Global Environmental Organisations
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- Birdlife International - major international conservation group. See also, State of the World's Birds 2004.
- Conservation Online - good example of a 'net-based group with links to a range of global organisations.
- Conservation International -US conservation group.
- Directory of Organizations and Institutes Active In Environmental Monitoring. Large list of organisations, grouped by nation.
- Earth Day - co-ordinators of the annual grassroots activity day (April 22nd).
- Earth First - Activist group started in the USA with international links.
- Environmetnal Assessment Division - US government site to help spread EIS data.
- Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - US-based investigative organisation.
- Equator Principles - Global banks join for a common goal on social and environmental issues.
- Fauna and Flora International (FFI) - international conservation group.
- Friends of the Earth - international homepage for one of the world's most successful pressure groups.
- Global Climate Coalition - Good example of an industry group countering some current environmental ideas.
- Green Pages - Global Directory for Environmental Technology. Huge range of resources and links.
- Greenpeace - like FoE, a highly successful pressure group.
- Institute for the study of society and environment - impressive US-based research group - part of NCAR
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme - global science group focussed on global change.
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - one of the most significant systems research centres.
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - group of UN and other scientists concerned with the biosphere's ability to continue providing goods and services. Click here for a summary of their work (and others).
- National Council for Science and the Environment - US NGO
- NASA Earth Observatory - award-winning site with stunning science resources
- Nature Conservancy - US conservation group.
- NEON - interesting project from the USA about communicating environmental issues,
- Rainforest Action Network - Good example of a focussed action group.
- SCAR - International research group for the Antarctic.
- Science and Development Network - New (Feb '04) site looking at the cutting edge of science/politics.
- Sierra Club - US-based. One of the earliest environmental groups.
- Union of International Associations - gathers data on all international organisations and NGOs. Claims a database of over 55,000!
- World Directory of Environmental Organisations Online - Californian database
- WWF - major research and action group.
- Yahoo environment groups - find your own set - start here!