The President's Council on Sustainable Development was created in June 1993, by President Clinton to advise him on sustainable development and to develop new approaches to integrate economic, environmental, and equity issues. The council is a partnership of leaders from business; multiple levels of government; and community, environmental, labor, and civil rights organizations.
This group is undertaking five tasks:
- Completing PCSD efforts to create an inventory of Federal activities in support of recommendations made in the Councils 1996 "Sustainable America" report.
- Compiling an inventory of examples of regional cooperation in pursuit of sustainable development goals.
- Conducting a review of existing federal policies that may support urban sprawl.
- Identifying Sustainable Development issue areas where rural and metropolitan interests interact.
- Analyzing federal agency efforts to promote metropolitan sustainability.
Metro / Rural Strategies Task Force
The Metropolitan and Rural Strategies for Sustainable Communities Task Force continues the PCSD's mission by developing a toolbox of strategies and actions that provide incentives and remove barriers to implementation of sustainable community initiatives. The purpose of this toolbox is to help communities replicate successful solutions for sustainable community development. The recommendations promote regional , multi-jurisdictional, and multi-stakeholder partnerships by identifying how community and environmental organizations, the private sector, as well as Federal, State, and local government agencies can work together on key issues identified in previous PCSD reports. The recommendations will outline the specific roles and responsibilities of these major actors working in partnerships.
Climate Change
EMTF
International
