Turning Tide, The: The People, Principles & Strategies Creating Ecological Balance

"This publication documents the creative insights and practical strategies developed by a diverse group of environmental innovators from around the world that met to address global challenges to the environment in London, October 2000. Participants joined the 2nd International Environmental Innovations Workshop from countries including Nigeria, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia and India and shared their unique experiences as environmental innovators within Ashoka's Global Fellowship of social entrepreneurs. The booklet includes a review of the central ideas of the meeting, a framework of principles driving environmental change, and Case Studies of these principles in action. The Turning Tide provides a practical look at what some of the world's most cutting-edge environmental innovators are doing to tackle environmental challenges of global importance in fields as diverse as river conservation, community-based forestry, and sustainable agriculture."