The following references and links to materials may be helpful for community-based activities in education, training, environmental improvement, and social and economic development projects. Suggestions for additional materials are welcomed, especially for links to those available over the Internet.

The Eco Principle:
Radio interview in Budapest with IEF President Arthur Dahl
November 2005 (mp3 - 50 min.)
http://www.pararadio.hu/archivum/musorok/ARTHUR_Report.mp3

Religion and Environment
Extract from UNEP discussion paper for the Global Ministerial Environmental Forum 2001

Contributions of the United Nations Environment Programme to the Preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Extract from UNEP discussion paper for the Global Ministerial Environmental Forum 2002

"We the Peoples": The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century
Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
2000
 

Training course in small island environmental management
(A revised version for all rural communities in developing countries is now available on the IEF web site)

Traditional environmental knowledge in New Caledonia
An example of the rich tradition of environmental management in many indigenous cultures. It could inspire efforts to preserve and adapt such knowledge in local environmental management.

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