Business Links Directory

For those that would like to know more about international development issues we have including relevant links that will interest those in business or the trade union sector.

Fair Trade

• The Fairtrade Foundation UK
• The International Fair Trade Association
• Oxfam’s website to Make Trade Fair
• Britain's Fair Trade Magazine: New Consumer
• Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International
• European Fair Trade Association
• The Wales Fair Trade Forum
• The British Association of Fair Trade Shops

Organic Agriculture

• The Soil Association
  http://www.soilassociation.org
• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
  http://www.ifoam.org/
• The Organic Centre Wales
  http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk/index.shtml
• FAO’s Organic Homepage
  http://www.fao.org/organicag/frame1-e.htm
• The Henry Doubleday Research Association UK
  http://www.hdra.org.uk/

Agro-ecological Agriculture

• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
  http://www.fao.org/
• Success Stories for the Future of Agriculture
  http://www.farmingsolutions.org
• Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
  http://www.leisa.info/
• World Watch Institute’s Food Section
  http://www.worldwatch.org/topics/people/food/

Ethical Trade and Corporate Responsibility

• The Ethical Trading Initiative
  http://www.eti.org.uk
• Corporate Responsibility Coalition UK
  http://www.corporate-responsibility.org
• Making Ethical Choices Easy
  http://www.ethical-junction.org/
• The UK’s Alternative Consumer Organisation & Magazine
  http://www.ethicalconsumer.org.uk
• WWF UK’s Business and Industry site
  http://www.wwf.org.uk/business/index.asp
• Amnesty International – Arms Trade, Conflict Diamonds, etc.
  http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
• World Development Movement; WTO, GATS, Debt, etc.
  http://www.wdm.org.uk/
• Trade Justice Movement UK
  http://www.tjm.org.uk/

Sustainable Forestry

FSC Certification

• The Forest Stewardship Council UK
  http://www.fsc-uk.info/
• The Forest Stewardship Council International
  http://www.fsc-uk.info/

Deforestation and Timber Issues

• Greenpeace UK's Ancient Forests website
  http://www.saveordelete.com
• Global Forest Watch
  http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm
• World Watch Institute Forests Section
  http://www.worldwatch.org/topics/nature/forests/
• The Woods Hole Research Center
  http://www.whrc.org/
• The Greenpeace International Forest Guardians Website
  http://guardians.greenpeace.org/
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  http://www.redlist.org/
• Food & Agriculture Organisation’s Forestry Homepage
  http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp
• The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Forest Website
  http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/index.cfm
• Royal Institute of International Affairs Illegal Logging site
  http://www.illegal-logging.info/

Agroforestry

• The World Agroforestry Centre
  http://www.worldagroforestry.org/home.asp
• USDA National Agroforestry Centre
  http://www.unl.edu/nac/
• The UK’s Agroforestry Research Trust
  http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/
• FAO’s Trees Outside of Forests website
  http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/tof/en

Sustainable Development

• Powys’ Website for Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles
  http://www.soundsattainable.powys.org.uk
• The Greener Homes and Buildings Website
  http://www.greenerhomesandbuildings.co.uk
• The Centre for Alternative Technology
  http://www.cat.org.uk
• Sustainable Wales
  http://www.sustainablewales.org.uk/
• Department for International Development
  http://www.dfid.gov.uk
• The New Economics Foundation
  http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/
• Natural Capitalism – Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
  http://www.natcap.org
• Glasu – The Greening of Powys Project
  http://www.glasu.org.uk/
• The Green Dragon Environmental Management Standard
  http://www.arenanetwork.org/services/greendragon/index.asp
• The Robinson Rojas Databank – Political Economy of Development
  http://www.rrojasdatabank.org
• World Resources Institute
  http://www.wri.org
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
  http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/
• SustainAbility Online
  http://www.sustainability.com
• The International Institute for Sustainable Development
  http://www.iisd.org/
• The International Institute for Environment and Development
  http://www.iied.org/
• The World Watch Institute
  http://www.worldwatch.org

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