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Information sources See The Green Directory 2006 – 2008, the UK’s most comprehensive directory of sustainability contacts, ranging from organic food outlets and green shoes to green employment agencies and local authorities. Its 2006 – 2008 edition is available from www.cat.org.uk Other websites listing organisations working on ESD include: www.oneworld.net www.venue.co.uk and www.vois.org.uk
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Introduction SustainabilityLINKS focuses on sustainability and the third sector’s voluntary and community organisations. However there are a growing number of bodies working on sustainability and its links with other aspects of our lives. It is encouraging that as the environmental, economic and social unsustainability of our way of life increasingly impacts upon us all, there is a growing network of organisations striving to establish alternatives; hopefully these will help to ensure that eventual systemic collapse is less traumatic for us and, more importantly, for those to whom we are bequeathing a seriously damaged earth. This directory gives some indication of the areas of human activity where action is now being taken, and the changed perspectives and practices being urged in activities ranging from finance, production and consumption to science, agriculture and education, to transport diet, health and spirituality. The listing is primarily of third sector organisations, though it does also include some government funded and business based initiatives.
a Action Aid The organisation works to raise the profile of global poverty issues, particularly trade, debt relief, and food rights. While working in partnership with other organisations in Africa, Latin America and Asia Action Aid has over 40 local groups across western Europe. o Action Aid, Chataway House, Leach Road, Chard, Somerset TA20 1FR. 01460 238047. mail@actionaid.org.uk Action for Land Taxation and Economic Reform ALTER works towards a more equitable sharing of our common heritage, through shifting taxation systems from those providing labour to those using the earth’s natural resources. o ALTER, 5 Mill Race View, Atherstone CV9 3AR. 01827 718945. whpowell@iee.org Action with Communities in Rural England o ACRE, Somerford Court, Somerford Road, Cirencester GL7 1TW. 01285 653 477. www.acre.org.uk acre@acre.org.uk Active Citizens Transform A national campaign working for more participatory systems of democracy. o ACT, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF. 020 7833 9898. info@actnetwork.org.uk Adbusters Media Foundation Adbusters uses art and design to challenge media created misperceptions. o Adbusters, 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 1B7. +800 663 1243. Airport Pledge Personal action to help check the spread of air traffic. o Pledge, 16b Cherwell Street, Oxford OX4 1BG. 01865 241097. info@airportpledge.org.uk AirportWatch Aviation is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide and on course to take up all the UK’s ‘safe’ carbon allowance. As if this weren’t bad enough, around airports there are plans to destroy acres of irreplaceable natural habitat. ANPED The Northern Alliance for Sustainability was established in 1991 to promote northern hemisphere third sector activity in preparation for the Rio Earth Summit and to generally raise the profile of sustainability concerns. o ANPED, PO Box 12111, AC Utrecht Netherlands. 31 30 231300.
b Badger Trust Formed in 1986, Badger Trust provides advice on all badger issues, often working in partnership with other organisations, such as the police, animal welfare groups and conservation societies. The Trust points out that “half a million years ago badgers shared Britain with bears, hyenas and lions”, that they are survivors, despite the hostility and development they face. A main concern is the way that badgers can be made a scapegoat for bad husbandry practices in the spread of disease; “for more than 30 years governments have killed badgers in the flawed belief that it will stop bovine TB in cattle.” o 2b Inworth Street, London SW11 3EP. 020 7228 6444. www.badgertrust.org.uk enquiries@badgertrust.org.uk Black Environment Network Advice and awards scheme reaching a wider cultural and ethnic catchment than other sustainability organisations. o BEN, 9 Llainuen Uchas, Llanberis Gwynedd LL55 4LL. 01286 870715. www.bennetwork.org.uk/ ben@bennetwork.org.uk British Red Cross o Red Cross, 44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL. British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Providing advice and training, information about grants, working on sustainability, eco-tourism, biodiversity BTCV has become the UK’s leading practical conservation charity, with a growing network of local groups and supporters. Its number of local groups is growing – there are currently over 2,000. Set up in 1959 the organisation supports active citizenship through practical conservation in 20,000 locations. o BTCV, Conservation Centre, 163 Balby Road, Doncaster DN4 0RH. 01302 572244. information@btcv.org.uk British Trust for Ornithology o 01842 750 050. Buglife o 01733 201 210. Bumblebee Conservation Trust 18 native species of bumblebees have been identified in the UK, but nine of these are now either extinct or on the UK BAP. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was founded in 2006 to try to halt their further decline. BCT works with farmers but our gardens are just as important in conservation – in the UK they cover about a million hectares, more than all of our nature reserves combined. Bees depend on having somewhere to nest and flowers to feed them. Nesting boxes are available from www.ecotopia.co.uk and the Trust website lists the flowers we can grow to help bumblebees survive. o Bumblebee Conservation Trust, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Sterling, Sterling FK9 4LA. www.bumblebeeconservationtrust.co.uk Butterfly Conservation o 0870 774 4309.
c Campaign Against Climate Change As a single issue activist network CACC publishes climate change information and organises major awareness raising events. o 020 7272 8715. www.campaigncc.org/local.shtml info@campaigncc.org Campaign for Better Transport During 2007 Transport 2000 changed its name to Campaign for Better Transport. Founded in 1973 the organisation works to improve integrated transport provisions and reduce road traffic. The national Campaign has a number of active regional and local groups which mobilise opposition to unpopular by-passes and other road developments while building support for public transport expansion. Its work highlights the connections between climate change and car-focused travel as well as other aspects of current, blatantly unsustainable, transport policy. o CBT, 12-18 Hoxton Street, London N1 6NG. 020 7613 0743. www.bettertransport.org.uk info@bettertransport.org.uk Campaign Whale Works to protect all the whale and dolphin species and their habitats. Over 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since the 1986 IWC ban, while 7 million dolphins have drowned in tuna nets since the late 1960s. o Campaign Whale PO Box 2673, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5BZ. 01273 471403. www.campaignwhale.org Care for the Wild Assistance for exotic species affected by animal trade and habitat development. o CfW, The Granary, Tickfold Farm, Kingsfold, West Sussex RH12 3SE. 01306 627 900. info@careforthewild.com Centre for Alternative Technology Pioneering new technologies on site; visits, presentations and mail order. o CAT, Machynlleth, Powys SY20 9AZ. Centre for Sustainable Energy o Create Centre, B--Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN. 0117 929 9950. administration@cse.org.uk Charter 88 Charter 88 is a constitutional reform group established to combat concerns about the steady erosion of local democracy and national constitutional rights. o 6 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF. www.unlockdemocracy.org.uk also see www.ElectTheLords.org.uk Christian Aid The organisation’s global poverty programme is supported by the Church of England, Methodist Relief and Development Fund, Baptist Union of Great Britain, United Reformed Church, World Action for Trade Justice. o Christian Aid, PO Box 100, London SE1 7RT. 0171 523 2264. Christian Ecology Link Founded in 1981, CEL supports Christian work for a greener church and planet. It is cross denominational, having both church and individual members. The organisation publishes Green Christian and runs various issue based projects – for example, Operation Noah addresses climate change, while LOAF supports local, organic, animal friendly, fair trade food and drink. There are CEL groups across the country, details of which can be found on their website. o CEL, 20 Carlton Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 8DD. 01423 871616. www.christianecology.org.uk info@christianecology.org.uk CND Currently focused on replacement of Trident, the veteran campaign has been working on WMD and other peace issues for half a century. o CND, 162 Holloway Road, London N7 8BR. 020 7700 2393. www.cnduk.org Common Ground The organisation was established in 1982 to foster locality as a concept as important as law based terms such as national park, area of great landscape value and SSSI. This is to encourage the emergence of mutuality between nature and culture. “Locality offers us the greatest intimacy, nature, history, archaeology, food, buildings, language, legends – jostling together at the level of the street, neighbourhood, parish.” Community Development Exchange o CDE, 4th Floor, Furnival House, Furnival Gate, Sheffield S1 4QP. 0114 270 1718. www.cdx.org.uk admin@cdf.org.uk Community Development Foundation “CDF’s Vision is for an inclusive and just society, its Mission is to lead community development analysis and strategy, in order to enable people to influence decisions that affect their lives.” The organisation works nationally to support local community development activities, assisting communities with their involvement in decision making, providing information and education programmes, analysing social policy and advising Government. Its core work is to make communities stronger, cohesive and engaged. At present CDF is working to a three year strategic plan agreed with the Department of Communities and Local Government. o CDF, Unit 5, Angel Gate, 320-326 City Road, London ECIV 2PT (formerly of 60 Highbury Grove, London N5 AG). 020 7837 0642 / 020 7226 5375. www.cdf.org.uk admin@cdf.org.uk Community Foundation Network o CFN, Arena House, 66 – 68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9HS. 020 7713 9326. www.communityfoundations.org.uk network@communityfoundations.org.uk Community Matters o Community Matters, 12 – 20 Baron Street, London N1 9LL. 020 7837 7887. www.communitymatters.org.uk communitymatters@communitymatters.org.uk Community Sector Coalition CSC was set up in 1994 by a number of community sector umbrella organisation CEOs. It now brings together over 20 national organisations to share information, undertake community research and joint initiatives and help influence and shape Government policy on community sector concerns. In addition to its own work, CSC supports three national programmes – Every Action Counts, National Empowerment Partnership and National Support Service Leadership and Governance programme. During 2008 the Coalition has created a director post to help carry forward this work. o www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk Community Service Volunteers CSV is the UK’s largest volunteering and training agency. o 020 7278 6601 CORE Coalition Set up in 2001 CORE campaigns for greater corporate social and environmental accountability. CTC This national cycling club campaigns for all cyclists, publishing a bi-monthly magazine, route information, touring and technical guidance; it also offers free third part insurance and legal claims advice. o 01483 417217. www.ctc.org.uk
D Development Trusts Association o DTA, 33 Corsham Street, London N1 6DR. 0845 458 8336. www.dta.org.uk infor@dta.org.uk Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund o Gorilla Fund, 110 Gloucester Avenue, London NW1 8HX. 020 7916 4974. www.dianfossey.org info@dianfossey.net
e Earth Champions Foundation Works to inspire communities in restoring and sustaining the Earth, focusing on six areas of concern – water, energy, biodiversity, transport, recycling and indigenous wisdom. o EAF, 1 Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1HR. www.earthchampions.org ENCAMS o 01942 612 621 Environmental Investigation Agency Mounts undercover investigations of illegal environmental activities. o EIA, 62 – 63 Upper Street, London N1 0NY. 020 7354 7960. ukinfo@eiainternatioal.org Environmental Justice Foundation The Foundation works to highlight the links between global economic activity and the production practices dangerous to both people and planet common in third world countries. o ELF, 5 St Peter’s Street, London N1 8JD. www.ejfoundation.org Environmental Law Foundation ELF was established in 1992 to counter the iniquitous levels of legal representation between those interests causing environmental damage and those opposing them. The Foundation draws upon the skills of over 170 volunteer lawyers and technical consultants plus a network of environmental activists and campaigners. It focuses on public interest cases concerning development proposals, contaminated land, nature conservation and open space protection. o 020 7404 1030. www.elflaw.org info@elflaw.org Environment Resource and Information Centre o ERIC, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS. 01223 564334. name@globaltolocal.com Ethical Consumers Research Association The Association extends our political franchise to everyday purchasing and consumption decisions. It reports on what products are ethically sourced, those that are being boycotted and on its research into product and company policies on the environment, animal welfare, labour conditions and other legal and moral concerns. o ECRA, Unit 21, Old Birly Street, Manchester M15 5RF. 0161 226 2929. mail@ethicalconsumer.org
f FairPensions The Fairshare Educational Foundation was launched in 2005 with the support of organisations including Oxfam, WWF, Amicus, NUJ, EIRIS and Amnesty. Worth £725 billion, pension funds are powerful investors; as FairPensions the charity questions the secrecy surrounding fund investment choices arguing that investors should know whether their money’s being used ethically or to support corporations involved in oppressive regimes, environmental destruction, etc. o Trowbray House, 108 Weston Street, London SE1 3QB. 020 7403 7800. info@fairpensions.org.uk Fairtrade Foundation o Fairtrade, Room 204, 16 Baldwin’s Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ. 020 7405 5942. www.fairtrade.org.uk mail@fairtrade.org.uk Federation for Community Development Learning o FCDL, 4th Floor, Furnival House, Furnival Gate, Sheffield S1 4QP. 0114 270 1718. www.fcdl.org.uk info@fcdl.org.uk Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens o 0117 923 1800. Flora and Fauna International FFI has members in 120 countries. Its aim is to save endangered species and habitats around the world, drawing upon scientific research, long term vision, global networking, commercial practicality and local participation. Recent projects include the Global Trees Campaign to protect the world’s endangered trees and work with central Africa’s mountain gorillas. Past successes have seen the establishment of Liberian forest protection laws and increasing the number of wild Arabian oryx from under ten to over 4,000. o Great Eastern House, Tenison Road, Cambridge CB1 2TT. 01223 571000. www.faunaflora.org info@faunaflora.org Food Commission Concerns include food content, processing, labelling, advertising, growing, children’s diet, government policy, etc. o Food Commission, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF. 020 7837 2250. enquiries@foodcomm.org.uk Food Ethics Council The Council researches food production, retailing and marketing issues publishing a quarterly report. o Food Ethics Council, 39 – 41 Surrey Street, Brighton BN1 3PB. 0845 345 8574. www.foodethicscouncil.org Forest Stewardship Council Founded in 1993 the FSC is supported by World Wide Fund for Nature, National Trust, Friends of the Earth, Woodland Trust and Greenpeace. It is the only worldwide organisation offering authentic certification, conducting international ‘chain of custody’ inspections. o FSC, Unit D, Station Building, Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6EB. 01686 413916. www.fscuk.org Forum for the Future Works with the business sector to factor sustainability perspectives and practices into commercial enterprise. o FfF, 9 Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QB. 01242 262737. Friends of the Earth An international third sector organisation, with branches working in all areas of the UK. Its original environmental work is now embracing global poverty, community economics, human rights and other campaigning. o FOE, 26-28 Underwood Street, London N1 7JQ. 020 7566 1692.
g Gandhi Foundation The Foundation demonstrates the continuing relevance of Gandhi’s thinking and actions. His vision was of a society based on pluralism, democratic decentralisation, egalitarian economics, respect for all sentient life, simplicity and non-violence. The organisation runs a number of projects, publishes a quarterly paper, The Gandhi Way, and runs annual events. o Gandhi Foundation, 21 Fleetwood Court, Madeira Road, West Byfleet, Surrey KT14 6BE. 01932 343614. www.gandifoundation.org Garden Organic Formerly known as Ryton Gardens, or by its more formal name the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Garden Organic is the UK’s leading organic charity, having worked in the field for nearly 50 years. It manages a Heritage Seed Library and an Overseas Organic Support Group. As well as the Warwickshire site the organisation also has gardens in Kent and Essex. o Ryton Organic Gardens, Ryton, Coventry CV8 3LG. 024 7630 8210. www.gardenorganic.org.uk enquiry@gardenorganic.org.uk Genetic Engineering Network o GEN, PO Box 9656, London N4 4JY. 0181 374 9516. genetics@gn.apc.org Genetic Forum o Genetic Forum, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF. 0171 837 9229. geneticsforum@gn.apc.org Global Action Plan GAP works to mainstream sustainability concerns and bridge the gap between the ideal and the pragmatic. Its browser-friendly Ergo magazine brings a contemporary lifestyle approach to the serious problems we’ll increasingly have to address in our everyday lives. GAP UK was launched with Department of the Environment support prior to ES2, and is part of GAP International. o GAP, 8 Fulwood Place, London WC1V 6HG. 020 7405 5633. all@globalactionplan.org.uk GM Freeze As the Five Year Freeze, the campaign was working for a five year moratorium on GM planting, but it has now taken on a long term commitment to the prevention of a widespread commercial application of genetic engineering. o GM Freeze, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF. 020 7837 0642. enquiry@gmfreeze.org Going for Green Launched as a company by the Department of the Environment in April 1996. Good Gardeners Association o 4 Lisle Place, Wooton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7AZ. 01453 526322. www.goodgardeners.org.uk infor@goodgardeners.org.uk Grain NGO promoting sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based upon communities’ control over local knowledge and genetic resources. www.grain.org Green Alliance o Green Alliance, 40 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0RE. 020 7233 7433. ga@greenalliance.org.uk Green and Away Environmentally friendly conference facility – and annual programme of events. o Green and Away, Berkeley House, Paganhill Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4JJ and / or PO Box 40, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1YS. 0870 460 1198. info@greenandaway.org Green Books See Green Pages o Green Books, Foxhole, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6EB. 01803 863260. sales@greenbooks.co.uk Green Directory The current issue of this geographically ordered directory is for 2006 – 2008. o ADC Environment Ltd, PO Box 2138, Wickford, Essex SS12 0WB. 01268 450024. www.greendirectory.net Green Economics Institute Recently founded, the Institute is working to bring a wider understanding of the failings of economic orthodoxy. It organises conferences, presentations and other events and publishes the world’s first green economics journal, providing a forum for economists previously “frustrated by the lack of an academic space to express holistic views”. The Institute aims to “reclaim economics” from the (globalised, corporate, white, middle class, male) vested interests that have appropriated it for the realisation of their own ends. o Green Economics Institute, Strachey Close, Tidmarsh, Reading, Berkshire RG8 8EP. 07990 590 463. greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com Green Party The party not only putting the environment and sustainability on the political agenda, but also bringing a progressive approach to a wide range of other issues. o Green Party, 1a Waterlow Road, London N19 5NJ. 020 7272 4474. Greenpeace The high profile direct action international organisation for environmental and peace activists. Its work is centrally directed, with local groups supporting national projects through various campaign activities and fund raising. Perhaps unfortunately, Greenpeace’s daring protest stunts serve to define it in the public consciousness whereas these are only a tiny part of its work – most of the time it’s engaged in developing and promoting technical solutions to environmental problems. For example, much of its climate change work is concentrating on energy decentralisation. o Greenpeace, Canonbury Villas, London N1 2PJ. 0800 269065, 0171 354 5100. supporter@uk.greenpeace.org Groundwork UK A business based approach to landscaping areas often otherwise neglected. o Groundwork UK, 85-87 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 3BY.
h Harvest Help A charity working with more than 120,000 people in rural areas of Africa helping them to feed their families, earn a living and become self sufficient. Money donated will go to provide the chosen gifts. o Harvest Help, 3-4 Old Bakery Row, Wellington, Telford TL1 1PS. 01952 260699. HIPPO HIPPO works to encourage the use of plant protein foods in helping poor communities produce their own food. o HIPPO, the Old Vicarage, Llangynog, Carmarthen SA33 5BS. hippocharity@aol.com HOPE Africa A social development programme of the Anglican Church in southern Africa whose focus is to help provide food to those communities where people would otherwise go hungry. Able to feed 900 for less than £30 a day, the programme believes that supplying food gives not only immediate nourishment but also long term hope, by facilitating Health, Opportunity, Partnership and Employment. o PO Box 830, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa. +27 21 461 4640. fundraising@hopeafrica.org.za
i Intermediate Technology Development Group See Practical Action International Institute for Environment and Development o IIED, 6 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD. Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences There is an increasing number of Islamic environmental groups in the UK and IFEES is a national organisation helping to support these, although it lacks the resources to act in an umbrella capacity or offer a comprehensive co-ordination of activities. o www.ifees.org.uk www.iaw.org.uk j Jubilee The trading arm of the Jubilee Debt Campaign. o Jubilee, 143 The Gardens, Brighton BN42 4AR. Jubilee Debt Campaign A coalition of over 170 UK local, regional and national organisations. It works with many national voluntary sector organisations and partners in the international debt movement for the relief of unjust third world debts, which not only worsen the poverty of people living in affected countries, but also arise through exploitative government deals. o JDC, The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT. 020 7324 4722.
l Liberty The campaign against ID cards, denial of the right to peaceful protest, detention without trial and other infringements of civil liberties. o 21 Tabard Street, London SE1 6BP. www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk Living Streets The organisation that represents pedestrians’ interests, so often overlooked by society (formerly known as the Pedestrians Association). o Living Streets, 31-33 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ. 020 7820 1010. info@livingstreets.org.uk Local Works Mounted a five year campaign for the Sustainable Communities Act, which received Royal Assent in autumn 2007. o Local Works, c/o Unlock Democracy, 6 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF. 020 7278 4443.
m Make Votes Count In the 2005 election Labour polled 30,000 votes fewer than Tories yet gained 92 more seats, or, expressed another way, it took 26,877 votes for Labour to win a seat, 44,521 for a Tory, and 96,378 for a LibDem. Only one in 33 votes has any chance of influencing the composition of the UK Government. It’s democratic concerns such as these that are addressed by the Make Votes Count campaign. Marinet The Marine Network is an association of mainly coastal based groups focusing on protection of the sea and sealife. It started life when local Friends of the Earth groups came together to work on the marine issues that the national organisation hadn’t the resources to address. Marinet has a UK newsletter and website information service highlighting environmental concerns such as aggregate dredging, the bathing waters directive and marine legislation. Movement for the Abolition of War o MAW, 11 Venetia Road, London N4 1EJ. Movement for Compassionate Living Links diet, sentience and practical sustainability living issues. o MCL, 105 Cyfyng Road, Ysalyfera, Swansea SA9 2BT. 01639 841223.
n National Association for Voluntary and Community Action Formerly National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service, NAVCA is a network of over 300 voluntary sector organisations working across England. It provides a range of support services and raises national awareness of grassroots concerns. o NACVS, 177 Arundel Street, Sheffield S1 2NU. 0114 278 6636. nacvs@nacvs.org.uk National Council for Voluntary Organisations A national organisation supporting the work of local third sector organisations NCVO has over 5,000 members, who in turn represent 13 million of the country’s volunteers. As well as providing information and a range of educational resources the national office HelpDesk runs a free telephone, email and textphone service for voluntary sector workers. NCVO also campaigns to influence and change policy and practice across key issues of concern for the whole sector and, through its Campaigning Effectiveness Programme seeks to empower civil society across the UK. Other areas of NCVO work include: Parliamentary liaison, research, sector funding issues, Compact and partnership working, and servicing European and international links. NCVO’s Third Sector Foresight initiative focuses on the sector’s longer term responsibilities and strategic role. o NCVO, Regent’s Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL. 0207 520 2454. www.ncvo-vol.org.uk National Trust Established in 1895, the National Trust is a voluntary sector organisation supported by almost 3½ million members and over 40,000 volunteers. It is widely known for its role in the conservation of heritage properties and countryside. It has also become increasingly active in the promotion of sustainable agriculture and climate change work, lobbying Government on aviation and integrated transport. The Trust is also a member of the Community Renewables Initiative which helps communities set up renewable energy schemes. It can provide a speaker for your meetings. o 0870 458 4000. www.nationaltrust.org.uk enquires@thenationaltrust.org.uk National Wildflower Centre o 0151 738 1913. Natural Collection Natural Collection is the UK’s leading non-food ethical retailer. They ensure that all their products are checked for their impact on people, animals and the planet, and are catalogue partners with organisations including Greenpeace, World Society for the Protection of Animals. o 0870 331 33 33. www.naturalcollection.com Nature Watch Foundation o Naturewatch, 14 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham GL52 6AA. 01242 252871. New Economics Foundation Promotes community based economies and economic perspectives that challenge the orthodox views on market and finance principles. In the past few years NEF has worked to expose how conventional economic theory and practice serves to maintain vested interests, established the Ghost Town and Clone Town nature of British retailing and helped rebuild communities. Internationally it has led the Jubilee 2000 coalition and pioneered climate change action. o NEF, 3 Jonathan Street, London SE11 5NH. 0207 820 6300. info@neweconomics.org
o Our World Our Say Campaigns for the involvement of people in national decision making. o Our World Our Say, 7a Church Street, Brighton BN1 1US. 01273 357694. info@ourworldoursy.org One World Week Annual opportunity for communities of interest to raise local profile of world poverty issues. o OWW, PO Box 2555, Reading RG1 4XW. 0118 939 4933. enquiries@oneworldweek.org Orang-utan Foundation International o 1-800-Orangutan, 822S Wellesley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA90049, USA. Oxfam Environment and development organisations (Oxfam is probably the best known of these) are more often working together on high profile public education and parliamentary lobbying programmes, such as Stop Climate Chaos and the Trade Justice Movement. Those working on human and environmental poverty increasingly recognise that their concerns share common causes. By embracing environmental campaigning Oxfam continues to widen its remit. The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief was established in 1942 to help relieve wartime hardship in Greece. From 1949 its mandate expanded to bring relief to those affected by war, later changing again to help all those in poverty, no matter what the cause. o Oxfam International, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2JY. www.oxfam.org.uk
p People and Planet Student based organisation working on global poverty and environment issues, formerly known as Third World First. o People and Planet, 51 Union Street, Oxford OX4 1PJ. Performance Hub A network helping third sector organisations maximise their potential. o Performance Hub, Regent’s Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL. www.performancehub.org.uk Pesticide Action Network UK o Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4JX. 020 7065 0905. admin@pan-uk.org Plantlife International One in five of Britain’s wildflowers is threatened with extinction, 98% of Britain’s flower rich meadows and 50% of our ancient woodlands have been destroyed since the 1940s. Plantlife has placed climate change at the heart of their recent strategic plan, recognising it as one of five key ‘drivers of change’. o Plantlife, 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1DX. 01722 342 730. www.plantlife.org.uk enquiries@plantlife.org.uk Plants for a Future Promotes ecologically sustainable permaculture and environment. o Plants for a Future, Blagdon Cross, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5DF. 01208 872 963. webmaster@pfaf.org Practical Action This is the working name of the Intermediate Technology Development Group. The organisation helps developing countries use simple technologies to change lives. o Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 9QZ. 01926 634400. www.practicalaction.org practicalaction@practicalaction.org.uk Prosperity Works to raise awareness about capital’s dependence upon growth and the creation of debt. o Prosperity, 263 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JR. 0141 332 2214. admcc@admcc.freeserve.co.uk
r Ramblers The Ramblers have over 500 walks a week and a major part of their work is to protect public rights of way that would otherwise disappear. During the course of its 70 year history the organisation has successfully campaigned on various issues, such as the right to roam, and before this, the creation of National Parks, long distance footpaths and walker-friendly OS maps. o The Ramblers Association, London SE1 7BR. 020 7339 8500. www.ramblers.org.uk Real Food Organises free high street food fairs to promote dietary reform, and provides practical support for individuals and groups. o Real Food, PO Box 339, Wolverhampton WV10 7BZ. 01902 562463. info@realfood.org.uk Road Block Organisation highlighting the social and environmental damage caused by road building policies. o Road Block, PO Box 164, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5WX. 0207 7296973. office@roadblock.org.uk RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. o 01767 680 551.
s Schumacher Society The Society established and supports ‘Resurgence’ magazine, Intermediate Technology Development Group, Human Scale Education and Green Books. o The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN. 0117 903 1081. admin@schumacher.org.uk Soil Association The Soil Association was set up in 1946, as a result of domestic growing during the war years and the 1942 Beveridge Report on agriculture and health. Since then its work has continued to focus on health – not only of people, but also of other animals, plants and the wider environment. o Soil Association, Bristol House, 40 – 56 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY. 0117 314 5000. info@soilassociation.org Soroptimists International Bringing together women working in the professions SIGBI (Soroptimists International Great Britain and Ireland) is involved in environmental concerns such as the promotion of sustainability and water conservation, as well as social issues such as the status of women and human rights. Founded in the US during 1921, this international organisation has almost 100,000 members. o 0161 4807686. www.soroptimist-gbi.org Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future o Stakeholder Forum, 3 Bloomsbury Place, London 1A 2QL. 020 7580 6912. membership@stakeholderforum.org Stakeholder Forum began life in 1987 as UN Environment Programme UK, a national committee supporting the UN and housed within IIED. It was the 1992 Rio Earth Summit joint environment and development agenda that caused the organisation to embrace both sustainability strands and change its name to UN Environment and Development – UK Committee. It moved to the United Nations Association headquarters where it merged with UNA’s Sustainable Development Unit. Rio had served to define UNED-UK’s role, as it came to be the focus of stakeholder engagement with the UNCSD (set up at Rio and the only UN agency facilitating public involvement). “Stakeholder Forum believes that to enhance democracy, stakeholders should be involved at all levels of sustainable development decision-making. It believes this involvement yields better informed decisions and greater implementation of those decisions.” Stakeholder Forum, 2006 This led to the organisation undertaking similar work on an international basis, and the establishment of an umbrella global UNED Forum, guided by an International Advisory Board, although it continued to work here as UNED-UK Committee. From 2000 UNED Forum became Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future, a title inspired by the Brundtland Report, which effectively coined and defined the term sustainable development. Its role at this time was to reach stakeholders worldwide in preparation for the 2002 World Summit n Sustainable Development. It continues to support the work of UNEP, UNDP and UNCSD. o Stakeholder Forum, 3 Bloomsbury Place, London 1A 2QL. 020 7580 6912. membership@stakeholderforum.org Survival International Survival helps tribal peoples protect their lands, defend their lives and determine their own futures. There remain 150 million tribal people world wide – including at east 70 who’ve never had contact with the outside world. Almost all are persecuted and subjected to human rights abuses, driven from their homelands by logging, mining or the construction of dams. For example, in Brazil Indian tribes are not allowed to own land, in West Papua the Indonesian army does what is necessary to protect the profits of US and UK companies and in Siberia tribes are being driven from their land by oil companies. o Survival International, 6 Charterhouse Buildings, London EC1M 7ET. 020 7687 0700. www.survival-international.org Sustainable Development Commission The Government established body that monitors and advises on Government policy. o Ground Floor, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL. 020 7238 4951. Sustainable Energy Partnership o Sustainable Energy Partnership, Westgate House, 2a Prebend Street, London N1 8PT. 020 7359 8000 and 020 8698 3682. ron-bailey@bargery-rd.fsnet.co.uk Sustrans The charity undertakes practical work to encourage people to both cycle and walk more. Its flagship project is the National Cycle Network, which is over 10,000 miles of continuous routes using paths, traffic calmed and minor roads. Sustrans also runs a Safe Routes to School project. o 0117 929 0888.
t Transport 2000 See Campaign for Better Transport. Tree Aid Environmental degradation is one of poverty’s root causes. Providing funds to reverse the effects of ongoing deforestation in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Mali and Ghana, Tree Aid prioritises the vital role trees play in providing diet, shelter and energy. Since 1987 projects have also included tree planting against desertification, and forestry skills training programmes. o Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE. 0117 909 6363. info@treeaid.org.uk Turning the Tide Quaker peace and service organisation. o Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ. 0171 387 3601.
u UK WIN UK Without Incineration challenges the spread of incineration and refuse derived fuel. It acts as a point of contact for communities opposing incineration, helping them to campaign effectively in favour of sustainable alternatives. Launched in 2007, anyone opposing incineration can draw upon UK WIN expertise. United Nations Association Voluntary sector organisation supporting the wide ranging work of the UN. o UNA, 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EL. 020 7766 3459. interns@una-uk.org Urban Forum Urban Forum is a national membership charity for VCOs working to influence national urban policy. Its events, surveys, research and policy formation take messages from the grassroots to Government on a range of topics – sustainable communities, regeneration, community engagement, LSPs. Members receive regular information about national policy developments, sector good practice, decision making and analysis through its bi-monthly Urban Clearway magazine, briefings, conference reports, emails and its popular website. Urban Forum also represents sector interests in bodies such as the National Empowerment Partnership, Office of the Third Sector Strategic Partners and the Local Area Agreements Project Board. o Urban Forum, 33 Corsham Street, London EC1M 6EJ. 020 7253 4817. info@urbanforum.org.uk
v Vega Publishes scientific research and information on a greener agriculture and economy. When observing that measures to tackle energy shortages (through the expansion of biofuels) are partly responsible for rising food costs, European Food Safety Authority chair Patrick Wall also questioned whether it was “morally or ethically correct” to be feeding grain to animals while people starve. o Vega, 14 Woodland Rise, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 0RD. Vegan-Organic Network Promotes a diet based on animal and environment friendly local growing. o VON, 161 Hamilton Road, Longsight, Manchester M13 0PQ. 0161 248 9224 / 0161 928 3614. veganorganic@riseup.net Vegfam Green famine and poverty relief. o The Sanctuary, near Lydford, Okehampton, Devon EX20 4AL. 01822 820203. Village Service Trust o Bon Marche Centre, 241 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BJ. 020 7326 5338. info@villageservicetrust.org.uk Voice of the Listener and Viewer Public service broadcasting is threatened by corporate commercial competition. o VLV, 101 King’s Drive, Gravesend DA12 5BJ. Voluntary Service Overseas International placement agency. o VSO, 317 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PN. 020 8780 7200.
w WaterAid o WaterAid, 2nd floor, 47 – 49 Durham Street, London SE11 5JD. 0845 6000 433. www.wateraid.org Waterways Trust o 0845 070 0710 War On Want Campaigns on the economic and political causes of global poverty. o WOW, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. 020 7549 0555. mailroom@waronwant.org Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust o 01453 891 900. Wildlife Trusts There are 42 Wildlife Trusts across England and Wales, and another 5 based off the mainland. This federation of trusts is the largest UK charity addressing the conservation of UK flora and fauna and their habitats, with a membership of over 600,000 people. Their grassroots work is paralleled by national education and activity programmes which target a wide variety of communities – from families and neighbourhoods to industries and landowners. The work the Trusts and their volunteers undertake includes reserve management, biodiversity monitoring, habitat protection and education. Specific concerns successfully addressed range from water quality and the decline in Britain’s otter and dormouse populations. o 0870 036 7711. www.wildlifetrusts.org enquiry@wildlifetrusts.org WOMANKIND Worldwide A UK based international women’s rights and development organisation helping women in Africa, Asia and South America. Women’s Environmental Network WEN works nationally, while supporting local groups’ own projects. It aims to empower women to act on environmental matters and has campaigned on issues such as pollution and cancer, local food and farming, environmental quality and packaging. o WEN, Aberdeen Studios, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London N5 2EA. 020 354 8823. www.wen.org.uk Woodland Trust Ancient woodland has taken perhaps thousands of years to grow, but is in constant danger of destruction. Airports, roads, clear felling, industry, 4 wheel drives, landfill, golf and other leisure facilities, housing, commercial forestry, agriculture and other human activities all threaten Britain’s richest wildlife habitat and national heritage. o Autumn Park, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6LL. 01476 581 111. World Carfree Network Established in 2003 the Network currently has 53 member organisations. It works to build and maintain the global carfree movement. Promoting alternative ways of travel, it publishes the quarterly Carbusters, coordinates the annual World Carfree Day and Ecotopia Bike Tour, maintains a print and online resource centre. Recent work has seen the mobilisation of global support for local campaigns, such as those against a Bangladesh rickshaw ban and in support of New York cycle protests. The Network’s Mobility Justice Project claims equal rights to public space and funds and exposes government policies perpetuating car dependency. o WCN, Kratka 26, 100 00 Prague 10, Czech Republic. 420 274 810 849. info@worldcarfree.net World Development Movement Campaign highlighting the structural causes of global poverty. Past achievements include help in unionising the Del Monte workforce, challenging the then popular myth that GM foods would solve world hunger, persuading the Iceland chain to drop a £12 million debt claim against Guyana, and helping to ensure the UK Government ceases to make aid conditional on trade liberalisation, privatisation and other detrimental economic policies. o WDM, 25 Beehive Place, London SW1 7QR. 020 7737 6215. wdm@wdm.org.uk World Wide Fund for Nature Highly regarded, this is the largest international organisation working to mainstream sustainability concerns. o WWF-UK, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XR. 01483 426444. World Wisdom Alliance Works for evolutionary shift towards values and actions ensuring human sustainability. o Club of Budapest, c/o 1000 Finch Avenue West, Suite 306, Toronto M3J 24S, Canada. 001 905 881 0735.
Other Organisations There are countless other organisations working on S&P whose details will be included on this page in due course. These listings indicate the wide range of concerns and support bases. Action for Southern Africa Action for UN Renewal AIESEC Alternative Vehicles Technology Aquaaid ATD Fourth World UK Ananda Project Baha’i Faith Baby Milk International Birdlife International Bond Campaign for Political Ecology Carbon Storage Trust Care International Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Catholic Institute for International Relations Centre for Environmentally Responsible Tourism Charity People Child Poverty Action Group Church Action on Poverty Clean Clothes Campaign Climate Care Community Service Volunteers Compassion in World Farming Concordia Concern Council for the Protection of Rural England Critical Mass Earth Centre Earthwatch Echo Engineers for Disaster Relief Environment Council Environmental Transport Association Ethical Trading Initiative Ethical Wares Eurodad European Fairtrade Association Everychild Fairtrade Towns Initiative Fairtrade Universities Forest Stewardship Council Future Forests Global Witness Help the Aged Interaction Tours International Federation for Alternative Trade International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements International Local Authority Action on Climate Change International Service International Society for Ecology and Culture International Voluntary Service Labour Behind the Label Land is Ours Local Exchange Trading Systems Medecins Sans Frontieres Merlin National Association of Farmers Markets National Group on Homeworking One World Action Peace Child International Permaculture Association Pesticide Action Network UK Quaker Voluntary Action Reach Save the Children Servas Sight Savers International Social Economy Practitioners Network Socialist Environment and Resources Association Stop the War Coalition Surfers Against Sewage Survival International Sustain; Alliance for Better Food and Farming Tearfund Television Trust for the Environment Tools for Self Reliance Tourism Concern Traidcraft Traidcraft People to People Tours Unifem UK Vegan Society Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation Viva! Voluntary Organisations Internet Server Voluntary Service Overseas Volunteer Development England War Child Wastewatch Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society World Service Enquiry World Voices Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms Worldwide Volunteering
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