Sustainable Development Department:
of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), providing multilateral
financial assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean. Provides
technical advice to Bank project teams, and creates and disseminates
knowledge on sustainable development issues with three divisions:
Social Development; Environment and Natural Resources; and
Infrastructure and Financial Markets.
http://www.iadb.org/sds
WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development:
Comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with sustainable
development, including organisations, projects and activities,
electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases.
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development:
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Site resources and links
are related to community sustainable and sustainable living.
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
IISDnet:
International Institute for Sustainable Development. Focus is on
sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/
Living Room - A Place for All of Us:
Web magazine and forum dedicated to discussions of sustainable
living practices in human communities, with emphases on
transportation, urban design, environmental and economic justice,
community, and energy efficiency. Topics include Bike People,
Suburbia Project, and Sustainability.
http://www.living-room.org
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI):
Independent, international research institute specialising in
sustainable development and environment issues at local, national,
regional and global policy levels. Aims to clarify the requirements,
strategies and policies for a transition to sustainability. These
goals are linked to the principles advocated in Agenda 21 and the
Conventions such as Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection and
Biological Diversity.
http://www.sei.se/
Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR):
The ILSR is a nonprofit research and educational organization that
provides technical assistance and information on environmentally
sound economic development strategies.
http://www.ilsr.org/
Requiem:
by Jay Hanson. Essay on sustainability.
http://dieoff.org/
GPI Atlantic - Genuine Progress Index for Atlantic Canada:
Non-profit research group developing an index for measuring
sustainable development for Nova Scotia, integrating social,
economic, and environmental variables.
http://gpiatlantic.org
Izaak Walton League Sustainability Education Project:
The Sustainability Education Project was formed to help bring human
population growth, economic development and natural resource
consumption into balance with the limits of nature for the benefit
of current and future generations.
http://www.iwla.org/sep/
Context Institute:
Explores how human society can become sustainable, and serves as a
catalyst for voluntary change toward a more humane and sustainable
culture.
http://www.context.org/ICLIB/DEFS/hsc.htm
European Partners for the Environment (EPE):
Network of European organizations, companies, trade unions and
related groups working on sustainable development. Site has
extensive resources on links on sustainability at all scales.
Special topics include green purchasing, sustainable tourism, and
Europe-specific environmental sourcebooks.
http://www.epe.be/
Global System for Sustainable Development:
A project of the Global Accords Consortium for Sustainable
Development housed at MIT. GSSD consists of an index to some of the
best resources and materials on sustainability on the Internet.
http://gssd.mit.edu
Sustainability in Canada:
National government site in Canada on sustainability: Facts and
opinions.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/environment/index.html
Institute for Agriculture:
IATP (est 1986) encourages environmentally and economically
sustainable communities and regions through sound agriculture and
trade policy.
http://208.155.173.226/iatp/
WWW Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development:
Sustainability information for use at all levels, from that of
senior decision makers at the national and international levels to
the grass-roots and individual levels.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/ic/
Best Practices in Sustainable Development:
Searchable database cataloging over 650 good and best practices from
more than 90 countries on how people, their communities, the public
and private sectors have been able to tackle critical social,
economic and environmental problems.
http://www.bestpractices.org
Lightstone Foundation and Community Development Corporation:
A regional center for sustainable family farming, natural resource
management, and rural community-based development, enhancing the
social, economic, and environmental vitality of West Virginia and
Virginia rural mountain communities by supporting sustainable
enterprises.
http://www.lightstone.org
InterGarden:
Web links and archived contents on regenerative agriculture,
renewable energy, permaculture, bioregionalism, and related topics.
http://metalab.unc.edu/london/
Towards Sustainability:
UK site with links and resources for sustainable development
initiatives.
http://www.towards-sustainability.co.uk
Second Nature: Education for Sustainability:
Nonprofit organization working to help colleges and universities
expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just
action a foundation of learning and practice. Organization
information and resources for promoting sustainability.
http://www.secondnature.org/
The E.F Schumacher Society and Library:
Organization promoting social and environmental sustainability
through decentralism. Information on philosophies, projects and
lectures; community-oriented economies, local currencies, community
land trusts, and similar measures.
http://www.schumachersociety.org/
Global Environment and Technology Foundation:
Information resources promoting the development and use of
innovative technology to achieve sustainable development.
http://www.getf.org/
Sustainable Architecture Building and Culture:
A unique compendium of links for those interested in sustainable
design and building. A good start, when moving toward making life
easier on the earth.
http://www.SustainableABC.com
5th World Network for Sustainable Development:
Networking and education for individuals and communities interested
in sustainable development, permaculture design, and bioregional
resource protection.
http://www.5thworld.net
Center for Watershed and Community Health:
The Center assists communities, business and government to enhance
the economy and environment by developing strategies to decouple
economic growth, job creation and community development from
environmental impacts.
http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CWCH/
Sustain Magazine:
Website about sustainable development in the construction,
engineering, planning and property sectors. Searchable listings of
sustainability events, searchable index, and sample articles. Focus
is on the UK.
http://www.sustainmagazine.com
Sustainability Institute:
A "think-do tank" dedicated to sustainable resource use, economics,
and community. Providing information, analysis, and practical
demonstrations that can foster transitions to sustainable systems at
all levels of society, from local to global. Limited information on
website.
http://sustainer.org
The Knossus Project:
US based research and development firm that promotes integrated
sustainable systems.
http://www.geniusloci.com/
Green Alliance:
An UK organisation that aims to promote sustainable development by
ensuring that the environment is at the heart of decision-making.
http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/
Bookmark Biosphere Reserve:
Bookmark is a community driven organization committed to integrating
the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of Australia's
landscape and biodiversity.
http://www.bookmarkbiosphere.org
EuroEst:
Information exchange on transport and the environment to promote an
environmental sustainable transport system in Europe.
http://www.euroest.environ.se/
Your Planet Earth:
Objective is to help create a sustainable society. Has news,
discussion forums, publishes articles from its user group.
http://www.yourplanetearth.org
ZeroEmission:
The ZeroEmission Initiative of Fraunhofer ICT, University Stuttgart
IKP and PE Product Engineering Ltd, with news, projects, links.
http://www.zeroemission.de/
Albemarle Environmental Exchange:
A site for promoting environmental protection and sustainable
development. Contains news, ideas, articles, resources and links.
http://www.aee.org.uk
Favorite Destinations of Liberty Graphics:
Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology,
wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned
companies.
http://www.naturetshirts.com/dest.html
Sustainable Enterprises:
Ideas and solutions for sustainable living, businesses and
communities.
http://www.sustainableenterprises.com
Greening Australia - Southeast South Australia:
Diverse information about sustainable agriculture, native
ecosystems, and issues in the South East of South Australia and
Western Victoria. Sample topics are bush regeneration, farm
forestry, coastal ecosystems.
http://www.rbm.com.au/greening_aust/index.html
Sustainability Web Ring:
The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve
sustainable development.
http://N.webring.com/hub?ring=sustainability
Environment Canada: Sustainable Development:
Portal to information on balancing economic, environmental, social,
cultural, health and political needs in the management of natural
resources to maintain quality of life and ensure viability in the
future.
http://www.environmentandresources.ca/Default.asp?lang=En&nav=l1-1-1xl2-0-0xl3-0-0&xsl=MainHomeCat,03&xml=8A53D13B-2F63-407A-82B1-F4060F328F43&po=&nextpresent_date=
Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability:
Center for interdisciplinary study of sustainability issues at the
University of Minnesota, including: biosafety, organic aquaculture,
population and risk assessment of transgenic organisms.
http://www.fw.umn.edu/isees/
Sustainable Systems:
New Zealand organization offering workshops, consultancy, and other
education, training and support, to further the particular goals of
a business or organization while advancing a sustainable
environment.
http://www.sustainablesystems.co.nz/
Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainability:
Facilitates information exchange including key documents, events,
web sites, ideas, and discussions within the emerging field of
sustainability science.
http://sustsci.harvard.edu
Willem Bron's Website:
Articles and information about geodetic engineering, environmental
science, Lumes master's in science program, sustainability,
Galأ،pagos Islands, and other scientific papers.
http://www.lumes.lu.se/willemb
Ecocomposite:
Homepage of Prof. David Bainbridge. Information and articles about
agroforestry, sustainable building, and environmental restoration.
Also, technical consulting services. List of natural fibers.
Technology and materials descriptions.
http://www.ecocomposite.org/
Novatlantis: ETH:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich initiatives for
sustainability, energy, ecology and economy. Includes information
about current projects and upcoming events. English/French/German.
http://www.novatlantis.ch/frames_e.html
Redefining Progress:
Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that develops policies and tools
that shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability.
Includes how to help, news, and a list of projects and programs.
http://www.redefiningprogress.org/
Favorite Destinations of Liberty Graphics:
Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology,
wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned
companies.
http://www.lgtees.com/dest.html
