
If you’re interested in any of the themes covered by this site, Twitter is an essential tool for research and sharing information.
Some fascinating people ‘do’ Twitter; thought leaders and professionals in development and sustainability, scientists and technologists, bloggers and brainboxes. Practically every charity, campaigning organisation and NGO worth its salt now has, or is developing, a presence on Twitter. You might find something through Twitter that you couldn’t find anywhere else, be it an idea, a link, a conversation or a comment. All of these things are also succinctly put – it has to fit into 140 characters of text or less.
Twitterers to follow
Following is what you do on Twitter when you’re interested in what someone has to say, and requires no phone calls, payments of money or exchanges of bodily fluid. If you start asking for or offering any of these things, don’t be surprised if they don’t follow you back.
If you’re new to Twitter, Mashable offers the best and most comprehensive guidebook on the service.
The links below are to some great Twitter feeds I follow – with links to interesting content, website updates and discussion.
Campaigning on Twitter
- ActionAid UK
Campaigning on poverty and aid issues - Fauna & Flora International
Leading UK-based conservation organisation - Greenpeace UK
- Michelle Desilets
Founder of the Orangutan Land Trust, interested in orangutan conservation, REDD and carbon issues - Oxfam GB
- RSPB (Natures_Voice)
The RSPB, campaigning on a wide range of issues - Sandbag UK
Buying and retiring carbon credits from polluting companies to tackle climate change, lobbying government on emissions limits - World Development Movement
The World Development Movement campaigns on climate change, social justice and development issues
Development and aid on Twitter
- Alanna Shaikh
Editor of Global Health at change.org, health professional and development skeptic - DEC
The Disasters Emergency Committee - Department for International Development, UK
- Ian Thorpe
International development worker and knowledge manager - Kiva.org
Feed and links from Kiva - Merlin UK
International aid agency specialising in health - UN Dispatch
Blog posts and general tweets from UN Dispatch
Environment on Twitter
- DECC.gov.uk
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
Great websites and news on Twitter
- Guardian Weekly
A superb weekly publication focussing on international and development issues - Inhabitat
An excellent website covering sustainable architecture and design - Mongabay
Superb news blog specialising in biodiversity, forestry and REDD issues
Jobs on Twitter
- Charity Job
- UN climate jobs
An experimental stream offering climate change related jobs - UN Jobs
Travel and responsible tourism on Twitter
- Daniela Papi
Managing a non-profit and adventure / education tour company in Cambodia - WHL Cambodia
Promoting responsible tourism in Cambodia
List updated 15 Feb 2010, more soon.
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