African Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology ACREST
ACREST is a centre for information, demonstration, awareness, production and research on renewable energy and sustainable technologies in Africa.Objectives:To promote RETs and ST for poverty eradication;To provide quality information on RETs and ST that can bring basic social change;To fight ignorance on energy/technology in all its forms and manifestation;To train artisans (wood, metal workers, mechanic etc) and school leavers in technical subjects not covered by the traditional education system, with special emphasis on applied science in RETs and ST.To manufacture machines, tools and appliances that can be used to harness the untapped energy potential in Africa.To manufacture basic tools for (more)...

African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
The mission of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is to enlarge the range of policy choices for Africa's sustainable development through technological change and environmental management. Its activities focus on implementation of technology policy-related provisions of Agenda 21 and the conventions on biological diversity, climate change, and desertification. ACTS research and capacity-building activities are organized in four programmatic areas: (1) Biopolicy, (2) Environmental Governance, (3) Climate Change, and (4) Capacity Development. ACTS' member states are Kenya, Malawi, Malta, and Uganda. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the (more)...

ARIDnet: Research Network for Studies of Global Desertification
ARIDnet is research coordination network. Our goal is to provide leadership for developing and testing a new synthetic paradigm for desertification. This paradigm, which we call the Dahlem Desertification Paradigm, is based on the simultaneous roles of the meteorological and ecological dimensions (more)...

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education AASHE
AASHE is an association of colleges and universities that are working to create a sustainable future. Our mission is to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. We do this by providing resources, professional development, and a network of support to enable institutions of higher education to model and advance sustainability in everything they do, from governance and operations to education and research.AASHE defines sustainability in an inclusive way, encompassing human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods, and a better world for all generations.

Atlantic Coastal Action Program
Started in 1991 by Environment Canada, the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) is a community-based program, which aims to restore and maintain the coastal ecology of Eastern Canada by invoking the knowledge, help, and dedication of local communities.  The key to the program is the participation of local communities as stakeholders in the development and execution of management plans for long-term sustainability of coastal environments.  The 14 ACAP organizations partner with scientists to create, conduct, and report on studies of local ecosystems and topics of mutual interest.  The ACAP also promotes the economic efficiency of its projects, which create wealth for local communities and do not require conventional government funding. (more)...

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Committee on Economics and Social Sciences
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was established in 1942 in an effort to coordinate fishery policy amongst relevant governmental bodies throughout the 15 Atlantic coastal states. Each of the member states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, is represented by three commissioners: the director of the state’s marine fisheries management agency, a state legislator, and an individual appointed by the governor. The five primary policy arenas of the Commission are interstate fisheries management, research and statistics, fisheries science, habitat conservation, and law enforcement. Within each of these areas the Commissioners from the member (more)...

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is an independent, non-profit, non-government, policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable development (SD) at local, national, regional and global levels. BCAS addresses sustainable development through four interactive themes:  (a) environment-development integration,  (b) good governance and people’s participation,  (c) poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods, and  (d) economic growth and public-private partnership.  It was established in 1986, and over the years has grown to become a leading institute in the non-government sector in Bangladesh and South Asia. BCAS envisions (more)...

Beckman Institute Initiative on the Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy SDEP
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Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermens Association
The Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association (CCCHFA) works to maintain sustainable fisheries off Cape Cod in the hope of ensuring long-term economic benefits for the local fishing community.  This non-profit organization was established in 1991 by a small group of commercial line and hook fishermen.  The CCCHFA facilitates partnership between fishermen and scientists to study new techniques and methodologies for stock assessments, fish tagging, monitoring studies, and bycatch reductions.  The CCHFA also began a Fisheries Reform Campaign in 1999 with a goal of promoting sustainable fishing communities, by providing the fishermen’s perspective on local fisheries.  

Center for Fisheries Enhancement at the Mote Marine Laboratory
The goal of the Center for Fisheries Enhancement at the Mote Marine Laboratory is to use scientific research to enhance fishery stocks.  In order to accomplish this goal, the Center for Fisheries Enhancement addresses the multiple stakeholders, perspectives, and facets of fisheries, including both the economic and political guidelines that mold fishery management.  This Center has three major research programs (Marine Stock Enhancement, Fisheries Habitat Ecology, and Fisheries Assessment and Ecosystem Management), and collaborates on research projects, studies, and papers with scientists and representatives of various research institutes.  

* The Sustainable Development (SD) Gateway, http://sdgateway.net, integrates the online information developed by members of the Sustainable Development Communications Network. In addition to over 1,200 documents available on SD topics, it provides services such as a calendar of events, a job bank, the Sustainability Web Ring, a roster of mailing lists (listservs) and news sites dealing with sustainable development.