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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland (ZWAI) is a registered environmental charity and NGO, which operates remotely on a national basis, with members all over the country. ZWAI is a member of the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) and the Environmental Pillar of Social Partnership. We receive funding from the Irish Government through the DCCAE. We were established in 2004, to focus on Zero Waste principles (whole lifecycle approach) where waste is seen as a resource. We believe the existing consumerist and wasteful economy and society cannot continue much longer in its present form, and that radical changes are urgently needed. At ZWAI we believe human communities should behave like natural ones. Living comfortably within the natural flow of energy from the sun and plants, producing no wastes which cannot be recycled back into the earth’s systems, and guided by new economic values which are in harmony with personal and ecological values. We are a small organisation composed of around 30 members. Our work is mostly policy oriented and our submissions can be viewed on our website below:

We are a community of interest who believe that Nature has a long term value that should not be sacrificed to short sighted thinking. We are implacably opposed to mining in the Sperrins and on the island of Ireland.

Ecojustice Ireland is a Community Interest Company, the purpose of which is to help combine the collective strengths of the trade union movement in Ireland with the environmental movement in Ireland, especially for the benefit of local communities. Ecojustice Ireland works with other progressive environmental NGO partners to catalyse the potential for strategic and meaningful collective action. Ecojustice Ireland concentrates on Just Transition advocacy, campaigning, education of workers and youth, and liaising with local communities on ecojustice issues. The services that Ecojustice Ireland provide include environmental law advice, advocacy, facilitation, consultancy and mediation.

Raising awareness & Education on Environmental matters including ICZM, Climate Crisis, Biodiversity Loss, Marine & Coastal pollution, Environmental Health. Education on the Aarhus Convention & public participation. 

A voluntary group, dedicated to developing action and discussion in protecting our environment and challenging those who object to the laws which have been put in place to protect it.

Ballyshannon Action Group formed in 2019 which aims to protect our rural area from unsuitable development. We work to protect our biodiversity to improve and conserve our rural way of life.  Check out their campaign against quarrying in their local area by visiting the website below.  (Biodiversity, Climate Action, Planning)