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The World Social Forum takes place annually to provide a meeting ground for civil society organisations, networks and individuals to explore the progression of social movements across the globe. Those attending the function become equipped with the latest knowledge on social development, struggles and innovation in the field.
The WSF hopes to facilitate networking among organisations, both local and international, that are working in a sustainable manner towards quality of life improvements for the world’s poor.
The date for the 2009 World Social Forum has been confirmed by the International Council. It will happen from January 27th 2009 until February 1st 2009 in Belem, Para, Brazil. Persons and organisations are invited to register for the event to
"come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action.”
The main mission of the Urban Alliance for Sustainability is inherent in its very name. “Our goal is to integrate and...[read more]
Real estate development, like every other part of the U.S. economy, is starting to change, to adapt to a new,...[read more]
If there is any doubt about the promise and feasibility of renewable energy, consider its true source – human innovation...[read more]
Carbon consulting to the voluntary markets, Merrill Lynch and IFC join ranks to do it. Fun article about the voluntary carbon trading markets in relation to the creation of biodiversity and agriculture opportunities.[read more]
A story about how Epic Change, a social change non-profit organization, used Twitter and social media tools to increase visibility. [read more]
Tuesday night, sustainability leaders from all over the Bay Area made their way to the Berkeley facility of Clif Bar...[read more]
They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well in the case of P2P Rescue, they've done just that,...[read more]
Growing concerns about aging and inadequate water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and technology is spurring investment in a wide range of new companies, such as Aqwise, looking to take advantage of natural means and processes to devise new and cheaper means of ecological wastewater treatment and sanitation.[read more]
The true genius in any technological innovation isn’t so much the gizmo itself as what it can do for people (or, I...[read more]
“Sustainability is the Opportunity”-Jeff Mendelsohn, Founder and President of New Leaf Paper Last evening Triple Pundit founder Nick Aster and I...[read more]
Foresters, climatolgists and environmental agencies are devoting much time and effort to figure out a way to include deforestation abatement into the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development and carbon trading schemes. A recently released discussion paper examines the potential effects carbon credits would have on forest conservation and use.[read more]
Israel’s southernmost Eilot region is a special place in several respects. For one, the desert blooms here, thanks to an aquifer that has turned it into an agricultural center. It also holds a unique place in the hearts and minds of the world’s birds, ornithologists and birding enthusiasts, as it in the migratory route for hundreds of species making their way north to Eurasia and their breeding grounds. It’s also a budding center of entrepreneurial spirit and renewable energy, home to the Arava Power Co., which is hatching plans to build a 500 kWhr solar farm on Kibbutz Ketura.[read more]
The Sustainable Brands Conference is coming to Monterey California this June 2nd to the 5th at the Hyatt Regency. Innovators, entrepreneurs,...[read more]
If you're like many others these days, you know the value of buying local. Buying non mass produced. Supporting...[read more]
Last week I participated in a ritual that's becoming increasingly common these days: replacing a (mostly) functional cell phone....[read more]
We in the West take it for granted that you turn on the faucet, and water comes out. But for...[read more]
"There is no business to be done on a dead planet."-David Brower These are the words etched into the front...[read more]
At a New Year’s party I attended recently I was pleasantly surprised to find a green alternative at the...[read more]
If you haven’t been fortunate enough see one of the many productions of Cirque du Soleil, either in Las Vegas or one...[read more]
“The central question, then, is not whether we want Big Business, but what we want of it; and what organization...[read more]
You've been pondering the idea for months now. Maybe you've devised a way to get cleaner drinking water to drought-striken...[read more]
Larry Brilliant, executive director of the non-profit Google.org, spoke earlier this year at the Skoll Foundation World Forum on his reasons for...[read more]
Principals have no real force except when one is well fed-Mark Twain For many years I’ve harbored a nagging sense of futility...[read more]
Like a fine bottle of organic wine, the Green Zebra guide seems to get better with age. Okay, this 2008...[read more]
"Illustrations of the threat we pose to other species and the environment and our inability to manage use of our marine and terrestrial natural resources are increasingly common, and one can be seen in the decimation of one of the few remaining wild marine populations of abalone taking place here in South Africa’s Western Cape Province south of Cape Town."[read more]
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