Sustainable Development
LEI provides education and technical assistance in establishing sustainable development. This effort goes beyond education programs to protect natural resources against adverse effects of new development. LEI also devotes resources towards developing restorative education programs to reverse damage caused by past development. Education of sustainability are guided by the concepts of “deep ecology”. These concepts focus on a new ecologically-based science that promotes a sense of the human place coexisting with nature. The new science draws on design with nature, rather than the imposition on nature. LEI provides education and technical assistance to citizen groups pursuing projects in the sustainable use of natural resources. LEI’s membership is knowledgeable on the issues of sustainability. The LEI membership uses their knowledge on sustainable development to educate citizen groups. LEI members also provides technical assistance to citizen groups to identify and select sustainable alternatives to adverse impacts from past or future development.
LEI Sustainability Projects
| project name | country | status |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal Drinking Water And Sanitation, Dhanusha District | Nepal | started 2000 |
| Water, Education, and Capacity Building Project Namje Village, Nepal | Nepal | proposed October 2003 |
| Developing rural water supply in Anambra State of Nigeria | Nigeria | proposed 2003 |
| Grass-Roots Biodiesel Works | United States | proposed 2003 |