Nature and Environment

This page lists websites which advocate protection of the environment and natural world, and are actually working toward that goal. They provide opportunities for individuals to become actively involved in these efforts.

Earth Trust
Earth Trust is an international conservation organization devoted to the preservation of wildlife and the natural environment. Its projects include the International Whale Campaign, the International Dolphin Campaign, the Tiger Campaign, the Rhino Campaign, the Bear Campaign, and the Sea Turtle Protection Project. Earth Trust was founded in 1976 and is a non-commercial organization.

World Bird Sanctuary
The mission of this non-commercial organization is to secure the future of all bird species in their natural environments. It was founded in 1977. Its programs include field studies, rehabilitation, captive breeding, and habitat preservation.

EarthSave International
The goal of this non-profit organization is to help protect the environment, and also improve general welfare, by influencing the shopping choices that people make, especially with regard to food and diet. Members of the organization believe that less meat consumption would not only improve the general health of the world's population, but would also increase the overall efficiency of total food production, which would help eliminate hunger and reduce damage to the environment.

Tree Trail Non-Profit Website
This site was created to promote the preservation of the rare native trees of the eastern United States. Species covered include the Carolina Silverbell, the Stewartia ovata, and the American persimmon. For each species, the site provides information on its identification, its native habitat, its value to wildlife, its propagation, and a distribution map of its native range. There is also information about how an individual can acquire plants and grow them in his or her own landscape. The site points out that wildlife usually prefers the food and habitat created by native trees rather than trees imported from other parts of the world. Many of the photographs on the site were taken in the forests of southern mountains in the eastern United States.

Earth First
This group, started in 1979, is one of the major voices of the environment movement. Its basic goal is to protect and preserve the earth and the natural world from human exploitation and destruction. Members of the group "believe that life exists for its own sake, and that industrial civilization and its philosophy are anti-Earth, anti-woman and anti-liberty."

Saving Our Seed
This purpose of this organization is to save old heirloom seed varieties that are no longer available commercially. Working with farmers in the southeastern United States, it collects, studies, propagates and stores seeds of historically important crops of the region, including tomato, pepper, brassica and beans. The organization receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and various Universities.

Other Categories

• Anti-Corporate
  Websites that oppose the policies and practices of large corporations and institutions. Such practices might include collusion, artificial price controls, exploitation of people, lobbying for special tax benefits, unfair awarding of contracts, and exploitation of natural resources.

• Alternative Information Sources
  Websites that publicize news and information ignored or suppressed by the mainstream media. Also includes groups that fight against governmental and private censorship.

• Religious Dissent
  Websites that oppose the beliefs and practices of major established religious groups, or that promote the beliefs of small lesser-known groups.

• Skeptical View
  This page lists websites which express doubts about majority opinions or offer counter-arguments to conventional beliefs. This can include commonly accepted ideas about political systems, religious practices, and social policies.

• Weird Religious Beliefs

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