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Description: This website aims to introduce you to the Japanese “Slow Living Movement.” In July 1999, ten or so people got together in Tokyo and started the Sloth Club. It became a catalyst of the so-called “Slow Life” movement in Japan, whose creed is “slow is beautiful." Some ten years later, the Sloth Club still exists and the word “slow” has become widely recognized. Slow can be understood to mean alternative, sustainable, ecological, local, and happy. Slow means “to connect”," with other people, with nature, etc. In the last ten years, we have witnessed positive changes all over Japan. The concept of slow has made an impact on many aspects of the society. The movement, for example, encouraged people to start acknowledging the richness of rural life and communities. Many like-minded groups have also formed to address issues as diverse as nuclear disarmament, peace between Japan and Korea, decentralization, and pollution. The movement as a whole is creating a new sustainable and ecological culture.
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Subject: Rural, Sustainable living, Local food, Slow movement, Communities
Group: East Asia
Language: Japanese, English, Spanish
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Energy, Agriculture, Food supply , Environmental education, Japan, Energy conservation, Rural communities
Description: MA’AN Development Center is an independent Palestinian development and training institution established in January,1989, registered by law as a non-profit organization. The main office is located in Ramallah and the four branch offices are located in Gaza, Khan Younis, Tulkarem and Jenin. MA’AN's work is informed by the necessity of creating independent, self-reliant initiatives that lead to the development of human resources for sustainable development, which incorporate values of self-sufficiency and self-empowerment. Its mission is the following: to improve the food security situation of the poorest and most marginalized sectors of the Palestinian society at the family & community level; to develop and enhance the capacities of the Palestinian NGOs, CBOs and grassroots organizations to be able to fulfill their missions and goals so as to contribute to building a Palestinian civil and democratic society based on political pluralism and respect of human rights; to enhance community development and decrease poverty in rural and the most disadvantaged areas; to protect and develop the Palestinian environment; to raise awareness and advocate for and with the Palestinian community on their national rights at the local, national, and international level.
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Subject: Environmental protection, Environmental education, Sustainable development, Social advocacy
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: MA'AN Development Center
Publisher: MA'AN Development Center
Language: Arabic
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Youth & students, Environmental justice, Agriculture, Food supply , Environmental advocacy, Women's issues, Environmental education, Rural communities, Palestine, Africa, Africa
Description: The Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) was established in March 2001 as a network of National Rainwater Associations and regional partnerships based in countries in the horn of Africa; the primary goal of this partnership is to promote research and sustainable technologies for achieving water supply, food security, and poverty reduction and promoting rainwater harvesting and management systems. The consortium of national associations under this umbrella organization include: the Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA), Kenya Rainwater Association (KRA), Rainwater Association of Somalia (RAAS), Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania (RHAT), and Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA).
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Publisher: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Food supply , Research & technology, Africa, Water supply
Description: Japan for Sustainability (JFS), established in 2002, is a non-profit organization providing information on developments and activities in Japan that lead toward sustainability: "The mission of Japan for Sustainability is to make this world a more sustainable place for current and future generations, by delivering to the world useful ideas and information on the latest developments and activities in Japan that promote sustainability, and providing a communication platform and information to help people envision a sustainable future and to seek ideas that can fill the gaps between our current society and the sustainable future society we would like to live in."
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Subject: Sustainable development, Renewable Energy, Carbon Reduction, Nuclear fuel alternatives
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan for Sustainability
Publisher: Japan for Sustainability
Language: English
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Environmental policy, Food supply , Research & technology, Water supply, Environmental media, Japan, Climate change mitigation, East Asia
Description: Eco Ruralis is an association of farmers that practice organic farming and follow traditional principles of environmental awareness. It was established in April 2009 in Cluj Napoca, bringing together farmers from all over the country. Eco Ruralis fights for the right of farmers to practice agriculture on a small, non-industrial scale.This includes the right to use, multiply, and distribute traditional seeds and the strict regulation of biosecurity (GMOs); the organization supports food sovereignty in Romania and consumer health. Its vision is an equitable and ecologically sustainable society where peasants are at the heart of the food system. Its mission is to support and promote agroecological small-scale family farming as the ideal mode of agriculture in Romania. Its activities include educational programs for the public, participatory research programs in the field of traditional seeds in partnership with universities, and advocacy for the right of farmers to use traditional seeds and against the authorization of new GMOs.
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Subject: Agriculture, Seeds, Pesticides, Environmental protection
Group: Europe
Creator: Eco Ruralis
Publisher: Eco Ruralis
Coverage: Romania
Tag: European Union, Agriculture, Food supply , Research & technology, Environmental advocacy, Southeastern Europe
Description: The Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE) is a non-profit organization that works to improve the conditions of marginalized groups in Uganda, especially children and rural women farmers. ARUWE is a member of the National Association of Women organizations in Uganda (NAWOU) and is tasked with improving the livelihoods and welfare of women in terms of providing assistance and education on achieving economic empowerment, avoiding the transmission of HIV/AIDS, and attaining food security. This organization has an integrated program on health, water, sanitation and HIV/AIDS that focuses on health, hygiene, and sanitation as well as reproductive health.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Action for Rural Women's Empowerment
Publisher: Action for Rural Women's Empowerment
Language: English
Tag: HIV/AIDS, Food supply , Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Rural communities, Uganda
Description: Acción Ecológica is one of the main environmental organizations in Ecuador. It is based in Quito. They campaign on a range of issues including oil extraction, exploration and pipeline transport, Amazon Rainforest protection, food sovereignty, biofuels and plantations for carbon offsets.
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Subject: Ecology, Environmental activism
Group: Latin America & the Caribbean
Creator: Acción Ecológica
Publisher: Acción Ecológica
Language: Spanish
Coverage: Ecuador
Tag: Forests, Energy, Food supply , Latin America & Caribbean
Description: The Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) is a non-governmental organization in Zimbabwe that works in three targeted districts: Tsholotsho, Hwange and Gwanda for more than three decades on projects, programs, and workshops in areas such as food security as well as water and sanitation. Food Security project encompass rainwater harvesting technologies and water management techniques for local farmers. Water and sanitation workshops include participatory health and hygiene education, and water testing to ensure water used by beneficiaries are free from bacteria and chemicals.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Organisation of Rural Associations For Progress (ORAP)
Publisher: Organisation of Rural Associations For Progress (ORAP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Microfinancing, Food supply , Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Rural communities, Zimbabwe
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