Open Directory - Society: Issues: Environment: Sustainable Development
See also: This category in other languages: - Focus is on social and cultural change, without which sustainable development is unattainable. Pages include threats and opportunities, agenda for change, practical examples, skilled people, models for change, sources of information. - Global alliance of organisations committed to scaling-up the impact of sustainable development communications through partnership and collaboration by offering a platform to share expertise and develop best practice and create synergies. Actively supports creative and inspiring communications that advance a vision of sustainable development that builds on its social, environmental and economic foundations. - A global holistic perspective to the world environmental predicament. - National Assembly initiative in partnership with voluntary organisations for protecting and improving the environment. Includes information on partners, projects, and grants, with newsletter and downloadable registration pack. - United Kingdom company providing services in the development of aquaculture projects. Background on company, links, and contact information. - News, background and other resources from coalition that seeks to bridge gap between proponents of trade and sustainable development. - Site for people interested in visiting, moving to, or improving cities. Covers sustainable urban development, tourism and travel, and other urban issues. - Independent, non-profit information agency producing news and analysis on topical, global issues with a developing country perspective. - Website that aims to promote participation in development though a focus on Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) information exchange. - Presents a bioregional pattern language, defining sectors of opportunity for the emerging sustainable economy of the 21st century. - At its third session in April 1995, the UN Commission "noted the importance of developing, among the organizations of the United Nations system, a common or compatible system of access to their respective data bases, in order to share data fully, to streamline the collection and interpretation of data and to identify data gaps, for the purpose of providing more comprehensive and integrated data to decision-makers at national, regional and international levels." - Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) article: From the point of view of sustainable development, all countries are "developing countries". - The tri-lingual Sustainable Development Gateway provides access to over 1,200 links, a calendar of events, a job bank, the Sustainability Web Ring, listservs, and news sites dealing with sustainable development. - Listing conferences, tools, education and training, SME support initiatives and networks, all personally screened by researchers. - Contains a bibliography, case studies, and links to related sites. - Gateway and store of a wealth of online resources to help you find what you need to live a more healthy, sustainable lifestyle. - Solutions for sustainable development. Videos, profiles, research and education. - Highlighting the waste of empty homes and property throughout England: Information, solutions and statistics. - A book which presents human sustainability at work by applying the principles of organic growth to achieve results while renewing potential. - Computer-based development model - integrating human, economic and environmental concerns into one model - used to make efficient and effective development planning choices. - Inspires government, the economy and society to embrace sustainable development as the central organising principle. - Dedicated to improving the well being of present and future generations through the promotion of sustainable development. - List of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, and databases. - Organization of transnational corporations who advocate for cooperation between business and government to balance economic and environmental interests. - Jonathon Porritt explains why sustainable development is not a "boring catch-phrase for sad gits". (November 23, 2006)
