Scriptorium

connecting people with communities in need

The Global Volunteer Network GVN offers volunteer service opportunities in community projects throughout the world. We currently provide volunteer programs through our partner organizations in 21 countries. The network continues to expand with new programs currently being researched and assessed … (full text Homepage).

Programs; Foundation; Volunteer Feedback; FAQs;
News; Media; Newsletter;
Address: Global Volunteer Network Ltd, Level 2, 105 High Street, PO Box 30-968, Lower Hutt, New Zealand;
Contacts.

About /Our Vision: Our vision is to connect people with communities in need. We do this by supporting the work of local community organisations through the placement of international volunteers.   Continuer la lecture de « Global Volunteer Network GVN »

(en portugese)

Linked with Requests for Information: 24 August – 6 September 2009 / 1. LOOKING FOR REPORTS THAT CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE UNITED NATIONS.

The rise or return of democracies in the South (Africa, Asia and Latin America) has increased citizen expectations for the respect of fundamental human rights. Despite this, both violations and social insecurity persist. Many governments either lack the capacity or the will to secure rights for their citizens or, in the worst case, are in collusion with human rights violators … (background 1/2).

english Homepage;
Programs; News; Newsletter;
Address: Conectas Direitos Humanos, Rua Barão de Itapetininga, 93 – 5o andar, São Paulo – SP, CEP 01042-908 Brasil;
Contact.

Background 2/2: … Human rights organizations face a critical challenge to transform this reality by promoting public debate and action.   Continuer la lecture de « Conectas Direitos Humanos »

Linked with Black Mesa Indigenous Support, with Centre for World Indigenous Studies CWIS, with Amazon Alliance, with Survival International, with International Alliance of Inhabitants IAI, with Indigenous Global Intersections IGI, with Indigenous Portal.com, and with Indigenous Webs for Information.

IEN is a network of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining the Sacred Fire of our traditions.

Homepage and News/Videos;
Native Energy, Climate; Toxics, Health; Mining; Communities; Bioethics; Water, Links; Jobs; Donate;
Address: Bemidji Main Office, IEN Staff & Board, 6 th St NW / Bemidji Ave N, PO Box 485, Bemidji, MN 56619, USA;
Contacts.

About: Established in 1990 within the United States, IEN was formed by grassroots Indigenous peoples and individuals to address environmental and economic justice issues (EJ). Continuer la lecture de « Indigenous Environmental Network IEN »

Welcome to the CCN Home Page! CCN is a national non-profit advocacy group working to secure the sustainable future of the United States. Here you’ll find articles by some of the best contemporary thinkers in the fields of population stabilization, national revitalization, economic sustainabilty and resource conservation. Use our site to lobby your leaders in Congress, or join a live conversation in our chat room. Get the facts about the detrimental effects of mass-immigration, and why we need an immigration moratorium now more than ever. And don’t forget to sign on to our National Alert subscription email service, an indispensable resource for Americans who care enough to act … (full text Homepage).

Publications; Archive; Gift member; Support;
Postal Address: CCN, P.O. Box 18221, Washington, D.C. 2003, USA;
Contact: phone 202-296-4548, fax 202-296-4609, e-mail.

About /what is CCN: Carrying Capacity Network confronts the controversial issues, makes the difficult choices, and adopts the innovative approaches necessary to meet the challenges facing our nation. CCN’s action-oriented initiatives focus on achieving national revitalization, population stabilization, immigration reduction, economic sustainability, and resource conservation.  Continuer la lecture de « The Carrying Capacity Network CCN »

Agronomy for Sustainable Development is an international journal for scientific research on the interactions between cropping systems and other activities in the context of sustainable development. The Editors welcome monodisciplinary contributions in agronomy that will constitute the grounds of sustainability from environmental, economical or social viewpoints. The Editors also welcome multidisciplinary articles that bridge agronomy with ecology, environmental and social sciences. Manuscripts should focus on novel findings underlining those relationships … about /aims and scope 1/2).

Homepage;
All Issues; Special Issues; Reviews; E-first; Forthcoming; Press; News; Events;
Address: EDP Sciences, 17, Avenue du Hoggar, Parc d’Activité de Courtaboeuf, BP 112, F-91944 Les Ulis Cedex A, France;
Contacts.

About /aims and scope 2/2: … The journal publishes original research articles that demonstrate a clear scientific breakthrough versus current knowledge. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere.   Continuer la lecture de « Agronomy for Sustainable Development »

(for many countries and in many languages)

• INTBAU offers membership to those who accept, publicly acknowledge and at all times act in accordance with the principles and spirit of the Charter. We encourage members to be actively involved in the propagation of our Charter principles.
• Join INTBAU today as a free General Member using our online registration form, or support INTBAU as a Friend by making a quick online donation.
• For all other categories of membership, please contact us. To read more about membership categories and benefits, please use download our most recent Prospectus (440kb) … (full text Join INTBAU).

Homepage;
All other pages have the same URL, find their internal link in the heft column, as: Projects, Education, Listings, Opinions, Bookshop, Documents, Chapters, Groups, People.
Exeptions: Partnerships: ICTP; Donate;
Addresses (1 of 20): CENTRAL OFFICE, Aura Woodward (née Neag), General Manager, INTBAU, 19-22 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3SG, UK;
Contact.

Charter: The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism is an active network of individuals and institutions dedicated to the creation of humane and harmonious buildings and places which respect local traditions.   Continuer la lecture de « International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism INTBAU »

the transportation perspective

Smart Growth is an integrated, environmentally-sensitive approach to land use and transportation planning. Smart Growth transportation strategies include:

• Transit enhancements and transit-oriented development (TOD)
• Visionary community and regional policies and land use plans that reduce the need to travel and minimize impacts.
• Streets that provide context-sensitive, multi-modal mobility for traffic, transit, pedestrians, and bicyclists … (full text Homepage).

Livable Streets; Strategies; Mesuring performance; Case Studies; Community Vision; FAQs; Links;
Contact.

Typical effects, Matching transit investment to context: There are commonly-accepted residential density thresholds for various transit modes.   Continuer la lecture de « smart growth planning.org »

(in many languages)

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership is a global initiative to track progress towards achieving the « 2010 biodiversity target » to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.
The Partnership is a collaboration between many organizations and agencies developing global biodiversity indicators and is the leading source of information on trends in global biodiversity … (what is biodiversity).

Homepage;
News; Indicators; Resources; Challenge; Partnership; Outputs; FAQs;
Address: 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, UK;
Contact.

About /Target: … Recognition of the importance of biodiversity and the global scale of biodiversity loss has gained a high political profile over the last few decades.   Continuer la lecture de « 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership »

(also in french and portugues)

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled States in Southern Africa known as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa. The founding Member States are: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe … (SADC profile 1/2). http://www.sadc.int/index/browse/page/359.

english Homepage http://www.sadc.int/index/browse/page/358
Sitemap: from here find all other pages with internal links;
Address: SADC Secretariat, SADC House, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana;
Contact.

SADCprofile 2/2: … SADCC was formed in Lusaka, Zambia on April 1, 1980, following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration – Southern Africa: Towards Economic Liberation.  Continuer la lecture de « Southern African Development Community SADC »

building a world of justice – en français: Développement et Paix.

Linked with Caritas Internationalis.

• Development and Peace is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis.
• Inspired by Gospel values, particularly « the preferential option for the poor, » the goals of Development and Peace are to support initiatives by people in the Global South to take control of their lives and to educate Canadians about North-South issues. Our education, advocacy and fund-raising work here at home is carried out by Development and Peace members from coast to coast.
• Watch the introduction video, 14.18 min … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Members; Advocacy; Education campaign; Lent campaign; Policies;
Publications; Press; Newsletter; e-cards; Jobs; Donations;
Addresses (1 of 2): Development and Peace, Headquarter, 1425, René-Lévesque bld. West, 3rd Floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1T7;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … During the past 42 years, Development and Peace has provided $531 million to finance 15,200 projects in 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East; $130 million of this amount has been allocated in emergency aid. Continuer la lecture de « Development and Peace »

Linked with Development and Peace.

• Caritas has many faces. Community centre and international relief agency. Home for the elderly and school for the former child soldier. HIV care provider and human rights campaigner.
• Caritas is all these things and much more. Caritas provides assistance to the poor, the vulnerable and the excluded on behalf of a billion of Catholics around the world. Caritas works on humanitarian emergencies, on human development, and on campaigning against poverty, exclusion, intolerance and discrimination.
• … (full text What is Caritas).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our work; News; worldwide; Resources; Who’s who; Services; Jobs; Donate;
Addresses (1 of 3): Caritas Internationalis, Headquarter, Palazzo San Calisto, Vatican City State, V-00120;
Contacts.

About: Our members believe they can achieve more in emergencies, sustainable development and peace by working collectively as part of an international Caritas network.   Continuer la lecture de « Caritas Internationalis »

leading sustainability awards

• Globe Award is a world covering award which recognises and encourages societies, the corporate sector, individuals and academia that have excelled in the area of sustainability.
• Globe Award aims to foster sustainable development in society.
• It is necessary to support research and innovation as well as motivate large corporations and cities in order to get the needed changes that will take us towards a sustainable future.
• Globe Award’s role is to inspire actors to do more and to take responsibility through awarding best case practices within research, innovations, large corporations and cities.
• More information about Globe Award can be downloaded here … (about 1/2).

Globe Forum Gdansk, 28th-29th October 2009.

Homepage;
Laureates 2009; Nominees; National Editions; Jury; Online Community;
History; what we do; Blog; Research; Gallery; Partners: Gdansk, Stockholm;
Address: Globe Award, Sturegatan 4, SE-114 35 Stockholm, Sweden;
Contact.

About 2/2: … GLOBE FORUM – Globe Award is an initiative by Globe Forum.   Continuer la lecture de « Globe Award »

The Website in  Arabic

Mobilizing the community to adopt new environmental patterns of life.
Increasing environmental   awareness among students and youth in different areas.
Preparing and implementing programs and projects that aim at sustainable development .
Developing partnerships with different associations, organizations and institutions that are concerned with the environment and sustainable development, locally, nationally, regionally and internationally … (full text Objectives).

Objectives; Regions; Activities; Conferences; Elba Project; Solid Waste; Links;
Feedback; Contact.

About: Our Vision: Together for Sustainable Development … and Better Environment.   Continuer la lecture de « Arab Office for Youth and Environment AOYE »

Welcome to Digital Opportunity, the ‘all about ICT for Development’ channel, brought to you by OneWorld South Asia that informs on digital inclusion, showcases best practices in the sector and provides space for sharing and collaboration amongst ICT for D practitioners. (Homepage).

Comming Up next:

• Consultation on digital inclusion, September 16, 2009;
• Smart Event 2009, September 22 – 25, 2009;
• Open Access 2009, November 1-3, 2009.

News; Articles; Feature; Archive; Resources;
Address: Digital Opportunity Channel, OneWorld South Asia, C 5, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110016, INDIA;
Contact.

About DO Channel /Our Mission: The mission of the Digital Opportunity Channel is to educate and inform a global audience on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for promoting digital opportunity for all, leading to sustainable development and a better quality of life.   Continuer la lecture de « Digital Opportunity Channel »

A non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods

Development Alternatives works with partners in all sectors: government, international agencies, public and private sector institutions and grass root voluntary organisations. The responsibility for providing support to such partnerships lies with the respective functional units of the Development Alternatives Group … (full text Services offered).

Homepage;
Projects; Partners; Publications; Newsletter; Links;
Address: Development Alternatives, 111/9-Z, Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070, India;
Feedback; Contact.

About /Mission: The mission of the Development Alternatives Group is to promote sustainable national development.   Continuer la lecture de « Development Alternatives Group »