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Meeting humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is the biggest challenge of our century.
To ensure healthy communities, general prosperity, and ecological integrity well into the future, we must pursue more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable approaches than in the past.
UW-Madison is a large, complex university with many hubs of activity. This Web site provides a single entry point to programs, units, projects, and groups that significantly address sustainability concerns. These listings lead to an array of enterprises offering a multitude of opportunities, information, and resources.
The A to Z Index is a single, all-inclusive list of programs, units, projects, and groups at UW-Madison that significantly address sustainability.
Each entry in the A to Z Index also appears in ONE of the following subject categories:
These categories overlap. If you do not find what you seek in one category, check the others or use the "Search this site" box.
Other UW-Madison Web sites contain an abundance of resources related to sustainability, including publications, course descriptions, and PowerPoint presentations not directly referenced here. To explore these on your own, use the university's main search page.
This site is maintained by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. If you have comments or questions, please contact us.