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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Environment Investigation Agency 2 Floor, 69-85 Old St London EC1V 9HX, UK
Tel: 020 7490 7040 www.eia-international.org
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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.
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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.
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Fauna and Flora International Great Eastern House Tenison Road Cambridge CB1 2TT, UK www.fauna-flora.org
Tel: 01223 571 000
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Greenpeace Canonbury Villas London N1 2PN, UK
Tel: 020 7865 8100 www.greenpeace.org.uk info@uk.greenpeace.org.uk
International environmental pressure group.
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Institute of Travel and Tourism 113 Victoria Street St Albans, Herts AL1 3TJ UK
Tel: 01727 854395 admin@itt.co.uk
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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.
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The International Ecotourism Society PO Box 668, Burlington VT 05402, USA
Tel: 802 651 9818
Fax: 651 9819 www.ecotourism.org ecomail@ecotourism.org
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The Land is Ours Box E, 111 Magdalen Road Oxford OX4 1RQ, UK
Tel: 01865 722 016
A land rights charity.
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Marine Conservation Society 9 Gloucester Road Ross-on-Wye Hereford HR9 5B, UUK
Tel: 01989 566017 www.mcsuk.org info@mcsuk.org
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Sustainability Limited The People's Hall 91-97 Freston Road London W11 4BD, UK
Tel: 020 7243 1227
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Alexander House James Street West Bath, Avon BA1 2BT, UK
Tel: 01225-334511 www.wdcs.org info@wcds.org
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The Wildlife Trusts The Kiln, Watersite Mather Road Newark NG24 1WT, UK
Tel: 01636 677711 info@wildlife-trusts.cix.co.uk
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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.
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World Tourism Organisation Capitan Haya 42 28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel: 91-571 0628
International forum for the travel industry.
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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.
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www.btcv.org.uk
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
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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.
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www.ecosourcenetwork.com
Connects eco-minded travellers and travel organisers; section on jobs in ecotourism.
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www.ecotour.org
Travel that benefits the environment and local communities.
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www.green-travel.com
Information about environmentally responsible travel an tourism world wide.
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www.gorp.com/rareearth
Eco-friendly safaris in Africa and India.
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