Green by Design

"An international treaty to sustain the rich diversity of life on Earth," featuring country profiles, factsheets, and newsletters.

"The EPI ranks 163 countries on 25 performance indicators tracked across ten policy categories covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality."

Reports in six priority areas, including ecosystem management and environmental governance.

Read about biodiversity and locate data, information, and tools on monitoring efforts.

Find reports from the leading international organization for the assessment of climate change.

Find information on policy, technology, science, and business as they relate to climate change and its impacts. The Science & Impacts tab has facts and figures and introductory information.

Find conference documents, background information, the Kyoto Protocol, and national reports.

"Browse a collection of resources to help Federal agencies and others prepare for climate impacts. Find agencies' latest Climate Change Adaptation Plans."

Find consumer resources for energy savings, energy policies at the national, state, and local levels, and more.

Find background information on renewable energy, best practices, policies, and more.

Information on solar policy, initiatives, incentives, and more, as well as access to the Solar Today magazine.

News, issues, and information on wind power.

Resources on renewable energy, including calculators, maps, data, and more.

Find recent energy-related reports, highlights, and outlooks.

Find energy related statistics and indicators by countries or regions.

Find renewable energy data and maps and learn about NREL's efforts in science and technology.

Read the Renewables Global Status Report, use an interactive map to track renewable energy developments worldwide, and more.

Green building news, research, and education.

Basic information, components, and building types for green building.

Information on ICC 700 National Green Building Standard for residential construction in the U.S. (from the National Association of Home Builders)

ISI is "an independent non-profit organization tasked with developing and administering a sustainability rating system for North American infrastructure."

"An alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities."

Publications and resources on sustainable agriculture, local food systems, and more.

Basic information on genetically modified foods.

Food price indices, country briefs, and information on stopping world hunger.

Find information on coral reefs, drinking water, ground water, lakes, oceans, and more.

Information on water quality as it relates to agriculture.

Access data and maps related to freshwater sources, water quality, contamination, and more.

Policies, programs, and publications on the world's freshwater supply.

Reports, including the World Water Development Report, and statistics on world water resources.

"A global water movement for a water secure world."