TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT (87)
5 Gyres
http://5gyres.orgThe 5 Gyres Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of plastic waste in the world’s oceans and watersheds through education, scientific research, and action-based solutions. Utilizing research based scientific findings, 5 Gyres engages corporate partners, policymakers, and the general public to reduce plastic pollution by improving product design, recovery systems, and by highlighting individual responsibility for plastic waste.
Take3
http://www.take3.org.auTake 3 is an Australian based not-for-profit organisation that aims to stop the impacts of plastic pollution through education and action. The request is: simply take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or...anywhere and you have made a difference. Take 3 chapters are establishing across the globe in response to growing levels of plastic pollution and waste. Pick it up. Bin it. #Take3fortheSea
Parks Project
http://www.parksproject.usBecoming emotionally and physically invested in our nations parks is the most effective way to implement park conservation. We energize citizens to take ownership of our public lands. That is the pure purpose of our business and what inspired us to create a collection of outfitter influenced apparel and accessories.
Open Tree Map
https://www.opentreemap.orgOpenTreeMap is a collaborative platform for crowdsourced tree inventory, ecosystem services calculations, urban forestry analysis, and community engagement.
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.
Blue Marine Foundation
http://www.bluemarinefoundation.comBLUE exists to fix the largest solvable problem on the planet - the crisis in the oceans.
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.
Open Source Beehives
http://www.opensourcebeehives.netThe Open Source Beehives project is a collaborative response to the threat faced by bee populations in industrialised nations around the world. The project proposes to design hives that can support bee colonies in a sustainable way, to monitor and track the health and behaviour of a colony as it develops. Each hive contains an open source sensory kit, The Smart Citizen Kit (SCK), which can transmit to an open data platform.
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.
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.
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.
Litterati
http://www.litterati.org/index.phpLitterati is using Instagram to crowdsource clean the planet. We are building the world's largest database of litter. Through the use of social media and the data collected from individuals picking up litter, we hope to find ways to work with brands, cities and government organizations to prevent litter from ever reaching the ground.
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
EcoGrader
http://www.mightybytes.com/ecograderEcoGrader is a free tool that will enable you to grade your websites on sustainability. EcoGrader will in turn help you find ways to reduce consumption, eliminate waste, and use less energy.
Ecosia
http://ecosia.orgEcosia is a social business dedicated to environmental sustainability via the donation of revenue to the world’s most effective rainforest protection programs. Our best-known service, the search engine mask at Ecosia.org, is powered by Bing and Yahoo. It lets an essential and routine task – searching the web – double as an ecological contribution: not only are Ecosia search emissions offset, but every click on a sponsored ad within Ecosia translates into either cents for the environment - or cents for generating more cents for the environment.
