Environmental Organizations
» The Green Belt Movement
[http://greenbeltmovement.org/index.php]
The Green Belt Movement, established by Wangari Maathai, is a grassroots non-governmental organization based in Kenya that focuses on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building. The movement organizes poor rural women in Kenya to plant trees, combating deforestation, restoring their main source of fuel for cooking, and stopping soil erosion.

» Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
[http://www.iccr.org/issues/envjustice/index.php]
This organization has several working groups that focus on the environment and human rights. In particular, the environmental justice working group deals with racism at the community level and helps local people effect change with corporations and governmental entities. A good list of resources is included on their site.

» Harvard's Forum on Religion and Ecology
[http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/]
This site for an international, multireligious project does a good job of focusing on specific environmental projects that various religions are involved in.

» United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
[http://www.unccd.int/main.php]
Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of the linkages between poverty and environmental degradation.

» Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
[http://www.fern.org/]
Created by the World Rainforest Movement, FERN advocates changes in European Union activities to achieve the sustainable use of forests and to increase the political and economic space for people to create a more balanced society in which there is a true respect for human rights and environmental and social values.

» The National Religious Partnership for the Environment
[http://www.nrpe.org/]
A partnership of Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals promoting the biblical mandate for stewardship of the land. The group deals with sustainability issues ranging from global warming and social justice to economic welfare and environmental conservation.

» The Big Green Jewish Website
[http://www.biggreenjewish.org/index.php?id=78&pt=1&pid=5&level=0&cPath=5,78]
Encourages environmental awareness through the Jewish faith. Rabbi Yossi Ives asks "Are We Lagging Behind On Green Issues?" and provides several examples of Jewish wisdom proscribing environmental responsibility.

Interesting Articles and Multimedia
» The Queen of Trees
[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/queenoftrees/index.html]
An extraordinary story of the African fig tree and a tiny fig wasp. They are locked in a relationship from which neither can escape and in the process create a safe heaven for the entire ecosystem.

» The Music and Culture of the Kikuyu
[http://www.bluegecko.org/kenya/tribes/kikuyu/]
From the Traditional Music and Cultures of Kenya, a multimedia encyclopedia dedicated to all Kenyan tribes, including music and dance, history, culture, society, religion and beliefs, rituals and daily life, fables, legends, riddles and proverbs.

» The Life of a Maasai Woman
[http://www.ofdc.org/story.html]
A non-profit organization involved in empowering third world peoples with projects that help support their education, health care and financial security.

» The Wife's Wife
[http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/kenya.htm]
It happens in part of the Eastern Province of Kenya, among the Kamba community. Although marriages between a man and a woman remain the usual form of marriage, some circumstances lead to marriage between two women.

» Interview With Lornah Kiplagat: Training for Change
[http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/kenya/kiplagat.html]
Record-breaking runner Lornah Kiplagat is the founder of the only camp in Kenya geared specifically to training female athletes.

» Wangari Maathai: Saving the Earth, Tree by Tree
[http://www.simulconference.com/clients/sowf/dispatches/dispatch27.html]
The founder of Kenya's Green Belt movement speaks of the wisdom of her forefathers.

» "Trees for Democracy"
[http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/a.php?id=29]
An article by Wangari Maathai published on Friday, December 10, 2004 by the New York Times.

» Articles on Religion and the Environment
[http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=642&pid=626]
The Wabash Center provides an instructive array of online resources dealing with ecological ethics.