Background Papers and
Fact Sheets

USDA Background Papers on Sustainable Agriculture, Forest Management, and Community Development

Sustainable Agriculture Briefing Papers
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
Core 4 Conservation: Conservation for Agriculture's Future
USDA National Agroforestry Center
Integrated Agricultural Systems National Program Action Plan
Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Research

Sustainable Forest Management Briefing Papers
Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
Roundtable on Sustainable Forest Management
Forest Service Community Based Partnerships
Four Corners Sustainable Forest Partnership
International Forest Fire Training and Management
National Fire Management Plan

People and Community Briefing Papers
Rural Development Cooperative Services
Mutual Self-help Housing Program
National Rural Development Partnership
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&Ds)
USDA Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
Telemedicine and Distance Learning
Water Quality and Green Infrastructure Solutions

Education, Outreach and Extension Briefing Papers
International Programs at Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Regional Rural Development Centers
TEACH US Program
Global Food for Education Program
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
The National School Lunch Program
National Organic Program
Native American Programs at CSREES

Scientific and Technology Briefing Papers
Biobased Products from Renewable Resources
Biotechnology and Agriculture Productivity and Sustainability
Scientific Cooperation and Research Program
Recent Work of Natural Resources Conservation Service on the Continent of Africa
Trade Capacity Building

Department of State Fact Sheets on WSSD

Preventing Famine in South Africa
Summary of Conservation Programs Under Farm Bill Conservation Title
U.S. WTO Agriculture Proposal
Mapping a New Course for Development
Millennium Challenge Account
Trade Promotion Authority
U.S. Contribution to the Global Environmental Facility
Global Climate Change Initiative
Clear Skies Act
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
Investing in Health
Education Programs

United Nations WSSD Fact Sheets

Highlights from WSSD: Commitments and Initiatives
Summit Fact Sheet
The Johannesburg Summit: An Overview
Progress Since the Earth Summit
Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals
Facts About Finance and Trade
Facts About Water
Facts About Health
Facts About Globalization
Facts About Consumption and Production Patterns
Facts About Africa
Facts on Forests

Additional United Nation's Fact Sheets