Sustainable Development Links

Sustainable Communities Info service - H...  
Visit our Sustainable Communities Information Databank SCI Databank. Chebucto Community Net Homepage: The hope of the Nova Scotia E&D Coalition is to promote a vision of communities that are ecologically, economically & culturally diverse, and increasingly self-reliant. TEL: (902) 422-4276 fax:(902) 423-9736 E-mail:ip-scn@chebucto.

Center for Respect of Life and Environme...  
Global Summits -- providing leadership for NGO activities during a number of UN sponsored global conferences and preparatory meetings, including the Earth Summit, the Social Summit, Habitat II, and Rio+5. Sustainable Rural Communities -- conducting a national consultation to build a network for sustainable rural communities in partnership with national and regional development organizations.

Welcome to the CESD  
We're finding that more and more cities, villages, neighborhoods and regions are using sustainable development as a guiding principle not only for near-term projects, but also for planning their futures. That's because truly sustainable development produces enduring benefits, not just today, but for our children and their children as well.

NS Environment & Development Coalition -...  
"...working toward development that provides meaningful, long term employment that sustains the earth and builds healthy communities" Founded in 1987, the Nova Scotia Environment & Development Coalition works for sustainable communities the world over. We currently hold membership on the Ecology Action Center Board of Directors, the Nova Scotia Environmental Network, the CUSO Atlantic.

Sustainable Development: A Business Definition.  
This definition is offered to assist business leaders in applying the concept in their enterprises: Sustainable Development: For the business enterprise, sustainable development means adopting business strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.

WESTON: Sustainable Development  
Sustainable Development Pollution Prevention Safety and Health Management. An updated Top 50 listing of recent technical treatises and specific case histories.

1995/1996 Sustainable Development Semina...  
Areas of concern include environmental constraints on economic activity, disparities in development between regions and peoples, prospects for technology lightening human impacts on natural systems, and intergenerational questions of equity. This is directly related to a current project of Colorado College and the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Council.

SCN Wisconsin Case Studies Index  
A coalition of unions, community organizations, and political leaders are active in developing family-supporting jobs, building healthy communities, and restoring the natural environment. An interrelated group of rural organizations, with ties to local universities, provide an innovative intentional community, a sustainable technology institute, and a commercial aquaculture firm.

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - Provides information to communities on sustainable development techniques that enhance the local economy, the environment, and quality of life.

Sustainable Development Dimensions - information on environment and sustainable development; biodiversity, natural resources management, gender, population, land tenure and energy.

Sustainable Development Online - Home of the Chattanooga Tennessee Sustainable Technology Forum. Host of the January Presidents Council on Sustainable Development and soon to be home of the PCSD"s ongoing information. Also has local links to TAGER and CITA, Local enviro-responsibility organizations.

Telematics Publication Platform for Indicators of Sustainable Development - pilot application on the management of European water resources; system will provide a range of indicators in relation to the sustainability of water resource development.

Index - World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development - includes links to resources, organizations, events, projects, discussion groups, libraries, journals, databases, and documents.

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology - quarterly scientific journal on ecology, economics, and sociology related to sustainable development and world resources.

UNEP Working Group on Sustainable Product Development - Our work involves looking at the environmental impact of products, services and systems that meet human needs. The objective is to make them more sustainable.

UNEP Working Group on Sustainable Product Development - Our work involves looking at the environmental impact of products, services and systems that meet human needs. The objective is to make them more sustainable.

Sustainable Economic & Educational Development Society (SEEDS) - promotes educational and economic progress and development for people in Orissa, India and the developing world in general.

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Sustainable Development and Sustainable Agriculture

Kentucky Institute for the Environment & SustainableDevelopment

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) - government authority that promotes the commercialization of renewable energy, energy efficiency and cogeneration.

Little Colorado River Plateau Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. - serving North Central Arizona in rural development, sustainable agriculture, grant writing, sustainable communities, heritage tourism, watersheds, and solar dehydration.

Green Hawaii: Sourcebook For Development Alternatives (BOOK) - A 451 page book detailing a sustainable development model for Hawaii in the year 2010

Integrating Environment and Development - Ecologically Sustainable Development in Australia - an index to documents and WWW information on Australia's approach to sustainable development.

Sustainable Building Sourcebook Intro - compiled by the City of Austin's Green Builder Program; information on alternative building techniques and sustainable construction materials.

Sustainable Sources Environmental Website - solutions-based environmental website; sustainable building, indiginous materials.

Centre for Sustainable Technology - A Scottish Centre for Sustainable technology with a diverse set of companies working to a common goal.

Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF) - hosts over a dozen mailing lists on topics related to a sustainable future. Environmental lists include Ecofeminism, The Environment and Latin America Network (ELAN), and Ecological Economics.

Northeast Ecologically Sustainable Timber - an independent land management company dedicated to marketing forest products only from sustainable harvests.

Sustainable Architecture - ecologic planning, design, integrated architecture and landscaping for tropical, sub-tropical or temperate climates.

Sustainable Living

Sustainable Development Organizations:

Austin Sustainable Building Coalition - network of individuals interested in sustainable and ecological building, design, and development.

Little Colorado River Plateau Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. - serving north-central Arizona in rural development, sustainable agriculture & communities, heritage tourism, grant writing, watersheds, and solar dehydrating. An AmeriCorps program.

International Scientific Council for Island Development - to contribute to the economic, social and cultural progress of islands throughout the world.

International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths (IPSEP) - haven for cutting-edge research on energy and development policies that reduce carbon emissions while saving money, boosting jobs, and improving economic output.

International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths (IPSEP) - haven for cutting-edge research on energy and development policies that reduce carbon emissions while saving money, boosting jobs, and improving economic output.

Yellow Mountain Institute for Sustainable Living - offers an introduction to low-cost, sustainable building techniques, such as rammed-earth tire, straw-bale, and cordwood construction, and to a variety of alternative energy systems.

Conference on Assessing Sustainable Forest Management in Australia - position papers for government, research and conservation from the conference. Canberra, Australia. November 4-6, 1996.

Sustainable Economic & Educational Development Society (SEEDS) - promotes educational and economic progress and development for people in Orissa, India and the developing world in general.

Telematics Publication Platform for Indicators of Sustainable Development - pilot application on the management of European water resources; system will provide a range of indicators in relation to the sustainability of water resource development.

Fisheries Department of Western Australia - Responsible for the management, development, use, harvesting of fisheries resources at ecologically sustainable levels.

Pax World Service - initiates and supports programs that encourage peacemaking, citizen diplomacy and sustainable development.

Nova Scotia Environmental Industry Association - business groups whose purpose is to contribute to sustainable development and promote environmental industries.

Eduplus Management Group - training of human resources for sustainable development.

Classroom Earth - Training librarians, environmental professionals, gov't officials, business leaders to access resources about the environment and sustainable development.

Amanaka'a Amazon Network - works directly with Amazon leaders in support of their projects for survival, human rights, the environment, health, sustainable development, education, and more.

Earth Pledge Foundation - a non-profit organization promoting Sustainable Development

Green Cross International - Working on sustainable development. Active in 20 countries. Our President is the Hon Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev.

Millennium Institute - Provides news on the State of the World, tools for achieving environmentally sustainable development, and ideas for celebrating the new millennium in 2000 in constructive ways.

Panos - works internationally, in partnership with others, to bring about change to more sustainable patterns of development.

Earth Times, The - independent international nonpartisan newspaper focusing on environment and sustainable development.

Living Cities Group - Site discusses urban form, sustainable development and the link to natural systems. Of interest to design professionals and environmentalists.

Rockefeller Foundation, The - committed to helping to define and pursue a path toward environmentally sustainable development consistent with individual rights.

Euros: Ecotechnological Urban Regeneration Operational Systems - research, engineering, implementation and assessment of environmentally sound technologies aimed to ecological requalifying, social rebalancing and sustainable economic development of urban systems.

Kay, Richard - A land use planner's view of the world. Links to environmental, philosophy, planning and sustainable development orientated sites. Wanless, Shane - Integrated Resource Management Technologist. With personal links and links to sustainable development.

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - mission to to harness modern science for the sustainable development of agriculture in developing countries.

Canadian Food for the Hungry - Christian charity providing emergency relief and life-changing, sustainable development through a variety of programs.

Canada-Ontario Agriculture Green Plan - Federal-Provincial program designed to promote the development of sustainable agricultural practices in Ontario (en francais aussi).

Alternative Technology Association - Site dedicated to solar/wind power,sustainable development,ethical investment,alternative technology,and Soft Technology magazine.

BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines - supports the mineral exploration community by disseminating information to the public, thereby assisting in the creation of environmentally sustainable mineral development.

U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation - pilot program designed to encourage international private sector partnerships that engage in overseas projects to reduce greenhouse gases and promote sustainable development.

El Eden Ecological Reserve - An experimental protected area for research on biodiversity, conservation, natural resources management, sustainable development, and ecotourism in the Maya area.

Corporate Conservation Council - works together with business toward sustainable economic development. Information on how to "green" your business.

State of the World Forum - October 2, 1996 meeting of global leaders from politics, business, science, environment, health, education; facing future's challenges: sustainable development, toxics, arms control.

Dartmouth College - Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology in Developing Countries at Dartmouth College - established to facilitate the research, design, implementation and evaluation of advanced technology for sustainable development in less industrialized nations.

American Institute of Urban and Regional Affairs - non-governmental association dedicated to sustainable development.

University of Trier - Taurus Institute - concentrating on sustainable development, regional economics and counselling for authorities.

Latin America Data Base - LADB is a searchable on-line data base (by subscription) of articles on Latin America (economics, politics, sustainable development).

Berne Declaration - independent association for development politics; concerns are: sustainable development, equitable relations in trade, finance, and cultural exchange.

Worldaware - to increase understanding of the economic and social problems that face the world, the interdependence of developing and industrialized countries, and the urgent need for co-operation between nations to ensure sustainable development.

University of Oklahoma - Science and Public Policy Program - conducts policy research on environment, energy, and sustainable development.

Nature Safaris - info on Amazon Rainforest Lodges in Brazil. also includes info on sustainable development tourism in the Amazon Biomes of Brazil.

Classroom Earth - Training librarians, environmental professionals, gov't officials, business leaders to access resources about the environment and sustainable development.

Corporate Conservation Council - works together with business toward sustainable economic development. Information on how to "green" your business.

Mountain Forum - The Mountain Forum offers a venue for global linkage of individuals and organizations concerned with mountain cultures, environment and sustainable development.

Sticky Wicket - self-help economic development concept leading to sustainable economy in depressed communities.

World Resource Review - source of information/research on global warming, society and culture, environment, public health, and sustainable economic development.

Earth Times, The - independent international nonpartisan newspaper focusing on environment and sustainable development.

Applied Research Institute - dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territories and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people.

Earth Council - intl non-governmental organization created as a direct result of the Earth Summit to promote sustainable development and Agenda 21.

Ecological Architecture and Natural Building - a place to explore issues of sustainable design, building, community development and culture.

Living Cities Group - Site discusses urban form, sustainable development and the link to natural systems. Of interest to design professionals and environmentalists.

Urban Ecology - non-profit with several projects related to eco-city development and design.

Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability - a multimedia educational resource that integrates issues and organizations relating

EcoArch - toward ecological architecture - a virtual station for sustainable design and related sites.

International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) - non-profit organization, with offices on four continents, that seeks to accelerate the global adoption of energy-efficiency in order to enable economically and ecologically sustainable development.

Third World Commission - a workshop, of the 28th International Geographical Congress, about land management and sustainable development in rural and urban environments of the Third World.

Center for Citizen Initiatives - San Francisco - NGO/PVO focused on using American volunteers to promote sustainable development and job creation in Russia & Ukraine.

Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) - assists governments of developing and transition economies create institutional environments supportive of sustainable economic growth and the development of democracy.

Ciba-Geigy Foundation for Cooperation with Developing Countries - projects, articles and publications on agriculture, health, social & sustainable development in developing countries.

Kentucky Institute for the Environment & Sustainable Development

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development

Centre for Sustainable Technology - A Scottish Centre for Sustainable technology with a diverse set of companies working to a common goal.

Sustenance - dedicated to actualizing sustainable organic urban agricultural systems Urban Habitat Program (UHP) - cultivating multicultural urban environmental leadership to create socially just and ecologically sustainable communities.

Linkages - electronic clearing-house for information on past and upcoming international meetings related to environment and development.

Context Institute - Sustainable culture information service. Building on 17 years worth of information; from economics to education, from art to architecture, from ceremony to community.

Brazilian LEADnet - assists professionals in selected countries in addressing the challenges of their own countries and in working together across national and regional boundaries to advance environmentally sound development.