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Sustainable Food Edmonton is a non-profit charitable organization that has gone through transitions over its 22 year history. Our mandate is to connect communities and kids to their food and how it's produced. We offer the programs of City Farm, Little Green Thumbs, Community Gardens (formerly Community Garden Network), Yard Share and Urban Ag High. We also engage in other projects that are consistent with our vision and mission. To learn more, visit sustainablefoodedmonton.org

Bishop's University is a predominantly residential university whose primary concern is offering undergraduate students a quality education in arts, sciences, business, and education. Our academic programs are broadly-based and stress inter-relationship of disciplines rather than specialization. Our residential nature and small size encourage an informal atmosphere in academic and social situations. Emphasis is placed on personal contact between faculty and students through small classes and frequent use of seminars, laboratories and tutorials. Bishop's student population of 2100 comes from every Canadian province, 18 US states and over 50 countries around the world - offering all students a complete undergraduate university experience - The Bishop's Experience.

The Moncton Public Library contributes to the quality and vitality of life in the community. By reaching out to people from all walks of life, cultures, and backgrounds, local businesses and other community organizations through its books, materials, and programs, the library makes the City of Moncton a better place to live. With the population of the city growing at an impressive rate and the ever-rising costs of books and materials, the Moncton Public Library has reached the point at which the needs of the community extend beyond available funds. In response to these expanding needs and shrinking budgets, the Moncton Public Library Board has committed seeking ways to increase its ability to purchase books and other materials and to continue to offer all of its exciting programming.

Wintergreen is a year-round environmentally friendly facility, located on 204 acres of mixed forests, meadows, and granite outcrops in the heart of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve. The reserve is one of a global network of UNESCO designated reserves - natural regions with unique geographic features, populated with people committed to sustainable community development. The Wintergreen facilities are used for workshops in the arts, and are also available for groups seeking a private retreat for small meetings. Our facilities serve as a demonstration and research site for off-grid living on the land that is part of the ancient granite spine of North America. Wintergreen Studios offers a unique setting to enhance self-awareness, relationship and community building, creative thinking, visioning, and wellness.

It is a Mozambican NGO that started its activities in 1997 and was officially recognized in 2004. It is one of the largest Mozambican NGO's with 167 employees. Esmabama's primary goal is to improve the living conditions of people living in the southern part of the Sofala province, by implementing educational, health and income generation projects/activities. In 2006, Esmabama co-founded the Distance Learning Courses of the Catholic University of Beira. It also implements projects supported by several donors, including: EU, GIZ, ADA, PEPFAR. Esmabama reaches populations of about 500.000 people, being 8.000 of them students and 1.700 poor children living at the boarding schools located at the 4 localities (Estaquinha, Mangunde, Barada and Machanga), run by the Association.

The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization recognized by opinion leaders around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues. Its mission is to generate and promote insights and ideas that empower decision makers to build an ecologically sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch has catalyzed effective environmental decision making since 1974. The Institute's interdisciplinary research is based on the best available science and focuses on the challenges that climate change, resource degradation, and population growth pose for meeting human needs in the 21st century. Worldwatch seeks innovative solutions to intractable problems-emphasizing a blend of government leadership, private sector enterprise, and citizen action that can make a sustainable future a reality.

The Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU) is constantly working toward its vision of "healthy people in healthy communities." PCCHU takes a comprehensive approach to health promotion and protection activities by: carrying out population health surveillance; increasing public awareness; providing educational opportunities; facilitating supportive environments; and advocating for the development of healthy public policy. As an Ontario Public Health Unit, PCCHU is mandated by the province of Ontario and the Ontario Public Health Standards, 2008, to provide programming related to family health, chronic disease and injury prevention, environmental health, infectious diseases, and emergency preparedness. PCCHU puts a strong emphasis on meeting specific local needs in these areas and is deeply committed to addressing the social determinants of health in our communities.

For over twenty-five years, our scientists have been investigating the complex connections that govern the natural world, and their objective findings lead to more effective policy decisions and increased environmental literacy. Today as society faces climate change, declining supplies of fresh water, urban sprawl, and other critical challenges, the Institute is one of the most influential ecological research organizations. Decision makers, land managers, educators, and the public look to our scientists to help shape the environment we will leave for future generations.

The mission of the Red Lily Pond Project Association is to engage in and support efforts to restore and preserve the Craigville ponds, Centerville River System and Watershed area to a more healthy state, to educate the community regarding environmental practices that do not contribute to weed growth and also foster reliable ecosystem management, to share information pertaining to the innovative Craigville Community Cluster Septic System, and to extend the connection with the larger network of organizations that share the goal of responsible environmental stewardship through care and respect for the planet, for the benefit of the Town of Barnstable and beyond.

The Ozark Trail Association's mission is to develop, maintain, preserve, promote, and protect the rugged, natural beauty of the Ozark Trail. We work with several public agencies and private foundations including the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Division of State Parks and the National Park Service, to develop new recreational trail segments for the Ozark Trail and connecting trails. We maintain existing trails with dedicated volunteers in cooperation with the above mentioned agencies. We promote the use of the trail through events and our website.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. This iconic 1.5 million-acre landscape stretches from Seattle to Ellensburg along the I-90 corridor, connecting Central Washington, the Cascade Mountains, and Puget Sound. The Greenway Trust is a coalition-based organization that works to steward these lands, all while promoting access to the outdoors and striking a long-term balance between the needs of the natural world and the people who call this region home.

The organization is committed to building recreational and commuter routes on which both locals and visitors can participate in the healthy activities of hiking, biking, snow shoeing or cross country skiing for fun or to get to work, school or shopping. With almost 200 km of routes winding their way throughout the City, there's something for everyone. Whether you're a cyclist trying to get from A to B as quickly as possible, a bird watcher looking for that elusive avian specimen, or simply looking for a quiet place to relax, there's a trail for you. We connect people to places.