SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION

• The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
  
  
• Americas Net- Florida International University's Latin American and Caribbean Center presents Americas, the hemisphere's information service for the 21st century. Information includes the center's mission, events, resources and contacts.
  
  
• United Nations Environment Programme Geneva is a leading center for international treaties and major programmes dealing with the environment and sustainable development.
  
  
• Organization of the American States The OAS The Department of Regional Development and Environment conducts technical cooperation and training programs to assist the member States in their efforts to preserve their natural resources. It works with the countries on planning sustainable development, managing the environment and preparing investment programs and projects.
  
  
• The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives ICLEI is the international environmental agency for local governments. More than 200 municipalities from 43 countries participated in the founding of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) at the World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future held in September, 1990 at the United Nations in New York.
  
  
• Ecologically Sustainable Development for Australia - Documents available include summaries of Australia's National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (NSESD), the InterGovernmental Agreement on the Environment (IGAE) and National Reports to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Information on environmental economics and links to other sites with sustainable development information are also included.
  
  
• RAFI This is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) and with affiliate offices in Pittsboro, North Carolina(USA). RAFI is dedicated to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. RAFI is concerned about the loss of genetic diversity -especially in agriculture - and about the impact of intellectual property rights on agriculture and world food security.
  
  
• Leadership for Environment and Development known as LEAD, was formed in 1991. In each LEAD member country or regions, approximately 15 promising mid-career are recruited from a broad range of disciplines and professional sectors to become Associates in the two-year program.
  
  
• Eco Travels WWW InfiNet - an online community for progressive information
  
  
• University of Regina - Ecology
  
  
• Documents on Ecological Modelling
  
  
• Urban Design at the University of Sydney
  
  
• Sustainable Development Information and the Americas
  
  
• Sustainable Development