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  • Sustainable development can not be delivered by Government alone. We can all help to deliver it by making even the smallest changes in our lives.

    Visit some of the websites below to find out how you can help your household, work place and the whole of the world.
  • We are what we do - a new movement which inspires people to use their everyday actions to change the world.

  • Global Action Plan - an independent charity committed to encouraging people to be more environmentally sustainable. Working with businesses, schools and local communities to show how small changes can add up to make a real difference.
  • What can communities do? Tips on what you and your community can do to achieve sustainable communities.
  • Sustainable Workplace - if you are wondering how you can make your workplace more sustainable this website is a good place to start.

  • SwapXchange - there's no such thing as junk, only stuff that hasn't found the right person! SwapXchange, encourages reuse and the exchange of goods, ideas and information in your community.

  • Green Choices - your guide to green living. Providing a simple and well-researched resource for those wanting to make green and ethical choices.

  • British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - the UK's leading charity creating better environments where people feel valued, included and involved.

  • Year of the volunteer - what's your passion. Got a skill that's a passion? Got some time? Find out how and where you can put it to use.

  • The rough guide to a better world - the essential guide to how the world can be a better place for its poorest inhabitants. Find out how to start making a difference today.

  • Environment Direct will be a new environmental information service, accessible to the public, providing simple information and advice about the environmental impacts of goods and services. Dependent on consultation, a launch is not expected until at least late in 2006.

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Updated: 18 August 2005

  
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