The Earth CharterPREAMBLEWe stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at o...

DHAKA, 31 July 2009 (IRIN) - Too many teenage girls are getting married in Bangladesh today, say health specialists.   According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) State of the World’s Children 200...

As the physical and mental health of an adult is deeply rooted in his or her womb life, thus the wellbeing of nations is linked to prenatal life. Ecology, from the Greek ‘oikos’, means ‘the house’...

It's easy to blame the poor for growing pressure on the world's resources. But still the wealthy west takes the lion's share.   I cannot avoid the subject any longer. Almost every day I receive a c...

While drought, pollution, and desertification are intensifying around the world, corporations are aggressively converting free-flowing surface and ancient subsurface water into bottled profits.  Th...

Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compendium of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperou...

Arithmetic, Population and Energy by Dr. Albert Bartlett The retired Professor of Physics from the University of Colorado in Boulder examines the arithmetic of steady growth, such as 5% per year, ...

HIV, Health and Your Community is Hesperian’s book about combating HIV and AIDS.  It addr...

Where Women Have No Doctor combines self-help medical information with an understanding of the ways poverty, discrimination and cultural beliefs limit women's health and access to care. Developed...

EarthCAT: A New Approach to Community DevelopmentThe Earth Charter Community Action Tool is your guide to developing and implementing a community sustainability plan. Using EarthCAT, you will be ab...