Plants

BioRegional
An organisation devoted to sustainable use of resources. Includes details of projects such as a car scheme, paper recycling, and sustainable forestry.

BTCV
The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers encourages people to get involved in environmental projects. There is information about volunteering, training courses, and local community volunteer groups.

Campaign to Protect Rural England
Campaigns to preserve England's countryside, focusing on landscape, planning and development, farming and food production.

Forest Stewardship Council
A charity that promotes the responsible management of forests. It provides a wood-labelling scheme for timber that comes from sustainable sources. Includes a search for approved products, details of FSC services, and information about certification.

Freshwater Biological Association
An organisation which promotes freshwater biology. It publishes specialist information about freshwater flora and fauna.

Friends of Conservation
A conservation charity that works to protect wildlife and habitats around the world. There are details of projects and endangered species, listed by region.

Friends of the Earth
Environmental charity. Includes campaigns, news and advice.

Green and Away
An educational charity that runs a tented conference centre. Based in Gloucestershire, the Green and Away village is built using sustainable methods and uses various eco-friendly techniques to minimise its impact on the environment.

Greenpeace UK
Environmental charity campaigning against pollution, toxic waste, global warming and other harm to the environment, and promoting things like renewable energy and greener living.

HDRA
An organic organisation. Includes details of their organic display gardens, publications, events, local groups and other news.

Pond Conservation
Provides information about pond conservation, including advice about good practice and details of pond research.

Soil Association
A charity devoted to promoting organic food and farming and raising awareness about the dangers of pesticides.

STARO: Save the Amazon Rainforest Organisation
Their mission is to promote and support the protection and the conservation of the Amazon Rainforest. The website contains a 'buy an acre' scheme with satellite picture of messages, their projects and information about the Amazon.

Sustain
Campaigns to improve agriculture and food through promoting sustainable, healthy food, organic farming, better hospital food, tackling food poverty, and more.

Sustrans
Charity supporting sustainable transport, such as cycle routes. Includes events, a photo gallery, and details of the volunteer programmes.

The National Energy Foundation
An educational charity which works to promote the more efficient, innovative, and safe use of energy and to increase public awareness of energy. There are articles on energy advice and details of services and consultancy.

The National Trust
Protects threatened buildings, countryside and areas of coastline. Includes details of properties and collections, and information about conservation and campaigns.

The Rainforest Foundation
The Rainforest Foundation works with indigenous peoples to conserve the rain forests of the world. The website contains a range of rainforest facts, a photo library and details on how to get involved in the prevention of rainforest destruction.

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
A conservation charity aiming to preserve wetlands and their biodiversity. The Trust has visitor centres around the UK. Includes information on threatened species, research, adopting a bird, and how to become a member.

The Wildlife Trusts
An organisation that aims to promote wildlife and the natural environment, through a series of local trusts which operate throughout the UK.

The Woodland Trust
Dedicated to protecting Britain's native woodland. Includes conservation news, details of campaigns, and information about the woods with maps and photos.

Waste Watch
An environmental charity promoting action on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. There is information on membership, campaigns, consultancy, education services, policy and research.

WWF-UK
The World Wide Fund for Nature conserves endangered species, protects threatened habitats and addresses global threats. There are details of campaigns, and of the charity's work in the UK and abroad.