Culture of Peace Initiative
Peace Practices - Peace Day September 21
The Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) is a UN-designated "Peace Messenger Initiative" with participants in all the world's regions. Its purpose is to unite the strengths of organizations and individuals who are working to make Peace a practical reality. The highlight of the Initiative is International Day of Peace (Peace Day), which is celebrated ...learn more
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Created: Sep 14, 2007
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
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Updated: 6 days ago
This is a summary of Bruce Piasecki's book that provides a path for global businesses to integrate maximizing profits while caring for people and the planet. The Book is called "The Surprising Solu...
Areas: Climate Change, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Communities, Business Firm and Organization Sustainability, Corporate Ethics, Ecological Economics, Finance Policies and Institutions, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Socially Responsible Investment ...
Type: White Paper - Author: Bruce Piasecki
Type: White Paper - Author: Bruce Piasecki
Updated: 7 days ago
Very clear talk about not the reasons for wars but the motivations for war making. The author talks about power, money and how wars help the ruling minority to exploit the majority and keep it obed...
Areas: Militarism and Violence, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation
Type: Video - Author: Joseph Salerno
Type: Video - Author: Joseph Salerno
Updated: 9 days ago
ISSS is the International Society for the Systems Sciences. It has existed for over 50 years, and has been led by some of the great luminaries of the systems movement.
Updated: 10 days ago
Paper and slides presented to a NATO Science meeting. "Together the switches define a practical strategy for global security, for a serious attempt at revival of co-operation, ecosystems and prospe...
Areas: Ecological Economics, Ecosystem Services, Finance Policies and Institutions, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Philanthropy, Land Stewardship, Climate Change, Global Governance, Land Trusts and Land Conservation ...
Type: Presentation - Author: James Greyson
Type: Presentation - Author: James Greyson
Updated: 14 days ago
This paper was published by the Nato Science for Peace and Security Programme in May 2008 following an Advanced Research Workshop in Naples in 2007. In essence it's about how to reverse major globa...
Areas: Ecosystem Services, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Responsible Business Practices, Energy Policy, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management, Military Disarmament, Peace and Peace Building, Toxic and Hazardous Substances ...
Type: Other - Author: James Greyson
Type: Other - Author: James Greyson
Updated: 15 days ago
This Indigo Development page offers quotes and links to articles responding to the question, Recovery to What? The basic response in the various resources to which I link is "economic recovery must...
Areas: Ecological Economics, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Natural Capitalism, Restoration Ecology, Sustainability Education, Climate Change, Industrial Ecology, Environmental Law and Policy, Economic Development ...
Type: Other - Author: Ernest Lowe et al
Type: Other - Author: Ernest Lowe et al
Updated: 15 days ago
This work was published by the Nato Science for Peace and Security Programme in May 2008 following an Advanced Research Workshop in Naples in 2007. In essence it's about how to reverse major global...
Areas: Environmental Accounting, Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Sustainability Education, Energy Policy, Energy Security and Sustainability, Climate Change, Global Governance, Industrial Ecology, Peace and Peace Building ...
Type: Other - Author: James Greyson
Type: Other - Author: James Greyson
Updated: 23 days ago
According to natcap.org-
"Most businesses still operate according to a world view that hasn't changed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Then, natural resources were abundant and labor w...
Areas: Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation, Responsible Business Practices, Ecosystem Services, Finance Policies and Institutions, Natural Capitalism, Business Firm and Organization Sustainability
Type: Book - Author: Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
Type: Book - Author: Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
Updated: 2 months ago
"Extreme poverty can be ended, not in the time of our grandchildren, but our time." Thus forecasts Jeffrey D. Sachs, whose twenty-five years of experience observing the world from many vantage poin...
Type: Book - Author: Jeffrey D. Sachs
Updated: 3 months ago
Paper and slides for the Middle East Waste Summit, May 26th-28th 2009. How to quickly take care of waste, toxics, pollution, loss of resources, loss of nature, climate change AND run a vigorous ec...