United Kingdom

All Organic Link
Website: http://www.allorganiclinks.com/
Foerstel Design developed this site as a result of a deep commitment to the organic industry and companies that share a similar concern for the health of the planet. It has become a comprehensive, one-stop, listing system for the organic industry.
Contact: Use the form provided.

British Society for Allergy Environmental and Nutritional Medicine
Website: http://www.jnem.demon.co.uk/
The British Society for Allergy and Environmental Medicine was founded in 1983 to provide a forum for doctors interested in the role of allergy and environmental factors in chronic illness. The following year, The British Society for Nutritional Medicine was founded to promote the use and understanding of nutrition within the context of clinical medicine. As the two societies evolved, it became clear that the aims of the societies overlapped; and, in 1993, the two societies merged.
Contact: P.O. Box 7, Knighton, Powys LD and 2WF, UK (+44-1547-550380)

British Trees
Website: http://www.british-trees.com/
This site contains a wealth of reference material for all those interested in native British trees.

Centre for Education in the Built Environment
Website: http://cebe.cf.ac.uk/
CEBE is one of 24 subject centres which comprise the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN). The Network was established in January 2000 to promote high quality learning, teaching, and assessment practices in UK higher education. Its primary purpose is to provide discipline-based support for learning and teaching in the built environment within subject communities of Architecture, Landscape, Urban Planning, Housing and Transport, Construction, and Real Estate.
Contact: (for Architecture, Landscape and Planning -- Cardiff University, Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB (029-2087-4600) or email: cebe@ltsn.ac.uk
(for Construction, Surveying and Real Estate -- School of Construction and Property Management, Bridgewater Building, University of Salford M7 1NU (0161-295-5944) or email: cebe@ltsn.ac.uk.

CoastNET
Website: http://www.coastnet.org.uk/
This group is the national network that supports those who care for and manage the UK's diverse coastline. Established in 1995, it provides a practical network for the exchange of information, ideas, and expertise in the sustainable management of the coastal and marine environment. In 1997, CoastNET became the UK branch of EUROCOAST, a pan-European network that stretches from the Atlantic to the Baltic. This enables CoastNET members to benefit from practical marine management experience available across Europe.
Contact: 37 High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7ET (0-44-0-1206-728644) or email: admin@coastnet.org.uk

Coeliac UK
Website: http://www.coeliac.co.uk/
It is one of the largest charities of its kind in the UK, supporting 55,000 members who are living with the disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and other related conditions.
Contact: A list is provided on the site.

Contaminated Land UK
Website: http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk/
This site gives information on contaminated land in the UK, aimed to include all whether they are involved in buying, selling, assessing, advising, remediating, or even just ingesting...

Creative Conservation
Website: http://home.btclick.com/creativeecology/
Sponsored by Landlife, this is an informative online magazine for those interested in practical habitat creation and conservation.

Dairy Free
Website: http://www.lactoseintolerance.co.uk/
This is the UK's first and original site for people who are dairy allergic or lactose intolerant. Yes, other sites exist for such people, but these are based in either America or Australia. This site, however, is for UK sufferers and gives information of what to do and where to go if you or a member of your family has a problem digesting cow's milk.
Contact: lactose.intolerance.enquiries@dial.pipex.com

Dr. Myhill
Website: http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/
Many diseases are entirely preventable through good dietary practices and other preventative means. This doctor shows you how find out the causes of your ailments and what to do about it.
Contact: Use the email form provided.

Ecological Living
Website: http://www.ecological-living.info/
This is a resource centre for ecological and sustainable living which explores such subjects as recycling, electromagnetic stress, earth houses, and such methods of generating renewable energy as solar and wind energy. It also has an EcoStore which is packed with books on all subjects related to ecological living. Organic farming is being widely promoted as healthier for both people and the environment. While there is much debate about whether it is safe to use chemicals on crops or to develop genetically modified (GM) food and livestock, many people are voting with their money and buying organic food over conventionally-farmed food. But what exactly is organic farming? Find out this, plus many other topics, on the site.

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
Website: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/english.html
This encyclopedia was written by the Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment Information Progamme, the educational division of ARIC (formerly the Atmospheric Research, and Information Centre). It is a one-stop source of information for all ages and on a range of atmopsheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion. Information included in the encyclopedia may be reproduced for individual, school, and college use, and by other non-profit-making organisations, but, when doing so, please acknowledge ARIC as the source of information.
Contact: Manchester, Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD (+44-0-161-247-1590/3) or email: aric@mmu.ac.uk

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development
Website: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/esd/index.html
This online encyclopedia was developed by the Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment Information Progamme, the educational division of ARIC (formerly the Atmospheric Research and Information Centre). The Encyclopedia is a one-stop source of information on the concepts and key issues concerning sustainable development. Information included in the encyclopedia may be reproduced for individual, school, and college use, and by other non-profit-making organisations. However, when doing so, please acknowledge ARIC as the source of information (see the FAQs for further details). ARIC is a national centre for public information on air quality, acid rain, climate change, ozone depletion, and sustainable development. It disseminates this information without advocacy or bias and enables individuals to make their own informed decisions about atmospheric issues. The information provided ranges from primary to postgraduate level.
Contact: Atmospheric Research and Information Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD (44-0-161-247-1590/3) or email: aric@mmu.ac.uk

Energy Sources
Website: http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm
This unique website was created by a UK science teacher who provides a student-friendly means of explaining the various types of energy sources. It is an excellent learning tool, not only for students and teachers, but also for anyone else.

Environment Centre
Website: http://www.environment-centre.net/cgi-bin/croner/jsp/CronerHomeEnvironmentCentre.do
Sponsored by Croner, this site provides free daily news, legislation, feature articles, and much more for those involved in environmental management, environmental law, or training information for UK businesses.
Contact: A long list is provided on the site.

Find Wild Flowers
Website: http://www.reticule.co.uk/flora/
The British flora possesses a wealth of interesting plants, and this site is intended to help with their identification. There is a questionnaire that asks about the characteristics of the plant, which will help in finding out what it is.
Contact: qgroom@reticule.co.uk

First Nature
Website: http://www.first-nature.com/
This site provides wonderful pictures and information about fish, fungi, plants, animals, reptiles, and so much more. It is an excellent resource for the student or just anyone.
Contact: enquiries@first-nature.com

Genetic Food Alert
Website: http://www.geneticfoodalert.supanet.com/start.htm
All the questions you might have regarding genetically altered food can be answered on this UK-based website.
Contact: 4 Bertram House, Ticklemore St, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5EJ (01803-868523) or email: info@geneticfoodalert.org.uk

Genetically Modified Foods
Website: http://www.cqs.com/50harm.htm
This site gives 50 reasons why GMOs are dangerous to humans as well as animals and the environment.

Good Beach Guide
Website: http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk/
This is the ultimate independent guide to UK bathing water quality. Each year, millions of people enjoy the beauty of Britain's beaches. Those that are recommended have achieved the highest water quality standards and are not affected by continuous inadequately treated sewage discharges. This year's Guide recommends 422 beaches with the best water quality.
Contact: Marine Conservation Society, 9 Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 5BU (01989-566017) or email: info@mcsuk.org

Green Choices
Website: http://www.greenchoices.org/
This site encourages all citizens in Britain to make ecologically sound decisions in living their everyday lives. Its aim is to empower all with simple, direct information on green alternatives which make a real, lasting difference. It offers these suggestions and information on the basis of its own research and that of other reputable organisations.
Contact: PO Box 31617, London SW2 4FF or use the email form provided.

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
Website: http://whales.gn.apc.org/
This is a registered charity which has pioneered the study of the whales, dolphins, and porpoises found in the waters of the Hebrides. Using study techniques that neither harm nor seriously disturb the animals, research work provides those who manage Scotland's wildlife and habitats with the information they need to achieve effective conservation.
Contact: 28 Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA75 6NU, Scotland (44-0-1688-302620) or email: hwdt@sol.co.uk

Hemp Food Industries Association
Website: http://www.hemp.co.uk/
Based in the UK, this site supplies information about the hemp (non-drug cannabis seed variety) industry in general, as well as hemp foods, hemp plastics, hemp stone, hemp clothing, hemp fibre, hemp books, hemp frisbees, high fly, hemp art, hemp music, and hemp pictures and gallerys. It works to inform about the differences between marijuana, cannabis, hemp, thc content, nutritional qualities, and more, including updates regarding DEA, FDA, ANZFA, and other government hemp legislation.
Contact: P.O. Box 204 Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8ZQ, United Kingdom (+44-0-7050-600-418) or email using the page provided on the site.

How To Make: Compost
Website: http://www.hdra.org.uk/gh_comp.htm
Making compost from garden and household waste is one of the best things any gardener can do. It is easy, costs very little in time or effort, helps reduce pollution by cutting down on what goes to landfill, plants will grow healthier, and it will save you money on fertilisers.

Indicators of Climate Change in the UK
Website: http://www.nbu.ac.uk/iccuk/
Not only is the climate changing, it is affecting our natural world, society, and economy. In order to track these changes across the UK, this site has gathered together the first set of indicators influenced by climate and, not only covers such climate areas as temperature and rainfall, but also includes such environmental and economic pointers as risk of flooding, egg-laying dates of birds, abundance of butterflies, and effects on the Scottish skiing industry. This set of indicators will help to raise awareness of how our climate is changing, the pace of change, and how it alters the fabric of our natural and man-made world forever. As greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise, we can expect more climatic changes. Hopefully, this set of indicators will alert everyone to the impact of climate change as it develops in the UK and instill a sense of urgency in responding to it.
Contact: (no contact)

Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN)
Website: http://www.incpen.org/
A non-profit organisation established in 1974, INCPEN is dedicated to analysing the environmental and social effects of packaging; creating a better understanding of the role of packaging; and minimising the environmental impact of packaging. It has a wide range of publications from academic reports to illustrated brochures and leaflets, including material designed specifically for schools.
Contact: SoanePoint, 6-8 Market Place, Reading, Berkshire RG1 2EG (+44-0-118-925-5991) or email: info@incpen.org

Living Rainforest
Website: http://www.livingrainforest.org/
This is a new breed of public education institution passionately committed not just to classical biological subjects and "science as usual," but in telling the story of humanity in nature. The Living Rainforest strives to make learning about life fun. Visitors to its center are immersed into real rainforest experiences. Located in Berkshire, UK, the center is open year-round and features a tropical rainforest-inspired ecological garden. Its interpretation links plants, animals, ecosystems, human needs, economies, and cultures. With an aim to delight and challenge, this group builds on the incredible biological and cultural diversity of planet Earth.
Contact: Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, RG18 0TN, UK (44-0-1635-202444) or email: enquiries@livingrainforest.org

Living Streets
Website: http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/
LS champions the use of streets and public spaces for people on foot and works toward practical projects in an effort to create safe, vibrant, and healthy streets for all. Although local streets are a service used by all, for decades traffic priorities have been allowed to overwhelm them, leaving them dirty and unsafe. Vibrant streets help to revitalise neighbourhoods and reconnect people.
Contact: Freepost, LON17194, London SW8 1YT (020-7820-1010) or email: info@livingstreets.org.uk

Naturenet
Website: http://www.naturenet.net/
This voluntary, web-based enterprise provides a good resource for practical nature conservation and countryside management relating to the UK, particularly England. Its original list of documents has now become a very large and diverse resource. Because those who write for Naturenet usually work in the countryside management industry, the information is up-to-date and compiled by knowledgeable sources. Naturenet is intended for those interested in the countryside, its management, and nature conservation, particularly those who enjoy visiting the countryside which may include ecologists, rangers, wardens, volunteers, students, tree wardens, biologists, birdwatchers, land agents, and farmers.
Contact: provided on the site

North East Scotland Biological Records Centre (NESBRC)
Website: http://www.nesbrec.org.uk/
The natural environment is important to the economy and quality of life in Northeast Scotland. Many of its species and habitats are of national significance, yet there is no central record centre for biological information. Such a need was identified during the biodiversity audit undertaken as part of the early stages of the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP). A wide range of local organisations and interests is represented on the LBAP partnership. Through this Network, the LRC will also provide access to data covering the whole of the UK.
Contact: Room E106/107, Hilton Campus, University of Aberdeen, Hilton Place AB24 4FA (01224-273633) or email: nesbrec@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Permaculture Beginner's Guide
Website: http://www.gburnett.unisonplus.net/Perma/
"Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, water, energy and pollution. It integrates ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in creating a rich and sustainable way of living. It uses appropriate technology giving high yields for low energy inputs, achieving a resource of great diversity and stability. The design principles are equally applicable to both urban and rural dwellers" -- Bill Mollison
Contact: (no contact)

Plants For a Future
Website: http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
With a database of 7380 plants, the site also provides UK, US, and Australian searches in English and Spanish. This is a valuable resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal, or have other uses.
Contact: instructions are on the site.

Primal Seeds
Website: http://www.primalseeds.org/
This is a different seed organization. Primal Seeds aims to inform and inspire people to take the protection of biodiversity and the creation of food security into their own hands. It supports grassroots movements around the world who challenge agribusiness and promotes food production based on diversity and community. Primal Seeds also acts as an information network and promotes seed saving, seed swapping, heritage seeds, as well as open-pollinated, rare, local and illegal seeds. It opposes the encroaching model of agriculture based on commodification, which leads to biotechnology, biopiracy, mass mechanisation, heavy chemical inputs, and threatens the livelihood of the world's farmers.
Contact: MAIL@PRIMALSEEDS.ORG or use the email form provided.

Real Nappy
Website: http://www.realnappy.com/
This association was founded by two mothers who were deeply concerned about important health and environmental issues surrounding nappies. They were successful in bringing together nappy companies, the National Association of Nappy Services, environmental groups, and concerned individuals in a Campaign for Real Nappies. It is the central source for information and advice on all nappy-related issues, as well as providing practical support and advice on adult incontinence. An informational pack is available for the price of a SAE.
Contact: PO Box 3704, London SE26 4RX (020-8299-4519) or email: contact@realnappy.com

Rethink Rubbish
Website: http://www.rethinkrubbish.com/home/
This informational site provides news on the growing problem of household rubbish in the UK, along with some quick and easy steps to help solve the problem.

Reuze
Website: http://www.reuze.co.uk/home.shtml
This is an information-based website that brings you the how, what, and where of recycling in the United Kingdom. It brings together the three parts of the recyling problem: those with waste to recycle, organisations that reuse that waste, and products made from recycled waste.
Contact: info@reuze.co.uk

Robert Hart's Forest Garden
Website: http://www.gburnett.unisonplus.net/Forest/index.html
This site is a small celebration of the Forest Garden at Wenlock Edge, Shropshire on the Welsh Borders, created by Robert Hart, who passed away in March, 2000. It consists of photographs taken during a visit in July 1997 by students of the Permaculture Design Course held by Naturewise in North London. An account of that visit which was published in the newsletter of VOHAN, the Vegan Organic Horticulture and Agriculture Network. "Obviously, few of us are in a position to restore the forests. However, tens of millions of us have gardens or access to such open spaces as industrial wastelands, where trees can be planted. If full advantage can be taken of the potentialities that are available even in heavily built up areas, new 'city forests' can arise..." (Robert A.de J.Hart)
Contact: gburnett@unisonfree.net

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Website: http://www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/index.jsp
This garden was founded in the 17th century as a ‘Physic Garden,’ growing medicinal plants. This first garden was in St. Anne’s Yard, part of the Holyrood Palace grounds, and occupied an area the size of a tennis court. Now, it extends to four sites -– Edinburgh, Benmore (near Dunoon in Argyll), Logan (near Stranraer in Galloway), and Dawyck (near Peebles in the Borders), and is the second richest collection of plant species in the world. The Garden is first and foremost a scientific institution, dedicated to discovering and describing plants and their relationships, evolution, conservation, and biology. This research is underpinned by the Garden’s internationally important collections of living and preserved plants, a large specialist library, and by modern well-equipped laboratories. The four Gardens are also major tourist attractions within Scotland: Edinburgh features a world-famous rock garden, peat and woodland gardens, colourful herbaceous borders, large and well-stocked plant houses, and several specialist collections, including Chinese plants, and rhododendrons; Benmore, with its milder oceanic climate, grows trees and shrubs from high rainfall areas, especially conifers and rhododendrons; Logan, is Scotland’s most exotic garden and has an almost sub-tropical climate which provides ideal growing conditions for Southern Hemisphere plants and others; and Dawyck, which is particularly suitable for hardy plants from the world’s cooler, drier areas.
Contact: 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR (+44-131-552-7171) or choose from the long list of email contacts.

Royal Botanic Garden Kew
Website: http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/
On 3 July 2003, Kew was officially inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The eminence of Kew today is the result of a succession of avid collectors, visionary scientists, inspired landscape architects, and redoubtable gardeners who, over the centuries, have grown and developed the gardens. The collections they contain enables better management of the Earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant and fungal kingdoms -- the basis of life on earth.
Contact: Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB United Kingdom (+44-0-20-8332-5000) or email: info@rbgkew.org.uk

Shark Trust
Website: http://www.sharktrust.org/
This trust was established in 1997 to promote the study, conservation, and management of sharks, skates, and rays in the UK and internationally. Shark Trust and other EEA member organisations seek to co-ordinate their efforts to influence and reverse the factors which are threatening the status of shark populations and fisheries, and to promote and carry out research.
Contact: (none listed)

Soil Association
Website: http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf?Open
This is the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming. Whether you are new to the Soil Association or want to know more about what and why it is done, this zone explains it all.
Contact: Bristol House, 40-56 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY, United Kingdom (0117-929-0661) or email: info@soilassociation.org

Smartwood Certified Companies
Website: http://www.brandsystems.net/smartwood/orgsCoc.asp
This website gives a long list of companies in various countries that are certified as Smartwood.

Somerset Environmental Records Centre (SERC)
Website: http://www.somerc.com/
SERC is the centre of reference for all information relating to wildlife and biodiversity in Somerset. It maintains an up-to-date record of sites, habitats, and species found in the county and makes the data available for decision making, conservation, research, monitoring, and education. SERC is a partnership organisation working closely with the Somerset Wildlife Trust, Somerset County Council, Somerset's District Councils, English Nature, Environment Agency, and the Exmoor National Park Authority. Its database holds over 900,000 records of species, details of over 5,000 sites, and over 10,000 records of habitats (examples).
Contact: Tondale Mill, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 OAW (+44-0-1823-884450) or email: Use the form provided.

Species 2000
Website: http://www.sp2000.org/
Species 2000 has the objective of enumerating all known species of organisms on Earth (animals, plants, fungi, and microbes) as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. It is a "Federation" of database organisations working closely with users, taxonomists, and sponsoring agencies. The plan is to create an array of participant global species databases covering each of the major groups of organisms. Each such database will cover all known species in the group, using a consistent taxonomic system. The headquarters of the present databases are widely distributed throughout the world, and this trend will continue as new databases are added. The existing global species databases may presently account for some 40% of the total known species, so substantial investment in new databases will be needed for full coverage of all taxa to be achieved. Some of the taxonomic groups being addressed by the organisations starting the Species 2000 programme are as follows: Viruses, Bacteria, Corals, Molluscs, Crustacea, Diptera, Ichneumon Wasps, Moths and Butterflies, Curculionid Beetles, Fishes, Birds, Mammals, Fungi, Cacti, Palms, Legumes, Umbellifers, and Fossil Plants.
Contact: Secretariat, Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics, School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS (+44-118-378-6466) or email: sp2000@sp2000.org

Suffolk Housing Society
Website: http://www.suffolkhousing.org/pages/hempage.html
Formed in 1974, this British group is an industrial and provident society registered with charitable rule. In addition to finding homes for people, it also has a unique sideline of building homes from hemp. Growing hemp can not be only a healthy alternative by using its nutrient-rich seeds, but is a valuable renewable resouce as one acre of hemp can produce as much paper as four acres of trees. (See another article about hemp homes from Eartheasy. Website: http://eartheasy.com/article_hemp_homes.htm)
Contact: Suffolk Housing Society, Old Mission House, St.Botolph's Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2AX (01284 767224) or email: office@suffolkhousing.org

UK Biodiversity
Website: http://www.ukbap.org.uk/
The purpose of this website is to support the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and the partnership involved in biodiversity conservation. There are three types of Action plans: Priority Species, Grouped Species, and Species Statements. Through each, you will be able to discover the biodiversity of the UK, read about biodiversity groups, search for organisations, and download reports, guidance notes, news, and documents from the library.
Contact: Biodiversity Policy Unit Zone 110B, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB (+44-0-117-3728974) or email: ukbg@jncc.gov.uk

Water Treatment Information
Website: http://www.water-treatment.org.uk/index.html
This is a consumer portal for home water treatment advice. It compiles the magnitude of water treatment information available on the Internet into a single, concise resource. It looks at common problems that can occur with well water, swimming pool water, pond water, hard water, and other common household water problems. The home water treatment systems area examines the uses, advantages and disadvantages of water filters, water softeners, water conditioners, and water treatment chemicals. In this section you will also find links to more detailed information and also to relevant suppliers on the web. On the water treatment comparison page, it has summarised the relative merits of each method as opposed to another. Although based in the UK, the information on this site is not location specific, and will apply throughout the world.
Contact: An email form is provided.

What Doctors Don't Tell You
Website: http://www.wddty.co.uk/
This is a wonderful monthly newsletter and information service which reveals the hidden truth about medicine and what you are being told.
Contact: 2 Salisbury Road, London, SW19 4EZ (0870-4449886) or email: cs@wddty.co.uk

Wildlife and Countryside Link
Website: http://www.wcl.org.uk/home.shtml
This site brings together environmental voluntary organisations in the UK which are united by their common interest in the conservation and enjoyment of the natural and historic environment.
Contact: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP (020 7820 8600) or email: enquiry@wcl.org.uk

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