This category deals with environmental sustainability on a global geographic scale. Some starting points for the topic of environmental sustainability in general: ACTIVITIES ARE SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY: 1 Use materials in continuous cycles. 2 Use continuously reliable sources of energy. 3 Come mainly from the non-destructive use of materials (i.e. creativity, communication, coordination, appreciation, and spiritual and intellectual development.) ACTIVITIES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE WHEN THEY: 4 Require continual inputs of non-renewable resources. 5 Use renewable resources faster than their rate of renewal. 6 Cause cumulative degradation of the environment. 7 Require resources in quantities that undermine other people's well-being. 8 Lead to the extinction of other life forms.
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- CorporateRegister.com A directory of published corporate environmental, sustainability and social reports. Developed as an information tool for stakeholders in the field of environmental and social reporting.
- Center for Natural Lands Management CNLM is cooperator with land trusts, conservation organizations, public agencies, developers and other land managers that require expertise in the management of environmentally sensitive lands.
- NUSAP.net Resource for exchange of views and education in sustainability, precaution, post normal science, knowledge quality assessment, and the management of uncertainty.
- Slashdot | Cradle to Cradle Slashdot discussion of the book: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough by Michael Braungart.
- Earth Policy Institute Overview of mission, publications and meetings on environmentally sustainable economy, ongoing assessment of efforts, progress and problems. Based in Washington DC.
- Sustainable Futures Institute: Michigan Technological University Educational and research institute dedicated to enhance knowledge, develop technologies and expand capabilities to achieve sustainability.
- John Feeney Environmental writer with a focus on fundamental but under-reported ecological issues. Information on population growth and a questioning of the sustainability of civilization.
- Political Ecology Meta journal of environmental news, research, science, law and opinion.
- Resilience.org A portal dedicated to raising awareness on the topic of peak oil production and actions that can be taken.