Community environmental websites in County Cork
Carrigtohill Environmental Alliance (Contact Peter Thompson 021 4883636)	Carrigtwohill Environmental Alliance was formed in 2005 in response to widespread unsustainable development and saturation quarrying in the area bordering the North Channel of Cork Harbour. The Alliance has been active and successful in promoting sustainable development and protection of the Green Belt in South Carrigtwohill to date.
Kinsale Transition Town	Kinsale was the world's first and original Transition Town; a voluntary community initiative working to help make the transition from a dependency on fossil fuel to a low carbon future.
Midleton Transition Town	This Midleton community project took off in 2008 sharing the goals and philosophy of the Transition Town model.
Sustainable Clonakilty	This group was formed in December 2006 in response to the realisation that global warming is happening and has been caused by recent human activities on the planet, and that oil is running out. The aim of the group was to bring about local, practical, sustainable action to address these issues.
Sustain West Cork	An organisation set up to develop solutions to the environmental challenges of the 21st Century with the community within the Bantry Electoral Area.
Bandon Sustainability Project
Macroom District Environmental Group	The oldest environmental group in Ireland, formed in 1983. The group conserves and protects local nature and heritage for the common good, supports awareness of interdependancy with the natural world, informs about actions that diminish or enhance nature's capacities, promotes for the benefit of all individuals the ideas and practices that yield naturally sustainable prosperity and produces goods and services that provide for these aims.
Other community/voluntary/NGO environmental websites
An Sanctoir, Ballydehob	West Cork's very own Holistic Community Centre, home to a variety of weekly classes, weekend workshops, performances, rituals and celebrations. It is comprised of a beautiful wooden floored octagonal practice space, set within a 30 acre nature reserve.
Cork Community Bikes	A voluntary organisation promoting recycling and bike projects in the local Cork community.
Cork Cycling Campaign	The Campaign was set up in 1992 by a group of like minded cyclists who decided they needed to do something about conditions for cyclists in Cork City.
Cork Food Web	A project to encourage and facilitate local food production in the Cork area. This initiative is a collaboration between CEF, Cork Green Map and Ethical Development Action.
Cork Green Map	A voluntary organisation providing information and direction to the sites and services you need: green spaces, cultural oases, recycling, biking, organics, biodynamics, community centres, yoga mentors... and peat free compost for your bare tree!
County Nature Trust	The County Nature Trust was established in 2002 with the objectives of acquiring and/or managing reserves for wildlife and by promoting awareness of wildlife issues through communication, research, education and training.
Irish Wildlife Trust	The objective of the IWT is the conservation of Ireland's wildlife and habitats. There is a branch of the IWT in Cork.
iSpot	Learn more about wildlife, share your interest with a friendly community and get help identifying what you have seen. (UK Website, but has Irish division.)
Nano Nagle Centre, Mallow	The Nano Nagle Centre is a living heritage centre, inspired by and continuing on the work of Nano Nagle, foundress of the Presentation Sisters. It is a centre for heritage, spirituality and ecology.
Restoration Network Ireland	This is a non-governmental initiative that has been developed to provide an interface whereby those working on restoration projects in Ireland can share information and discuss relevant issues.
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)	The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) is an umbrella network of thirty of Ireland's leading environmental groups working together to protect Ireland's waters by participating in the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD).

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