It also includes a bibliography indexed by subject and location. ILD is a UN global partnership program whose purpose is to enhance the development of leadership skills in young professionals from Canada and around the world. ILD organizes professional skills enhancement programs, international work placements, communications linkages and global leadership forums. Idealist A project of Action Without Borders, this site provides information on non-profit associations, jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities. This site lists internship opportunities in the environmental field.
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As part of the Canadian government's Youth Employment Strategy, IISD sponsors a career-enhancing placement program to send Canadian youth to international business councils, trade organizations and sustainable development institutions. Participants spend 6 to 8 months in the host organization and use Internet technologies to deliver research and practice from around the world to global audiences. This American organization has been fighting hunger, disease, illiteracy, poverty and lack of opportunity around the world since 1961. Volunteers are needed to work in agriculture, education, forestry, health, engineering, and skilled trades, business, the environment, urban planning, youth development, and the teaching of English for commerce and technology. Volunteers have specific skills and experience to share in settings where those skills are needed to supplement local resources.