General sustainability information UK


 * International and other country information - see main General sustainability information article

The sites linked to on this page may not have a primary concern for local communities (some may be addressed more toward government or other institutions). Some may also not be primarily about sustainability, for example some may have an environmental or other topic bias. However they may still be important sources of information about sustainability in general.

Email list

 * UK Local Sustainability email list    (localsustuk)

UK non-government organisations

 * Sustainable Development Commission The Government's independent advisory body on sustainable development.
 * Friends of the Earth
 * Centre for Alternative Technology
 * Greenpeace
 * Women’s Environmental Network
 * Forum for the Future
 * Regional Futures Forum for the Future's regional programme, providing advice, research, training and support on sustainable development.
 * EnCams
 * Joseph Rowntree Foundation Independent social policy research and development
 * WWF
 * Global Action Plan
 * Your Natural Neighbours

UK Research and skills

 * The Sustainable Development Research Network
 * Academy for Sustainable Communities

UK government sites

 * Sustainable Development - The Government’s Approach The Government's main sustainable development website. Information from the Sustainable Development Unit within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
 * David Miliband's blog - www.davidmiliband.defra.gov.uk
 * Introduction to Sustainable Development additional information from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 * Sustainable Communities Information about The Sustainable Communities Plan from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
 * Environmental Audit Committee

England - Regions
See Regional pages - listed in category:England

Comment

 * New Start editorial July 5 2006 - One of the lesser-known innovations in government this year has been environment secretary David Miliband’s personal blog, in which he muses on everything from climate change to longhorned cattle.

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