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The Sunshine Coast Forest District comprises 2 million hectares of temperate rainforest, located just north of Vancouver, British Columbia. About 50,000 residents live here in three major towns (Gibsons, Sechelt and Powell River) and many smaller communities. The SCCA is a charitable association of over thirty local conservation and community groups, plus individual residents dedicated to sustaining the environment of the Sunshine Coast.

FogQuest is an innovative, international, non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is a registered charity in Canada. Our water projects are for small rural communities in the most arid parts of the world. Even in locations with little or no rain, there are often fog-covered hills that can be a source of clean water for the people. We work with the communities and local NGOs to develop projects that are appropriate to the environment, and the culture and religion of the people. The large fog collectors require no energy source. The fog droplets are carried to the mesh of the collectors by the wind. The water that is produced flows by gravity to the community. Because fog, and rain when it occurs, are almost entirely free of harmful bacteria, the fog collection system is also a good alternative in places where the ground water supply is contaminated. Twenty large fog collectors can provide water for a village of 200 people. The cost is low, only about $1 for 1000 liters of water.

NS Trails is a non-profit, charitable organization that supports the development, maintenance, and management of community-based recreational trails in Nova Scotia. We support the hundreds of volunteers who make recreational trails a reality in communities across the province. NS Trails is also the recognized agent for the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) in Nova Scotia. Our goal is to connect the TCT in our province by 2017 in time for Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation.

The KDCF supports a wide range of charitable groups in and around Kimberley, B.C. Our goals are: 1.Enhance the social welfare, health and education of residents. 2.Preserve and protect our environment. 3.Advance the arts, culture and recreation in our community.

The Ecologos Institute is a research and action network of volunteers based in Toronto, Canada. Ecologos has a focus to create transformative experiences for a sustainable future, using fun interactive websites and exhibits that resonate with our deepest emotions about environmental issues.

ALMS and its members are active across Alberta in providing support to individuals, local communities, educational institutions, governments and industry that are interested in lake and watershed management. The Society organizes an annual workshop at a different Alberta lake community each fall. The workshop provides a forum to discuss water quality issues, technical aspects of lake and watershed management, and practical solutions to local problems. Each ALMS member receives our newsletter, The New Wave. ALMS is also widely recognized through its two community-based water quality sampling programs called Lakewatch and Alberta Water Quality Awareness (AWQA).

Sharing Together an Awareness of Nature and Heritage in Gatinenau Park, an exceptional park.

EHANS carries out a variety of activities to achieve these goals including - The popular on-line Guide to Less Toxic Products, www.lesstoxicguide.ca - Environmental health news, analysis and practical information published in our semi-annual publication, and on line at www.environmentalhealth.ca - Gathering and disseminating information addressing the special needs of people with chemical sensitivity - The E. Bruce Elliott Memorial Fund, which supports public lectures, book donations and other educational activities - The E. Bruce Elliott Scholarship in Environmental Medicine, which provides specialized training opportunities to physicians and other health professionals - Support for individuals through a 1-800 phone line - Collaboration with other community groups working to reduce environmental toxins

Field and Stream Rescue Team works with the community to clean, rehabilitate and maintain urban creeks and streams. Our goal is to provide sustainable, natural habitat for plants and animals in urban areas. We clean up area watercourses, pick up garbage and plant native trees and shrubs in an effort to return environmentally stressed areas to their natural state.

These business and professional people volunteer time, money and talents to help the less fortunate in our community and around the world with the ultimate goal of world understanding and peace.

Habitat for Humanity is an inclusive, non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. Habitat builds simple, decent, affordable houses and provides interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. The Habitat for Humanity program is about home ownership and providing a long-term solution designed to break the poverty cycle.

The National Farmers Foundation has a board of directors made up of five persons known for their commitment to education and research for the benefit of the family farm in Canada. The directors are in sympathy with the goals, objectives, and policy of the National Farmers Union. Representatives of various sectors in the country, such as family farmers, organic product marketers, new rural development groups, churches, rural youth and women, and urban consumers supported the establishment of the organization. Many of these have identified a vacuum with respect to accessible education and plain language research to help direct the crucial ventures in rural development which will mean not only survival, but the thriving of rural communities into the twenty - first century. A new awareness of the interdependence of rural and urban communities creates a challenge to promote action-oriented education and research which will create and enhance positive rural/urban cooperation.