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NSF e-mail interest groups

The interest groups are one of NSF's current projects. There are now 25 e-mail interest groups. Members of each group are selected on the basis of the interests they express on their NSF membership applications and on their known areas of interest. Members receive e-mailed information which the NSF office identifies as worth passing on. The office is selective and passes on only a small proportion of what they review.

We hope the information is useful, informative and – most importantly – supports action NSF members are taking to achieve "healthy people on a healthy planet". We generally hide members' names and e-mail addresses (for privacy) but it's always open to any member to ask the others to agree to disclosure – if, for example, members want to meet, exchange e-mails or discuss a topic. NSF certainly hopes that this will happen and that groups of members receiving e-mails become groups of citizens acting to achieve “healthy people on a healthy planet”.

The present groups are:

•      Africa (and other poorer states)

•      Architecture and design

•      Biodiversity, wilderness, conservation

•      Children, families

•      China, India (and other states growing rapidly towards the Western model)

•      Climate change

•      Community building and activism (including SEE-Change)

•      Education

•      Energy

•      Environmental policy

•      Evolution

•      Farming

•      Food security, GM

•      Health

•      Housing

•      Marine and water

•      Peace, war and conflict resolution

•      Population

•      Regional sustainability

•      Simple, sustainable living

•      Social justice and the environment

•      Society, economics, politics and culture

•      Transport

•      Urban sustainability

•      Waste, pollution and recycling

We preface each e-mail’s subject line with [NSF] and use a clear title. This enables recipients to see at a glance whether the e-mail is likely to be useful to them or if they should simply delete it.

NSF members who would like:

•      to be added to any of the above “NSF interest groups”

•      to be removed from any groups they are now on, or

•      to suggest a new “interest group” topic area,

can contact the NSF office.

Page updated 30 November 2007