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| Celtic Confederation | Celtic Confederation is a private, non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to restoring the environment and culture of the Celtic people through education, networking, ecological restoration and cultural documentation projects.
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| Clean Technology Centre (CTC) | The CTC is an independent body set up to advise and assist industry, government and society alike towards a more sustainable pattern of consumption and production. |
| Cleaner Production Promotion Unit -UCC | Based in University College Cork, the CPPU conducts research, often with industry, to ensure the development of environmentally sustainable production techniques, products and by-products. |
| Cork Institute of Technology | Website of one of the largest and longest established technological education centres in Ireland, with courses in five main fields: science, business, engineering, art and music |
| Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | The CCW is the Government's statutory adviser on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters. |
| Department of the Environment | The Dept of the Environment is the Republic of Ireland body tasked with promoting sustainable development and improving the quality of life through protection of the environment and heritage, infrastructure provision, balanced regional development and good local government. |
| Dept for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) | Defra is the UK government department tasked with promoting economic prosperity through sustainable farming, fishing, food, water and other industries that meet consumers' requirements. |
| Dublin Corporation | The Dublin website provides full information on Dublin City Council activities, including the promotion of economic and social development while protecting and enhancing the city environment. |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | The website provides a range of information from planning applications to job vacancies and cycle routes to councillors contact details.
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| Ecoscope Applied Ecologists | A multidisciplinary ecological consultancy providing scientific services to the public and private sectors
for the benefit of conservation, the environment and business. |
| Energy Action | A Dublin-based charity that aims to alleviate fuel poverty by providing insulation in the homes of older people. |
| ENFO | ENFO is Ireland's public information service on environmental matters, including sustainable development. |
| English Nature | English Nature champions the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places in England. |
| ENSIS Ltd | ENSIS Ltd is based at the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, SEPA West Region. |
| Enterprise Ireland | The Irish government agency responsible for the promotion and development of Irish industry. |
| Environment & Resource Technology (ERT) | ERT is an independent marine environmental monitoring and environmental consultancy company.
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| Environment Agency | The EA is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales
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| Environment Agency R&D | Continually updated, this site gives easy access to details of all of the R&D outputs produced by the Environment Agency, as well as the reports and technical summaries produced by its predecessor organisations. |
| Environment Council | An independent UK charity which links the business, non-governmental, governmental and community sectors to develop long-term solutions to environmental issues.
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| Environmental Data Interactive Exchange (EDIE) | An online resource for water, waste and environment professionals |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | The EPA is an independent Irish statutory body set up to licence and control large-scale activities with the potential to cause significant environmental pollution.
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| Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM) | A dissemination service charged with communicating the results of publicly funded food research to the Irish food industry. |
| Friends of the Earth | An international network of environmental groups, represented in 68 countries,
an environmental pressure group in the UK, and a network of campaigning local groups, working in 250 communities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| Health Protection Agency Porton Down | The HPA Porton Down conducts research on microbial hazards associated with healthcare and develops and manufactures diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic products to deal with these hazards.
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| HEAnet | Information on Ireland's national education and research network, providing high quality internet services to universities, institutes of technology and other educational and research organisations. |
| Heriott Watt University | Heriott Watt University, Institute of Offshore Engineering |
| Heritage Council | A statutory body established to help protect and enhance Ireland's national heritage, including flora, fauna, wildlife habitats, landscapes, seascapes, wrecks, geology, heritage gardens, parks and inland waterways. |
| Heritage Data | Website provides a simple way of accessing the heritage information managed by Dúchas, the Heritage Service, including information on the Sites and Monuments Record, the Recorded Monuments Record, Monuments in State Care, Natural Heritage Areas, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Nature Reserves and National Parks. |
| Lancaster University Unit of Vegetation Science | A research, training and database-development group aiming to promote and sustain semi-natural vegetation resources. |
| Liverpool University | Website of Liverpool University, including information on research and postgraduate opportunities. |
| National Development Plan (NDP) | Website of the largest and most ambitious investment plan ever drawn up for Ireland. It involves an investment of over €52 billion over the period 2000-2006, and includes significant investment in roads, public transport, rural development, industry, and water & waste services. |
| National University of Ireland, Galway | Information on NUIG courses and post-graduate opportunities |
| Plymouth University | Information on courses and research opportunities at Plymouth University |
| Queens University Belfast | QUB courses, post-graduate opportunities and other research activities |
| Queen's University Belfast, Agriculture & Environmental Science Division | Information on the QUB department established to conduct research on sustainability in agriculture and fisheries. Major areas of strength include issues of efficiency and welfare in livestock production, and reduced input systems of cropping.
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| Queen's University Belfast, Geography Dept | Queen's University Belfast, Geography department. |
| Robin Perry & Associates | Robin Perry & Associates. Complete Oil Spill, Environmental and Crisis Management Service. |
| ScienceDirect | Access over 1500 scientific, technical and medical peer reviewed journals. Search over 40 million abstracts from scientific articles. Links to articles from over 120 other publishers. |
| Scottish EPA | "SEPA's main aim is to provide an efficient and integrated environmental protection system for Scotland that will both improve the environment and contribute to the Scottish Ministers' goal of sustainable development."
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| Sheffield University | Sheffield University, Environmental Consultancy |
| SNIFFER | The Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of members and other stakeholders. |
| Sustainable Energy Ireland | Sustainable Energy Ireland, formerly the Irish Energy Centre, was established in 1994 as an EU funded initiative of the Department of Public Enterprise. As Ireland's national agency for energy efficiency and renewable energy information, advice and support, the Centre's mission is to promote the development of a sustainable national energy economy. |
| Teagasc | The Agriculture and Food Development Authority. |
| The Centre for Innovation in Biotechnology | The Centre for Innovation was established in 1995 as a partnership of the two Northern Ireland universities, The University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast and Bioresearch Ireland. The Centre operates to promote and exploit biotechnology research in Northern Ireland with the aim of catalysing the development and growth of the biotechnology industry. |
| The EU Water Framework Directive in Ireland | Background information on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Ireland. |
| Trinity College Dublin Dept. of Medical Microbiology | Trinity College Dublin,Dept. of Medical Microbiology |
| Trinity College Dublin, Centre for the Environment | Trinity College Dublin,Centre for the Environment. Its primary role is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching in the environment. |
| UKWIR - Uk Water Industry Research | UKWIR maintains an extensive library of technical reports, produced by their research collaborators. |
| Ulster Museum | Ulster Museum |
| United Nations Environment Programme | To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of the future generations. |
| University College Cork | University College Cork |
| University College Dublin | University College Dublin, Physics |
| University of Huddersfield | University of Huddersfield |
| University of Lund, Sweden | University of Lund, Sweden |
| University of New Hampshire, USA | University of New Hampshire, USA |
| University of Strathclyde | University of Strathclyde,Civil Engineering |
| University of Ulster | University of Ulster |
| University of Ulster at Coleraine | University of Ulster at Coleraine |
| University of Wales Cardiff | University of Wales Cardiff |
| Water Framework Directive Database | The intention of this database is to provide funding agencies, and end users, with information on direct and related research that has been, or is proposed to be undertaken, to assist the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the UK. |
| Wetland Ecology Research group | The research group of Dr Marinus Otte studies all aspects of wetlands, including biogeochemistry, ecology, ecotoxicology,ecophysiology, changes in land use, and applications of wetlands in improvement of water quality and phytoremediation |
| WWF (World Wildlife Fund) | WWF (World Wildlife Fund) |
Climate Change
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| Environmental Change Network (ECN) | Information on the UK's long-term, integrated environmental monitoring and research programme. |
| Environmental Change Research Centre (ECRC) | Research at University College London into aquatic ecosystem change and climate change on a range of time scales - past, present and future. |
| Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland | Friends of the Earth - Northern Ireland (FOE-NI) campaigns on a range of issues specifically affecting Northern Ireland. |
| Met Eireann | Website of the Irish Meterological Service, including information on climate |
| SNIFFER | The Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of members and other stakeholders. |
| UK Climate Impacts Programme | The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)helps organisations assess how they might be affected by climate change, so they can prepare for its impact. |
Emissions to the Environment
| Emissions to the Environment |
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| GREENTIE | An international directory of suppliers whose technologies help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Includes information on funding opportunities. |
| Landfill Gas Information and Developments | Website devoted to scientific and technical issues in landfill gas, plus news, developments and current topics of interest. |
Forestry and Natural Woodlands
Inland Waters
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| Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) | The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) is the leading body in the UK for research, survey, and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments. |
| Compass Informatics Limited | Provides guidance on information management and data interchange between river basin management systems and national organisations.
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| Freshwater Biological Association | An independent UK-based organisation researching the biology of fresh waters. |
| Irish Char Conservation Group | Voluntary group dedicated to the conservation of the Arctic char and other threatened Irish freshwater fish. |
| NI Rivers Agency | Based within the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Rivers Agency aims to reduce risk to life and damage to property from flooding from rivers and the sea, and to preserve the productive potential of agricultural land. |
| NSSHARE project | NSSHARE - North South Shared Aquatic Resource Project |
| Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) | The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) is a network of 30 of Ireland's leading environmental groups participating in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. |
| Thames Water | Thames Water |
| The Wise Use of Floodplains (WUF) project | Includes area case studies, guidance notes and detailed technical reports amongst other information relating to the project. |
| UK GroundWater Forum | Website of a voluntary association established to promote a common understanding of groundwater issues, identifying national research needs and disseminating knowledge through discussion between stakeholders.
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| UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre | Information on the conservation and sustainable management of the living world, as part of the United Nations Environment Programme. |
| United Kingdom Eutrophication Forum (UKEF) | The forum exists 'to identify research, collate knowledge and disseminate information on eutrophication as relevant to the conditions that can occur in UK waters.' |
Landcover, Landuse and Landscape
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| Geological Survey of N.I. | Advancing geoscientific knowledge of the UK landmass and its adjacent continental shelf by systematic surveying and data collection, long-term monitoring and high-quality research. |
Marine and Coastal Waters
| Marine and Coastal Waters |
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| Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd. | Aqua-Fact is an environmental consultancy specialising in monitoring and managing resources in marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. |
| CEFAS (Centre for Environment Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) | CEFAS is a scientific research and advisory centre for fisheries management, environmental protection and aquaculture. |
| Central Fisheries Board | The CFB is a statutory body which supports the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries and sea angling.
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| Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) | The CEH is the leading body in the UK for research, survey and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments. |
| Centre for Marine Resources and Mariculture (C-Mar) | Based from Queen’s University Belfast, C-Mar is a university research and outreach centre that promotes environmentally acceptible mariculture enterprises in an all-Ireland context. |
| Centre for Maritime Archaeology, UUC | Based at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, the CMA conducts research into maritime cultural landscapes. |
| Coastal and Marine Resources Centre (CMRC) | Based at University College, Cork, the CMRC's main research focus is on the study of coastal processes, seabed mapping, marine animal habitat assessment, GIS and internet technologies and integrated coastal management. |
| Irish Marine Institute | Website of Ireland's statutory body set up to support the marine industry and to underpin future innovation, growth and wealth creation in the marine area. |
| MarCon Computations International Ltd. | Website of a Galway-based company specialising in the development and application of hydroinformatics software tools, primarily aimed at design appraisal studies of coastal, estuarine and river projects and hydro-environmental impact assessment studies for coastal and inland water bodies.
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| Marine Irish Digital Atlas | The atlas is a comprehensive resource for coastal and marine information and spatial data in Ireland. Here you will find an overview of topics related to the Irish coast, as well as an interactive atlas where you can choose layers from various organisations to view and query. For professionals interested in spatial data you can search our database of available layers, view metadata, and in some cases download data |
| MarLIN- The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland | Initiative of the UK Marine Biological Association in collaboration with major holders and users of marine biological data, providing the most comprehensive and easily-used source of information about marine habitats, communities and species around Britain and Ireland. |
| Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) | Information on research and related postgraduate training into terrestrial, marine and freshwater biology, and atmospheric, hydrological, oceanographic and polar sciences and Earth observation.
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| Seaweed Site | This site has a lot of information on all aspects of seaweeds and marine algal biology. It also contains a link to Algaebase, an electronic store of information on the algae of the world and includes information on terrestrial, marine and freshwater forms. |
Nature and biodiversity
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| Birdwatch Ireland | BirdWatch Ireland is the leading voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland, devoted to the conservation and protection of Ireland's wild birds and their habitats. |
| Botanical Environmental & Conservation Consultants | BEC Consultants specialise in conservation biology and ecological research projects. This website includes information on projects such as the Irish National Native Woodland Survey, papers and reports to download and a query answering service for the public. |
| Botanical Society of the British Isles (BTSI) | The BSBI is the major source of information on the status and distribution of British and Irish flowering plants and ferns. |
| British Mycological Society | The British Mycological Society promotes mycology - the branch of botany that deals with fungi - in all its aspects. |
| British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) | The BTO is an independent, scientific research trust, investigating the populations, movements and ecology of wild birds in the Britain and Ireland. |
| Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) | The Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) collects, stores and disseminates information on the distribution of flora and fauna, and geological sites within Northern Ireland and its coastal waters. |
| Flora of Northern Ireland | Website enables plant species distribution data assessment for Northern Ireland on a 10km x 10km grid square basis.
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| Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) | The UK Government's wildlife advice body, which undertakes national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies - English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales. |
| Queens University Belfast, Applied Plant Science | Queens University Belfast,Applied Plant Science |
| Queens University Belfast, Palaeoecology Lab | Queens University Belfast, Palaeoecology Lab |
| Royal Botanic Gardens | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | The RSPB works for a healthy environment rich in birds and wildlife; it depends on the support and generosity of others to make a difference.
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| Trinity College Dublin Botany Department | Trinity College Dublin, Botany |
| UK Biodiversity | UK Biodiversity aims to support the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and the partnership involved in biodiversity conservation. |
| World Conservation Monitoring Centre | Threatened/Endangered Species |
Soil and Geochemistry
| Soil and Geochemistry |
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| GeoSolutions | Website of a leading international GIS development and consultancy company.
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| UK DEFRA Phosphorous R&D Web Page | New web interface for phosphorous-soil-water research that represents a co-ordination of the R&D funded by the UK Government |
Urban and Built Environment
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| CIRIA, SEPA East Region | CIRIA is a UK-based research association for the construction industry. |
| Energy Research Group | Information on employment and research opportunities in the field of energy efficency and sustainability in the built environment. |
| Environment & Heritage Service | The Service aims to protect and conserve the natural and built environment in Northern Ireland. |
| Haestad | Website of one of the world's leading water resources software companies. |
| National Trust | Information on the Trust which cares for over 612,000 acres of countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus almost 600 miles of coastline and more than 200 buildings and gardens of outstanding interest and importance. |
| Queen's University Belfast, Civil Engineering | Queen's University Belfast, Civil Engineering |
| SNIFFER | The Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of members and other stakeholders. |
| Thatch Ireland | Information on thatching from a master thatcher based in Co Tyrone |
| Trinity College Dublin, Department of Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering | Trinity College Dublin,Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering |
Waste
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| Commercial Composting UK | A website detailing technical developments and topical issues in commercial municipal waste composting. |
| International Waste Exchange | International waste exchange is a web site that allows user to insert listings or respond to listings about waste offers or requests. The basic subscription is free. Within the site users can find useful waste management links or other free resources.
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| The ENVIROS consulting Methane Stripping Website | In-depth research information on methane stripping in the UK. The website aims to provide a resource for all those promoting, designing & regulating for the provision of safe removal of methane from solution in landfill leachates, which would otherwise pose a risk of explosion or fire in the sewers to which they discharge. |
| The Leachate Management Team Website | The ENVIROS consultancy supported website provides information on various aspects of leachate management. |
| Website of Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology/Environmental Change Institute, NUI Galway. | The Microbial Ecology Laboratory at the Microbiology Department, NUI Galway is currently carrying out research projects investigating the microbial ecology of Irish soils, including West of Ireland peatlands, and the application and genetics of psychrophilic (low-temperature) anaerobic digesters (and associated slimes and biofilms). The research group are affiliated to both the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Sciences (NCBES) and the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), both at NUI, Galway. |
| WRC | WRC provides independent consultancy, research and solutions for water, waste and environment worldwide. |
Socio-Economic Environment
Sustainable Development
Miscellaneous
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| Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland | The ESAI is an association of individuals working in or with an interest in the environmental area in Ireland. The association provides a network for people in the environmental area, promotes good environmental practice and better understanding of the environment and provides an expert and up-to-date lobby platform for the environmental concerns in Ireland and abroad. |
| Envocare | Environmental information site promoting care of the environemnt |
| Institute for European Environmental Policy | The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is an independent centre for the analysis and development of policies affecting the environment in Europe and beyond. They undertake research and consultancy work on the development, implementation and evaluation of environmental and environment-related policies in Europe. |
| Water Portfolio | Water Portfolio presents collaborative, shared cost research projects within the water, wastewater and environment industry. These projects are either sponsored by a group of collaborators or involve a number of organisations collaborating in undertaking the work. The projects are undertaken by a range of organisations, some of which include WRc who manage the site. |
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