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New
Eden Foundation
This web page provides you with links to websites
that support the concept of an ecologically sustainable
and equitable future for South Africa.
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Government by the People GREEN PARTY of South
Africa
Green
Party UK
Building
a Sustainable Future - Green Party of Ontario, Canada
A collection of USA
Green Party platforms
A
SyntegrationÒ for Youth Members of Political Parties to
Build Peace and Develop Cohesion
An invitation
to a conference with the theme: "Deepening and Developing
Democracy"
Other sites worth visiting include those of political
pressure groups such as Greenpeace, Friends
of the Earth... They simultaneously batter down and then
restore our faith in human kind ...
- The Natural Step
- An important site which gives us a model for
evaluating whether a business is sustainable. The Natural
step offers a powerful yet simple tool for mainstream
industry and government to become more sustainable and
accountable to the environment.
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- Interconnectedness
- A local site explaining our dependency on natural
systems.
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- South
African Environment Project
- Your Internet gateway to environment and
sustainable development information for Southern Africa.
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- South African Environmental Organisations and
Research Institutes
- This page aims to provide easy access to environmental
information with an emphasis on local groups and local
information.
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- Empowerment
for African sustainable Development
- Mobilizing people & knowledge for sustainable
development in Africa
EASD is a private non-profit corporation
focussing on the empowerment of African people and
institutions operating in the area of environmental
management and sustainable development.
- Earthlife
Africa
- Voluntary Environmental Activists since 1988 ...
- Aim: Earthlife Africa is an association
of autonomous branches subscribing to the following
principles- Ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy,
non-violence and reverence for the Earth.
Skills, Resources Services and Information
offered: Initiating, and co-ordinating
environmental campaigns and community garden projects,
aimed at sustainability. Posters outlining the stages of
developing a garden, working on the principles of
Permaculture. Books and booklets aimed at educating
children and adults about the integrated Earth system;
Wide range of magazines on conservation and development.
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- Earth
Action
- A Global Network for the Environment, Peace and
Social Justice.
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- Rachel's
Environment & Health Weekly
- Providing news and resources for environmental
justice.
You can receive this newsletter (Bulletin) free
each week via E-mail. To start your free subscription,
send the word SUBSCRIBE by itself in an E-mail message
to: rachel-weekly-request@world.std.com
Back Issues can be retreived by e-mail from info@rachel.org
We recommend the series on Sustainable Development
REHW#624 through REHW#629, but don't stop with just
those, REHW produces informative well researched
articles.
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- UWC Enviro-facts
- The Enviro Facts have been developed in response to a
growing need amongst South Africans for information about
their environment. The Enviro Facts are 60 information,
or fact, sheets covering a range of environmental
issues.. The fact sheets provide an overview, or
orienting framework, for each topic or issue. They aim to
be concise, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand, with a
South African perspective. In addition, ideas for
individual or group action towards solving a particular
problem are suggested.
Ecovision University of the Western Cape
- WESSA:
Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa
- People caring for the Earth. An independent,
non-government organisation, working to achive a South
Africa which is wisely managed by all to ensure long-term
environmental sustainability.
- Environmental
Organization WebDirectory
- Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine
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- EnviroLink
- EnviroLink is a non-profit, grassroots, online community
that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers
around the world with millions of people in over 130
countries.
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- The Green Future Foundation
- Home page of the Green Future Foundation
- The South African New Economics
Foundation
- Purpose: The South African New Economics
(SANE) Foundation seeks to contribute meaningfully to a
more humane, just, sustainable and culturally appropriate
economic system in South Africa. This is becoming an
increasingly urgent quest in the current national and
global economic climate.
"An introduction to Indigenous Economics"
An article by Jeremy Acton
"Critique of Economic
Globalisation" An article
by Jeremy Acton
"Looking at the
future: Economic choices for South Africa" An
article by Jeremy Acton
The
Center for Alternative Development Initiatives (CADI)
is a civil society organization (CSO) based in the Philipines
that is dedicated to the study, encouragement and implementation
of sustainable development. CADI aims to loosen the hold of
reductionist and materialistic thoughts, structures, practices
and behaviors which produce social cancers including elite
globalization, poverty, environmental destruction, chemical
poisoning, physician-induced diseases, social injustice,
malnutrition and moral corruption, among others.
This site provides an interesting perspective of sustainable
economics in the Far East, with valuable insights into the social
impact of globalisation and the causes of the Asain market crash.
EDI Principles of ecological Design
"An African Ecological House" designed by Jeremy
Acton
"An overview of housing and settlement patterns in the
Western Cape" An article by Jeremy Acton
Shipping Container
Hostel designed by Paul Cooper
Cob: The Amazing Alternative - SA Country Life
Article by Alex Cremer
Home on Earth A useful index of sites and Articles
Energy
Efficient Building Association Criteria
and Guidelines
Naural Building Resources Surf this site to
to learn more about straw-bale construction, cob, adobe, bamboo
and a variety of other techniques.
South
African Wind Energy Association - Working for job
creation in a cleaner South Africa
The
Energy & Development Research Centre, University
of Cape Town, South Africa
Energy
Development Group (SA)
The
Solar Energy Society of Southern Africa
The Solar Cooking Archive - An international
educational organization promoting solar cookers made from
low-tech materials.
Solstice
is the Internet information service of the Center for
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST),
and is your site for Sustainable Energy and Development
Information: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Living
Alliance
to Save Energy is a
(USA) coalition promoting energy efficiency, sustainable energy
resources, and clean energy. Energy efficiency saves consumers
money, increases comfort, protects the environment, enhances the
economy, and promotes national security.
- A Modern Herbal home
page.
- The hyper-text version of A
Modern Herbal, first published in 1931, by
Mrs. M. Grieve, contains Medicinal, Culinary,
Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and
Folk-Lore of Herbs.
- Garden
South Africa
- A must for any avid gardener: Information on organic
gardening services, information on environmental issues
concerning gardening, etc
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- The Botanical Society of South Africa
- The Botanical Society is a non-governmental organization
with the aims of supporting the National Botanical Institute
and of furthering the conservation, cultivation, study
and wise use of the indigenous flora of southern Africa
for the benefit of all.
e-mail: mailto:botsocsa@gem.co.za
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- Botany and Best Environmental Sites
- A personal web page authored by Gavin Manefeldt, a
phycologist (fungi -fundi) in the Botany Department at
the University of the Western Cape with useful links to
the above topics.
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- Fijnbosch
Farme
- FineBushPeople - Proteas, Seeds and Fynbos from South
Africa. A site with information about the sixth (and
richest) floral kingdom of the world. Includes a South
African Fynbos Discussion forum.
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- The
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
(CASFS)
- American Faculty whose staff work to research, develop
and advance sustainable food and agricultural systems
which are environmentally sound, economically viable,
socially responsible, nonexploitative and which serve as
a foundation for future generations
See also Permaculture
and Organic Agriculture and
Greening Organisations
- Resurgence
Magazine
- The international forum of radical thought on
environmental and social issues - ecology, human scale
education, sacred art, the economics of wellbeing and a
holistic philosophy infused with spirituality and
creativity.
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- The Genesis of Eden
- The Genesis of Eden is a visionary and scientific encyclopedia.
It is the Logos of the Millennium - to fill the
abyss between science and spirituality and by doing so,
to fulfil the prophetic tradition by consummating the Fall
from Eden in the Renewal - restoration of
biodiversity. It is a scientific account of the
creative evolutionary process of biocosmology as well as
a visionary account of creation through the eyes of the
nabi.
There are a growing variety of scientific pages on cosmological biogenesis, evolution,
nuclear disarmament, biodiversity, and genetic
technology.
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- In Context
- A Quarterly Of Humane Sustainable Culture. Articles from
current and back issues are available on-line.
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- The Economist
- In particular see the September October 1998 issue
dealing with Monsanto and Genetic Engineering. The entire
14000 print run was pulped by the printers. A first in
the Economist's 30 year history of radical reporting.
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- Awakening
Earth
- Awakening Earth is dedicated to research
and learning that fosters a sustainable, compassionate,
and creative future.
This site provides reports, books and resources in four
major areas: indicators of global consciousness change,
voluntary simplicity, media activism, and the evolution
of human culture and consciousness.
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- by Duane Elgin - author of Awakening
Earth and Voluntary Simplicity
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- Living on the Earth
- A collection of essays Living on the Earth:
Eclectic Essays for a Sustainable and Joyful
Future
Bill and Suzanne Duesing operate the Old Solar Farm
(raising certified organic vegetables) and Solar Farm
Education (working on urban agriculture projects in
southern Connecticut and producing "Living on the
Earth" radio programs).
New essays are posted weekly and those since November
1995 are available there.
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- LifeWeb:
The writings of Elizabeth Sahtouris
- Includes an on-line book: EARTHDANCE - Living systems in
evolution.
- Very educational. Recommended.
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- Concepts
Magazine
- Concepts in Human Development, which bridges the gap
between spirituality & the workplace
- Better
Earth News
- an online magazine.
- Nikola Tesla Page, Tesla Coils et al
- Have you have ever dreamed about free electricity? From
this link you can explore the wierd world of electricity
and various alternative scientific viewpoints. You will
find information about Nicola Tesla, inventor and
scientific visionary, and learn how to build a Tesla Coil
in your own home.
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- University of Chicago: Non-imaging Optics Home
page
- An interesting technical page which might provide useful
optical information for solar cooking and solar panel
enthusiasts.
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- BEAM
Solarbot
- A web page by BEAM Robotics (Biology, Electronics,
Aesthetics, Mechanics)
that provides information on how to build electronic
robot "insects" from old audio equipment and
cheap electronic components.
- These robotic creatures, designed by Mark Tilden, (and
friends) do not contain microprocessors
- but use solar cells, touch sensors, "nervous
net" technology and servomotors to create robotic
creatures that exhibit , almost biological behavior,
learning abilities and complex interactions with their
environment.
- A fascinating web site for all mad scientists.
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- Chaos Theory, Complexity Theory, Pattern
Recognition and Associated Sites
Biotechnology
- Traitor
Technology:
- by
RAFI -
Rural Advancement Foundation International.
Natural Health
The
South African Natural Health Network
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