Basic principles of the nature therapy model are described, integrating the author's personal journey and examples from fieldwork and theory. Four aspects are nature as "sacred space"; nature as therapeutic setting; healing potential of nature's physical and aesthetic elements and connections to "universal truths"; and…

The Greening Challenge, an Australian volunteer-based environmental project, engaged employees of Western Power and their families in an annual tree-planting venture to plant 1 million trees by 2000. The goal was reached in 1999. (JOW)

Describes a project to raise awareness of electric vehicles in which college students converted an internal-combustion, gasoline-burning truck engine to the use of electric batteries. (JOW)

Environmental justice provides a linking theme with which community development workers and environmental activists can build cross-sectoral coalitions. Examples of Australian environmental problems illustrate constraints that must be overcome. Building vertical and horizontal links between and within nongovernmental organizations is one solution.…

Presents an interview with a floor company's marketing director discussing a seminar on LEED 2.0 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards offered by the firm. (EV)

Unprecedented attention to environmental issues gives adult educators the opportunity to (1) build bridges between learners and scientists; (2) improve the environmental performance of their own facilities; and (3) initiate a dialogue about other societal concerns. (SK)

Training of citizen advocates should include legal rights and remedies; how to get information from corporations and governments; freedom of information laws; use of media; and how to write letters to editors and public officials. Adult educators can help create networks for sharing experience in dealing with community problems. (SK)

Describes the successful effort to preserve the recreational value of Camp Tawonga (California), threatened by logging in adjacent Stanislaus National Forest. Explores the role of the U. S. Forest Service in managing forests for multiple uses. Discusses the camp's legal case and its mobilization of legislators and the camping public. (SV)

Profiles Lynne Cherry, author-illustrator whose books convey her interest in environmentalism and preserving natural resources. Describes her career, process of illustrating several recent books, and founding of the Center for Children's Environmental Literature in 1992. (TM)

Proposes that a cooperative effort among scientists, politicians, and the public will be needed to slow or reverse the destruction of cultural resources such as the pyramids of Egypt resulting from environmental factors. Factors cited leading to deterioration include air pollutants, ozone exposure, and mass tourism. (MDH)

Examines reasons some whale populations are depressed despite bans on whaling. Discusses recovery efforts and the impacts of historical whaling, illegal killing of whales, injury from ships, commercial overfishing, and atmospheric pollution. (LZ)

The Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program is designed to help people understand their relationship to the environment, practice stewardship, make informed decisions, and appreciate biodiversity. Areas of emphasis include air, land, and water quality; citizen responsibility; conflict management; approaches to land use and species…

Examines the consequences of an historic lack of interaction between conservationists and those in the biomedical community. Focuses on the sound management of the world's biological diversity in order to maintain public health and discusses opportunities for enhanced collaboration. (LZ)

Issues of the state of the economy, fuel consumption, environmental protection, interdependence, and global competition are relevant to technology education and must be addressed to shape the economic and technological future of the United States. (SK)

Mainstream development is obsessed with material goods, considers humans superior to nature, disempowers women, centralizes resources, and reduces diversity. Sustainable development seeks harmony with nature, is people oriented, focuses on basic needs of all, decentralizes resources, and requires participatory rather than representative democracy.…