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The U.S.
Department of Energy provides a host of useful information to help one
understand the concept of sustainable development. There are overview
articles, slide shows, links to other sources of information, recommended
books and videos, and educational materials and programs that can help
communities in their sustainable development efforts.
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The Global
Environment Facility (GEF) provides grants and funding to recipient
countries for projects and programs that protect the global environment and
promote sustainable economic growth. Funded projects fall into four focal
areas: biodiversity, climate change, international waters, and ozone. Land
degradation, as it relates to the four focal areas, is also eligible for
funding. Both the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention
on Biological Diversity have designated the GEF as their funding mechanism
on an interim basis. GEF projects and programs are managed through three
implementing agencies: the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Bank. The GEF Secretariat, which
is functionally independent from the three implementing agencies, reports to
and services the Council and Assembly of the GEF.
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The OECD is an
international organization that helps governments tackle the economic,
social and governance challenges of a globalized economy. This site provides
an overview of OECD work on transport and the environment. Project news and
online documents such as reports, brochures and guidelines, can be found at
this site.
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A statement by
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director of the UNEP, at the Oslo Roundtable
Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption (8 Feb 1995).
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A review and
appraisal of the implementation of Agenda 21, the comprehensive plan of
action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the
United Nations system, governments, and major groups in every area in which
humans impact the environment.
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USAID's (U.S.
Agency for International Development) environment programs focus on
long-standing global environmental challenges, such climate change,
biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, clean energy development
and sustainable natural resource management.
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