Directory of Activism Resources

Home > Society > Issues > Environment > Activism

Environmental activism covers a wide range of actions, from writing letters to politicians and corporations, through publicity stunts and banner-waving protests, to direct action like chaining yourself to a tree to prevent a new road. This category should only contain sites that have some details as to "what you can do" politically — action that people can take, or have taken. Background information and arguments about the issues should go in Society: Issues: Environment. Pages about personal living and what you can do to have less impact on the environment should go to: Society: Issues: Environment Consumerism: Activism. (Note: there is one area that has never traditionally been called "activism", and that is conservation work. This is filed under Society: Issues: Environment: Conservation and Endangered Species and, for more scientific conservation research groups, Science: Environment: Biodiversity: Conservation) See also: (very comprehensive guide) Where should I submit my website about animals? Or, where will I find the animal topic I am looking for?

Subcategories

• Climate Change
• Conservation and Endangered Species
• Consumerism
• Direct Action
• Directories and Indexes
• Earth Day
• Energy
• Genetics
• Magazines
• Mailing Lists
• News
• Nuclear
• Organizations
• Pollution
• Sustainable Development
• Transportation

Resources in This Category

• ActionPA.org

  http://www.actionpa.org/
  Features activist resources and research tools. Provided by an activist's collective in Philadelphia, which trains youth to learn environmental issues and skills by organizing grassroots community projects.

• ENRED: European Network for the recognition of the Ecological Debt

  http://www.enredeurope.org/
  Papers, projects, and general information on ecological debt.

• Free Range Activism

  http://www.fraw.org.uk/
  UK site providing information to help people tackle community, environmental and social issues.

• Friends of the Eel River

  http://www.eelriver.org/
  Has a mission to restore the Eel River and all her tributaries to a natural state of abundance, wild and free.

• PCAP (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants)

  http://www.pcap.ws/
  A global eco-spiritual movement.

• Save Our Environment Action Center

  http://www.saveourenvironment.org/
  Take action on environmental campaigns of leading environmental organizations.

• Treehugger

  http://www.treehugger.com/
  Weblog dedicated to the green lifestyle. News, reviews, and links.

• U.S. EPA: Green Communities

  http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/
  Guide for planning and implementing sustainable community actions plans to translate the visions of the future into action oriented items.

• Union of Concerned Scientists Action Center

  http://ucsusa.org/action/
  Helps citizens take action on policies related to the environment, global warming, nuclear weapons, clean energy, clean vehicles, and biotechnology.

• Web of Creation

  http://www.webofcreation.org/
  Fosters the movement for a just and sustainable world, from a religious perspective. Offers resources on ecology and religion, including the Green Congregation project and ways to incorporate eco-justice into church services.

• WWF - Panda Passport for Environmental Action

  http://www.passport.panda.org/
  Provides tools to campaign on critical environment issues all over the world from climate change to construction projects in protected areas.

Related Categories

• Home > Science > Environment
• Home > Society > Activism
• Home > Society > Activism > In Daily Life
• Home > Society > Issues > Animal Welfare
• Home > Society > Issues > Business > Corporate Accountability
• Home > Society > Issues > Environment > Chats and Forums
• Home > Society > Issues > Environment > Organizations > Regional
• Home > Society > Issues > Environment > Conservation and Endangered Species > Ecosystems and Habitats > Forests > Activism

Other Languages

• Swedish

 

Home > Society > Issues > Environment > Activism

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us