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Action d'Urgence Internationale
2 Rue Belliard
75018 Paris , France
Tel: 142 64 7588
Run training courses for people interested in helping rescue operations in times of natural disasters.


Arcturus Expeditions
PO Box 850
Gartocharn Alexandria
Dunbartonshire G83 8RL UK
Tel: 01389 830204
arcturus@btinternet.com
Specialise in the Arctic's natural history, archaeology and native peoples. Also dog sledding, kayaking and skiing.


Bellerive Foundation
PO Box 3006, CH-1211
Geneva 3, Switzerland
Tel: 22-7043500
New organisation devoted to protecting the Alps from pollution and thoughtless tourism.


Centre for the Advancement of Responsive Travel (CART)
Dr Roger Milman
70 Dry Hill Park Road
Tunbridge
Kent TN10 3BX, UK
Educational organisation specialising in "creative cultural interchange, economic sustainability and in environmental and cultural sensitivity".


Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
Conservation Monitoring Centre (CMC)
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
Tel: 01223 277314
www.unep-wcmc.org
The international agreement regulating trade in rare flora and fauna.


Coral Cay Conservation Expeditions
The Ivy Works
154 Clapham Park Road
London SW4 7DE, UK
Tel: 020 7498 6248
www.coralcay.org
Recruits qualified divers over 18 to help establish a marine park in Belize.


Discover the World Ltd and Arctic Experience
29 Nork Way, Banstead
Surrey SN7 1PB, UK
Tel: 01697 748356
www.arctic-discover.co.uk
sales@arctic.discover.co.uk
Organises tours on behalf of the WWF and for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.


Earthwatch
Belsyre Court
57 Woodstock Road
Oxford OX2 6HJ, UK
Tel: 01865 318838
www.earthwatch.org
info@uk.earthwatch.org
Charity which matches paying volunteers to research projects worldwide.


Ecumenical Coalition on Third World Tourism (ECTWT)
PO Box 24, Chorakhebua
Bangkok 10230
Thailand
Tel: 662 510 7287
Church organisation concerned with monitoring tourism development and preventing exploitation.


Elefriends
Born Free Foundation
3 Grove House
Foundry Lane, Horsham
W Sussex RH13 5PL, UK
Tel: 01403 240170
www.bornfree.org.uk
wildlife@bornfree.org.uk
Campaign for the protection of the elephant.


English Nature
Northmister House
Northminster
Peterborough PE1 1UA UK
Tel: 01733 455 000
www. englishnature.org.uk
Aims to raise public awareness of conservation issues and will act as a consultancy on environmental matters.


Environment Investigation Agency
2 Floor, 69-85 Old St
London EC1V 9HX, UK
Tel: 020 7490 7040
www.eia-international.org


Europa Nostra
Lange Voorhout 35
2514 EC, The Hague
Holland
Tel: 70 356 0333
office@europanostra.org
Devoted to preserving Europe's national and cultural heritage, improving the environment and encouraging high standards of town and country planning.


Europe Conservation
Col. Vilanna 6A
20143 Milano, Italy
Tel: 02 8395475
Charity which runs ecological and archaeological holiday and research programmes in Europe's parks and nature reserves.


Fauna and Flora International
Great Eastern House
Tenison Road
Cambridge
CB1 2TT, UK
www.fauna-flora.org
Tel: 01223 571 000


Field Studies Council
Head Office
Preston Montford
Montford Bridge
Shrewsbury SY4 1HW, UK
Tel: 01743 850674
www.field-studies-council.org
ffc.headoffice@ukonline.co.uk
The council runs over 500 courses a year at its 11 centres in England and Wales.


Field Studies Council Overseas
Mrs Anne Stephens, Overseas Expeditions Co-ordinator
Montford Bridge
Shrewsbury SY4 1HW, UK
Tel: 01743 852150
Runs environmental study courses of one to four weeks' duration worldwide.


Friends of Conservation
Riverbank House
1 Putney Bridge Approach
London SW6 3JD, UK
www.foc-uk.com
Tel: 020 7731 7803
Fax: 020 7731 8213
Professional forum bringing together travel industry figures and environmental campaigners.


Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood Street
London N1 7JQ, UK
Tel: 020 7490 1555
www.foe.co.uk
info@foe.co.uk
Campaigning organisation promoting policies which protect the natural environment.


Green Flag International
PO Box 396, Linton
Cambs CB1 6UL, UK
Tel: 01223 893587
Environmental consultancy for the tourism industry and the general travelling public.


Greenpeace
Canonbury Villas
London N1 2PN, UK
Tel: 020 7865 8100
www.greenpeace.org.uk
info@uk.greenpeace.org.uk
International environmental pressure group.


Institute of Travel and Tourism
113 Victoria Street
St Albans, Herts AL1 3TJ UK
Tel: 01727 854395
admin@itt.co.uk


Interface North-South Travel
Moulsham Mill
Parkway, Chelmsford
Essex CM2 7PX, UK
Tel: 01245 252414
www.northsouthtravel.co.uk
brenda@nftravel.demon.co.uk
A travel agency which devotes its profits to development projects in the Third World.


The International Ecotourism Society
PO Box 668, Burlington
VT 05402, USA
Tel: 802 651 9818
Fax: 651 9819
www.ecotourism.org
ecomail@ecotourism.org


The Land is Ours
Box E, 111 Magdalen Road
Oxford OX4 1RQ, UK
Tel: 01865 722 016
A land rights charity.


Marine Conservation Society
9 Gloucester Road
Ross-on-Wye
Hereford HR9 5B, UUK
Tel: 01989 566017
www.mcsuk.org
info@mcsuk.org


Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
Lazriou Avenue 301
19002 Peania, Athens
Greece
Tel: 1-665 7912
Conservation body which carries out research into the protection of the Mediterranean coastal and marine environment.


National Trust Working Holidays
PO Box84, Cirencester
Glocs GL7 1ZP, UK
Tel: 01285-644 727
www.nationaltrust. org.uk/volunteers
Runs over 400 volunteer working projects/holidays a year all over the UK.


National Trust for Scotland
28 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET, UK
Tel: 0131 243 9470
Working holidays all over Scotland as well as a variety of cruises around the world, the profits of which go to the Islands Fund.


Naturetrek
Cheriton Mill, Cheriton
Nr. Alresford
Hants SO24 0NG, UK
Tel: 01962 733051
www.naturetrek.co.uk
info@naturetrek.co.uk
Birdwatching, natural history and botanical tours worldwide. Donates a percentage of profits to environmental charities.


Reef and Rainforest Tours
1 The Plains, Totnes
Devon TQ9 5DR, UK
Tel: 01803 866965
www.reefrainforest.co.uk
reefrain@btinternet.com
Small outfit running wildlife and diving tours to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Honduras, Venezuela, Peru, Belize, Ecuador and Costa Rica.


Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
The Lodge, Sandy
Beds SG19 2DL, UK
Tel: 01767 680551
www.rspb.org.uk
bird@rspb.demon.co.uk


Save the Rhino International
16 Winchester Walk21 Bentinck Street
London SE1 9AQ, UK
Tel: 020 7357 7474
www. savetherhino.com
save@rhinos.demon.co.uk
Offer unique safaris to Namibia to see desert rhinos. Proceeds fund their protection.


Survival International
11-15 Emerald Street
London WC1N 3QL, UK
Tel: 020 7242 1441
Charity devoted to protecting the human rights of the world's tribal peoples.


Sustainability Limited
The People's Hall
91-97 Freston Road
London W11 4BD, UK
Tel: 020 7243 1227


Symbiosis Expedition Planning
113 Bolingbroke Grove
London SW11 1DA, UK
Tel: 020 7924 5906
101456.2155@compuserve.com
Ecologically and culturally sensitive tailor-made adventure holidays in South-East Asia.


Tourism Concern
Stapleton House
277-281 Holloway Road
London N7 8HN, UK
Tel: 020 7753 3330
Fax: 020 7753 3331
www. tourismconcern.org.uk
info@tourismconcern.org.uk
Their Community Tourism Directory lists details of tour companies run by and benefiting local communities.


University Research Expeditions Program
University of California
Davis, CA 94720, USA
Tel: 530 752 0692
Organises a range of expeditions, from environmental studies to art and culture.


Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
Alexander House
James Street West
Bath, Avon BA1 2BT, UK
Tel: 01225-334511
www.wdcs.org
info@wcds.org


The Wildlife Trusts
The Kiln, Watersite
Mather Road
Newark NG24 1WT, UK
Tel: 01636 677711
info@wildlife-trusts.cix.co.uk


World Conservation Union (formerly IUCN)
28 Rue Mauverney
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel: 22-99 90001
www.iucn.org
mail@iucn.org
International organisation co-ordinating the work of various charities working in the field of conservation.


World Tourism Organisation
Capitan Haya 42
28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel: 91-571 0628
International forum for the travel industry.


World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Panda House, Weyside Park
Godalming
Surrey GU7 1XR, UK
Tel: 01483 426444
www.wwf-uk.org
Major international conservation charity, including the problems associated with tourism development.




Related websites

www.btcv.org.uk
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers

www.coralcay.org
Coral Cay protect and restore tropical forests and coral reefs - and help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty around the world at the same time.

www.ecosourcenetwork.com
Connects eco-minded travellers and travel organisers; section on jobs in ecotourism.

www.ecotour.org
Travel that benefits the environment and local communities.

www.green-travel.com
Information about environmentally responsible travel an tourism world wide.

www.gorp.com/rareearth
Eco-friendly safaris in Africa and India.

 
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