Get informed

Get informed is the first step you can take to be part of the sustainability movement. And the best thing is you can start right now. You don’t even have to put your shoes on, dress up and leave the house. Follow our links and read, watch and think about the content you will find. Maybe you get inspired, put your shoes on and go outside to take some action.

U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Sustainable Development. www.un.org

What is Sustainable Development according to The World Bank Group. www.worldbank.org

Treehugger is a great site which gives you advise on how to live, design, shop, travel, eat . . . green. It is a good mix between information and style. www.treehugger.com

Another great site which combines the every day topics with ecological and sustainable advices is Planetgreen. http://planetgreen.discovery.com

If you want to find out more about Climate Change then the following site is a perfect source. It has grouped the information and ressources according to the level people start at. Both, beginners and specialists, will find enough reading materials. www.realclimate.org

Watch online documentaries: These sited have plenty of documentaries available online, so that you can watch them at any time. The topics are very broad and include politics, ecology, religion, science, business and miscellaneous.
www.topdocumentaryfilms.com
www.bodocus.com

GlobalClimateModel! lets you run a climate model on your computer.

Check out TED and get inspired by the innovative and fascinating talks about everything and anything. www.ted.com

Calculate your footprint and try to reduce it. www.earthlab.com

Articles targeting not only innovative, sustainable thinking, but stressing their repercussions and interconnections to our everyday. http://progressivetimes.wordpress.com

The place where people can discover and share exciting eco-friendly news. www.environmentteam.com

News and articles on sustainable management by Harvard Business Review http://hbswk.hbs.edu

10:10 is a movement Individuals, families, schools and universities, small shops and global brands, film stars and politicians … almost everyone can sign up and help cutting their carbon emissions by 10%. www.1010global.org

Manage your stuff and control your consumer habits, save money and resources by sharing stuff with your friends and neighbors. www.neighborgoods.net

'Energy Descent Action Planning (EDAP)' is a new project which works with communities to vision how they see their town 20 years in the future, in a positive way, and then backcast from then to now in order to develop sustainable strategies. www.transitionculture.org

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