Inputs
Reference: Inputs
Sites with a principal focus on natural resources, energy saving, energy technology, conservation and capacity building issues will be listed in this section.Centre for Alternative Technology
The Centre for Alternative Technology is an educational charity striving to achieve the best cooperation between the natural, technological and human worlds. They test, live with and display strategies and tools for doing this.
Centre for Sustainable Energy
The Centre for Sustainable Energy is a charitable company offering a wide range of research, advice, consultancy, education, training, lobbying and policy development skills.
Council for Environmental Education
The Council for Environmental Education (CEE), is a national umbrella body in England. CEE's website provides an overview of the work of the Council and developments in the field and covers the fields of environmental education and education for sustainable development.
CREATE
CREATE is a not-for-profit organisation working to reduce the effects of climate change. In the 'Teachers' Zone', find out more about energy management, transport and the environment. Access interactive websites and web based resources.
Energy Savings Trust
Provides information covering energy efficiency in the home.
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) regulates the environment in England and Wales. The website contains a wealth of environmental information on all three topics, tools, resources and features, with the latest news on legislation.
Friends of the Earth
Leading environmental pressure group in Great Britain. Organizes international and local networks of activists and provides comprehensive coverage of green issues.
Global Action Plan
A site developed for teachers focussed around 'Action at School', an environmental programme run by the UK charity Global Action Plan.
GreenChoices
The GreenChoices schools section offers links to learning about "green" perspectives, teaching resources about the environment and sustainable development and resources to help manage schools in a more environmentally friendly way.
Green Energy
This site is aimed at teachers and children who want to know more about alternative sources of energy, such as solar and wind power.
Save Energy
The Save Energy website is the place to find out to what extent your home has been wasting your money. Discover a wealth of information designed to help your home mend its criminal ways!
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) regulates the environment in Scotland. SEPA's education pages are designed to provide an introduction to SEPA's education work and provide links to other relevant areas of the web site on water, air and waste. In addition, they have included extensive links to other sites. Although SEPA has not produced educational material specifically targeted at schools, a range of publications that are relevant to a school audience can be found on this site.
Waste Aware Scotland
Waste Aware Scotland is a national campaigning programme. Through Waste Aware Scotland they hope to change public attitudes and behaviour towards waste.
Water UK
A site for the water industry aimed more at adults and businesses but has many further links.
Water in the School
The website contains a wealth of information, both for teachers and pupils. The site can support cross-curricular work as well as a Water Conservation Project.
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