The World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), defined "sustainable development" as follows in the report Our Common Future (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987):
"Sustainable development is development that mee...
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Community Action Network
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
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.
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.
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.
ZeroEmission
The ZeroEmission Initiative of Fraunhofer ICT, University Stuttgart IKP and PE Product Engineering Ltd, with news, projects, links.
Albemarle Environmental Exchange
A site for promoting environmental protection and sustainable development. Contains news, ideas, articles, resources and links.
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.
Environment Canada Sustainable Community Indicators Program
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.
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.
The Knossus Project
US based research and development firm that promotes integrated sustainable systems.
Requiem
by Jay Hanson. Essay on sustainability.
Regional Information Service Centre for Southeast Asia on Appropriate Technology
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.
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.
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 sustainabilit
5th World Network for Sustainable Development
Networking and education for individuals and communities interested in sustainable development, permaculture design, and bioregional resource protection.
Towards Sustainability
UK site with links and resources for sustainable development initiatives.
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.
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.
Green Alliance
An UK organisation that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the environment is at the heart of decision-making.
Sustainable Enterprises
Ideas and solutions for sustainable living, businesses and communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 t
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 sustain
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.
Context Institute
Explores how human society can become sustainable, and serves as a catalyst for voluntary change toward a more humane and sustainable culture.
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.
Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Center
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.
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
Sustainability Web Ring
The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development.
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.
IISDnet
International Institute for Sustainable Development. Focus is on sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
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.
InterGarden
Web links and archived contents on regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, permaculture, bioregionalism, and related topics.
Favorite Destinations of Liberty Graphics
Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.
Looking for Oregon's Future: What is Sustainability?
An exploration of the definitions, issues, and efforts related to sustainability, both in Oregon and other places.
Your Planet Earth
Objective is to help create a sustainable society. Has news, discussion forums, publishes articles from its user group.
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.
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.
Global Environment and Technology Foundation
Information resources promoting the development and use of innovative technology to achieve sustainable development.
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, Suburbi
Sustainability in Canada
National government site in Canada on sustainability: Facts and opinions.
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.
Tools of Change: Proven Methods for Promoting Health and Environmental Citizenship
Case studies, planning guides and worksheets for programs to promote healthier and/or more environmentally sustainable actions and habits.
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 Euro
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.
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.
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
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.
Non-profit research group developing an index for measuring sustainable development for Nova Scotia, integrating social, economic, and environmental variables.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
US based research and development firm that promotes integrated sustainable systems.
by Jay Hanson. Essay on 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.
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.
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
Networking and education for individuals and communities interested in sustainable development, permaculture design, and bioregional resource protection.
UK site with links and resources for sustainable development initiatives.
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 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.
An UK organisation that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the environment is at the heart of decision-making.
Ideas and solutions for sustainable living, businesses and communities.
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.
Comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Explores how human society can become sustainable, and serves as a catalyst for voluntary change toward a more humane and sustainable culture.
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.
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.
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
The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development.
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.
International Institute for Sustainable Development. Focus is on sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
The ILSR is a nonprofit research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies.
Web links and archived contents on regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, permaculture, bioregionalism, and related topics.
Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.
An exploration of the definitions, issues, and efforts related to sustainability, both in Oregon and other places.
Objective is to help create a sustainable society. Has news, discussion forums, publishes articles from its user group.
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.
Center for interdisciplinary study of sustainability issues at the University of Minnesota, including: biosafety, organic aquaculture, population and risk assessment of transgenic organisms.
Information resources promoting the development and use of innovative technology to achieve sustainable development.
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
National government site in Canada on sustainability: Facts and opinions.
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Site resources and links are related to community sustainable and sustainable living.
Case studies, planning guides and worksheets for programs to promote healthier and/or more environmentally sustainable actions and habits.
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
Facilitates information exchange including key documents, events, web sites, ideas, and discussions within the emerging field of sustainability science.
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.
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