Environmental Links

According to the Rainforest Alliance, between 50 and 80 per cent of all logging in countries such as Indonesia, the Cameroon, Bolivia, and the Brazilian Amazon is estimated to be illegal. The good news is that wood provenance can be certified by third-party schemes: there are now several independent bodies that follow the production of raw materials and certify material that comes from sustainably-run forests.
See also Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes

The World Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation organisation that takes direct action to save rainforest and other biologically important lands — we buy it, acre by acre.

If you are interested in other local environmental issues you may be interested in joining the Reading Environmental Network Group. This is a yahoo based group that is 'A network of green voluntary and community organisations in Reading with an interest in environmental, planning and conservation issues. An opportunity to network, share ideas and information, and have a stronger collective voice in the town.'

TV Energy has been established in the Thames Valley, with the mission: To promote and facilitate practical sustainable energy solutions and provide education for communities, businesses, organisations and individuals within the Thames Valley and beyond. TV Energy operates in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and northern Hampshire.

The low carbon buildings programme will provide grants for microgeneration technologies to householders, community organisations, schools, the public and not for profit sector and private businesses.

sust-it.net has a simple objective: to make us all more energy efficient by providing consumer information on the most energy efficient products in the marketplace.

The Reading and District Natural History Society was founded way back in 1881 to encourage the study of natural history in the Reading area. Our members come from all around Reading but the ‘district’ is a very general area and members come from as far afield as South Oxfordshire, Maidenhead, Hook and Thatcham.

The Reading Geological Society are a friendly and enthusiastic group for amateurs, professionals and all those interested in Earth sciences, to discover more about the earth, its rocks, minerals and fossils.