ICLEI and Kaohsiung, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei have come together to establish a capacity centre on sustainability for ICLEI's East Asian members. [Full text...]

The Global Forum on Sustainable Development held 10-11 April in Jeju, South Korea saw leading politicians and experts discuss about best practices and future strategies on sustainable development.  [Full text...]

Following an earthquake that shook the capital 20 March, ICLEI Member Mexico City has released a free app that will alert Blackberry users when a major earthquake is approaching.  [Full text...]

On the road to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, better known as Rio+20, the final sprint has begun. ICLEI, in its role as Co-organizing Partner for the Local Authority Major Group, was at the meetings preparing for Rio+20, holding up the flag of cities and local governments.  [Full text...]

Cities in Canada, India, Italy, Sweden and the United States are invited this year to participate in an Earth Hour City Challenge. They are urged to report energy reduction targets and achievements to the cCCR, an internationally recognized carbon reporting platform for cities, managed by ICLEI.  [Full text...]

Did you know that only 3 percent of the earth’s water resources are fresh water? And out of this only approximately one third is not frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps but accessible mainly as groundwater or in rivers and lakes? [Full text...]

Today ICLEI and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group have released a draft edition of the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions to help cities measure and report GHG emissions using a more consistent protocol. We invite public comments on the draft until 20 April. [Full text...]

The Committee on Sustainable Practices in Portsmouth (U.S.A.) has put forward a number of initiatives in support of the city’s sustainability initiatives. [Full text...]

The natural environment in Linamon (Philippines) is being developed and promoted as an eco-tourist destination. [Full text...]

Nordhausen County (Germany) has reinforced its sustainable development process through the project Managing Urban Europe-25 and the ecoBudget management system. [Full text...]

The Bushcare Program in Blue Mountains (Australia) was established to foster a sense of community responsibility for the natural environment and ecologically sound management of bushland. [Full text...]

The theme of the city of Bucheon (Korea) is an environmentally friendly city. [Full text...]

A conversation on climate action that took place in Westport (Connecticut, U.S.A.) was one of 70 involving local governments across the U.S.A. discussing the causes, impacts and solutions to climate change.  [Full text...]

Entebbe (Uganda) is the host of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), a partnership of Nile Basin States. [Full text...]

Shimano Inc. is supporting increased bicycle usage at European schools by awarding the Shimano Cycling Concept Award. [Full text...]

Over the past three days, 360 delegates from around the world gathered in Barcelona, Spain, for the sixth EcoProcura conference. [Full text...]

The Seed Initiative is supporting partnerships that inspire, support and build the capacity of locally-driven entrepreneurial partnerships driving sustainable development. [Full text...]

EcoProcura 2006: Barcelona, Spain – 20 to 22 September 2006 [Full text...]

Local authorities in Europe were recognized for the activities planned in their communities to mark European Mobility Week 2006.  [Full text...]

EcoProcura 2006 will take place on September 20-22, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. The event is the leading international conference on sustainable procurement, bringing together public and private stakeholders from all regions of the world to foster an exchange of ideas and experience, and to develop ... [Full text...]

ICLEI Asian Member Environmental Forum: September 18-20, 2006 in Suwon, Korea [Full text...]