The ACF is an Australian non-profit environmental organisation funded by individual Australians via memberships, donations and workplace giving programs. ACF works for practical solutions to the most urgent environmental problems to achieve lasting political, economic and social support.
This website claims to be "Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine". It contains links to information about issues such as agriculture, disasters, energy, forestry, recycling and sustainable development, to name a few.
This non-profit organisation is a grassroots online community uniting 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.
The World Conservation Union's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The Union is a multicultural, multilingual organisation with 1000 staff located in 62 countries.
Global Response empowers people of all ages, cultures, and nationalities to protect the environment by organising urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction.
Greenpeace is an independent organisation campaigning to ensure a just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations. The site contains fact sheets, eco-tips and various other publications on issues including climate change, forests, genetic engineering, nuclear and toxic waste, and oceans.
Green Teacher is a magazine by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the curriculum at all grade levels. Each issue contains articles, reports of what other educators are doing, ready-to-use activities, resource listings, and reviews.
The aim of this EcoCentre is to promote sustainable ways of living and working across local and national communities, through the development and delivery of collaborative environmental education programs. These programs are for students and teachers as well as the general community.
New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice. The NI website's "Mega Index" contains a wide variety of articles on environmental issues around the world.
Northey Street City Farm is a non-profit community organisation situated in Windsor. More than 1500 exotic and native fruit trees, bushtucker plants, shrubs and ground covers have been planted on the four hectare farm site. The farm has been developed for people to enjoy and participate in using the principles of permaculture. School and community group tours can be arranged to gain hands-on experience in a natural environment. Participants can touch worms, taste bushtucker and see a real farm in action while learning about sustainable living.
Planet Ark runs a number of environmental campaigns and initiatives on issues including recycling, tree planting, and plastic bags. The site also contains an issues-based news archive.
Project underground is designed to raise awareness and responsible attitudes towards the use of cave, karst and underground resources.
The QCC is the peak environment organisation in Queensland, representing all the major regional and community environmental and conservation organisations. The site includes fact sheets on animals, genetically modified food, and water conservation.
The Wilderness Society is a community-based environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia. The Society's activities include awarding the annual Environment Award for Children's Literature.
The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank finding practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. The mission of the Institute is to move society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs of current and future generations. The site features a newsroom and a list of publications.
This is an independent research organisation that provides compelling, accessible, and fact-based analysis of critical global issues. Worldwatch informs about the complex interactions between people, nature, and economies, focusing on the underlying causes of and practical solutions to the world's problems to inspire people to demand new policies, investment patterns and lifestyle choices.
The World Wildlife Fund runs programs on six urgent global issues: climate change, forests, freshwater, marine life, endangered species, and toxic waste.