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On the 15th
November, 2005 there were 1,030,000,000,000 sites listing the word
'environment'! 43 million containing 'ecosystem', 46.4 million
relating to 'renewable energy' and 1,140,000 on 'ecological
footprints'! To save you a bit of time, we have gathered what we
think are the best of the bunch and listed them here for you, so
hopefully, you can find what you are looking for. If you have
found a good site, please e mail the address to us so we can check it
out and add it to our list for other users of this site!
Please note that the contents of these
websites does not reflect the views or opinions of the Footprint Trust
or it's employees. Although we endeavour to keep our site safe
for all to use, we are unable to guarantee the content of any site
given below and take no responsibility for any inappropriate content.
Ecological Footprinting and Sustainable living…
The
Isle of Wight Council site
gives a good explanation about the Ecological Footprinting
Ventnor Botanic Gardens - Please
visit the largest drought-tolerant garden in SE England!
Best Foot Forward provides
a
downloadable copy of Island State; an Ecological Footprint Analysis of
the Isle of Wight (published in 2002).
General Sustainable Tourism
lists
ways in
which we can make ourselves better tourists.
Sustain: the alliance for better food
and farming
http://www.sustainweb.org/
Isle of Wight Land
Care http://www.landcare.island2000.org.uk/
www.foe.co.uk
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Green Buildings
if you are
thinking of building a green home, installing renewable energy system,
rainwater harvesting, try the links below.
www.wightarchitecture.co.uk
www.encraft.co.uk
www.cat.org.uk
www.rainharvesting.co.uk
www.greenbuilder.co.uk
Association for Environment Conscious
Building http://www.aecb.net/
Ecovation http://ecovation.org.uk/htmldesigns/about.html
Renewable
Energy
www.islandturbines.co.uk
www.yes2wind.com
www.nef.org.uk
www.solar-trade.org.uk
www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk
Nature and
Biodiversity
www.naturenet.net
Got a question about the
countryside, conservation or nature? The best thing to do is ask your
local
ranger! Rangers are friendly people who love to answer questions about
our
work. Well, maybe you can't find a ranger at the moment. Just for this
very
eventuality, Naturenet provides a service called... 'ASK THE RANGER'.
Isle of
Wight Natural History
& Archaeological Society
www.plantlife.org.uk
www.rspb.org.uk
Recycling
Recycling
on the Isle of Wight - for
information on recycling facilities on
the Island
Store Room Project is
an Island project that aims to
re-claim furniture and
redistribute it to those in need. If you would like to get
involved in
volunteering either restoring the furniture or driving the van for
deliveries
and light removal, visit their site for more details!
Our Recycling Page
Education
If
you would like
to find out more about safe routes to school on the Isle of Wight, and
measures
that are being taken to help you to get your kids to school on time,
each time
and every time safely, take a look here
http://eduwight.iow.gov.uk/the_lea/policies_plans/School_Travel_Plan/
Sustainable
schools information…
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/
http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/
Development
Organisations
www.practicalaction.org
www.tfsr.org
www.wateraid.org/uk
Population
issues
www.ippf.org/en
www.optimumpopulation.org/
www.fpa.org.uk/Homepage
Healthy Matters
www.eatwell.gov.uk/
http://www.iwrcc.org.uk/63/healthy_eating_alliance.aspx
Footprint
Trust ~ The Riverside Centre ~ The Quay ~ Newport ~ Isle of Wight
~ PO30 2QR
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telephone
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