This event will bring together farmers, eaters, and local leaders to discuss how we can turn the challenges facing farmers into opportunities for sustainable development in our rural and urban communities. All are welcome! Tasty treats, featuring local ingredients, will be served.

Throughout Earth Day Week, April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, California, the Ecocity World Summit (7th International Ecocity Conference) will be convening an international community of inspired change-makers.

Leaders from government, business and civil society around the world will be giving special attention in 2007 to the subject of sustainable development and the role of business.

The 15th session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) will be held between 30 April and 11 May 2007, at UN Headquarters in New York. This is the second, or policy, year of the second implementation cycle during which the Commission will continue its focus on the following areas: Energy for Sustainable Development; Industrial Development; Air pollution/ Atmosphere; and Climate Change.

This event will feature Nancy Jack Todd and John Todd, scientists, authors, activists and co-founders of the New Alchemy Institute and Ocean Arks Institute. They will be speaking on “The Promise of Ecological Design.”

Creating a Sustainable Future is a one day cross border environmental conference and exhibition for businesses, public bodies, councils, voluntary organizations, community groups, schools and hospital trusts.

This conference focuses on giving youth tools to engage in careers and projects which will help foster sustainable development.

Talk by Edna Sussman, President of Action for Tomorrow’s Environment.

The conference has three key aims – to highlight developed tools, guidance and methods; to spread sustainability and take the Aalborg Commitments onto the streets of Europe; and to involve the next generation in discussions and the development of future strategies.

Herbert Girardet is a social anthropologist and cultural ecologist. His main focus in recent years has been the sustainable development of cities and contemporary lifestyles.