Interesting Links

Many environmental organisations are worth mentioning. I have chosen to provide links to all organisations that offer both general information as well as specific and practical support. To assist you with your search, I have included a brief introduction to the organisations here presented.


Environmental news and information online

The Ecologist is the world's most respected environmental affairs magazine. Each month we examine the connection between a wide range of subjects. Whether it's food, war, politics, pharmaceuticals, farming, toxic chemicals, corporate fraud, mass media or supermarkets, the ecologist challenges conventional thinking and empowers readers to tackle global issues on a local scale.

View our favorite online videos on sustainability and environmental issues via Eco-Promotion's YouTube Channel.

The Guardian Environment Network brings together the world's best websites focusing on green topics. The network connects sites from across the globe that provide high-quality news, opinion, advice, blogs, data and tools. We believe information should lead to action, so the network also includes selected campaigns .

The Independant, Michael McCarthy's environmental headlines.

Beware of 'Greenwashing'!

Environmental projects supported by Eco Promotion

The Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP) was set up in 2007 by HRH The Prince of Wales following reports from leading climate change experts, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to promote awareness of the urgent need to take action against tropical deforestation. We are working with governments, businesses and non-profit organisations around the world to find solutions to deforestation - and to find them fast - with the ambition of ‘making the trees worth more alive than dead’.


Green businesses and shopping

is an online Green Business Directory.

Natural Collection was formed in 1999 with a vision to create a distribution platform to support sustainable innovation and ideas. By offering a wide selection of ecologically considered products and services we hope to reach as wide an audience as possible.

Spirits of Nature: On this website you will find more than 1200 natural and environmentally friendly products like organic clothes for baby and adult, organic cosmetics, ecologically sustainable disposable nappies, washable nappies made from organic cotton, organic feminine hygiene products, ECO household products made without harmful substances, wooden toys with toxic free paints and more...

Renewable Energy UK Here you will find a wide range of up to date information about alternative energy generation. Our main focus is on wind power and solar power for the home, but you will also find details on topics as varied as electronics and biodiesel recipes.

Hess Natur is a German based ethical clothing shop; its range is extensive and the products are made out of organic or ethical fabrics.

Eco-Logic is a small, ethically run company that specialises in books that provide practical solutions to environmental problems.

Ecotricity is an electricity company with a difference - we're dedicated to changing the way electricity is made. We take the money our customers spend on electricity and invest it in clean forms of power like wind energy. We've been building wind turbines and selling electricity across the country since 1996. We are proud to be recommended by the Soil Association and Oxfam.


Interest Groups

The Energy Savings Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice about energy, energy saving products and home improvements. Our advice can help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.

Scottish Wildlife Trust was originally formed by a band of enthusiastic people who cared about preserving Scottish wildlife. It gradually grew into a national conservation leader. Today, with over 120 reserves, we are the largest voluntary organisation that deals with all of Scotland's wildlife.

The John Muir Trust is a leading UK charity dedicated to the protection of wild land for both nature and people. The Trust was founded in 1983 to safeguard the future of wild lands against development and to promote awareness and recognition of the value of such places.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is an independent Scottish charity. We stand for environmental justice which means a decent environment for all without using more than our fair share of the world's resources. We aim to make the right to a decent environment available to everyone in Scotland and around the globe.

Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is Scotland's leading animal welfare charity. It provides advice and guidance to animal carers, advocates improved animal husbandry systems, rescues animals in distress and helps shape animal welfare alongside the Society's parliamentary body. The Scottish SPCA is a reporting agency for the enforcement of animal protection laws.

Scottish Environment LINK is the forum for the scottish voluntary environment organisations - 36 member bodies representing a broad spectrum of environmental interests with the common goal of contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society.

Sustainable Development Commission Scotland is the Scottish Government's independent advisor on sustainable development. We help government, local authorities and businesses put sustainable development at the heart of what they do. The Sustainable Development Commission Scotland frequently speaks out on key issues. If you are looking for more information about sustainable development and the work of the Commission in Scotland, our free online resource and publications library is the ideal place to explore.

Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) is a network of sustainable development officers and advocates from Scottish local authorities. SSN exists to improve local government's contribution to achieving a sustainable Scotland.

Scottish Natural Heritage Our task is to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland's unique and precious natural heritage - the wildlife, the habitats and the landscapes which have evolved in Scotland through the long partnership between people and nature.

Centre for Human Ecology is a Scotland based independant, engaged think-tank. We work with people at the sharp end of ecological and social action to effect practical change and develop new thinking that influences social, national and international policy and practice for ecological sustainability and social justice.

Community Recycling Network for Scotland is a membership organisation set up to provide support and information for community led groups involved in recycling, reuse, composting, reduction and waste education activities.

Forward Scotland is a leading independent sustainable development NGO in Scotland. Our mission is to champion innovative approaches to sustainable development. We aim to foster long-term cultural and behavioural change to make sustainable development in Scotland a reality. We provide a holistic, solutions-based approach and strive to work in partnership with all sectors of society to inspire and promote a culture of sustainable development.

Centre for Alternative Technology is an environmental charity aiming to 'inspire, inform, and enable' people to live more sustainably. A solutions driven organisation, offering practical solutions to environmental problems, our key areas of work are renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage systems. We have been in existence for 25 years.

Greenpeace UK is an independent non-profit global campaigning organisation that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. We research the solutions and alternatives to help provide a path for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.

The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming. We have been working to raise awareness about the positive health and environmental benefits of organic food and farming and supporting farmers in producing natural food consumers can trust.

Findhorn is a spiritual community, ecovillage and an international centre for holistic education, helping to unfold a new human consciousness and create a positive and sustainable future. By living and working together, putting spiritual values into practice, we are creating a positive and sustainable future for humanity and the planet.

The Biodynamic Agricultural Association is founded on a holistic and spiritual understanding of nature and the human being's role within it. Biodynamic Agriculture builds on more than 75 years of world wide farming experience. At its heart is the idea of the farm as a self-contained evolving organism, whose life relies on home produced compost manures and animal feeds, and in which external inputs are kept to a minimum.

My Footprint (!) Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires? You're about to find out. This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard.


About sustainable philosophies and their founders

Foundation for Deep Ecology supports education, advocacy, and legal action on behalf of wild Nature and in opposition to the technologies and developments that are destroying the natural world.

International Association for Environmental Philosophy embraces a broad understanding of environmental philosophy, including not only environmental ethics, but also environmental aesthetics, ontology, and theology, the philosophy of science, ecofeminism, and the philosophy of technology.

MDBC In 1995, American architect William McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart created MBDC, 'a product and systems development firm assisting client companies in implementing their unique sustaining design protocol' (see 'Cradle to Cradle, remaking the way we make things').

New Dimensions are an independent producer of broadcast dialogues and other quality programming. Our programming presents a diversity of views from many traditions and cultures, and strives to provide listeners with practical knowledge and perennial wisdom. Free listening on part I of the broadcast series 'Deep Ecology for the 21st Century'.

Ecophilosophy, Ecosophy and the Deep Ecology Movement: An Overview
Article by Alan Drengson.

EcoTopia A History of the American Environmental Movement, with biographical information on important ecologists such as Alan Chadwick, Rachel Carson, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Henri Thoreau, and many many others. Also provide a extensive list of ecology and environment World Wide Web sites!


More links

The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics is a network of individuals who share a common interest in developing an understanding of geopoetics and applying it creatively in their lives. The geopoetic project is not a literary school, nor is it concerned with poetry considered as an art of intimacy. In the fundamental geopoetic field come together poets and thinkers of all times and of all countries. It is a major movement involving the very foundations of human life on earth.

SUST. Scotland`s first dedicated web site to sustainable design in architecture and the built environment, a unique web resource giving access to a wide variety of information, resources and guidance on sustainability. While parts of the site are aimed at professionals such as architects and designers, other sections are more general and will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this subject.

SEDA, The Scottish Ecological Design Association, was set up in 1991 'to promote the design of communities, environments, projects, systems, services, materials and products which enhance the quality of life of, and are not harmful to, living species and planetary ecology'.

Green Business Tourism Scheme is an accredited VisitScotland Quality Assurance scheme operated in Scotland on behalf of VisitScotland by a not-for-profit company, Green Business UK Ltd. GTBS was set up in order to help the hospitality industry meets its commitment and objectives with regard to their environmental impact and so far has been very successful in this.

Enviro Link is a non-profit organisation... a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organisations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news.

Natural Way Burial is a non-profit organisation which promotes ecologically friendly, affordable, personalised funerals; encourages the creation of natural burial sites in Scotland; disseminates information about the 'green' burial movement including people and planet-friendly resources; celebrates our place in the cycle of life scottish environment could be easier than you think!

IFOAM is the worldwide umbrella organisation for the organic movement, uniting more than 750 member organisations in 108 countries. IFOAM actively participates in international agricultural and environmental negotiations with the United Nations and multilateral institutions to further the interests of the organic agricultural movement worldwide.

Organic Consumers Association is a US grassroots, non-profit, public interest organisation working specifically to protect our food supply. The OCA works on public education and encourages sustainable agriculture, fair trade, and product labeling of genetically engineered and irradiated food.

Organic Europe reports on organic farming in 25 European countries. Organic addresses in Europe. Documents of the EU, European Organic Farming Statistics.

The International POP's Elimination Network (IPEN) is a global network of more than 600 public interest non-governmental organizations working together for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants, on an expedited yet socially equitable basis.