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The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)

http://www.iucn.org/themes/cec/cec/home_page.htm

The Commission on Education and Communication is a global network of experts in environmental communication and education, who work in government, international organizations, NGOs, mass media, business and academic institutions.

 

Institute for Global Communications - EcoNet

www.igc.org/igc/gateway/enindex.html

EcoNet was the world's first computer network dedicated to environmental preservation and sustainability. IGC strategically uses technology to enable international co-operation on issues.

 

Society of environmental journalists

http://www.sej.org: See what this serious and dedicated group of environmental journalists and other communication professionals are doing and what they think.

 

The Television Trust for the Environment (TVE)

www.tve.org

An independent production and distribution non-profit company, established by Central Television (now Carlton TV) in 1984, to specialise in environment, development, health and human rights issues.

 

Green Press - The Press with a Purpose

http://www.greenpress.sdnpk.org

Green Press is associated with Forum of Environmental Journalists Pakistan and serves as its Islamabad - Rawalpindi Chapter. Internationally it is affiliated with Asia Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) and the Commonwealth Environmental Journalists Association. These national, regional and global linkages enable Green Press to benefit from the experience of environmental journalists in other parts of the world. Green Press is also the first in Pakistan to launch internet radio, providing recorded talk shows on environmental issues, entertainment and programs for all age groups.

 

Center for Environmental Communication (CEC

http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~cec/

Located on the Cook College Campus, brings together university investigators to provide a social science perspective to environmental problem-solving. CEC (formerly the Environmental Communication Research Program) has gained international recognition for responding to environmental communication dilemmas with research, training, and public service. Established in 1986, CEC is jointly sponsored by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

 

The Environmental Communication Resource Center (ECRC)

http://www.comm.nau.edu/ecrc/

It was established in 1996 as a resource center for information, research and discussion concerning Environmental Communication. ECRC is housed in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona at an elevation of 7,000 feet beneath the majestic San Francisco Peaks. Founders and co-directors of the Center are professors Lea J. Parker and C. Brant Short. The mission of ECRC is to promote scholarship, pedagogy and public service in all aspects of Environmental Communication.

 

The Communication Initiative

www.comminit.com/Environment

Providing a specific focus on the information related to ENVIRONMENT.

 

Film Makers for Conservation

http://www.filmmakersforconservation.org/

FFC is the global conservation organisation for the film and television industry.

 

Media Rights

www.mediarights.org

MediaRights, a nonprofit organization, helps media makers, educators, librarians, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues.

 

Asia Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ)

http://www.environmentaljournalists.lk/apfej

APFEJ is a non-government organization (NGO) dedicated to promoting education, understanding and awareness of the environment through the honest and accurate reporting of local, regional and international environmental and development issues.

 

International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ)

http://www.ifej.org

The mission of IFEJ is to improve public understanding of environment and sustainable development issues worldwide by supporting environmental journalists internationally through networking, training and promoting free access to information.

 

Society of Environmental Journalists - An organization of journalists, for journalists

http://www.sej.org

The Society of Environmental Journalists is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1990 by a group of award winning reporters. SEJ's mission is to advance public understanding of environmental issues by improving the quality, accuracy and visibility of environmental reporting. SEJ's membership of more than 1,300 includes journalists working for newspapers, television and radio stations, broadcast and cable networks, magazines, newsletters, wire services and photo agencies, as well as educators and students.

 

www.documentaryfilms.net

Focus of the site is to provide information to viewers of film, we have also focused on including resources and news for filmmakers.  With the advent of the Internet, the lines between what information will be of interest to filmmakers and what will be of interest to viewers and fans, is beginning to converge.  Some resource that deal in technical and financial aspects of filmmaking will always be more relevant to filmmakers, but most film related press coverage is relevant to those who make, and in the case of documentary films, those who must pursue opportunities to see and understand the films.  This site attempts to be the source for filmmakers of documentary films.

 

Environmental Media Association

http://www.ema-online.org

The Environmental Media Association (EMA) mobilizes the entertainment industry in a global effort to educate people about environmental issues and inspire them into action.EMA was created in 1989, as a non-profit 501(c)3, with the simple but powerful concept that through television and film, the entire entertainment community could influence the environmental awareness of millions of people.

 

Center for Environmental Communication Studies

At the University of CincinnatiAn interdisciplinary research and service organization dedicated to the study of communication processes and practices in environmental and health policy contexts and to enhance the understanding and quality of communication processes and practices among citizen, industry, and government participants in environmental and health policy formation and implementation.

 

Environmental Communication Resource Center at Northern Arizona University.

A resource center for information, research and discussion concerning Environmental Communication.

 

Center for Environmental Communications at Loyola University

The center's mission is to educate students in the field of environmental communications, to stimulate communications among environmental stakeholders, to provide the public with unbiased discussion of environmental issues, and to be a resource to the media for environmental information.

 

Center for Environmental Communication at Rutgers University

The Center brings together university investigators to provide a social science perspective to environmental problem-solving.

 

Environmental Communication Research Group at Cornell University

The folks working on environmental communication at Cornell. Check out their survey of environmental communication literature.

 

Society of Environmental Journalists

The source for journalists reporting on the environment.

 

GreenCOM

The Environmental Education and Communication Project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), promotes environmental education and communication worldwide and conducts projects in USAID supported countries.

 

ECOresearch.net: Environmental Communication Online

"The ECOresearch network brings together scientists of different disciplines to explore the design, implementation, management, funding, promotion and evaluation of networked information systems that advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems. ECOresearch supports the research activities of network members, identifies synergies, coordinates the various projects, and helps with resource acquisition."

 

International Institute for Environmental Communication

"The IIEC mission is to promote and develop the field of Environmental Communication by developing and sharing strategies, methods, tools, and networks of professionals to improve environmental decision-making, environmental behaviors, policy, and program results."

 

National Communication Association (NCA)

Promotes the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. Many COCE participants are involved in the NCA's Environmental Communication Commission.

 

International Association for Public Participation (IAPP)

Seeks to promote and improve the practice of public participation in relation to individuals, governments, institutions, and other entities that affect the public interest in nations throughout the world.

 

Society for Risk Analysis - Risk Communication Specialty Group

"The Risk Communication Specialty Group (RCSG) focuses on the communication of risk information between technical and lay audiences and is open to all members of the Society for Risk Analysis. Our membership represents a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on risk communication. Members' interest areas include the perception of risk, public participation, mass media coverage of risk, trust and credibility, social influence, and evaluation related to risk communication activities."

 

Association for Studies in Literature and Environment (ASLE)

Promotes the exchange of ideas and information pertaining to literature that considers the relationship between human beings and the natural world.

 

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

A network of professionals and students working in the field of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world.

 

International Society for Environmental Ethics

Includes back issues of their newsletter, a large searchable bibliography and links to related resources on environmental thought.

 

Climate Change Communication Conference

An international conference on communication around the issue of climate change, which took place in June 2000.

 

Cultural Environmental Studies

"This site seeks to explore the relatively unmapped terrain where cultural studies (broadly conceived) and environmental studies (broadly conceived) meet, overlap, and enter into dialogue."

 

Internet for Environmental Communication Workshop

A workshop put on by the International Society for Environmental Protection May 30-31, 1996, Vienna, Austria.

 

SecondNature

"Second Nature is a nonprofit organization working to help colleges and universities expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just action a foundation of learning and practice."

 

The Networking the Environmental Communications Networks website

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/networks/index_en.htm

The Website is aimed specifically at Networks active in the field of environmental public information, communication and awareness raising. Its purpose is to serve as a communication relay between the Networks and the European Commission, and more importantly, between the networks themselves.

 

Environmental Risk Communication Program at The Center for Environmental Information

 

Center for Environmental Communication Studies at U. of Cincinnati  

 

www.keysheets.org
These Keysheets provide decision-makers with a short, easy and up-to-date reference on issues relating to sustainable livelihoods and infrastructure development for the poor. The Keysheets are produced by ODI for DFID DFID, the UK Government department working to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty. Recent sheets in the Sustainable Livelihoods series are produced by ODI for DFID and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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www.iisd.org
The site is designed to be an electronic clearing-house for information on past, current and upcoming international meetings and negotiations related to environment and development policy. It provides timely information to policy makers and those interested in the environment, clean energy and sustainable development.

 

www.earthscan.co.uk
As a publisher, Earthscan has led the way over the past decade in communicating principles of sustainable development' THE ECOLOGIST

 

http://www.millenniumassessment.org/
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is an international work program designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes. The MA was launched by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001