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Earth Ethics Institute Resources: Online Resources

Earth Ethics Institute LibGuide for resources related to EEI, GSELS, Earth Literacy, sustainability, and more!

Sustainability

Resources:

A Climate Chronology
Climate Change Laws of the World
The Earth Charter
Inside the Movement
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Whole Systems Thinking as a Basis for Paradigm Change in Education: Explorations in the Context of Sustainability - A doctoral Thesis by Dr. Stephen Sterling
Climate Change and Resilience Information Center (CARE) free online modules
Sustainability LibGuide
Environment & Society Portal

Organizations:

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Center for Ecoliteracy
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Climate Institute
Earth Day
Earth Island Institute
Earth Focus
Friends of the Earth: USA
Dream Corps: Green for All
Healthy Building Network
Institute of Local Self-Reliance
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Local Futures - Economics of Happiness
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
North American Association for Environmental Education
One Earth
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Plenty Home Page
Post Carbon Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute
Second Nature: Education for Sustainability
Sustainable America
The Bioneers
The Global Network of Environment & Technology
Transnational Institute
U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
Union of Concerned Scientists
US Environmental Protection Agency
Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
World Resources Institute

Climate

Resources:

How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
A Climate Chronology
IPCC Climate Change Report 2021
Project Drawdown Free Climate Solutions 101 Online Course
Climate Change Laws of the World
US Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change Page
NRDC Global Warming 101
Climate Change NASA Page
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
The Systems Thinking Playbook for Climate Change (PDF)

Organizations:

Climate Central
The Climate Initiative
Climate Institute
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Climate Generation

Ecology & Conservation

Resources:

Restor - Interactive Eco-Restoration Map/Tool
Linguistic, Cultural, and Biological Diversity by Luisa Maffi (PDF)
Ecological Medicine: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves (PDF)
Find Your Virtual Park - National Park Service
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange

Organizations:

Institute for Regional Conservation
National Wildlife Federation
National Parks Conservation Association
Earth Island Institute
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
Union of Concerned Scientists
Hold The Line Coalition

Agriculture & Food

Resources:

EEI Vegetarian Recipe Book (PDF)
Beyond Pesticides Resources
Gardening Guides
Why gardening is good for your mental wellbeing
Fair Food Program
What’s next for regenerative agriculture in the US? (PDF)

Organizations:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Center for Food Safety
Community Food Security Coalition
Food First
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Organic Consumers
Environmental Working Group
Healthy Schools Network
Beyond Pesticides
Thrive - Using Gardening to Change Lives
Slow Food
Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Business & Economics

Resources:

Invest Sustainably - As You Sow
Racial Justice Scorecard - As You Sow
Bank for Good
Carbon Divestment LibGuide
Localization Action Guide
Education for Sustainable Development Business Resources
Gulliver - Company Profiles on Crimes/Ethical Issues Corp Watch Database

Organizations:

Climate Action's Finance Page
Green Finance Platform
Natural Logic/Profits hiding in plain sight
Corp Watch
Local Futures - Economics of Happiness
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Safe Climate for Business
Rocky Mountain Institute
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Earth Literacy

Resources:

The Earth Charter
EEI Blog - Resilience and Earth Literacy
Thriving With Nature Guide
Active Hope - Nourishing Our Capacity to Act for Life on Earth
Minding Nature Journal

Organizations:

Center for the Story of the Universe
Center for Ecoliteracy
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center
Genesis Farm
Journey of the Universe
Center for Humans and Nature
The Bioneers

Adaptation & Resilience

Resources:

Active Hope
Post-Doom
Deep Adaptation - Jem Bendell
Not Too Late Project
Eco-Anxious Stories
Existential Toolkit - Resources for Climate Justice Educators
Climate & Mind Resource Hub
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange

Organizations:

CARE Climate Justice Center
Deep Adaptation Forum
Work That Reconnects Network

Environmental Justice

Resources:

A Climate Chronology
History of Environmental Ethics for the Novice
NAACP Environmental & Climate Justice Page
Racial Justice Scorecard - As You Sow
Invest Sustainably - As You Sow
Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon Report
Decolonization is not a metaphor - Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang (PDF)
Reclaiming Native Truth Project
Faith Communities and the Rights of Nature
Decolonizing Thanksgiving & Other Resources
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Environment
Fair Food Program
Our Climate Voices
Environment & Society Portal

Organizations:

Transnational Institute
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
First Nations Development Institute
Indigenous Environmental Network
Global Exchange
Hold The Line Coalition
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
OUT for Sustainability
The Venture Out Project
Soul Fire Farm

Civic Responsibility

Resources:

Earth Action Hub
Run for Something
Inside the Movement
300 Guides to Help Your Community Thrive
Not Too Late Project
Bank for Good
Climate and Environmental Literacy Campaign Communications Toolkit
Localization Action Guide

Organizations:

Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED)
Friends of the Earth
Transition Network

International/Global

Resources:

Climate Change Laws of the World
Restor - Interactive Eco-Restoration Map/Tool
Linguistic, Cultural, and Biological Diversity by Luisa Maffi (PDF)

Organizations:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations
Global Exchange
Transnational Institute
World Resources Institute
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
Council of Canadians

Florida Native Plants

Resources:

Go Native
Natives for Your Neighborhoods
Native Plants for Your Area
Floridata

Organizations:

Institute for Regional Conservation
Florida Native Plant Society
Florida Native Plant Society Dade Chapter

Religion & Eco-Spirituality

Resources:

Education for Sustainable Development Faith Resources
Faith Communities and the Rights of Nature
Yale Religions and Ecology Free Online Course

Organizations:

Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Earth Ministry
United Religions Initiative

Online Courses & Modules

Resources:

Project Drawdown Free Climate Solutions 101 Online Course
CARE Climate & Resilience Academy/Online Courses
Yale Religions and Ecology Free Online Course
Yale "Journey of the Universe: A Story for our Times" Online Course
Climate and Energy Teaching Resources
EarthEcho International Educator Resources (Various Topics)
Security and Sustainability Forum Webinars (Various Topics)
Introduction to Biomimicry
Think Resilience Course
Sustainachella Workshop Series
Second Nature Webinars
Indigeneity Curriculum
Yes! Teaching Resources (for teaching Sustainability, Social Justice, Respect & Empathy, + student writing lessons, visual learning lessons, & tough topics discussion guides)
Environmental Education Resource Library
Existential Toolkit - Resources for Climate Justice Educators
The Systems Thinking Playbook for Climate Change (PDF)
Teaching Climate Change Resources
Sustainability and Ecological Footprint: From Theory to Practice

Websites for Free Online Courses/Materials:

Coursera
Open Educational Resources

Physical Health

Resources:

Climate Change and Health
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s Health Page
Environmental Working Group
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
Ecological Medicine: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves (PDF)
PaRX - A Prescription for Nature

Organizations:

US Environmental Protection Agency
Center for Food Safety
Beyond Pesticides
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Science and Environmental Health Network
Health Care Without Harm
Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Luminary Project
Healthy Schools Network
Children's Health Environmental Coalition
Children's Environmental Health Network

Mental Health

Resources:

Mental Health Awareness MDC LibGuide
Resources for Working With Climate Emotions
Eco-Anxiety and Eco-Grief Research and Talks
Emotional Resilience Resource (PDF)
Why gardening is good for your mental wellbeing
Thriving With Nature Guide
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
Ecological Medicine: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves (PDF)
Eco-Anxious Stories
PaRX - A Prescription for Nature
Climate & Mind Resource Hub

Organizations:

Active Hope – Nourishing Our Capacity to Act for Life on Earth
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance

Indigenous Cultures

Resources:

How Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Us Combat Climate Change
Decolonization is not a metaphor - Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang (PDF)
Interactive Indigenous Treaty Map
Source of Land for Land-Grant Universities
Native Land Interactive Map
Reclaiming Native Truth
Decolonizing Thanksgiving & Other Resources
Indigeneity Curriculum
Bioneers Indigeneity Program

Organizations:

Native American Heritage Month
Indigenous Environmental Network
Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon
First Nations Development Institute

Youth

Resources:

Emotional Resilience Resource (PDF)
Not Too Late Project
Climate and Environmental Literacy Campaign Communications Toolkit
The Venture Out Project

Organizations:

Eco-Schools International
Kids for Saving Earth
Earth Focus
YES!
Go Green Initiative
Earth Action Hub
Run for Something
OUT for Sustainability