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ACT ON CO2 Is a government-led initiative to encourage and help people to reduce their CO2 emissions.
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Alupro National campaign to promote recycling of aluminium cans. Helps locate local cash for cans sites
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Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust The local wildlife trust that are involved in the management of many nature reserves in our area.
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Best foot forward Find out your 'ecological footprint' on the Earth
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ClimateX ClimateX is a community project to capture and encourage climate buzz in Oxfordshire
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COIN The Climate Outreach Information Network is a charitable trust formed to engage the pubic about climate change and to act collectively to cut greenhouse emissions.
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Community Composting Network The Community Composting Network supports and promotes the community management and use of waste bio-degradable resources
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Community Recycling Network The Community Recycling Network UK is a membership organisation promoting community-based sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling the UK's growing waste problem.
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Community Repaint Community RePaint sees 'paint waste' as a resource - as long as it is reusable and strives to collect and redistribute more paint each year.
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Cyclox T the Oxford Group campaigning for a better deal for the city's cyclists.
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DECC The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is responsible for all aspects of UK energy policy, and for tackling global climate change.
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Defra The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the government department responsible for policy and regulation on the environment, food and rural affairs. There is a section on climate change under The Environment.
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Eco - Street Eco-St is a real shop selling products that help you reduce the harmful impact that you might have on the planet.
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Earth Trust Formerly the Northmoor Trust, Oxford based initiative working towards reconnecting people with the countryside for a sustainable future. Runs events throughout the year to increase skills for the Countryside.
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Earthwatch Institute (Europe) Is based in Oxford, and it promotes the sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships among scientists, the general public, educators, and businesses.
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Eco-congregation Eco-Congregation is an ecumenical programme helping churches make the link between environmental issues and Christian faith, and respond in practical action in the church, in the lives of individuals, and in the local and global community.
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Eco-schools Eco-Schools is a programme for promoting environmental awareness by linking in to many curriculum subjects, including citizenship, personal, social and health education (PSHE) and education for sustainable development.
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Ecovation Ecovation is a project of Climate Outreach Information Network to share eco-renovation ideas.
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Emmaus Oxford Secondhand Superstor at Westlands Drive, Northway Estate, Oxford OX3 9QY. Opening times Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 3.30pm
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ENCAMS ENCAMS stands for Environmental Campaigns and it is the environmental charity which runs the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.
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Energy Guardian: Greener Oxfordshire Funded energy efficiency solutions to SMEs and schools, plus an energy monitoring solution just for Oxfordshire.
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Environment Agency Information on how the agency regulates waste management through a system of licences.
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Environment Change Institute At the University of Oxford undertakes research on environmental issues. Runs a series of lectures open to the public.
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Environmental Information Exchange An Oxford Brookes partnership. indepth section on waste management and environmental policy plus much more..
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Freecycle Freecycle is an email list where people give away things that they no longer need for free.
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Friends of the Earth Oxford Friends of the Earth in Oxford
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GreenPeace To find your local group and events and learn more about the campaigns. Also main site at www.greenpeace.org.uk
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HarBUG- Harwell Bicycle Users Group Harwell Bicycle Users Group are a group of cyclists campaigning to make it easier to cycle to the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and to improve facilities for cyclists and cycling on site.
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Imeasure The Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford has created a free on-line home energy monitoring website on home energy use. imeasure is about helping householders track energy use over time (unlike traditional carbon calculators) where users can set up carbon clubs for their own communities.
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme The programme provides grants for the installation of micro generation technologies in a range of buildings to include households, community organisations, public, private and the non-profit sectors.
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Low Impact Living Initiative Information on courses, books, factsheets and other great low impact resources.
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Met Office The web-based Climate Change Centre can help in the understanding of the facts, the science and the impacts of climate change. It also looks at what can be done to adapt to the inevitable changes.
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Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) www.oxnet.org.uk or www.ocva.org.uk (Oxnet is the online information service) OCVA is the umbrella organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Oxfordshire. There mission is to enable a diverse voluntary and community sector to flourish, by providing advice, information and training, and build partnerships.
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OxFood Community access to local food in and around Oxford – a sustainable local food project forming part of the Low Carbon Oxford Programme
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Oxfordshire County Council Composting Reduce your rubbish by composting kitchen and garden waste. Over 30 per cent of household rubbish can be composted to provide a complete and natural food for your soil.
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Oxfordshire County Council Real Nappies How you can try out cloth nappies, and read about the benefits.
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Oxford County Council Waste Management Oxfordshire County Council provides a range of key services to the people of Oxfordshire.
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Oxfordshire freecycle Cafe This yahoo group is a friendly grop where people can share information and discuss freecycling. However it does not stop there. Recent discussions range around home-made Christmas presents, recommendations for a plasterer and so forth.
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Oxfordshire Green Schools Oxfordshire Green schools was launched in December 2011. Delivered by Groundwork and working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire Waste Partnership the scheme visits primary and secondary schools offering free workshops on how to reduce waste and energy usage. They are also available to attend community events in our Green bus. If you'd like more information follow the link or contact janet.payne@groundwork.org.uk.
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Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum (ONCF) Draws together the many interests that touch upon wildlife and landscape in Oxfordshire. It is a partnership of conservation organisations, farming bodies, environmental and recreation interests, as well as local government. They run an excellent weekly email bulletin.
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Oxfordshire Waste Partnership Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) is a partnership of the county and district councils of Oxfordshire who are working together to continuously improve waste management services within the county.
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Recycle-more One-stop information centre on recycling facilities for home, school and work. Postcode search.
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Rethinkrubbish National campaign promoting reduction of household waste.
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Resource Futures Resource Futures projects encourage ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost.
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Scoodi.com Scoodi is a community trading web site which allows local people to trade practically anything, for free. Scoodi exists to help promote and support local groups to take action on sustainable living by reusing everything.
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South East Climate Change Partnership Looks at climate change impacts in the South East of the UK, and is helping to plan for the imminent changes facing the region
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Street Bank Sign up for free to www.streetbank.com, a network of sharing communities with a thriving Oxfordshire scene!
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Taking it on The website provides news on the government's sustatinable development initiatives. Providing guidance on how to pursue a more sustainable future.
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TOE (Trust for Oxfordshire Environment) A non-profit making company dedicated to making lasting improvements to Oxfordshire’s communities and the environment.
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UKCIP UK CLimate Impact Programme(UKCIP) helps organisationt to adapt to climate change.
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Wastewatch National organisation promoting reduce, reuse, recycle.
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West Berkshire Green Exchange The Green Exchange meets quarterly to allow West Berkshire's green and sustainability groups to network and share information. Workshops are also held and cover a range of topics that will help your community meet its sustainability needs.
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Womens Environmental Network Educating, empowering and informing women (and men!) who care about the environment. campaigning for environmental issues from a female perspective.
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WRAP – (Waste and Resources Action Programme) Helps individuals, business and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change. Run initiatives like, “Love Food, Hate Waste†and “Recycle Now Weekâ€.
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Zerowaste Visionary grass roots activists working towards zero-waste in New Zealand.
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