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Sustainability Web Ring

Welcome to the Sustainability Web Ring, a service of the Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN). This Internet tool allows users to navigate easily between Web sites that deal with the principles, policies, and best practices for sustainable development. By following the links through the Web ring, you will find information from around the world on how to deal with such crucial issues as climate change, cleaner production, waste, poverty, consumerism, natural resource management, and governance. This information is particularly suited to decision-makers within civil society, government, business, research and funding institutions, and communities.

Our goal is to stimulate further debate and interest in sustainable development. Inclusion of a site in the Sustainability Web Ring does not constitute endorsement by the SDCN or any other member of the Web Ring.

The Sustainability Web Ring has been in existence since early 1998 and is maintained by the SDCN. The underlying database tehcnology is owned and operated by the WebRing company.

Using the Web Ring

[ Sustainability Web Ring ]

A Web ring control panel (shown on the left) is on the home page of every organization in the Sustainability Web Ring. Use these control panels to navigate from one page in the ring to another. You can move through Web ring pages sequentially by clicking on 'Next', 'Previous', or 'Index' buttons.

N.B.: This is a functioning control panel. Try it now to see other Sustainability Web Ring member pages!

Joining the Web Ring

Criteria for Joining the Sustainability Web Ring

Before submitting your site ask yourself if your site fulfills the following criteria:

  1. It must explicitly deal with the overlap between at least two of the following elements of sustainable development:
    • social well-being,
    • environment, and
    • economy
     
  2. It must contain substantive content about principles, policies, or best practices for sustainable development or contain educational information about SD policy and practice. [Note: anecdotal information is not acceptable (e.g. a list of activities such as "On May 17, we picked up garbage in the neighbourhood")]
  3. It must belong to an organization, institution, professional association, or government office
    • Contact information must be easily available on the site
    • It must have more than local scope (e.g. a neighbourhood Web page will likely not be accepted, but a site linking to other relevant neighbourhood pages may be accepted)
     
  4. The Sustainability Web Ring panel must be displayed on the homepage or you will be removed from the ring.

PLEASE NOTE: the following types of sites will not be admitted:

  • personal home pages
  • commercial sites that are primarily product advertisements

If your site does not meet our criteria, we suggest visiting the WebRing Directory to locate a more appropriate web ring.

To Apply to Join the Sustainability Web Ring

  1. Click on the following URL http://N.webring.com/wrman?ring=sustainability&addsite.
  2. If you already have a WebRing ID, sign in. If not, follow the link to create a new WebRing user id. When completed, you will be brought back to the "Join the Sustainability Web Ring" page.
  3. Fill out the Sustainability Web Ring application form, click the "Next" button, review the information and click "Submit" to confirm your application.
  4. You will be sent an email notifying you that your web site has been submitted for review.
  5. Your site will be reviewed by a member of the SDCN and you will be notified whether your site is accepted. If you are approved, SAVE THE EMAIL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!

Adding the Control Panel to your Site

  1. After you are notified (and accepted), the Sustainability Web Ring control panel must be inserted on your homepage.
  2. You have two different designs to choose from (shown below). Choose either the vertically or horizontally oriented control panel and copy the corresponding HTML code onto the homepage of your site.
  3. Save the image you want and put it in the same directory as the file into which you have copied the HTML code.
  4. In each of the lines where it says: "2" replace it with the Site ID number. Your Site ID number was sent to you in the email stating the site's acceptance into the Sustainability Web Ring.
  5. Once you have added the HTML code to your page look at it in your browser to make sure everything is functioning properly.
  6. If you need help with any of these steps please e-mail the Ring Manager (webring@iisd.ca) for assistance.

Note: If you prefer to use the standard WebRing server side navigation bar (SSNB), please follow the link to view/edit you site information that was in the email you received when your site was approved. From that URL, there is a link to "Get Navigation Code" with all necessary instructions.

 

To include the HORIZONTAL control panel:

Sustainability Web Ring control panel

Right click on this graphic in your browser,
and choose 'Save Image As...'
  1. Copy the HTML code into your document (copy code below or from the e-mail sent to you earlier).
  2. Replace "2" with your site ID.
  3. Save the image to the left.
 

<map name="webring">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Previous site" 
coords="107,18,177,31"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;prev">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Nextsite" 
coords="179,17,252,32"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;next">
<area shape="rect" title="Index" 
coords="108,34,177,45"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;list">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Randomsite" 
coords="180,33,252,47"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;random">
<area shape="rect" title="Home - Sustainability Web Ring" coords= 
"107,1,251,15"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability">
<area shape="default" nohref>
</map>

<IMG SRC="webring_2000.gif" ALT="Sustainability Web Ring control panel" WIDTH=252 
HEIGHT=62 BORDER=0 USEMAP="#webring">

To include the VERTICAL control panel:

Sustainability Web Ring control panel

Right click on this graphic in your browser, and choose 'Save Image As...'
  1. Copy the HTML code into your document (copy code below or from the e-mail sent to you earlier).
  2. Replace "2" with your site ID.
  3. Save the image to the left.
 

<map name="webring2">
<area shape="rect" title="Home - Sustainability Web Ring" coords= 
"1,2,85,27"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Nextsite" 
coords="7,37,79,49"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;next">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Previoussite" 
coords="7,52,79,65"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;prev">
<area shape="rect" title=  "Randomsite" 
coords="7,67,79,81"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;random">
<area shape="rect" title="Index" 
coords="7,82,78,95"href="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=sustainability;id=2;list">
<area shape="default" nohref>
</map>
<IMG SRC="webring2_2000.gif" ALT="Sustainability Web Ring 
control panel" WIDTH=86 HEIGHT=141 BORDER=0 USEMAP="#webring2">




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