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Organizations

Asia-Pacific Roundtable on Cleaner Production -- http://www.aprcp.org/ -- Information on the annual Asia-Pacific roundtable on CP and on CP in Asia in general, downloadable training materials, etc.

European Roundtable on Cleaner Production -- http://www.iiiee.lu.se/ercp/-- non-profit organisation which provides a European platform to stimulate, develop and disseminate new initiatives to foster sustainable development with the focus on Cleaner Production

Thailand Environment Institute -- http://www.tei.or.th -- non-profit organization focusing on environmental issues in Thailand. Directory of projects in many sectors.

Eco-Efficiency and Cleaner Production -- http://www.deh.gov.au/industry/corporate/eecp/index.html -- Environment Australia's site, includes case studies

Cleaner Production in Central and Eastern Europe -- http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/Business/Projects.html -- information on Cleaner Production for Central and East European businesses

Cities Environment Reports on the Internet -- http://www.ceroi.net/ -- This web site is an entry point to urban environmental information, as well as a place for cities to find resources on how to create State of the Environment reports.

Southern Africa Environment Project -- http://www.saep.org/ -- Educational information on cleaner production.

Business Centre on the Environment -- http://www.cpeq.qc.ca/ -- industry and business in environmental matters and sustainable development. Contains an extensive environmental directory. French and English.

Asia Environmental Trading -- http://www.asianenviro.com/ -- environmental business intelligence from the Asia Pacific region, includes country and sector reports

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy -- http://www.aceee.org -- site has business resources, consumer guides, case studies and many other resources

CleanerProduction.com -- http://www.cleanerproduction.com/ -- resources such as list of magazines and newsletters for Environmental and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development International -- http://www.sustdev.org/ -- strategies and technologies for global-local Agenda 21 implementation

Centre of Excellence in Cfsleaner Production Unit, Curtin University of Technology, Australia -- http://cleanerproduction.curtin.edu.au/pub.html -- provides educational, research and consultancy services in the CP field
to individuals and organisations in Australia, the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions. Case studies, full text training materials.

Pakistan Cleaner Production Program -- http://www.cpp.org.pk/ -- sector profiles, CP reports, case studies, legislation and more

UNEP Working Group for Cleaner Production in the Food Industry -- http://geosp.uq.edu.au/emc/cp/ -- case studies, publications, research, life cycle assessment and more

Australian Cleaner Production Association -- http://www.acpa.org.au/ -- previously known as the Queensland Cleaner Production Taskforce, good resources and news

International Cleaner Production Cooperative -- http://es.epa.gov/cooperative/international/ -- access to Sector-Based Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance resources, from EPA

Documents, Publications and Training

Cleaner Production: A Guide to Information Sources, 4th Edition -- http://www.uneptie.org/Cp2/network/cp_worldwide.htm -- UNEP compendium of worldwide information, downloadable in pdf format. May 2001.
Global Status 2002: Sustainable Consumption and Cleaner Production -- http://www.uneptie.org/pc/pc/gs2002.htm -- full text available on line
Cleaner Production -- http://www.gencat.es/mediamb/pneta/apneta_i.htm -- A site which explains cleaner production concepts and implementation. (English, Spanish, Catalan, German, French)
Journal of Cleaner Production-- http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jclepro/ --A link to information on the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Cleaner Production in the food industry--NORFOOD -- http://www.rfisk.is/verkefni/1077/ -- project undertaken by Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden--1994/1996
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics -- http://www.iiiee.lu.se/ -- research papers and information about cleaner production, especially in eastern Europe and developing countries
Global Environment Outlook 2000 -- http://www.grida.no/geo2000/index.htm -- UNEP document
SoE Gateway -- http://www.grida.no/soe/index.htm -- state-of-the-environment reports from countries and regions of the world, downloadable guidelines for preparing reports
Environment and Trade: A Handbook -- http://iisd1.iisd.ca/trade/handbook/default.htm -- Downloadable handbook aimed mainly at those with some knowledge about trade, environment or development, but not expert on the intersection of the three - uses clear language and a minimum of jargon.
Training for Toxics Use Reduction and Energy Efficiency -- http://www.turi.org/content/content/view/full/1850/ -- on line courses
Cleaner Production Self-Help Guides -- http://www.ew.govt.nz/educationprogrammes/businessandindustry/ -- six step-by-step self-help guides to help you use CP methods in your business, downloadable format
2^nd Asia Pacific Cleaner Production Roundtable -- http://www.acpa.org.au/proceediings_2apcpr.htm - selected papers from the conference (1999) available for downloading
2001 International Conference on Cleaner Production in Beijing -- selected papers from this conference

Databases

European Environment Agency - Tools and Services - http://service.eea.eu.int/ -- offers various tools to search and retrieve general and specific environmental information, including reference materials, data sets and official documents. Prepared by the European Union.
Sustainable Development Information System -- http://www.sdinfo.gc.ca/ -- Bilingual site presented by the Ministry of the Environment. Provides a definition of sustainable development, sustainable development objectives, an historical path of events influencing the evolution of sustainable development in Canada, and descriptions and Web site addresses of international institutions involved in sustainable development.
EcoLinks Guide to the Internet -- http://www.ecolinks.org/ -- index is well organized, by region, industry, and more
Internet Resources on Cleaner Production in Industry -- http://www.marietta.edu/~spilatrs/cln_prod.html -- An extensive and annotated list of cleaner production resources on the Internet. (1996)
APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange -- http://www.apec-vc.or.jp/ -- large and well-organized collection of resources related to Aisan environment
Monitoring Environmental Progress -- http://www.ciesin.org/lqi-is/guides/mep.html -- searchable information from the World Bank and more
Environment Australia Databases -- http://www.erin.gov.au/sdd/erin/databases.html -- collection of databases

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Pollution Prevention (P2)

Organizations

Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention--http://c2p2online.com -- extensive resource centre
Centre for Environmentally Sound Technology Transfer (China) -- http://www.cestt.org.cn/ -- A site promoting environmentally sound technology transfer, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. Includes downloadable newsletters, many links to partners, etc.
International Institute for Sustainable Development -- http://iisd1.iisd.ca/ -- well organized resource centre, downloadable assessment training manuals and documents, etc.
The European Environment Agency -- http://www.eea.eu.int --The main collection of information about the EEA.
United Nations Environment Programme -- http://www.unep.org -- Information on all UNEP programmes in various regions.
UNEP-Industry and Environment-- http://www.unepie.org/home.html -- United Nations Environment Programme - Industry and Environment Centre.
New Ideas in Pollution Regulation -- http://www.worldbank.org/nipr -- A World Bank site for researchers, government officials and citizens interested in understanding and improving control of industrial pollution, especially in developing countries. NIPR is the primary source for materials produced by the World Bank's Economics of Industrial Pollution control Research Project.
Pollution Prevention Information Source -- http://www.esh.bnl.gov/esd/pollutionpreve/ -- Brookhaven Natl. Laboratory
U.S. National Pollution Prevention Roundtable -- http://www.p2.org/ -- national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.
U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (EPIC) -- http://epic.er.doe.gov/epic/ -- massive collection of resources on P2
Environmental Expert.com -- http://www.environmental-expert.com/ -- tools, publications, good collection of software resources
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center -- http://www.pprc.org/-- good resources by sector and on many topics
Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange -- http://www.p2rx.org/ -- US network of regional centers dedicated to the improving the dissemination of pollution prevention information
Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network -- http://www.westp2net.org/ -- (also http://www.wrppn.org) -- technical references, fact sheets and case studies on pollution prevention for selected industry sectors

Documents and Publications

Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook 1998-- http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?
pcont=details&eid=000094946_99040905052283
-- This site allows downloading of the text of the World Bank's Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook. This book updates and replaces the Bank's 1988 Environmental Guidelines. The document lays out industry specific guidelines designed to minimize the use of resources as well as reduce the quantity of wastes requiring treatment and disposal.
International Finance Corporation Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines -- http://www.ifc.org/enviro/pollution/pollution.html -- IFC uses a series of environmental, health and safety guidelines which supplement the Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook. Guidelines are broken down by sector. Downloadable PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader (free)
EPA Sector Notebooks -- http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html -- A series of profiles or notebooks containing information on pollutant release data for selected major industrial groups.
Agenda 21 -- http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/ -- UN site on national implementation of the Rio Commitments
At the Source -- http://c2p2online.com/main.php3?session=&section=34&doc_id=15 -- C2P2's newsletter presenting pollution prevention achievements in the Great Lakes basin and Canada wide. Topics range from policies, programs and initiatives to P2 project updates and success stories. Recent issues available on-line.
What's New in P2 -- http://c2p2online.com/main.php3?section=33&doc_id=16&session= -- A monthly information service from the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention, providing national and international pollution prevention news, recent publications, new Internet sites, upcoming conferences and much more.
Progress in Pollution Prevention -- http://www.ec.gc.ca/p2progress/ -- Annual Report of the Pollution Prevention Coordinating Committee 1998-1999. Government of Canada document.
P2 Planning Handbook -- http://www.ec.gc.ca/NOPP/DOCS/P2P/hbook/En/index.cfm - overview of pollution prevention (P2), information on the P2 planning process, a model plan template, and detailed information on pollution prevention practices and certain analytical techniques for preparing a P2 plan. Downloadable format.
Center for Sustainable Systems -- http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/ -- P2 educational materials (compendia) for university instructional faculty and a wide variety of related resources available for download free of charge.
Great Lakes Atlas -- http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/glimr/data/great-lakes-atlas/intro.html -- online environmental resource book
Searching for the Profit in Pollution Prevention -- http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/acctg/pubs/paper2b.pdf -- downloadable document presents case studies of P2-related decisions made at three different chemical manufacturers
Pollution Prevention Tools -- http://www.pnl.gov/doesustainabledesign/tools/index.html -- many resources are available at this site: cost estimating guide, case studies, design for environment, etc.
Project Learning Tree -- http://www.plt.org/ -- environmental education curriculum

Software

Software for Environmental Awareness -- http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/seahome/ -- Extensive collection of free interactive software on topics such as water and agricultural pollution, environmental assessment, etc. Select by title, topic, or target audience.
U.S. EPA Software and Databases -- http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Data.html -- Excellent collection of software tools
P2 Software -- http://epic.er.doe.gov/epic/p2.html -- downloadable tools
Environmental Tools -- http://www.environmental-expert.com/freeware/freeware-index.htm -- links to free environmental software

Databases

The Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse -- http://www.ec.gc.ca/cppic/en/index.cfm -- Bilingual French/English database with success stories, searches by sector, and many other links.
Ontario Environment Business Directory -- http://www.envirodirectory.on.ca/ -- A searchable directory for the Ontario environment industry. Use the search engine to find environmental goods and services.
Joint Service (U.S. Military) Pollution Prevention Technical Library -- http://p2library.nfesc.navy.mil/
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse -- http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/library/libppic.htm -- U.S. EPA
Pollution Prevention Resources -- http://www.p2gems.org/ -- searchable collection of resources
GreenBiz Toolbox -- http://www.greenbiz.com/toolbox/ -- tools and reports sections in particular contain valuable resources

E-Lists

P2Tech Email List -- http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/p2tech/ -- P2Tech is designed to promote discussions between pollution prevention technical assistance providers about methods for implementing pollution prevention. Searchable archive.

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