International Resources and Opportunities
ArTEch (International Art and Technology Cooperation Organization), Environmental Education Program:
Website: http://www.artech.or.jp/english/kids/envedu/index.html
ArTech plans to cooperate with international organizations, such as the United Nations and its sub organizations including UNU, UNDP, UNESCO, etc. and governmental organizations such as JICA, and develop a new type of high technologies to make balance between the civilization and culture as well as between the developed countries and the developing countries. One objective of ArTech is to bring sustainable development of the world.
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Website: http://www.aashe.org
AASHE serves as an umbrella organization for the campus sustainability community, connecting practitioners to resources, knowledge, professional development opportunities, and key organizations. It also provides a professional home for campus sustainability coordinators, directors, and other practitioners.
David Suzuki
Website: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about_us/Dr_David_Suzuki/Article_Archives/weekly03180501.asp
Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing on four program areas - oceans and sustainable fishing, forests and wild lands, climate change and clean energy, and the web of life - the foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that help conserve nature.
International Organization of Standards - Environmental Standards
Website: http://www.iso.org/iso/about.htm
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 151 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
Toyota International Teacher Program - Costa Rica, Japan, Galapagos
Website: http://www.iienetwork.org/?p=27434
The Toyota International Teacher Program is a fully-funded professional development program for full-time classroom teachers (grades 7-12, all subjects) in all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. This program will offer country-specific themes to help educators expand their professional skills, increase cultural awareness, and enhance their understanding of environmental issues around the world.
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)
Website: http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires.html
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future assists colleges and universities in making sustainability an integral part of curriculum, research, operations, and outreach. ULSF is also the secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration (1990), which has been signed by more than 300 university presidents and chancellors around the world.
World Environment Day
Website: http://www.unep.org/wed/2009/english
"World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action."