January: Our Oceans and Sustainability
David Helvarg
Biographical
information on David Helvarg (from Wikipedia)
Blue Frontier Campaign
Jean Michel Cousteau's Voyage to Kiere
Voyage
to Kiere website
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean
Futures Society
Jacques-Ives Cousteau: The Captain's
website
Related Web Sources
Center for Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation
To meet the challenges of marine conservation, the Center for Marine Biodiversity
and Conservation (CMBC) was established at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(SIO) in May 2001.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Sea Shepherd's mission is to conserve and protect the world's marine wilderness
eco-systems and marine wildlife species.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The worlds largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering, and education
organization.
World Ocean Network
Mission: Motivating the widest possible audience on a worldwide scale to inspire
new behavior that respects the environment and thus promotes an intelligent and
sustainable use of the ocean.
February: Water Rights, Water Wars
Thirst POV Documentary
"Thirst"
Film guide for teachers and discussion leaders.
"Thirst" movie website
Provides a synopsis and support information.
Sudha Nandagopal
Corporate Accountability
International
A membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging
irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.
Statements
of Change to Coke
Sudha Nandagopal’s complete statement to Coke at the 2006 annual stockholders meeting.
World Water Council
Mission: to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on
critical water issues at all levels.
Online Articles and Related Web Sources
International
Water and Sanitation Centre
Articles on water rights.
Water Activists Turn on the Taps and Turn Up the Pressure
Article by Patrick Bond.
Water Magazine
Links articles on global world water issues.
When Even
Water is Not a Right
Article by John Ross.
World Water Day
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of
the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
March: Tribal Wisdom - How the Earth is the Charter for Sustainability
Winona LaDuke
Biography of LaDuke
Honor the Earth
Winona LaDuke is Program Director of Honor the Earth. It’s mission is to create
awareness and support for Native environmental issues and to develop needed financial
and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities.
The Onaway Trust
White Earth Land Recovery Project
White Earth Land Recovery
Project
Winona LaDuke is the Founding Director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project.
It’s mission is to facilitate recovery of the original land base of the White Earth
Indian Reservation.
Indigenous Peoples: Humane and Environmental Sustainability
World Summit on Sustainable
Development - Johannesburg 2002
Aamakaar - The Turtle People
Film synopsis
Online Articles and Related Web Sources
IWGIA: International Work Group for
Indigenous Affairs
IWGIA's overall mission is to endorse and promote indigenous peoples' right to self-determination,
their cultural integrity and their right to development on their own conditions.
The Onaway Trust
The Onaway Trust was established in 1974 with the overall objective to relieve poverty
and suffering. Remaining central, however, is the support of Indigenous peoples
- particularly Native Americans.
Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of Indigenous People and Their Communities
A United Nations document from the Division for Sustainable Development.
Village
Earth
The mission of the Village Earth is to achieve sustainable community-based development
by connecting communities with global resources through training, consulting, and
networking with organizations worldwide.
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