About Glocal Action
The “Think Global, Act Local” Resource Site Is To:
Connects leaders, experts and advocates
Explores ideas and applications of sustainability
Collects and shares local resources
This resource provides a framework for emerging issues and global concerns and a forum for ongoing dialogue about theses issues.
Glocal Action was inspired and launched by the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy Fellow’s Jen Michaels and Melinda Kelley through the Leadership for a Sustainable Future Program.
Through the Leadership for a Sustainable Future Program, students Jen & Melinda created “The G.A.P.” for their class final leadership project. The G.A.P. stands for The Glocal Action Project. This project was created to share local activity and homegrown solutions in Sonoma County, California.
The primary focus areas are global concerns and their local impacts include the following topic areas:
Climate Change
Energy
Air
Soil
Water
Food and Agriculture
Ecosystem Services
Transportation
Land Use
Social Equity
Health and Education
Waste Management
Ecology
Economy
Community Planning
Public Policy