Sustainable Development LINKS

Earth Council
The Earth Council is an NGO that was created to support and empower people in building a more secure, equitable and sustainable future. www.ecouncil.ac.cr

Habitat for Humanity
HFHI goal is to eliminate homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. www.habitat.org

Renewing India
Site provides information on steps taken to bring renewable energy sources to India. www.renewingindia.org

Solar photovoltaics for sustainable agriculture and rural development New publication from FAO contributes to a better understanding of the potential impact and of the limitations of PV systems on sustainable agriculture and rural development, especially concerning income-generating activities. www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/
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United Nations Development Programme/Sustainable Human Development
The UNDP helps countries to achieve sustainable human development by assisting them in designing and carrying out development programmes in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication. www.undp.org/indexalt.html

A study for the U.S. government calculated that the gasoline equivalent of the energy saved over the lifetime of one 24-watt compact fluorescent bulb is sufficient to drive a Prius from New York to San Francisco.