Environment Capital links

For further useful information on Peterborough's environmental credentials, events, sites to visit, networks, and advice please visit the links listed below.

Please also review Peterborough Environment City Trust's (PECT) link page:

http://www.pect.net/links.html

Hereward FM's environment links page:

http://www.hereward.co.uk/Article.asp?id=575045&spid=24125

Many of the organisations listed below are actually based in Peterborough and form part of the largest collection of environmental businesses in the UK. For more information on this, try the Encluster link below!

Links...

BBC Breathing Places - Nationally, regionally, locally or even in your own back garden - Breathing Places brings nature to life for you - in the way you want to interact with it - http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/cities/peterborough/

Business Environment Management Scheme - The BEMS project has been designed to help your business deliver more sustainable profits whilst reducing your environmental impact - http://www.bems.co.uk/

Buglife - Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, and we are passionately committed to saving Britain's rarest little animals, everything from bees to beetles, and spiders to snails. Today bugs are under threat as never before, so help us to secure a diverse and wildlife-rich planet for future generations - http://www.buglife.org.uk/

Campaign for Protection of Rural England (CPRE) aims to protect the countryside from the various threats to it, particularly at a regional level. It works collectively to influence regional decision-making processes. CPRE exists to promote the beauty, diversity and tranquility of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. The local contact is Sally Jackson, please e-mail on jackson.sallyann@googlemail.com or visit the CPRE website - www.cpreeast.org.uk

The Centre for Sustainable Engineering is a national clearing house for information, expert analysis, practical application, knowledge transfer and commercial benefit in relation to sustainable technologies - http://www.cseng.org.uk/

Cut Your Carbon - Be a carbon hero - join your community in tackling climate change. You can calculate your community's carbon footprint and enter the competiton to win funding - http://www.cutyourcarbon.org.uk/

Eastex - materials exchange for the East of England - http://www.eastex.org.uk/

Eco Arts Project - learn about the art of treading lightly on the land! http://www.ecoartprojects.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/ecoartprojects

Encluster - Greater Peterborough's environmental goods and services sector is a strong growth area which the cluster initiative seeks to support and develop - http://www.encluster.org/

The EnviroCluster initiative focuses on the significant environmental goods and services (EGS) cluster in the Greater Peterborough Growth Area; the largest of its type in the UK. The city's 340 organisations in this sector employ around 5,000 people and account for 5% of Peterborough's GDP. The initiative aims to stimulate vibrant activity, grow existing businesses and encourage start-ups and inward investment - http://www.envirocluster.net/

Energy Savings Trust - Peterborough Environment City Trust was chosen to operate one of just three Energy Saving Trust pilot sustainable energy advice centres in the United Kingdom. The Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre Anglia provides free independent advice and information to householders on: energy efficiency, renewable energy and travelling with lower carbon emissions - http://www.pect.net/Anglia_SEC.html

Environment Agency - It's our job to look after your environment and make it a better place - for you, and for future generations - http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Envirowise delivers a valuable government-funded programme of free, confidential advice to UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact. http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/

Flag Fen - Peterborough's archaeological park - find out about educational programmes for schools, public events, opening times, etc. - http://www.flagfen.com/

Forestry Commission - East of England - http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6LLE2S

Froglife is a UK wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles - working with people, enhancing lives together for a healthier planet - http://www.froglife.org/

The Great Fen Project - one of the most exciting habitat restoration projects ever undertaken in Britain - will create a 3,700 hectare wetland between Huntingdon and Peterborough. Learn more by visiting the website - http://www.greatfen.org.uk/

Greater Dogsthorpe Partnership - http://www.gdp.org.uk/

Green Energy Switch - let's make our city green! Log in to half your CO2 footprint in 5 minutes! - http://www.greenenergyswitch.com/

Hereward FM - get involved with Hereward's Green Month. It includes an 'Earth Hour' campaign for Peterborough, My Green Town, Green Links, Why Go Green. http://www.hereward.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=24125

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to Government on UK and international nature conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining natural systems - http://www.jncc.gov.uk/

The Langdyke Countryside Trust is a community organisation dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the natural and built heritage around Peterborough and Stamford- http://www.botolphsbarn.org.uk/helpstons_env-langdyke.htm and http://www.uffordparishcouncil.org.uk/content/view/47/33/

Living Sustainably is a project building community spirit and encouraging more environmentally friendly behaviour in new housing developments in Peterborough - http://www.living-sustainably.org.uk/

Natural England works for people, places and nature to conserve and enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas - http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/

The Natural Networks Partnership - this website aims to provide residents and visitors to Peterborough a central point of information for everything associated with the natural environment - www.naturalnet.org.uk

Nene Park stretches for 10 km along the beautiful valley of the River Nene immediately west of Peterborough. At its heart is Ferry Meadows Country Park, situated in a large meander of the river Nene, with its lakes, meadows and woodlands that make it a favourite destination for thousands of visitors throughout the year who enjoy the park for its accessible and attractive countryside setting - http://www.nene-park-trust.org.uk/

Opportunity Peterborough - information on Peterborough's latest news stories and up-coming environmental events - www.opportunitypeterborough.co.uk

People Clearing Litter - the website where you’ll see how a small amount of your time picking up litter in your locality, combined with similar actions by thousands of others around the country, can start to make a visible difference to our environment - http://www.peopleclearinglitter.co.uk/Index.aspx

Peterborough City Council - www.peterborough.gov.uk 

Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service (PCVS) is a registered charity set up by local organisations in 1980 as an umbrella and network organisation to the voluntary sector in Peterborough - www.pcvs.co.uk

Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is an independent charitable trust working with over 200 partners representing business, local authorities, voluntary and environmental groups. Our mission is to lead and support the city in establishing itself as the UK's Environment Capital - www.pect.net

Recycle Now - Learn how to recycle more at home - http://www.recyclenow.com/

Remade East - Waste Material is a resource that if handled correctly, and used innovatively and efficiently has a value.

Remade East offers a free service to assist businesses and organisations to exploit new opportunities, evolve with changing markets, identify new trends and take advantage of new technologies and regulations in the recycling and waste markets. We are achieving this through the delivery of tailored business support, research and demonstration projects - http://www.remadeeast.org/

Stagecoach UK Bus is part of the Stagecoach Group and is one of the largest bus operators in the UK. We are working hard to increase the quality, reliability and frequency of bus services to offer car users a realistic transport alternative and help cut congestion. Stagecoach in Peterborough has recorded a massive surge in bus patronage over the past four years, bucking the national trend. For more information on Stagecoach operations in the Peterborough area, see the following link - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/

Sustainable Bio - Our revolutionary Biotel process offers a cost competitive, environmentally preferable method of managing discarded food waste. Biotel uses simple but reliable technology to rapidly convert mixed organic materials, including Category 3 Animal By Products, into high quality soil fertility products - http://www.sustainablebio.co.uk/

Sustrans - the UK's leading sustainable transport charity - http://www.sustrans.org.uk/

Travelchoice - In April 2004 Peterborough won an award, through the Department for Transport, to create a Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town. The project centres on implementing a comprehensive package of measures to help tackle traffic congestion by encouraging the use of public transport, cycling and walking - http://www.travelchoice.org.uk

Ufford Parish Council - learn what Ufford Parish Council is doing to contribute to the Environment Capital - http://www.uffordparishcouncil.org.uk/

UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UK CEED) - The Centre aims to demonstrate the benefits to business and the economy of good environmental practice.  It does this through research, promotion of good practice, provision of policy advice to government and business, demonstration projects and engagement activities - http://www.ukceed.org/

The Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity that works for a better future for all aspects of wildlife in our area - http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/

The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity- http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/

WRAP works in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often - http://www.wrap.org.uk/