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The
APEC Sustainable Development Network
The Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation Sustainable Development Network (APEC Network)
is a gateway for cooperation, capacity building and the application
of sustainable development practices among the twenty-one members
of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The APEC Network
has strategic relationships with the APEC Energy Working Group (EWG),
the Human Resources Development Working Group (HRD) and the APEC
Study Centres.
The APEC Network
supports the U.S. Department of Energy's APEC programs in the areas
of energy efficiency and renewable energy. These programs include:
the Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation, the Expert
Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies and the Energy for
Sustainable Communities Program. The central goal of these programs
is to develop partnerships among national and local governments
and the private sector in APEC member economies to generate and
use energy in a manner that support both development and environmental
goals. The APEC Network is also a clearinghouse to draw upon the
expertise in sustainable technologies at the US DOE National Laboratories.
The APEC Network
was initiated as the APEC Sustainable Development Training and Information
Network. This program is operated on behalf of APEC's Human Resources
Development Working Group and supports capacity building to advance
sustainable practices in the public and private sectors among the
twenty-one member economies of APEC.
The APEC Network
manages the Oregon APEC Education and Research Alliance (OAERA),
which is a new partnership among Oregon's leading public universities
- Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University
of Oregon. OAERA is dedicated to cooperative research and the development
of education and training programs that advance sustainable development
practices in Oregon and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In late
1997, OAERA was accepted as a member of the consortium of APEC Study
Centers.
The APEC Network
is hosted by the International Sustainable Development Foundation
(ISDF), a 501(c)3 non profit organization in Portland, Oregon.
www.apecnetwork.com
European
Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
The objectives
of the Foundation are to:
- Promote awareness
of the issues and changes in behaviour by industry, SMEs and consumers;
- Analyze the
impact of new instruments to balance competitiveness and employment
goals with sustainable production and consumption policies, and
with improved living and working conditions;
- Contribute
to the development of the concept of shared responsibility of
the main actors for policies and actions
The website
is for social partners at all levels to help their activities to
promote sustainable development from a practical company level to
a policy level. In particular, the website aims to benefit employers
and employees at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with
information and tools. The resources here may also assist public
policy makers and non-governmental organisations working in the
area.
In addition
to providing information about the Foundation's past and current
research in the area, the website also hosts SD Online. This special
information initiative currently comprises four online databases
with listings of sustainability-oriented conferences, networks,
tools, training courses and SME support initiatives.
The focus is
on practical and innovative instruments for improvements rather
than on monitoring while the approach is holistic and is integrated
in particular with issues such as health and safety at the workplace.
Currently, there are three ongoing research projects:
- Design for
Sustainable Development
- Economic
and Fiscal Instruments for Sustainable Development
- Professional
Education and Training for Sustainable Development relating to
SMEs
www.eurofound.ie/projects/0206.html)
Indicators
UN
Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD)
Part of the
UN-SCD web site, this area provides information on the Working List
of Indicators of Sustainable Development. The indicators are intended
for use at the national level by countries in their decision-making
processes. Not all of the indicators will be applicable in every
situation. It is understood that countries will choose to use from
among the indicators those relevant to national priorities, goals
and targets.
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/indisd/english/english.htm
Conventions
Convention
on Biological Diversity
A comprehensive
site on the Convention on Biological Diversity. Site has links to:
- Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety (Protocol)
- Clearing-house
Mechanism (CHM)
- Biosafety
Clearing-House (BCH)
- Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity
www.biodiv.org/chm/
Convention
to Combat Desertification
Official web
site of the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention to Combat
Desertification. Provides general information on "What is Desertification",
as well as listing the signatures/ratification, Official Documents,
including COP3 Final Report (English, French, Spanish) in downloadable
PDF format
www.unccd.int/
For National
Action Programmes to Combat Desertification, see (www.undp.org/seed/unso/prog/nap.htm)
Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES)
The international
wildlife trade, worth billions of dollars annually, has caused massive
declines in the numbers of many species of animals and plants. The
scale of over-exploitation for trade aroused such concern for the
survival of species that an international treaty was drawn up in
1973 to protect wildlife against such over-exploitation and to prevent
international trade from threatening species with extinction. Known
as CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora, entered into force on 1 July 1975 and now
has a membership of 152 countries. These countries act by banning
commercial international trade in an agreed list of endangered species
and by regulating and monitoring trade in others that might become
endangered
www.cites.org/
Convention
on Migratory Species (CMS)
The Convention
on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known
as CMS or the Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine
and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is one of
a small number of intergovernmental treaties concerned with the
conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats on a global scale.
Since the Convention's entry into force on 1 November 1983, its
membership has grown steadily to include 70 (as of 1 October 2000)
Parties from Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and
Oceania
(www.unep-wcmc.org/cms/ or www.unep.org/unep/secretar/cms/)
Environmental
Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
Extensive site
with information and links on environmental and other treaties,
conventions and protocols. The funding for the ENTRI data access
system is provided by NASA, for which CIESIN operates the Socioeconomic
Data Application Center (SEDAC), an element of NASA's Mission to
Planet Earth
sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/texts-menu.html
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