Useful links.
Animal welfare
Healthy working animals for the world's poorest communities.
Eyes on Animals´ teams conduct both announced and unannounced visits to livestock markets and slaughterhouses and inspects and trails international livestock trucks.
Promotion of humane and sustainable farming
Improvement of the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world
An international network for animal welfare
Environment & sustainability
European Environment Agency (EEA)
The EEA wants to provide sound, independent information on the environment and is an information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public.
Network of non-governmental organizations in the Central and Eastern European region working for 20 years in 20 countries. Our mission is the conservation of biodiversity through the promotion of sustainable development.
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Europe's largest federation of environmental organisations with 140+ member organisations who gain their membership from the general public.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The objectives of this Convention are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.
Children & youth
Information and opportunities for young people across Europe
International Play Association (IPA)
International NGO to protect, preserve and promote the child's right to play as a fundamental human right
Youth Pass
Youthpass is a European recognition instrument for identifying and documenting learning outcomes that are acquired in projects under the Erasmus+ Youth and the European Solidarity Corps programmes.
Child in the City 2010 is a conference of the European Network Child Friendly Cities (EN CFC). This international conference for all cities and scientists focussing on the theme of a local child friendly policy.
Agriculture & biodiversity
Family Farming Knowledge Platform
The Family Farming Knowledge Platform gathers digitized quality information on family farming from all over the world; including national laws and regulations, public policies, best practices, relevant data and statistics, researches, articles and publications.
Gardeniser.eu is an hub designed to connect urban community garden enthusiasts, gardeners, experienced professionals and policymakers. Its mission is to make visible and accessible opportunities to grow together and to improve our common living environment.
Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe. Conservation and promotion of genetic and historically important cultural variety in agricultural flora and fauna.
A network of institutions that keep endangered livestock breeds or rare cultivated plants, making them known to the public. A travelling guide to track down and experience old livestock breeds and rare cultivated plants.
European Coordination Via Campesina
The principal objective is the struggle for other food and agricultural policies based on more legitimacy, fairness, solidarity and sustainability, wich are necessary in Europe to ensure food security, food safety, public health, employment in rural areas and to tackle the issues of the global food crisis and climate change.
Nyeleni Forum for Food Sovereignty
Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to define their own food and agriculture policies, to protect and regulate domestic agricultural production and trade.
Exchange & volunteering
Volunteering, working and cultural exchange around the world
Work exchange on organic and sustainable properties