US-Oriented Websites
Citizens Guide to the World Summit
http://citnet.org/worldsummit/
You are currently viewing the Citizens Guide, a brief intro
and one stop place to find the Summit info most relevant to
US NGOs, provided by the Citizens Network for Sustainable
Development.
Worldwatch and the World Summit
http://www.worldwatch.org/worldsummit/
For WSSD, the Worldwatch Institute has put together a series
of policy briefs, an interactive historical timeline of the
path to Joburg, and the 2002 edition of their State of the
World.book. They also co-hosted the "From Rio to Johannesburg"
symposium with the Brazilian and South African embassies in
Washington, DC.
World Sustainability Hearing: Putting a Face on Globalization
http://www.earthisland.org/wosh/
The World Sustainability Hearing, a project of the Earth Island
Insititute, will be an ongoing event in Johannesburg, allowing
people from around the world to testify about what their world
is like, as they call on governments to take real action to
alleviate the problems they face daily.
Greenpeace to Bush: Go to Johannesburg!
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/wssd.htm
Government sites
USDA: Sustainable Development
http://www.usda.gov/sustainable/
US Dept. of Energy: Smart Communities Network
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
Little on the site about WSSD, but there's a number of resources
on sustainable energy, including info on green buildings,
community energy, and sustainable business.
US EPA: World Summit on Sustainable Development
http://www.epa.gov/oia/WSSD/index.html
Brief mention of the Summit on the EPA site, with mostly
links to other sites.
US State Dept.: Global Issues - Sustainable Development
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/global/develop/
This is a useful portal with many articles, press releases,
and government resources, developed by the Office of International
Information Programs. Cross-links to other conferences and
related topics and issues are prevalent.
US State Dept.: Global Issues electronic journal
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0402/ijge/ijge0402.htm
The April 2002 issue of Global Issues, entitled "Achieving
Sustainable Development", has a variety of articles discussing
the Summit, foreign assistance, and commentary on sustainability
issues.
US State Dept.: Sustainable Development
http://www.state.gov/g/oes/sus/
This sparse site has a few links of interest, mostly remarks,
briefings and releases by officials. Go here to find what
Powell, Dobriansky, Turner, and others have said about the
World Summit.
President's Council for Sustainable Development (RIP
1993-1999)
http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/
Pulled from the NARA archives of whitehouse.gov in August
1999, the PCSD site documents the Council's activity, which
culminated with the National Town Meeting for a Sustainable
America... and promptly disbanded one month after, leaving
no single governmental body to implement and oversee the recommendations
developed over six years.
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