TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT (87)
Urban Observatory
http://www.urbanobservatory.orgRichard Saul Wurman, Radical Media, and Esri bring you the Urban Observatory—a live museum with a data pulse. You'll have access to rich datasets for cities around the world that let you simultaneously view answers to the most important questions impacting today's global cities—and you. Compare and contrast visualized information for a greater understanding of life in the 21st century.
Blue Marine Foundation
http://www.bluemarinefoundation.comBLUE exists to fix the largest solvable problem on the planet - the crisis in the oceans.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.govThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. Our mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people
Nature Iraq
http://www.natureiraq.orgNature Iraq is an Iraqi non-governmental organization registered in Iraq, accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Iraq’s first and only Affiliate to Birdlife International, and the only Middle Eastern member of the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Nature Iraq was created to protect, restore, and preserve Iraq’s natural environment and the rich cultural heritage that it nourishes.
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.comThe National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.
SeaWeb
http://www.seaweb.orgSeaWeb is the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to using the science of communications to fundamentally shift the way people interact with the ocean. We transform knowledge into action by shining a spotlight on workable, science-based solutions to the most serious threats facing the ocean, such as climate change, pollution and depletion of marine life.
Hope Phones
http://hopephones.orgWe created the Hope Phones campaign in 2009 as an innovative way to fund the global efforts of Medic Mobile, our parent organization that advances healthcare in 11 countries with mobile technology. Half a million cell phones are discarded in the United States every day and pollute the environment with tons of plastic and persistent toxins like lead, nickel, beryllium, and cadmium. Cell phone recycling through Hope Phones reduces hazardous waste in our communities responsibly, while providing a real public health benefit abroad.
If Hope Phones can recycle just 1% of disposed phones each year, we can outfit 1 million health workers, improving the lives of 50 million people.
Broadway Green Alliance
http://www.broadwaygreen.comThe Broadway Green Alliance is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to adopt environmentally friendlier practices.
Holistic Survival School
http://www.holisticsurvivalschool.comHolistic Survival School (HSS) offers a different perspective on “survival” classes. With their “middle path” approach, HSS offers both personal and group classes which help connect the physical and spiritual worlds of survival. HSS helps people reclaim their lost wildness by a process called ReWilding. At HSS, not only do students learn the physical skills needed to live in the wild, but they also gain a intimate relationship with the wilderness that will help them be more aware of themselves, their life, and the natural world.
WeWOOD
http://we-wood.usWeWOOD is a leader in sustainable and eco-friendly fashion accessories. Their wooden watches are made from mostly reclaimed scrap wood. WeWOOD plants a tree for every watch that is purchased. Their partners, American Forests and Trees for the Future, have helped them to plant more than 300,000 trees since they began doing business in 2010.
Amazon Watch
http://amazonwatch.orgAmazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems.
Rainforest Trust
https://www.rainforesttrust.orgRainforest Trust protects threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife by partnering with local and community organizations in and around the areas that are being threatened. After we purchase acres of endangered land, we empower local people to help protect it by offering them education, training and employment.
Amazon Aid Foundation
http://amazonaid.orgThe Amazon Aid Foundation is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about environmental issues in the Amazon rainforest through collaborative art, music, and multimedia projects with a focus of educating youth around the world. Through interactive donor campaigns, Amazon Aid also provides solutions for protecting the rainforest by partnering with dedicated scientists and local organizations on the ground.
The Greenhouse of the Future
http://greenhouseofthefuture.comThe Greenhouse of the Future is an innovative and strategic design, built of recycled and natural materials, that interacts with the natural phenomena of the planet in order to create the ideal environment for growth and abundance. The technologies and concepts that have inspired the design of this greenhouse have been proven by over 40 years of research and development by Michael Reynolds’ Earthship homes as well as the many studies on passive solar greenhouses.
Global Forest Watch
http://www.globalforestwatch.orgGlobal Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to guarantee access to timely and reliable information about forests. GFW is free and follows an open data approach in putting decision-relevant information in the hands of governments, companies, NGOs, and the public. Global Forest Watch was created by the World Resources Institute with over 40 partners.
