• Edinburgh City Council Environmental Services Current projects and council contacts.
• Centre for Human Ecology Green think tank that used to be part of Edinburgh university.
• Edinburgh -- the air we breath Updates on levels of pollution around the capital.
• Edinburgh Real Nappy Network Save trees, save dosh: use real nappies!
• Edinburgh Greenpeace Join the rainbow warriors in local and international campaigns.
• Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is the government organisation responsible for maintaining Britain's forests and woodlands. Its head office is in Edinburgh.
• Friends of the Earth Scotland Active green lobby group based in Edinburgh. Good on local information issues.
• LEEP Looking for somewhere to recycle those old cans, newsprint, old computers? This is the place to go. The Lothian & Edinburgh Environmental Partnership also has details of grants for energy-saving schemes at home.
• Lothian Conservation Volunteers Roll up your sleeves and do your bit for the local environment - tree planting, fence building, habitat preservation, river cleaning - no experience required.
• Royal Botanic Garden A verdant oasis in the heart of Edinburgh and Scotland's answer to Kew gardens is a great place to learn about exotic flora, and wile away a sunny afternoon.
• Water of Leith Conservation Society Designated an Urban Wildlife Site by the City of Edinburgh Council, this 35km long wildlife corridor, which passes through the heart of Edinburgh, is home to foxes, deer, seals, stoats, weasels, herons, kestrels, pheasants and more. The WLCS is a registered charity involved in education (including through a visitor centre) and conservation.
  
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Scotland-wide links

• Reforesting Scotland Part of the campaign to reforest Scotland and how well-managed forests can benefit the economy as well as the environment. Offices are in Edinburgh.
• Scottish Green Party The first elections to a Scottish parliament also saw the election of the first Scottish Green MP in the UK. Find out what Robin Harper, MP for Edinburgh and Lothian region stands for here.
• Soil Association A UK organisation but the leading certifier of organic foods in Scotland.
• Scottish Organic Producers Association Trade body for organic farming in Scotland.
• Good Beach Guide Has a Scottish section - look under East Lothian for Edinburgh beaches that are recommended.
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA (tel 0800 807060) is a government agency responsible for monitoring levels of pollution in Scotland's air, land and water and responding to any incidents of pollution.
• Scottish Environment Database A-Z of Scottish environmental links.
• Scottish National Heritage Government-funded environmental think-tank with head office in Edinburgh. Documents Scotland's natural history and researches "sustainable" development and conservation for the future, whether that be tourism or parks management.
• Carrifran Wildwood Project As much as two thirds of Scotland was once covered in woodland: deciduous forest in the South and Scots pinewoods as you move North. Now, less than half a percent of the indigenous forest remains (fast-growing imports have superceded native tree species for use in the pulp and paper industry). This ambitous project South of Edinburgh aims to nurture the forest back to what it was before we cut most of it down.
• World Wildlife Fund Details of Scottish environmental projects and campaigns at WWF.