Green Germany

Lesson plans from Klett Verlag for use with the Schutzgemineschaft Deustcher Wald webpage

MInnesota organization with grants for local projects

Monthly newsletter from CERTs: Clean Energy Resource Teams

12 learning modules, grouped in 4 categories: Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Umwelt, und Politik

resources and news about sustainability education, part of a UN initiative

Minnesota Morris ranks high as a sustainable campus

Bayfield, WI has over 40 businesses certified as green

INformation about the Travel Green program in Wisconsin. good for an example of ecotourism in the USA / Midwest

DW portal site for Rio + 20 conference.

"Lieber den Spatz in der Hand als die Taube auf dem Dach"- nach diesem Sprichwort fallen die Bewertungen der UN-Konferenz in Rio aus. Die Minister Niebel und Altmaier wollen das Ergebnis dennoch nicht schlecht reden. An diesem Freitag geht die UN-Konferenz über nachhaltige Entwicklung in Rio offiziell zu Ende.

Videos in English offer comparisons with Germany, discussion of global agricultural challenges. Content: Jonathan Foley: Director of the Institute on the Environment, ecology, evolution and behavior professor and McKnight Presidential chair, head of IonE's Global Landscapes Initiative at the University of the Minnesota Pamela Ronald: Professor of plant pathology at the University of California and director of grass genetics at the Joint Bioenergy Institute, co-author of "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetic and the Future of Food" Resources and Links Related Stories The world's population is projected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050.

video about rooftop gardens in big cities; lots of discussion about the fruit, veggies, herbs that are grown and about the desire to connect with nature.

photos and captions of entries in the "Was ist Nachhaltigkeit" photo contest. Ask students to come up with their own definition based on what the entries show / describe.

photo contest for school kids; kids submitted a photo that defines "Nachhaltigkeit" for them. Includes their commentary

Sept. 2011 video from Zukundo; target audience is school kids; introduces concept of sustainability and asks them to define it for themselves; invitation to enter contest

profile of young woman who works as "Sprecherin des Bundes für Umselt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) in Berlin."

profile of young woman who works for world wildlife fund "etwas sinnvolles"

profile of a 28 year old who works in solar energy. reviews his interests, studies, internships, etc.