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transitiontowns.org
beautiful initiative from England. from and for those who realize what kind of impact peakoil and climatechange will have on our society and lifestyle
postcarbon.org
the post carbon institute assists communities in the effort to relocalize and to adapt to an energy constrained world
communitysolution.org
'what can we do about peak oil and climate change? the community is the solution'
urgenci.net
open international organisation and network to support the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) concept. website in french, english, spanish and portuguese. inform yourself about the concept! be inspired, look for a farmer and start one! csa is a great concept for a direct urban-countryside connection, for sustainable and just land management and economy, as well as healthy and communal food-supply
bioneers.org
bioneers is a nonprofit organization and forum that promotes 'practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities.'
members of the organization are people from various backgrounds. great and active network!
naturalcapital.org
the natural capital institute is an excellent and committed organization and network 'helping society move towards a socially just and environmentally restorative existence'. the are the creators of wiserearth.org
secondnature.org
second nature works with faculty and administrators at colleges and universities to help make the principles of sustainability the foundation of all learning, practice, and
collaboration with local communities. they are ‘helping higher education to move from good intentions to strategic action’
thenaturalstep.org
the natural step, originating in sweden, is working internationally 'to accelerate global sustainability by guiding companies, communities and governments onto an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable path'
globalactionplan.com
the ‘global action plan’ is a network of organizations that work on supporting and empowering people to live and work increasingly sustainable
rmi.org
the rocky mountain institute is a nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1982 by l.hunter lovins and amory b. lovins and which by now supports businesses, communities, governments and individuals to ‘create more wealth and employment, protect and enhance natural and human capital, increase profit and competitive advantage, and enjoy many other benefits—largely by doing what they do far more efficiently.’
together with paul hawken they developed the concept of ‘natural capitalims’ (naturalcapitalism.org )
nachhaltigkeit.info
german/international dictionary on sustainability. a lot of information! yet, what is often missing for me is the practical, ‘every day life’ accessibility. but anyway: a great source on info, institutions, projects and more
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