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Resource Guide -- Institutions

 

Institutions

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 This compendium was designed for use by those who seek to employ the Enlibra principles in their work.

 

Government

State Initiatives

California: -- http://ceres.ca.gov -- California Environmental Resources System

Colorado: -- www.state.co.us/smartgrowth -- Smart Growth

Colorado: -- http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/el/elp/elphom.asp -- Environmental Leadership Program

Nebraska: -- www.rdc.state.ne.us -- Nebraska Rural Development Commission

New Mexico: -- www.nmenv.state.nm.us/ust/nmehc.htm -- New Mexico Environmental Health Conference & New Mexico Water Summit

Oregon: -- www.oregon-plan.org -- The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds

Texas: -- www.twdb.state.tx.us/ -- Texas Water Development Board

Utah: -- http://www.utah.gov/governor/stewardship.html -- Land Issues

Interstate Partnerships

Western Regional Air Partnership -- www.wrapair.org

High Plains Partnership for Species at Risk -- www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/hppartners.htm

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Organizations

ADR World -- www.adrworld.com -- disseminates information and resources regarding alternative dispute resolution

American Arbitration Association -- www.adr.org/ -- disseminates information regarding mediation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

American Farmland Trust -- www.farmland.org/ -- preserves farmland and promotes farming practices that lead to a healthy environment

American Forests -- www.americanforests.org/ -- promotes environmental restoration and urban forestry

American Land Conservancy -- www.alcnet.org/ -- creates effective conservation solutions for threatened land and water resources

Andrus Center for Public Policy -- www.andruscenter.org/ -- provides a civil, non-partisan forum for the exchange of divergent views on controversial issues

Association for Conflict Resolution -- www.acresolution.org/ -- dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution

California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance -- www.cceeb.org/ -- works toward balance between a sound economy and a healthy environment

CDR Associates -- www.mediate.org -- dedicated to transforming difficult decisions and conflicts into opportunities for creativity, mutual gain and positive change

Center for Best Practices -- www.nga.org/ -- National Governors' Association

Center for Civic Networking -- http://civic.net/ccn.html -- dedicated to improving information access, citizen participation, and economic & community development

Center for Collaborative Planning -- www.connectccp.org/ -- provides support to build and strengthen communities through collaborative planning

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development -- www.sustainable.doe.gov/ -- U.S. Department of Energy project promoting sustainable community development

Change Communications -- www.change.org/links.htm -- links to topics regarding sustainable development, economic development and best practices

Civic Practices Network -- www.cpn.org/ -- dedicated to bringing practical methods for public problem solving into every community and institutional setting in America

Colorado Plateau Forum -- http://www.coloradoplateauforum.org -- seeks to increase communication, understanding and education to achieve a healthy economy and environment

Communities by Choice -- www.communitiesbychoice.org -- dedicated to sharing knowledge and resources that advance the practice of sustainable development

Communities Committee of the Seventh American Forest Congress -- www.hayfork.net/~wrtc/wafccc.html -- focuses upon interdependence of forests and communities

Community Based Collaborative Research Consortium -- www.cbcrc.org/ -- provides a venue for sharing research, evaluation and case studies

Community Development Society -- http://comm-dev.org/ -- professional association for community development practitioners

Community Resources -- www.communityresources.org/ -- empowers urban communities to improve their social, physical and natural environments

Community Stewardship Exchange -- http://www.sonoran.org/si_programs_main.html -- promotes community stewardship to conserve and restore important natural landscapes

Consensus Building Institute -- www.cbuilding.org -- studies effective land use mediation and promotes "mutual gains" solutions

Conservation Fund -- www.conservationfund.org -- forges partnerships to preserve America's outdoor heritage

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research -- www.cgiar.org/who/index.html -- promotes sustainable development of agricultural resources

Council of Energy Resource Tribes -- www.certredearth.com/ -- promotes energy resource partnerships between tribes and industries

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution -- www.cpradr.org -- dedicated to Alternative Dispute Resolution research

CRInfo -- www.crinfo.org/ -- disseminates conflict resolution information

Ecological Society of America -- www.esa.org -- promotes appropriate use of ecological science in environmental decision making

EPA's Community-Based Environmental Protection News Online -- www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/ -- periodic information bulletin from the EPA Office of Reinvention

Forest Community Research -- www.fcresearch.org -- advances community well-being, and community based approaches to ecosystem management

Forest Trust -- www.theforesttrust.org/ -- provides resource protection strategies to environmental organizations, rural communities and public agencies

Global Development Research Center -- www.gdrc.org -- focuses on educating the public regarding matters of global development

Global Development Research Center: Urban Environmental Management -- www.gdrc.org/uem/ -- a library of Urban Environmental Management resources

Global Water Partnership -- www.gwpforum.org/servlet/PSP -- a working partnership among all those involved in water management

Glynwood Center -- http://glynwood.org/ -- dedicated to advancing the field of community stewardship

Grand Canyon Forests Partnership -- www.gcfp.org/ -- an alliance of organizations dedicated to researching and demonstrating approaches to forest ecosystem management

Grand Canyon Trust -- www.grandcanyontrust.org -- protects and restores the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau

Great Valley Center -- www.greatvalley.org/ -- dedicated to supporting organizations and activities that promote economic, social and environmental well-being

Greater Yellowstone Coalition -- www.greateryellowstone.org/ -- promotes using ecosystem management to guide management of public and private lands

Green Mountain Institute for Environmental Democracy -- www.gmied.org/ -- provides information-based tools to address issues of environmental and social health

Greenbelt Alliance -- www.greenbelt.org/ -- protects greenbelts to improve the livability of cities and towns

High Plains Partnership for Species at Risk -- www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/hppbroch.htm -- works to reverse wildlife decline through community based solutions

International Water Management Institute -- www.cgiar.org/iwmi/about/intro.htm -- conducts scientific research focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources

International Economic Development Council -- www.iedconline.org/ -- largest membership association serving economic and community development professionals

International Institute for Sustainable Development -- http://iisd1.iisd.ca/ -- advances policy recommendations to promote sustainable development

Jackson Hole Land Trust -- www.jhlandtrust.org/about/ -- works to preserve open space and the scenic, ranching and wildlife values of Jackson Hole

Keystone Center -- www.keystone.org -- identifies key quality of life issues, promotes education and consensus, and generates recommendations

Western Resource Advocates -- http://www.westernresourceadvocates.org/ -- promotes collaboration to protect land and water resources using law, economics, and policy analysis

Massachusetts Rural Development Council -- www.mrdc.org/index.html -- dedicated to improving the quality of life in rural Massachusetts

Mediate.com -- www.mediate.com -- mediation information portal

Meridian Institute -- www.merid.org -- solves problems that arise from the integration of environmental, economic and social issues

National Audubon Society -- www.audubon.org/ -- works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems

National Network of Forest Practitioners -- www.nnfp.org -- strives to build a forest economy that is ecologically sound and socially just

National Parks Conservation Association -- www.npca.org/about_npca/ -- partners with federal government and national, regional and local groups

National Rural Development Partnership -- http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp/index.html -- USDA Initiative

National Wildlife Federation -- www.nwf.org/about/ -- unites individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife and the environment

Natural Areas Association -- http://www.naturalarea.org/ -- works to advance the preservation of natural diversity

O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West -- http://crmw.org/ -- promotes research regarding culture, economy and policy

Oquirrh Institute -- http://www.oquirrhinstitute.org/ -- works to resolve public policy issues in technology, education, the environment and homeland security

Orton Family Foundation -- www.orton.org/ -- assembles resources to create tools and templates that can be replicated to address growth problems in rural communities

Pinchot Institute for Conservation -- www.pinchot.org -- dedicated to leadership in conservation thought, policy and action

Policy Consensus Initiative -- www.policyconsensus.org/ -- works to expand the use of collaborative practices to bring about more effective governance

Policy Link -- www.policylink.org/default.html -- advances new policies to achieve economic and social equity

Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin Coalition -- http://www.rioweb.org/ -- facilitates local efforts in restoring and sustaining the environment, economies and social well being

Rocky Mountain Institute -- www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid14.php -- promotes research and education regarding matters of conservation

Rogue Institute for Ecology and Economy -- www.sustainablenorthwest.org/founders/pdf/riee.pdf -- develops and supports relationships between people and landscapes

San Juan Forum -- http://www.fortlewis.edu/news/sjf_home.htm -- works to enhance economic development while preserving quality of life

Search for Common Ground -- www.sfcg.org/ -- works to transform conflict into cooperative action

Smart Growth Network -- www.smartgrowth.org/sgn/default.asp -- works to encourage development that serves the economy, the community and the environment

Society for Ecological Restoration -- www.ser.org/ -- international professional membership organization promoting research in ecological restoration

Soil and Water Conservation Society -- www.swcs.org/ -- fosters the art of resource management to achieve sustainability

Sonoran Institute -- www.sonoran.org/ -- promotes community stewardship to conserve and restore important natural landscapes

Southwest Strategy -- www.swstrategy.org -- a community development and natural resource conservation and management effort by multiple levels of government

Sustainable Communities Network -- www.sustainable.org -- sustainable development information portal

Sustainable Community Roundtable -- www.olywa.net/roundtable/index.html -- facilitates dialogue and action to help create sustainable community in South Puget Sound

Sustainable Northwest -- www.sustainablenorthwest.org/ -- promotes stewardship and conservation of natural resources and compatible economic development

Trust for Public Land -- www.tpl.org/tier2_sa.cfm?folder_id=170 -- works to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being

Urban Land Institute -- www.uli.org -- urban land use planning portal

Urban Strategies Council -- www.urbanstrategies.org/ -- carries out research, data analysis, strategic planning and advocacy for low income communities

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution -- www.ecr.gov -- assists parties in resolving environmental conflict

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education -- www.wiche.edu/ -- works to assure access and excellence in higher education

Western Regional Air Partnership -- www.wrapair.org -- a collaborative federal, state and tribal effort

Wilderness Society -- www.wilderness.org/ -- works to protect wilderness and develop a nationwide network of wild-lands

World Business Council for Sustainable Development -- www.wbcsd.org -- promotes economic growth, ecological balance and social progress

World Resources Institute -- www.wri.org/wri/index.html -- environmental statistics portal

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Universities

Boise State University -- http://www.andruscenter.org/ -- Andrus Center for Public Policy

California State University and McGeorge School of Law -- http://www.mcgeorge.edu/community_services/index.htm -- California Center for Public Dispute Resolution

Cornell University -- www.cfe.cornell.edu/ -- Cornell Center for the Environment

Hamline University -- www.hamline.edu/law/adr/ -- Dispute Resolution Institute

Fort Lewis College -- http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/Stewardship/default.htm -- Community and Ecosystem Stewardship

Fort Lewis College -- http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/About%20OCS.htm -- Office of Community Services

George Mason University -- www.gmu.edu/departments/ICAR/ -- Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Harvard University -- www.pon.harvard.edu/newpon/main/home/index.php3 -- Program on Negotiation

Humboldt State University -- www.humboldt.edu/~isadr/ -- Institute for Study of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Kansas State University -- www.ksu.edu/kcri/ -- Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives

Montana State University, Bozeman -- www.weedcenter.org/ -- Center for Invasive Plant Management

Penn State University -- www.essc.psu.edu/ -- Earth System Science Center

University and Community College System of Nevada -- http://www.dri.edu/Aboutdri/ --Desert Research Institute

University of Arizona -- http://capla.arizona.edu/drachman/ -- Drachman Institute

University of Arizona -- http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/ -- Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

University of California, Berkeley -- http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu/ -- Institute of Urban and Regional Development

University of California, Davis -- http://ice.ucdavis.edu/cehr/ -- Center for Ecological Health Research

University of Colorado, Boulder -- www.centerwest.org/ -- Center of the American West

University of Colorado, Boulder -- www.colorado.edu/conflict/environment -- Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving

University of Colorado, Boulder -- http://cires.colorado.edu/ -- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

University of Colorado, Boulder -- http://www.colorado.edu/law/centers/nrlc/index.htm -- School of Law, Natural Resources Law Center

University of Florida -- http://www.forestry.ufl.edu/ecotourism/planning.htm -- Collaborative Planning Techniques

University of Illinois at Chicago -- www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/about/index.htm -- Great Cities Institute

University of Iowa, Iowa City -- www.cgrer.uiowa.edu -- Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research

University of Kansas -- http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/ -- Community Toolbox

University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- www.umass.edu/larp/CED/index.html -- University of Massachusetts, Amherst Center for Economic Development

University of Michigan -- www.snre.umich.edu/emi/collaboration.htm -- Ecosystem Management Initiative

University of Montana -- http://crmw.org -- Center for the Rocky Mountain West

University of Texas -- http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/cppdr/index.html -- Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution

University of Virginia, Charlottesville -- www.virginia.edu/~envneg/IEN_home.htm -- Institute for Environmental Negotiation

University of Wisconsin, Madison -- http://gaia1.ies.wisc.edu/ -- Institute for Environmental Studies

University of Wyoming -- www.uwyo.edu/enr/ienr.htm -- Institute for Environment and Natural Resources

Utah State University -- http://extension.usu.edu/WRDC/ -- Western Rural Development Center

The Resource Guide was developed by Western Governors' Association staff with guidance from the Enlibra Advisory and Steering Committees.  The links provided are maintained by other organizations.  While their inclusion does not necessarily represent an endorsement by WGA, it is hoped the information provided will assist individuals and groups seeking to address environmental challenges through the use of the principles outlined in the Enlibra doctrine. 

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