The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Center for International Environment and Resource Policy

Links

Useful Websites

Tufts Links

  • Final Annual Report to the Henry R. Luce FoundationPDF
  • Fletcher Multilaterals Project
    A compilation of approximately 150 texts of international treaties and declarations on environment, trade, human rights and fundamental treaties.
  • GDAE
    The Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) is a research institute at Tufts University dedicated to promoting a better understanding of how societies can pursue their economic and community goals in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. GDAE pursues its mission through original research, policy work, publication projects, curriculum development, conferences and other activities.
  • Office of Sustainability
    Tufts University has recently opened the new Office of Sustainability, led by Director Sarah M. Creighton. Tufts University was among the very first to make sustainability a high priority in its teaching, planning, and operations. TCI is continuing this tradition of being a forerunner by choosing the ambitious approach of fostering change on a university wide level.
  • Tufts Climate Initiative
    Home of Tufts effort to “meet or beat the Kyoto target.” Contains important links to many climate related websites.
  • Tufts Institute of the Environment
    Helps to coordinate environmental education, research and outreach at Tufts. Provides a calendar of environmental events, and organizes numerous environmental conferences and lectures. Supports a grants program for faculty and students.
  • Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
    Master’s environmental policy and planning program with a focus on environmental management skills and urban studies. Most courses address U.S. issues.
  • Water: Systems, Science and Society
    Tufts University has established the Water: Systems, Science, and Society(WSSS) PhD and MA/MS Program to provide students with the multidisciplinary perspectives and tools to manage water related problems.
  • The WaterSHED Center
    A center for water research and the associated health of ecosystems, people, and animals.
  • Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
    SEI in an international research organization that works on the issue of sustainable development. SEI's US center is based at Tufts. It conducts a diverse program focusing on the social, technological and institutional requirements for a transition to sustainability.

Important External Links

  • Clean Air Cool Planet
    NGO dedicated to achieving real greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
    http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
  • Consensus Building Institute
    An NGO that facilitates and mediates conflicts over resources and the environment.
    http://www.cbuilding.org
  • Earthwatch Institute
    An organization that organizes research to conserve and protect ecosystems, species and cultural monument.
    http://www.earthwatch.org
  • Environmental & Societal Impacts Group
    ESIG integrates societal needs with knowledge of the environment to better understand and communicate impacts of weather, climate, and global change. ESIG fosters cross-disciplinary research by bridging social and natural sciences, the humanities, and technology to inform decision-making.
    http://www.isse.ucar.edu/
  • Grist
    A project of the Earth Day Network, Grist is an online environmental magazine to inform and provoke creative thinking about environmental problems & solutions.
    http://www.gristmagazine.com
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    International assessment body for climate change.
    http://www.ipcc.ch
  • Operational Significant Event Imagery
    Allows you to view high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events from NOAA Science Center data.
    http://www.osei.noaa.gov
  • The Society of Environmental Journalists
    Weekday postings with a selection of the most interesting news stories on environmental topics.
    http://www.sej.org
  • Woods Hole Research Center
    Research institute for climate change and forest protection.
    http://www.whrc.org
  • World Resources Institute
    Think tank with data rich information and analysis.
    http://www.wri.org
  • Worldwatch Institute
    Comprehensive papers and information on global environmental, population and economic trends.
    http://www.worldwatch.org