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Global Ecovillage Network, Senegal - Over 40 villages in this dynamic network. |
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Kibbutz Lotan, Israel - A 'green' Kibbutz in the Arava Desert. |
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Auroville, India - A community of 2000 people building the "City the Earth Needs" |
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Findhorn, Scotland - An ecovillage and demonstration site for sustainable living, with an integrated ecumenical spiritual philosophy |
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Sirius, MA, USA - A spiritual community, educational center, and ecovillage |
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Crystal Waters, Australia - One of the first permaculture ecovillages. |
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Ecocentro IPEC, Brazil - A permaculture and natural building showcase community. |
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Huehuecoyotl, Mexico - A beautiful community of artist and social activists. |
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Oro Verde, Peru - A fair trade and right livelihood cooperative in the high Amazon. |
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Adeventure Travel Abroad - good website for people interested in traveling abroad in a more adventurous way |
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EmbassyWorld.com - easy access to all embassies worldwide |
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Council Travel - Council Travel is an independent travel agency and program provider. They are a good source for inexpensive airline tickets, international student id cards and eurorail passes. |
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For traveler health information, visit Center for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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STA Travel - affordable travel arrangements for students |
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International Student ID Card - We require that Living Routes participants purchase the International Student ID Card, which provides excellent benefits for medical expenses incurred abroad as well as covering the cost up to $5,000 of medical evacuation. |
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www.collegeboard.org
www.collegenet.com
scholarships.diversityabroad.com
www.fastweb.com
www.srnexpress.com
www.winscholarships.com |
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Global Ecovillage Network - All you wanted to know about the emerging ecovillage movement |
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Design Earth Synergy - Based in Hawaii, this group links communities and organizations around the world working towards the development of Sustainable Communities |
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The Ecosa Institute - A non-profit sustainable design educational organization in Arizona which believes that design and nature are one |
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Ecovillage Network of the Americas - Regional council for the Global Ecovillage Network |
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Fellowship for Intentional Communities - Most comprehensive listing of sustainable communities that are online, plus a lot of good information about the intentional communities movement |
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In Context - An on-line journal that does excellent writing on sustainablity issues |
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Second Nature - A nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just action a foundation of learning and practice |
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Sustainable USA - Wealth of information on sustainable ideas and projects |
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New American Dream - Tips on how to consume responsibly, protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. |
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The New Road Map Foundation - Offers tools and approaches to personal and cultural change. |
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The Story of Stuff - Offers a fact filled look at the underside of production.The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. |
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Working 9 to 5 on Climate Change: An Office Guide - A good resource for office-based organizations to measure and reduce their CO2 emissions. |
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EarthFuture list of Carbon Calculators - A fairly extensive list of online carbon calculators and other climate change resources. |
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Find the Right Carbon Calculator - A good list of carbon calculators sorted by country. |
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The Consumer's Guide to Carbon Offsets - Assesses many of the top carbon offsetting organizations. |
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Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Toolkit - Provides technical information to complete a campus emissions inventory. |
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CarbonNeutral Flight Emissions Calculator - The best online flight emissions calculator we've found so far. |
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David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Change - Canadian NGO with good information on climate change and carbon offsetting. |
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An Inconvenient Truth: Take Action - Tips on reducing and offsetting one's personal impact. |
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EcoBusinessLinks Comparison of Carbon Offsets - Compares price, types of projects, non-profit status and verification standards for common providers. |
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Green-e - A renewable electricity certification program for U.S.-based projects. |
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CDM Gold Standard - Provides an independent "best practice" benchmark for international emissions offset projects, and helps ensure environmental and social criteria are met. |
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Trees for Life - A Findhorn-based reforestation NGO with approximate sequestration calculations. |
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ANU - Living Routes' web host, ANU has been supporting the intentional communities movement for years |
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