| Sustainable Development |
| Agenda 21 |
The full text and links to related issues and
activities associated with Agenda 21 |
| IDRC |
The International Development Research Centre of Canada. A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the
developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through
research |
| ESCAP |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific. Publications, statistics, and news about economic, social, and
environmental issues in Asia and the Pacific. |
| UNDP |
Operating world-wide through 132 country offices, the
United Nations Development Programme is the UN's largest source of grants for development
cooperation and its main anti-poverty agency. |
| UNFAO |
Agriculture, and Food Security. FAO has an
excellent database on line with statistical information from around the world. |
| UNFPA |
The United Nations Population Fund, is the largest
mulitilateral provider of population and family planning assistance to developing
countries. The fund was established in 1969 and is wholly funded by voluntary
comntributions. |
| UNICEF |
The United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet
their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. |
| SEI |
An institute for sustainable development that has
developed some interesting planning software to aid policy design. |
| Tellus
Consultants Ltd. |
Participatory activities for sustainable development in
the South Pacific |
| World
Resources Institute |
Good statistical data on development and
environmental parameters. |
| Forum
Fisheries
Agency |
Provides development assistance to Pacific
island countries on high seas fisheries. |
Environmental issues |
| UNEP |
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates
global programmes for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and
people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. |
New
Zealand
Ministry for Environment |
This website has a good description of how New Zealand
has restructured its whole government along sustainable lines. You can also download the
NZ State of The Environment Report. |
| Worldwatch
Institute |
Worldwatch Institute, based in Washington DC,
has the best and most reliable summaries of up to date global environmental information. |
| HORIZON
Solutions Site |
Success stories of environmental management projects
from around the world. |
| Environment
Australia Online |
Australian Environmental Resources Information Network. A summary of Australian activities
for the environment. |
| Landcare Australia |
Includes a variety of community based environmental
action programmes |
| SPREP |
The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme,
headquartered in Samoa, represents 22 Pacific island countries on environmental matters. |
| Monitoring & Assessment |
| Streamwatch |
Australian community water monitoring and assesment:
programme. The site is a terrific guide to how to set up and run a community bases
monitoring scheme of any sort. One of the best projects in the world. Supported by the
Sydney Water Corporation. |
| Waterwatch |
The national programme that coordinates community based
water monitoring throughout Australia. |
| Victoria
Waterwatch |
The Australian State of Victoria's Waterwatch volunteer
programme. |
| Earthwatch
International |
Public and school involvement in scientific
expeditions around the world. |
| SPARCE |
South Pacific Schools participating in research on
global warming. More than 100 schools participate. |
| GREEN
School
Resources |
The Global Rivers Environment Education
Network. Information on community measurements of water quality. An international
programme. |
Globe
|
Schools working together with scientists to monitor
global environmental parameters |
| ReefBase |
International database on coal reef ecosystems. |
| Oceanguard |
A new action program for community participation in
coral reef preservation. |
| SOPAC |
The South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission
conducts a variety of surveys and assists countries with a broad range of development
issues including water, electricity, and mineral development. |
| Educational Resources |
| Sea
Keepers |
New Zealand Schools participating with marine
conservation programmes. Lots of educational materials covering all water related
subjects. |
| SPARCE |
South Pacific Schools participating in research on
global warming. More than 100 schools participate. |
Learning
For Sustainability
|
LearningForSustainability is a resource for government, natural resource management and development agency staff, NGOs and other community leaders working to support multi-stakeholder learning processes to guide sustainable development activities. This guide to on-line resources highlights a number of topic areas that are relevant to social learning. These include topics such as capacity building, networking, dialogue and evaluation. A short introduction to each section outlines the nature of the resource links provided, and provides pointers to other topic areas which are closely related in use. A separate section links to key manuals and guides on the Internet for facilitating participation and engagement. |
Streamwatch
|
Australian community water monitoring and
assessment program. The site is a terrific guide to how to set up and run a community
based
monitoring scheme of any sort. One of the best projects in the world. Supported by the
Sydney Water Corporation. |
| GREEN
School
Resources |
The Global Rivers Environment Education
Network. Information on community measurements of water quality. An international
programme. |
| New
Zealand NBio |
Neighbourhood Biology Network. Community participation in environmental issues, including policy making
and planning. |
| I*EARN - The
International Education and Resource Network |
Links, activities and educational opportunities for
investigating the environment. |
| University
of the
South
Pacific |
The international university with campuses in many
Pacific island countries. |
| Directories |
| www.globalislands.net |
The Global Islands Network is
an online resource of information about islands all over the
world. |
| Greenlink |
A large directory of environmental web sites with good
search facilities. |
| Webdirectory |
A large directory of environmental web sites with good
search facilities. |
| Consultants and Contacts |
| Tellus
Consultants Ltd. |
Research Scientists in the Pacific Island
Region for Participatory Methods |
| PRA contacts |
Network of people involved with using participatory
techniques. |
| PRA
list-server |
Subscribe by sending an email and put PRA in the message section of the email. |
| Train
the Trainer |
Training the trainer - an Australian group
that provides training for people interested in the most modern techniques for group
cooperation. |
| Forum
Secretariat |
Secretariat for the South Pacific Forum, an association
dedicated to the economic and social development of the independent Pacific Island
Nations. |
| SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Formally South
Pacific Commission) conducts regional development programmes and coordinates development
assistance for its member nations. |
| Tourism
Council
of the
South
Pacific |
Regional tourism association for the
Pacific Island countries |
| Newsletters and information |
| Environmental
News Network |
Up to the minute information on environmental issues
and links to good ideas and practices. |
| Econet |
Up to the minute information on environmental issues
and links to good ideas and practices. |
| Envirolink |
Up to the minute information on environmental issues
and links to good ideas and practices. |
