Our mission is to awaken the potential in ourselves and others to engage powerfully, mindfully and creatively in our relationship with the natural environment and the resources that sustain life.

We believe that society's relationship with the natural environment is inextricably bound to our relationships with each other, and that sustainable use of the planet's resources is not possible without political, economic and social justice. Our focus is thus on building democratic, fair and sustainable decision-making processes that relate to the use and management of natural resources.

In working towards our mission, we work to:

• disseminate information, analysis and alternative viewpoints into the public domain, and to specific target audiences; and
• facilitate mutual learning, dialogue and effective action; and
• demonstrate and share best-practice through building partnerships, facilitating action-research and promoting dialogue.

Our site contains five sections:

• what's new - the latest developments
• about us - learn who we are, what we do and how we do it
• resources - get information on specific environmental issues
• networks - info on the groups to which we belong and their activities
• links - connections to other useful sites and resources

To find information on our site you can:

• select an option from the menu to the left
• use the quick menus (available on selected pages) to jump to subsections of the site
• search the whole site using the Google search box at the bottom (this takes you temporarily to the Google website)