Reviews "Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest", a report produced by a committee of the National Research Council that offers a model of a new and better approach to addressing environmental problems that could enable science to serve the common good. Demonstrates a successful approach to doing science and contributing…

Drawing on recent survey data from the National Wildlife Federation and other publications, explains what an environmental management system is and identifies its components; examines how environmental management systems have been applied in higher education settings; reports on trends in implementation; and illustrates how the environmental…

Asserts that moving higher education onto a sustainable trajectory requires that administrators, trustees and staff, faculty, and students participate in a transparent process of setting and implementing goals. Suggests that planners have the opportunity to become true visionaries of higher education who help faculty and administrators combine…

A narrative inquiry into the lives of nine environmental activists in nonprofit organizations depicted the role of learning in sustaining their commitment to and passion for the work. Resulting themes suggest they recognize their work as a calling or vocation. Transformative learning plays an integral role in sustaining commitment and passion.…

A form of education that avoids the labels "conservation" and "green" and appeals to self-interest can be more successful in motivating adults into environmental awareness. Popularization and empowerment would be more effective than merely reacting to the latest crisis. (SK)

Discusses the practice of organic farming as used in Japan. Defines the biodynamic agricultural method based on the principle of the dynamics that control life on earth from the cosmos. Argues that organic farming does not benefit from chemicals used on neighboring farms. (MDH)

Farm organizations and environmental groups have often disagreed over ways to keep American agriculture productive while protecting the environment that nurtures that productivity. This article identifies differing opinions and where they might converge. (LZ)

This annotated bibliography lists 124 documents published in 1991 by the United Nations and other international organizations that address a wide range of topics, including development, the environment, disarmament, Africa, and women. U.S. distributors for these documents are listed. (MES)

Cleaning up, protecting, and enhancing the environment for future generation will require strong commitment and action from everyone. Only the participation of all can produce the changes needed to achieve a healthy environment and a strong economy in the 1990s and beyond. (Author/JOW)

Four Crees from northern Quebec relate their impressions of the impacts of hydroelectric development projects built on Cree lands on their traditional way of life, the health and survival of wildlife, and the survival of the Cree people and their culture. (SV)

Discusses the maintenance of hiking trails in the United States using volunteer workers from clubs like the American Hiking Society. Describes the organization of the National Trails Day and other methods of promoting trail maintenance. (MDH)

Argues that the religious right and conservative groups have taken up the cause to curtail environmental education in the classroom. Presents examples of incidents in which sanctions have been taken involving environmental curriculum. (MDH)

Discusses the use of community education to prevent wildfires in the western forests of the United States. Presents 10 tips homeowners can use to reduce wildfire threat. (MDH)

Discusses social, economic, and political components of environmental issues and their foundation in modern economic and scientific values. Examines implications of environmental concerns for social work practice and research. Includes examples illustrating range of linkages. Proposes expanded use of ecological model of social work practice as…

Discusses the definitional move of linking environmental concerns to security concerns. Reviews and critiques the arguments for and against this definitional change based on the degree to which they functionally view definitional argument as a strategy rather than as a truth claim. (SC)