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    1. General The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has identified considerations for technical cooperation that affect three types of sustainability:
      •  Institutional sustainability. Can a strengthened institutional structure continue to deliver the results of technical cooperation to end users? The results may not be sustainable if, for example, the planning authority that depends on the technical cooperation loses access to top management, or is not provided with adequate resources after the technical cooperation ends. Institutional sustainability can also be linked to the concept of social sustainability, which asks how the interventions can be sustained by social structures and institutions;
      • Economic and financial sustainability. Can the results of technical cooperation continue to yield an economic benefit after the technical cooperation is withdrawn? For example, the benefits from the introduction of new crops may not be sustained if the constraints to marketing the crops are not resolved. Similarly, economic, as distinct from financial, sustainability may be at risk if the end users continue to depend on heavily subsidized activities and inputs.
      • Ecological sustainability. Are the benefits to be generated by the technical cooperation likely to lead to a deterioration in the physical environment, thus indirectly contributing to a fall in production, or well-being of the groups targeted and their society?
      Some ecologists have emphasized a fourth type of sustainability.
      • Energetic sustainability. This type of sustainability is often concerned with the production of energy and mineral resources. Some researchers have pointed to trends which document the limits of production. See Hubbert peak for example.
      Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability#Types_of_sustainability

      Amy Sample Ward
    2. Findings
    3. Resources
      1. Where to start
      2. People & Organizations
      3. Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups
    4. Other

    General The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has identified considerations for technical cooperation that affect three types of sustainability:
    •  Institutional sustainability. Can a strengthened institutional structure continue to deliver the results of technical cooperation to end users? The results may not be sustainable if, for example, the planning authority that depends on the technical cooperation loses access to top management, or is not provided with adequate resources after the technical cooperation ends. Institutional sustainability can also be linked to the concept of social sustainability, which asks how the interventions can be sustained by social structures and institutions;
    • Economic and financial sustainability. Can the results of technical cooperation continue to yield an economic benefit after the technical cooperation is withdrawn? For example, the benefits from the introduction of new crops may not be sustained if the constraints to marketing the crops are not resolved. Similarly, economic, as distinct from financial, sustainability may be at risk if the end users continue to depend on heavily subsidized activities and inputs.
    • Ecological sustainability. Are the benefits to be generated by the technical cooperation likely to lead to a deterioration in the physical environment, thus indirectly contributing to a fall in production, or well-being of the groups targeted and their society?
    Some ecologists have emphasized a fourth type of sustainability.
    • Energetic sustainability. This type of sustainability is often concerned with the production of energy and mineral resources. Some researchers have pointed to trends which document the limits of production. See Hubbert peak for example.
    Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability#Types_of_sustainability

    Amy Sample Ward

    Sustainability+background    
    "Is Environmentalism Dead?" Click here to read a speech by David Webach delivered to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco in 2004 http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2005/01/13/werbach-reprint/ ...
    Sustainability+definitions    
    Sustainability is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future. Sustainability relates ...

     

    Findings

    Sustainability+best practices    
    Sustainable Communities Network Find information, case studies, and more about sustainable communities around the US. http://www.sustainable.org Foundation for Sustainable Development "FSD supports the efforts of ...

    Sustainability+issues    
    Biodiesel Handling Click here to download "Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines" from the US Dept of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy published in September ...

    Sustainability+lessons learned    
    The Natural Edge Project "TNEP's mission is to contribute to and succinctly communicate leading research, case studies, tools and strategies for achieving sustainable prosperity across government, ...

    Sustainability+standards in field    
    Western Collaboration Assistance Library "The resources available in this library represent a thoughtful collection of the most useful information known to the WestCAN partnership on the ...

    Sustainability+data    
    SustainLane Click here for the 2006 sustainability rankings of the largest US cities: http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/ Ecologic-Power "We want to inform the public of the importance to reduce ...

     

    Resources

     

    Where to start

     

    Of all the People & Organizations involved with Sustainability, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

     

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    People & Organizations

     

    Here are all the People & Organizations working on Sustainability:

     

    Clatskanie Together Coalition    
    Community based nonprofit focused on the health and safety of the Clatskanie Community and the local outlying area.  The Clatskaie Together Coalition is practiced at ...       Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Coalition for a Livable Future    
      Click here for the Regional Equity Atlas Project: http://www.clfuture.org/projects/atlas/index_html     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Green for All    
      http://greenforall.org/ 414 13th St. Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Helios Resource Network    
      http://www.heliosnetwork.org/ 1192 Lawrence Eugene, OR  97401     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Natural Capital Institute    
    +description   +website 3 Gate Five Road, Suite A Sausalito, California 94965   415.331.6241   Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Northwest EcoBuilding Guild    
      http://www.ecobuilding.org/ +address     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Office of Sustainable Development - City Of Portland    
      http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/ 721 NW 9th Ave, Suite 350   Portland OR 97209     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Oregon Environmental Council    
      www.oeconline.org 222 NW Davis, Suite 309 Portland, OR 97209     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Oregon Solutions    
      http://www.orsolutions.org/ +address     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Oregon Tilth    
      http://www.tilth.org/ 470 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    SustainUS    
      http://www.sustainus.org +address     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Sustainable Business Network of Portland    
      http://www.sbnportland.org PO Box 6953 Portland, OR 97228-6953     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Sustainable Oregon    
      http://www.sustainableoregon.net/ Natural Capital Center, Suite 200 721 NW 9th Avenue Portland, OR 97209     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    Trillium Artisans    
    Trillium Artisans is an innovative, green, nonprofit community economic development program that empowers artisans and actively connects them to markets. Trillium was founded on ...       Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    WiserEarth    
      http://www.wiserearth.org +address     Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...
    World Resources Institute    
      http://www.wri.org 10 G Street, NE Suite 800   202-729-7600   Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: ...

     

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    Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

    Autzen Foundation    
    +description +website PO Box 3709 Portland, OR 97208 503-226-1358 (fax) 503-226-6051 +email This foundation's area(s) of interest:
    Adoption - foster care
    Aging
    Places this foundation is active:
    Coquille Tribal Community Fund    
    +description http://www.coquilletribalfund.org 3201 Tremont North Bend, OR 97459 541-756-0431 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Ecoworks Foundation    
    +description http://www.ecoworksfoundation.org 2934 NW Thurman Portland, OR 97210 503.295.2720 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Environmental Grantmakers Association    
    http://www.ega.org 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022-7001 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities    
    http://www.fundersnetwork.org 1500 San Remo Avenue Suite 249 Coral Gables, FL 33146 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    H.W. Irwin & D.C.H. Irwin Foundation    
    +description +website PO Box 3168 Portland, OR 97208 503-275-4177 (fax) 503-275-5923 +email This foundation's area(s) of interest:
    Food Public Policy
    Food banks - programs
    Places this foundation is active:
    Hanna Andersson    
    +description http://www.HannaAndersson.com 1010 NW Flanders Portland, OR 97209 503-222-0544 (fax) 503-242-0920 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    J.W. & H.M. Goodman Family Charitable Foundation    
    +description http://www.goodmanfamilyfoundation.org PMB #137 2373 NW 185th Hillsboro, OR 97124-7076 503-647-7629 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Lamb Foundation    
    +description http://www.thelambfoundation.org PO Box 1705 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 503-635-6544 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Lora L. and Martin N. Kelley Family Foundation    
    +description +website PO Box 23503 Eugene, OR 97402 541-484-4109 (phone and fax) +phone +email This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust    
    +description +website 900 SW 5th Ave, 26th Floor Portland, OR 97204 503-220-2480 (fax) 503-294-9558 +email This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Spirit Mountain Community Fund    
    +description http://www.thecommunityfund.com 9615 Grand Ronde Rd Grand Ronde, OR 97347 503-879-1402 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    The Bill Healy Foundation    
    +description http://www.billhealyfoundation.org 721 NW Ninth Ave, Suite 229 Portland, OR 97209 503-222-1861 (fax) This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    The Boeing Company    
    +description +website Post Office Box 20487 Portland, OR 97230 503.618.1134 +email This foundation's area(s) of interest:
    Health Services
    Adult - continuing education
    Places this foundation is active:
    The Standard    
    +description +website 1100 SW 6th Ave, P7A Portland, OR 97204 503-478-5243 (fax) 503-321-6830 +email This foundation's area(s) of interest:
    Adoption - foster care
    Aging
    Places this foundation is active:
    Wessinger Foundation    
    +description http://www.gosw.org/wessinger PO Box 474 Portland, OR 97207 503-294-0909 (fax) 503-227-2995 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    Wildhorse Foundation    
    +description http://www.wildhorseresort.com 72777 HWY 331 Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-6169 (fax) 541-966-1529 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:

     

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    Other

    Sustainability+other    
    Biomimicry "Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems." http://www.biomimicry.net World Changing Click here ...

     

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