THE CAVE HILL CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
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LINKS
These links are to the websites of environmental groups and
organisations, whose concerns and broad objectives are relevant to our campaign.
For convenience, they are organised into four sections:
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Republic of Ireland
International
If you would like to suggest a site to add, or if you find that any of these links is not working, please email us with the details.
| Northern Ireland Environment Link | A networking body for environmental organisations in Northern Ireland |
| Belfast Hills Partnership | The organisation set up in 2004 to oversee and protect the Belfast Hills. |
| Conservation Volunteers | Conservation Volunteers in Northern Ireland - runs large tree nursery at Clandeboye. |
| Royal Society for Protection of Birds | RSPB has over 1 million members in the UK. The local branch runs five important reserves. |
| The Woodland Trust | Has established nearly 50 community woods in NI since its arrival in 1999. |
| Ulster Wildlife Trust | Part of UK wildlife trust network, a key environmental NGO in Northern Ireland. |
| Campaign for the Protection of the Countryside | Campaigns against the destruction of the Ulster countryside by developers and others. |
| T.A.C.T. Wildlife Centre (Crumlin) | Rehabilitates injured birds and mammals for return to wild. |
| Cavehill Residents Action Group (CRAG) | Local pressure group formed to protect the built environment in the Cavehill Road / Antrim Road area. |
| Belfast Castle |
Well designed website includes a brief history of Belfast Castle. |
| GREAT BRITAIN | |
| The Wildlife Trusts | 46 trusts UK-wide. |
| Greenpeace UK | Major campaigning organisation. |
| English Nature | The leading state conservation body in England. |
| Scottish Natural Heritage | The leading state conservation body in Scotland. |
| REPUBLIC of IRELAND | |
| Native Woodland Trust | ROI equivalent of Woodland Trust. |
| Crann | Also dedicated to Irish woodland. |
| Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment | Campaigns on a wide range of Irish environmental issues. |
| Irish Wildlife Trust | Equivalent of Ulster Wildlife Trust in ROI. |
| Friends of the Irish Environment | Influential pressure group with good daily press cuttings feed. |
| INTERNATIONAL | |
| The Rio Declaration 1992 | International agreement to achieve sustainable development. |
| Agenda 21 | The agreed international action plan to implement Rio. |
| WWF | World-Wide Fund for Nature, big conservation. |