Green, eco-friendly charities and environmental organisations

There are many different environmental charities and organisations dedicated to helping protect the rainforests, endangered species, wildlife and habitats, promoting fair trade and eradicating poverty in the third world. For a fairly modest amount you can play your part in helping to protect the planet - sponsor an orang-utan, buy a piece of rainforest, educate a child or help provide tools for farmers and lift them out of poverty. By pooling together donations, however small, we can collectively make a difference.

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"I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the generally accepted goals of society are peace, freedom, human rights, environmental quality, the alleviation of suffering, and the rule of law." - Jimmy Carter, Nobel Lecture

			ActionAid is one of the UK’s largest international development charities, helping poor children, families and the environment in over 35 of the world’s poorest countries.
			FYF has been working since 1960 with the poorest rural communities in India and Malawi to build stable livelihoods and access services that will enable them to develop long-term solutions to their poverty. Using their own skills and knowledge, FYF assists poor communities to increase their levels of food production and income and improve their access to healthcare, education and clean water so that they can create a better future for themselves. www.fyf.org.uk/
			Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.
			The People's Trust for Endangered Species is a conservation charity working to ensure a future for endangered and threatened species worldwide. They help tigers in Sumatra, hawksbill sea turtles around South America, water voles, dormice and red squirrels in the UK and many other species besides. The loss of biodiversity worldwide has a direct impact on us all: it affects food supplies and water availability; it limits the search for new medicines; it increases our vulnerability to natural disasters and heightens the effects of climate change. Through scientific research, exploring practical solutions and funding direct conservation work we can make a real difference. www.ptes.org
			The Converging World invests in renewable energy projects in the developing world. All the profits from these are used to fund clean, sustainable development at a community level. www.theconvergingworld.org
			CCC is an award-winning not-for-profit organisation that sends teams of volunteers to survey some of the world’s most endangered coral reefs and rainforests. Since its establishment in 1986, thousands of volunteers of all ages have participated in CCC expeditions throughout the South East Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean. Volunteers play a crucial role in the conservation of threatened tropical environments by collecting valuable scientific information, which is used to help formulate sustainable management recommendations, for the benefit of local communities and all those with a stake in the natural resource. www.coralcay.org/