ChangeMaker

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ChangeMaker

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ChangeMaker is a not-for-profit organization with global links and far-sighted vision for development. It is a remarkable forum of local initiative and strategic partnerships that enabled us to grow quickly, yet comprehensively in a pinnacle of development practice where vision and action meets together to shape development models and strategies.

Economic Growth / Peace and Security / International Projects / Rights and Governance / Environment and Climate Changes / Children and Youth / ICT4D

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SustainWeb

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SustainWeb

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advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, promote equity and enrich society and culture.

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Sustainable Futures

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Sustainable Futures

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integrates public consultation, community engagement, learning processes and sustainable development. We enable planning teams, businesses and partnerships to effectively engage with local neighbourhoods, communities, stakeholders and decision makers.

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Sustainable Fairfax

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Sustainable Fairfax

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One of the first groups in Marin to pioneer sustainability, with a legacy of educating the town council, supporting the community, providing services to the town, and conducting educational events since 1999. Through our work, we’ve come to realize that sustainability is not just an end goal, but also an approach to decision making.

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Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

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Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

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The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the Northeast’s leading organization of professionals working in sustainable energy, whole-systems thinking and green technologies. NESEA advances the adoption and practical application of sustainable, low carbon energy practices. NESEA accomplishes this through a number of ongoing programs and annual events. NESEA is a proud chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES).

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IPAT Equation

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IPAT Equation

http://www.sustainablescale.org/ConceptualFramework/UnderstandingScale/Measuring...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_PAT

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The IPAT equation, though phrased mathematically, is a simple conceptual expression of the factors that create environmental impact. IPAT is an accounting identity stating that environmental impact (I) is the product of three terms: 1) population (P); 2) affluence (A); and 3) technology (T). It is stated I = P x A x T or I=PAT.

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Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)

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Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)

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a collaboration of businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations that are identifying and addressing environmental and resource pressures in the Valley.

As its first initiative, SSV is engaging prominent Valley organizations to work towards self-imposed goals of reducing regional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Humanity Unites Brilliance

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Humanity Unites Brilliance

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• The central uniting place for people and organizations to come together and move our world from survival, to self-sustainability, to self-empowerment
• A new model for business and humanitarian living
• A social community supported by a powerful social marketing program
• A source for you to gain access to the finest tools, resources and products to help you use your passions to transform yourself and the world - including the world's most inspirational educators, best-selling empowerment authors, top empowerment curriculums, and more
• Unite some of the most effective non-profit and for-benefit organizations, such as food companies, education companies, micro-loan companies, and more, combining their contributions, creating “the full package”, allowing communities to receive the resources necessary to sustain themselves on every level
• Unite your brilliance with other like-minded people, social change leaders and organizations, allowing you to use your resources and passions to change our world
• Maintain an economic engine that not only creates consistent funding for important humanitarian works, but grows exponentially and creates financial abundance for those who help us generate the dollars - a revolutionary way to give that we call “sustainable global giving”

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Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

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Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

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Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is a public forum for information and communication concerning natural resources and their interface with the economy, the environment and society. Natural resources featured on this website include minerals, oil and gas, biodiversity, energy, and water. It appears to be managed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development

Greenprint Denver

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Greenprint Denver

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The mission of Greenprint Denver is to provide leadership and solutions to ensure a prosperous community where people and nature thrive.

The City of Edinburgh - Sustainable Development Unit

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The City of Edinburgh - Sustainable Development Unit

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The City of Edinburgh, Scotland, has a vision that "by 2015, Edinburgh will lead the most successful and sustainable city region in Northern Europe and sustain the highest quality of life of any UK city". They have a number of projects which aim to integrate sustainable development practices with the city Council activities. These include climate change, energy, fair trade, sustainable construction, resource use, water, and sustainable travel.