Sustainable practices cover a large number of areas, ranging from the new ways in which food can be grown more sustainably to the new methods builders can use in making their buildings more earth-friendly.Each web site below is roughly categorized by its main area of focus, what the organization or group considers its most important sustainable issue. Each sitevaries in the scope of the issues, methods and practices it covers, so some sites may cover more than one area and may be listed under several categories. At the end of this site list there is a miscellaneous category that contains sites that are not easily put into one or several categories.

 

Building/Sustainable Building Practices:

Arcosanti Foundation

City of Austin Sustainable Development

Crystal Waters Permaculture (Australia)

Department of Energy (DOE) Sustainable Development

EcoHome Network

Office of Building Technology

Sustainable Architecture

Department of Energy-Office of Building Technology

Urban Waste Levels

 

Business & Sustainability:

Foundation for Business & Sustainable Development

 

Environmental Sustainability

Sustainable Urban Neighborhood

 

Case Studies/Local, State, National, International Case studies:

Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability (FICUS)

The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Oklahoma Regional Site)

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
(Iowa regional site, academic site, headquartered at Iowa State University)

Balitmore, Maryland Sustainability

Project of China’s Agenda 21

Pure Earth Organic Farm(Pennsylvania regional site, independent site)

Sustainable Calgary

Melrose Commons, South Bronx, NYC

 

Environmental Management / Decison Making

STEM Project

VRBED

 

Education/Educational Sustainability Sites:

Australian Ecologically Sustainable Development

Center for a Sustainable Future

Center for International Earth Science Information Network — Columbia University
(academic site - sustainability database site)

The Earth Network for Sustainable Development (Costa Rica)

Electronic Tools for Sustainability

Green Future Foundation

Green Plan Archives

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Latinsynergy
(The Latin American Alliance) Sustainable Resources Links

Project Nature Connect:
Environmentally sound personal growth and social justice.

Sustainability: A Choice to Consider

The Estonian Sustainable Development Network

 

Energy/Water:

Australian Sustainable Energy Sites

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)

SunLab (Solar Energy)

Solar Energy

 

Food/Agriculture/Sustainable Food Practices:

Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Homestead.Org
(religiously affiliated)

SAFE

Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Center

U.S Food & Drug Administration-Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

 

Food/Aquaculture:

Aquatic Network

AquaNIC - Welcome to Aquaculture

European Fish Ageing Network (EFAN)

 

Food/Composting:

Welcome to the Humusphere

 

Food/Educational Sites:

The Ag Center (Cattle & Grain Market info - commercial site)

Canadian Agriculture Farm and Food:
Extension Information Network and Exchange (government site)

Centre for Agriculture and Environment
(Netherlands - In English and Dutch)

ECHO - Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization

The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
(Oklahoma Regional Site)

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
(Iowa regional site, academic site, headquartered at Iowa State University)

National Food Safety Database
(government site)

Sustainable Agriculture Network
(government site)

Sustainable Farming Connection

Today’s Market Prices
(of fruits and vegetables around the world)

WHARF: World Hunger Alleviation through Response Farming
(independent site)

 

Food/Organic Food:

Canberra Organic Growers Society
(Australia - independent site)

Howard Garrett’s Basic Organic Program
(commercial site)

Emandal: A Farm On A River
(Northern California - independent site)

Pure Earth Organic Farm
(Pennsylvania - independent site)

The Sustainable Farmstead
(independent site)

 

Pest Control/Alternative Pest Control:

Cooperative Center for Pest Control Management
- Australia (government site)

Integrated Pest Management Information Service

Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre
(Canada — government site)

VegEdge
(University of Minnesota - academic site)

 

Pollution/Environmental Management:

Scorecard Polluter Index

Urban Travel & Sustainable Development (OECD)

Sustainable Design:

O2 Global Network

Sustainable Development on Campus

 

Toxic Substances & Sustainability:

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

 

Transportation:

DOE Transportation Gateway

 

Waste Management:

DWM

Marion County Solid Waste Management Home Page

Waste Management

Waste Management Institute New Zealand

 

Miscellaneous:

Communications for a Sustainable Future

Electronic Tools for Community Sustainability

LEADNet BRASIL

Green Plan Archive

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