Sierra Permaculture Guild

As a non-commercial website, WiserEarth aims to serve the global community of NGOs (non-governmental organizations), businesses, governments and the individuals that support their work. Just like Wikipedia, WiserEarth relies on the participation and feedback of its community members who can edit most parts of the site.

By joining and participating in WiserEarth, you are contributing to:

1. Bringing more visibilty to the community of organizations and the people helping to address the most important issues of our time.

2. Building a global knowledge commons in the field of social and environmental justice.

3. Facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration and alliance building as WiserEarth is open to people and organizations from civil society, businesses and governments.

You will also be able to:

1. Find others working on your issues and in your area (more...)

2. Connect, share ideas and build your network (more...)

3. Generate visibility and support for your work (more...)

4. Create an online communication and collaboration space for your organization and community of action (more...)

"This is a good example of the community realizing that we can join efforts."

Martine, US

"Merci pour la bienvenue a WiserEarth. c'est vraiment merveilleux!"

“Thanks again for the opportunity to be part of the women's network on WiserEarth.  It has significantly enhanced my profile and work in ways that I couldn't have imagined a year ago!”

"OH MY GOD THIS SITE IS AMAZING!!!!! I can¹t wait to explore it more, as I¹ve just begun to skim the surface, but I¹ve been wanting there to be a site that lists organizations all over the world like this based on categories, and then linking them to each other, and finding ways of helping people network. Not only is it an amazing educational tool, but it provides resources for people wanting to get plugged in who don¹t know how to find these groups. Whether someone wants to volunteer in their community, needs help researching for their thesis, or wants to find a group doing specific work in a foreign country they want to go delve into, it¹s all here and REALLY well done!!! Kudos!"

Rosemary, USA

"I'm especially excited about being able to participate more fully in the WiserEarth site -- what a gift it is to everyone. I appreciate how it contributes to networking and expect to take advantage of more of its features....In particular, I see the benefits of making interdisciplinary "crossover" connections among organizations and institutions, e.g. artists with community development specialists, environmentalists with social justice advocates."

Lynne, USA

"Not only does WiserEarth provide the technology to present information about Peace Day events in a clear and visual way, it also makes it possible for organizations, schools, faith groups and individuals in all parts of the world to reach out to a bigger audience. It is especially important for groups that, for different reasons, do not have the infrastructure or financial stability to maintain their own web presence."

Culture of Peace Initiative, Coordinator