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• - 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 sustainabilit
  
• - Information resources promoting the development and use of innovative technology to achieve sustainable development.
  
• - Purpose is to promote conservation and sustainable rural development. Includes archived newsletters council members, events calendar, historic markers, and educational articles. Located in South Carolina.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Works towards sustainable social, health, educational, and economic outcomes through engaging the community in a planning and implementation process that coordinates public, private, and individual actions and resources. Includes issue information, legisl
  
• - 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.
  
• - Explores how human society can become sustainable, and serves as a catalyst for voluntary change toward a more humane and sustainable culture.
  
• - Diverse information about sustainable agriculture, native ecosystems, and issues. Site offers different territory specific sections.
  
• - Center for interdisciplinary study of sustainability issues at the University of Minnesota, including: biosafety, organic aquaculture, population and risk assessment of transgenic organisms.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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 t
  
• - 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.
  
• - Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Site resources and links are related to community sustainable and sustainable living.
  
• - Facilitates information exchange including key documents, events, web sites, ideas, and discussions within the emerging field of sustainability science.
  
• - Ideas and solutions for sustainable living, businesses and communities.
  
• - The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development.
  
• - US based research and development firm that promotes integrated sustainable systems.
  
• - An exploration of the definitions, issues, and efforts related to sustainability, both in Oregon and other places.
  
• - Non-profit research group developing an index for measuring sustainable development for Nova Scotia, integrating social, economic, and environmental variables.
  
• - The ILSR is a nonprofit research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies.
  
• - by Jay Hanson. Essay on sustainability.
  
• - Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.
  
• - 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.
  
• - The ZeroEmission Initiative of Fraunhofer ICT, University Stuttgart IKP and PE Product Engineering Ltd, with news, projects, links.
  
• - A site for promoting environmental protection and sustainable development. Contains news, ideas, articles, resources and links.
  
• - An UK organisation that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the environment is at the heart of decision-making.
  
• - National government site in Canada on sustainability: Facts and opinions.
  
• - 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 sustain
  
• - 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 Euro
  
• - 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.
  
• - Objective is to help create a sustainable society. Has news, discussion forums, publishes articles from its user group.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - International Institute for Sustainable Development. Focus is on sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
  
• - UK site with links and resources for sustainable development initiatives.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Resource on appropriate technologies in the fields of sustainable agriculture, waste management, textiles and renewable energy, primarily in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan province in China.
  
• - 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, Suburbi
  
• - About the use of the environmental indicators approach in Canada -- includes data on indicators which represent or summarize a significant aspect of the state of the environment, natural resource sustainability and related human activities.
  
• - Networking and education for individuals and communities interested in sustainable development, permaculture design, and bioregional resource protection.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Case studies, planning guides and worksheets for programs to promote healthier and/or more environmentally sustainable actions and habits.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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
  
• - 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.