Sustainable Communities Tours, Education & Resources There are many opportunities to learn from Robertsfors and the other eco-municipalities in Sweden. TOURS: Sustainable Sweden Tours offers yearly tours of eco-municipalities throughout Sweden, including Robertsfors, in English. Check out their website for information on the upcoming tour dates and agendas! Sustainable Sweden Tours>> TRAININGS AND RESOURCES: Esam AB offers educational programs, lectures and trainings to communities and businesses that are interested in working towards sustainable futures and in developing comprehensive management systems. They provide sections of the Agenda 21 Training Guide online as a resource to communities and businesses. Esam AB English>> BOOKS: The Natural Step for Communities, by Torbjörn Lahti The book first clarifies the concept of sustainability, offering guiding principles -- the Natural Step framework -- that help identify sustainable action in any area. It then introduces the sixty-plus eco-municipalities of Sweden that have adopted changes to sustainable practices throughout municipal policies and operations. The third section explains how they did it, and outlines how other communities in North America and elsewhere can do the same. Key to success is a democratic "bottom-up" change process, and clear guiding sustainability principles such as the Natural Step framework. Purchase the book at New Society Publishers: www.newsociety.com/bookid/3841