Northern Ireland Environment LinkID: 5388

Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) is the networking and forum body for organisations interested in the environment of Northern Ireland. It represents 55 full Members (voluntary organisations) and 48 Associate Members (statutory organisations, companies or individuals).

Full Members collectively represent over 100,000 individuals, employ over 2,300 staff with over 3,000 volunteers and 262 subsidiary groups. NIEL Full Members also have a collective annual turnover of over £60 million and manage over 265,000 acres of land. Members are involved in environmental issues of all types and at all levels from the local community to the global environment. NIEL brings together a wide range of knowledge, experience and expertise which can be used to help develop policy, practice and implementation across a wide range of environmental fields.