 · Fax: 0117 314 5001
Email: info@soilassociation.org
Web: http://www.soilassociation.org/

A lot of Organics
Web: http://www.alotoforganics.co.uk/

Organic certification bodies

Biodynamic Agricultural Association
Painswick Inn Project
Gloucester Street
STROUD
Glos.
GL5  1QF
Tel: 01453 759 501, 9am­1pm
Email: office@biodynamic.org.uk
Web: http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/

Organic Farmers and Growers
Elim Centre
Lancaster Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 3LE
Tel: 0845 330 5122 · Fax: 0845 330 5123
Email: info@organicfarmers.org.uk
Web: http://www.organicfarmers.org.uk/

Organic Food Federation
31 Turbine Way
EcoTech Business Park
Swaffham
Norfolk
PE37 7XD
Tel: 01760 720 444 · Fax: 01760 720 790
Email: info@orgfoodfed.com
Web: http://www.orgfoodfed.com/

The Soil Association, see above

Scottish Organic Producers' Association
10th Avenue
Royal Highland Centre
Ingliston
Edinburgh
EH28 8NF
Tel: 0131 333 0940 · Fax: 0131 333 2290
Email: info@sopa.org.uk
Web: http://www.sopa.org.uk/

Irish Organic Farmers' and Growers' Association
Harbour Buildings
Harbour Road
KILBEGGAN
Co Westmeath
Ireland
Tel: (00353) 0506 32563

 

Books

Joanna Blythman, The Food We Eat (Penguin, 1998)
Joanna Blythman, The Food Our Children Eat (Fourth Estate, 1999)
Lynda Brown, The Shopper's Guide to Organic Food (Fourth Estate, 1998)
Luke Anderson, Genetic Engineering, Food, and our Environment: A Brief Guide (Green Books, 1999)
Where to Buy Organic Food: A Directory of Farm Shops, Box Schemes and Retailers (Soil Association, 1998)

 

How to recycle

Campaign for Real Recycling - Website for the campaign to improve the quality of materials collected for recycling in the UK. CRR has been formed by members of the UK's leading materials re-processors, the community recycling sector and Friends of the Earth.
http://www.realrecycling.org.uk/

Recycle Now - Provides advice and ideas on recycling and avoiding waste. You can also search for your nearest recycling facilities and what your local kerbside collection services are.
http://www.recyclenow.com/

Waste Connect - Database of every recycling facility in the country. Type in your postcode to find your nearest recycling point for all kinds of household waste.
www.wasteconnect.co.uk

Recycle More - How to increase recycling rates in your home, school or business. Information on recycling labels and what they really mean. Run by Valpak, to help businesses comply with the Waste Strategy and packaging waste regulations.
http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/

Action Aid Recycing - You can donate mobile phones, toner & inkjet cartridges, PDAs and laptops to Action Aid for recycling.
http://www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk/

Oxfam - You can donate mobile phones, printer cartridges and computers to Oxfam for recycling. They also accept stamps, coins and clothes.
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Information on how to recycle different materials and links to other green websites, including green shopping. http://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/

Computers 4 Africa - This charity organisation collects unused computers, monitors, and other working IT equipment and ships them to schools in Africa.
http://www.computers4africa.org.uk/

Green Standards - Redistributes redundant corporate furniture, IT and office equipment for reuse, much of it donated to schools, charities and good causes. 
http://www.greenstandards.org/

My Zero Waste - Ideas for the 'average family' on how to reduce waste by making better consumer choices, choosing products with recyclable packaging, and creative reuse of items and composting.
http://myzerowaste.com/

 

Where to buy recycled products

Recycled Products Guide - a directory run by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
http://www.recycledproducts.org.uk/

Recycle Now - information on eco products www.recyclenow.com/why_recycling_matters/electricals/eco_products.html

Natural Collection Catalogue - a wide range of environmentally-friendly and recycled products. Friends of the Earth receive a donation from sales. Order line: 0870 331 33 33
www.naturalcollection.com

GreenChoices - well-researched information for those wishing to make green choices with their purchasing power. Includes many recycled products for home and office.
http://www.greenchoices.org

Green-Works - a not-for-profit social enterprise providing office furniture to schools, charities, community groups and start-up businesses.
www.green-works.co.uk

 

Waste

Friends of the Earth Europe - information on the Stop the Waste campaign to improve revisions to the Waste Framework Directive.
www.foeeurope.org/activities/waste_management/index.htm

REalliance - a partnership of four networks: Community Recycling Network UK, Furniture Reuse Network, Community Composting Network and London Community Resource Network.
http://www.realliance.org.uk

Community Recycling Network - the umbrella organisation for over 200 community-based waste management projects and businesses, offering kerbside collections, commercial waste paper collections, waste reduction schemes and community composting.
http://www.crn.org.uk

Environmental Data Services - excellent information on a wide range of industry-related environmental issues. A subscription is needed, but you can set up a free trial.
http://www.ends.co.uk

Waste Watch - non-profit organisation that advises, educates and informs businesses, schools, community group and local authorities on ways to reduce waste.
http://www.wastewatch.org.uk

Environmental Protection Agency - US site giving a comprehensive assessment of the implications of different waste management options.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/index.htm

DEFRA - includes the Waste Strategy for England, statistics and information. www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste

The Waste Book - a directory guide to reducing, reusing, and recycling waste, better waste management, and social and environmental issues - supported by Waste Watch. http://www.wastebook.org

Environment Agency - information on correctly disposing of waste and a search tool to find local waste facilities and landfill sites.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste

European Union - details of the European Commission's waste policies and legislation.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/index.htm

The Story of Stuff - a 20-minute film looking at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
http://www.storyofstuff.com

 

 

 

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