Eco-municipalities: Get Involved

Request a speaker to present information about eco-municipalities. Also, learn about the opportunities and challenges of adopting a sustainability framework; and about the achievements of those communities and organizations that have already adopted a sustainable framework.

Start a ten session Natural Step Study Circle in your community to better understand what sustainability means. Learn how to introduce or expand sustainable development in your community.

Participate in a 3 hour sustainability e-learning course Sustainability: Step by Natural Step ™. Learn practical and strategic ways to move your business, government, and community organizations towards more sustainable operations.

Take a tour of eco-municipalities in Sweden. Learn first-hand about how local governments are creating and maintaining ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable eco-municipalities.

Introduce the eco-municipality concept as a sustainability framework for your community Sample Resolutions - Washburn, WI | Ashland, WI | Johnson Creek, WI

Begin building capacity in your community through an Early Adopters initiative:

• Chequamegon Bay area (pdf): What the Green Team is All About
• Canmore: Early Adopters
• Whistler, Canada: Journey to Sustainability

Help local government take early steps to more sustainable practices.

• Toolkit for Local Governments
• City of Madison (opens real player)
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

Develop an Integrated Sustainability Plan - City of Madison, WI | Chequamegon region (PDF) | Whistler, Canada | Robertsfor, Sweden.