Sustainable Development in the Yahoo! Directory

3rd Whale
Sustainability lifestyle website for information on all things green including daily tips and discussions with other green minded individuals on how to green homes, find green education opportunities, find green jobs, and more.
www.3rdwhale.com
5th World Network
Provides networking and education for individuals and communities interested in sustainable development, permaculture, and bioregional resource protection.
www.5thworld.net
Appropedia
Dynamic, open library wiki aimed at reducing poverty by enabling sustainable global development.
www.appropedia.org
Arcosanti@
Learn about Arcosanti, the experimental town built in central Arizona using the concept of arcology. Sites feature articles, tour guide, workshops, events, and info on arcology as described by the architect Paolo Soleri.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Entertainment_and_Arts/Architecture
Ask Jackie
Everything you ever wanted to know about homesteading in a question and answer style blog. From Backwoods Home Magazine.
www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay
Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project
Intended to increase regional awareness and commitment to sustainable community development in Hays, Willamson and Travis Counties.
mather.ar.utexas.edu/Planning/sustain/index.html
China Clean Energy Program (CCEP)
Promoting clean, efficient, and affordable energy and environmental policies, strategies, and technologies in China.
www.chinacleanenergy.org
City of Austin: Sustainable Communities Initiative
Facilitates and supports the development of economic, social, and environmental improvements that serve the entire region.
www.ci.austin.tx.us/sustainable
Developing Naturally: Travel Ecology
Nature-based community development based upon the principles of discovery, mutuality, locality, historicity, potentiality, and enchancement.
www.strom.clemson.edu/publications/Potts
Duke University Smart Home Program
Campus residence that doubles as a living laboratory, Duke's Smart Home is a showcase of green design with a green roof, solar power systems, rainwater collection systems, sustainable lumber sources, and more.
www.smarthome.duke.edu
E+Co
E+Co aims at mobilizing human and financial resources to provide affordable energy to households, business, and communities in developing countries.
www.eandco.net
eco2000
Promotes and demonstrates sustainable land management practices.
www.eco2000.com.au
Ecoexchange.ca
Community and environmental issues news, discussions, links, articles, and information.
www.ecoexchange.ca
Ecological Footprint
Information and resources for understanding the amount of land required to support each human on earth. A Redefining Progress program.
www.redefiningprogress.org/programs/sustainability/ef
Ecological Footprint Quiz [read review]
Estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. Created by Earth Day Network and Redefining Progress.
www.myfootprint.org
Ecological Living
Gives practical information on ecological and sustainable living including eco-homes, reducing the impact, and health issues.
www.ecological-living.info
Ecopath With Ecosim
Ecological modeling software for sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems.
www.ecopath.org
Ecorazzi [read review]
Blog offering the latest in eco-friendly gossip and celebrities who are caught green-handed.
www.ecorazzi.com
Ecosustainable Hub
Outlines available resources, projects, links, and a forum.
www.ecosustainable.com.au
Environmental Sustainability at Duke
Discover the campus initiatives for environmental sustainability at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Read the latest news and events, find ways to get involved, and search through the university's green resources.
www.duke.edu/sustainability
Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainability
Facilitates the exchange of information and discussions within the emerging field of sustainability science, which explores science's role within sustainable development.
sustsci.harvard.edu
Futerra
Offers details of this nonprofit company specialising in the communication of sustainable development.
www.futerracom.org
Greatplains.org
Information for people of the Great Plains in Canada, U.S., and Mexico, in achieving long-term sustainability of the land and its natural resources.
www.greatplains.org
Green Home Improvement
An information and community website, for informing green homeowners, showcasing green contractors and architects, and connecting them all.
www.greenhomeimprovement.com
Green Map System
Global eco-cultural movement, energized by local knowledge, action, and responsibility which offers local-to-global collaboration to chart the ecologically significant places in cities around the globe.
www.greenmap.com
High North Web
Defending the right of coastal communities to utilize marine mammals sustainably.
www.highnorth.no
Homestead.org
Resource directory/online magazine covering homesteading: sustainable, organic, small-scale farming, permaculture, self-sufficiency, biodiversity, and more.
www.homestead.org
Interdependent Project
Interdependent Project platform was established to deliver inspiring and innovative ideas, solutions, and news that addresses sustainability issues.
www.interdependentproject.org
LEADnet - Leadership for Environment And Development (6)
Browse sites about LEAD, an international non-profit organisation with a mission to inspire leadership for a sustainable world. Sites provide news, projects, training programs, membership info, and info on the international network.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Sustainable_Development/LEADnet___Leadership_for_Environment_And_Development
Light Up The World
Providing White Light Emitting Diode home lighting, for both humanitarian and local entrepreneurial means, in the developing world.
www.lightuptheworld.org
Living With Nature
Offers a discription of bio-dynamic farming in desert conditions which leads to sustainable development and a unique way to build low cost homes.
www.indianorganic.com
ManyTracks
Offers tips and information on hands-on homesteading, gardening, self-sufficiency, alternative energy, recumbent bicycles, and more.
www.manytracks.com
Neutral Existence
Committed to creating sustainability in our current society by demonstrating how easy and inexpensive it is to neutralize one's environmental footprint. Blog, news articles, and a public discussion forum.
www.neutralexistence.com
New Colonist, The
Site for people interested in visiting, moving to, or improving cities. Covers sustainable urban development, tourism and travel, and other urban issues.
www.newcolonist.com
Newcastle Project Development Group
An international group promoting economic and environmental stabilization and socially reponsible development.
www.newcastleprojectgroup.com
No Impact Man [read review]
Blog recording one New York family's attempt to go one year with "no net environmental impact."
noimpactman.typepad.com
NRDC: Building Green
Offers tools and techniqes for building greener, more sustainable, buildings. Includes case studies, fact sheets, and LEED certification info.
www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen
O2
A forum for the exploration of new possibilities in green design, promoting respect for the environment.
www.o2.org
Our Greener Life
A blog dedicated to spreading knowledge of living a more sustainable and earth-friendly manner.
www.ourgreenerlife.com
Project on Environmental Scarcities, State Capacity, and Civil Violence
Three year project focusing on China, Indonesia, and Bihar, India. Principal investigator is Thomas Homer-Dixon.
www.library.utoronto.ca/www/pcs/state.htm
Raventalk
Entry site for exploring how to create a sustainable planet future. Provides connections to people, activism, and ideas.
www.raventalk.com
Real Property Sustainable Development Guide (PDF)
From the U.S. General Services Administration.
www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/sus_dev_guide_R2O1X_0Z5RDZ-i34K...
Sustainability [read review]
Showcase of stories on sustainability from American Public Media.
sustainability.publicradio.org
Sustainability Report, The
Independent assessment focusing on the issues and trends shaping Canada's health, economy, and environment.
www.sustreport.org
Sustainable Business Network
www.envirolink.org/sbn
Sustainable Development Timeline
Interactive timeline begins with the 1962 publication of Silent Spring.
www.iisd.org/rio+5/timeline/sdtimeline.htm
Sustainable Development/Economics
Contains a bibliography, case studies, and links to related sites.
www.colby.edu/personal/thtieten/sustain.html
Sustainable Measures
Develops indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society, and environment.
www.sustainablemeasures.com
Sustainable Sources
Solutions-based environmental web site; sustainable building, indiginous materials. In English and Spanish.
www.GREENBUILDER.com
Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary
Provides a weekly newsletter and a portal featuring articles, sites and events related to global warming, climate change, sea-level rise, and sustainable development issues.
www.tiempocyberclimate.org
Urban and Ecological Footprints
Based on the relationship between humanity and the biosphere, an ecological footprint is a measurement of the land area required to sustain a population of any size. Learn what your cities footprint is, find personal calculators, environmental reports, and other resources.
www.gdrc.org/uem/footprints/index.html
World Social Forum - Fórum Social Mundial
Annual international conference held in Porto Alegre, Brazil that focuses on the creation and exchange of social and economic projects that promote human rights, social justice, and sustainable development.
www.worldsocialforum.org
Zayed International Prize for the Environment
Acknowledges contributions in the field of environment by individuals or organizations developing sustainable utilization of resources and improvement of the human environment for sustainable development.
www.zayedprize.org.ae