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Global Sustainability
This category deals with environmental sustainability on a global geographic scale.
Some starting points for the topic of environnmental sustainability in general:
ACTIVITIES ARE SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
1 Use materials in continuous cycles.
2 Use continuously reliable sources of energy.
3 Come mainly from the non-destructive use of materials (i.e. creativity, communication, coordination, appreciation, and spiritual and intellectual development.)
ACTIVITIES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
4 Require continual inputs of non-renewable resources.
5 Use renewable resources faster than their rate of renewal.
6 Cause cumulative degradation of the environment.
7 Require resources in quantities that undermine other people's well-being.
8 Lead to the extinction of other life forms.
Some starting points for the topic of environnmental sustainability in general:
ACTIVITIES ARE SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
1 Use materials in continuous cycles.
2 Use continuously reliable sources of energy.
3 Come mainly from the non-destructive use of materials (i.e. creativity, communication, coordination, appreciation, and spiritual and intellectual development.)
ACTIVITIES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY:
4 Require continual inputs of non-renewable resources.
5 Use renewable resources faster than their rate of renewal.
6 Cause cumulative degradation of the environment.
7 Require resources in quantities that undermine other people's well-being.
8 Lead to the extinction of other life forms.
Sites in Global Sustainability
Leadership for Environment and Development
LEAD International, established in 1991 by the Rockefeller Foundation, is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization with the basic mission of capacity building for selected future leaders whose actions will contribute to the decisions made about environment and development issues in most parts of the world.
World Fisheries Trust
Promoting sustainable use of global fisheries resources through research, public awareness and training of professionals and communities to protect our fish and our fisheries.
The Global System for Sustainable Development (GSSD) at MIT
Knowledge-based, multidimensional, knowledge networking system designed to provide coherent access to internet resources related to sustainable development.
Can China Feed Itself?
An in-depth on-line analysis of China's food prospects - with hundreds of tables, charts, maps, animations, remote sensing images, and Web links on population, food, and agriculture. From IIASA.
TecEco
Eco building company.
The Sustainable Village - Fostering Appropriate, Renewable and Sustainable Develop
Provides solutions to global problems using renewable energy, appropriate technology, and technical and financial resources required for international sustainable development projects and micro-enterprises.
Benking.de
Personal page of Heiner Benking. Deals with topics of planning, environment, development, and sustainability.
Center for Natural Lands Management
CNLM is cooperator with land trusts, conservation organizations, public agencies, developers and other land managers that require expertise in the management of environmentally sensitive lands.
Ecosustainable Links - Sustainable Environment
Thousands of links to resources and tools on ecology, environment and sustainability.
World Peace Sustainability Indicators
This unofficial and independent page contains some ideas in an attempt to trigger the development of World Peace Sustainability Indicators.
NUSAP.net
Resource for exchange of views and education in sustainability and the management of uncertainty maintained by J. van der Sluis Software, Leiden, Netherlands.
WWF's EU Fisheries campaign - help stop over-fishing
WWF, the conservation organization, is campaigning for radical reform of Europe's fisheries policy. Help us ensure a sustainable fishing sector.
Life Saviors -- Intensive Eco-Friendly Agriculture
Grassroots bottom-up movement to rescue endangered biodiversity from extinction and preserve habitat for biodiversity. Now forming in Eugene, Oregon, USA: an Intentional Community.
The Jo'Burg Memo: Fairness in a Fragile World
The Memorandum is Heinrich Boell Foundation's contribution to the debate on both the desired outcomes of the Johannesburg Summit and the critical path for the sustainable development agenda in the next decade. around the World Summit 2002.
Slashdot | Cradle to Cradle
Slashdot discussion of the book: Cradle to Crade: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough by Michael Braungart.
CorporateRegister.com
A directory of published corporate environmental, sustainability and social reports. Developed as an information tool for stakeholders in the field of environmental and social reporting.
Earth Policy Institute
Overview of mission, publications and meetings on environmentally sustainable economy, ongoing assessment of efforts, progress and problems. Based in Washington DC.
Redreaming the Plain
Stories about the diverse pasts, presents and possible futures of a unique basalt plain in SE Australia and similar temperate grasslands, with an emphasis on bioregional sustainability.
WEEK of Sustainability in Europe
This site wants to interest active groups on environmental questions in europe for organizing a WEEK of Sustainability in their cities.
Oil depletion: Overview, links and resourcers
Oil comprises 40% of all energy use, but due to the Hubbert peak oil depletion will follow causing the extraction rate to decline within the next two decades. The site includes an clear introduction along with links to major resources and many articles.
Environment
A concept city of the future. Designed around cost effective living and comfort for it's inhabitants, with the added bonus of extremely low environmental impact.
Working together to raise awareness about oil depletion and preparing for a post fossil-fuel age.
A portal dedicated to raising awareness on the topic of peak oil production and actions that can be taken. |
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