Information, Inspiration, and Ideas for People in Open Spaces
Promoting the Entrepreneurial Community Spirit
NARFI Rural Resource Directory
Top : Rural Futures : Sustainability : Page 2
Rural Futures : Sustainability Links
- Institute for Sustainable Development - Young Leadership Development
- Today's young people will ultimately bear the responsibility for implementing the policies and programs necessary for sustainable development. It is essential that we begin to incorporate their skills, knowledge and ideas into current strategies, as well as develop their capacity to become leaders in the 21st century. Our Young Canadian Leaders for a Sustainable Future program is our major contribution to global leadership development.
(Added: 13-Jun-2003 Hits: 44 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Land Stewardship Project
- The mission of the Land Stewardship Project is
to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.
(Added: 6-Jan-2004 Hits: 31 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - ME3 -Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy
- Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ME3) is a nonprofit organization leading the transition to a clean, efficient, and fair energy system. ME3 uses a combination of strategies to ensure significant and sustained progress toward a clean energy future.
(Added: 7-Mar-2004 Hits: 39 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - NextStep
- This site has been designed to provide Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) members and others with information, access to resources, opportunities for networking, and inspiration on the topic of sustainable communities. NextStep site users have the ability to post information and resources on the site as well as to access the resources and information posted on the site.
(Added: 5-Jan-2004 Hits: 34 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Smart Communities Network: Welcome
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Communities Network. We are delighted to offer you this website full of information and services on how your community can adopt sustainable development as a strategy for well-being.
(Added: 13-Feb-2003 Hits: 56 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian State University
- The Goodnight Family Program in Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University connects courses in environmental science, ethics, agroecology, social science, and technology with others specifically addressing sustainable development to assist students to understand the potential for, and the obstacles to, sustainable development. The program also participates in and supports numerous local, regional, national, and international projects and community outreach programs.
(Added: 5-Sep-2003 Hits: 46 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Sustainable Rural Communities program - Ontario, CA
- The overall objective of the SRC Research Program is to create a system of intelligence for addressing vital research issues in rural Ontario that have been defined by residents and organizational representatives as significant for community prosperity.
Research programs focus on animals, foods, plants,resource management and environment, and sustainable communities.
(Added: 7-Mar-2001 Hits: 80 Rating: 7 Votes: 3) Rate It - Today's Hutterites do more than farm to stay afloat
- Every five weeks, the men and women of Spring Prairie Colony butcher and process 1,200 to 1,400 chickens. Like so many Hutterites, they have had to diversify their farms to survive.
(Added: 17-Mar-2003 Hits: 62 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Welcome to the Sustainable Communities Network Home Page
- Around the country citizens are coming together to create a vision of what their community might be and to develop steps toward making these visions come true. The links and resources compiled on this website will help your company and community understand the great challenges and promising solutions for business and industry in achieving sustainability.
(Added: 3-Mar-2001 Hits: 79 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Western Organization of Resource Councils
- WORC is a regional network of 7 grassroots community organizations that include 8,250 members and 48 local chapters. WORC helps by providing training and coordinating issue work. WORC's mission is to advance the vision of a democratic, sustainable, and just society through community action. WORC is committed to building sustainable environmental and economic communities that balance economic growth with the health of people and stewardship of their land, water, and air resources.
(Added: 28-Dec-2003 Hits: 33 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It
Related Categories
Search Directory
Pages Updated On: 12-Feb-2008 - 17:17:35
© 2001-2009 North American Rural Futures Institute | Our Privacy Statement
Website design and hosting by Sohodojo, home of the nanocorp
[ Translate page ]
[ Search site ]