Community & Education

Together.com presented an opportunity for the city to promote actions and programs that reduce global warming and increase energy efficiency nationally. Keeping actions “simple” or “easy” coincides with the city’s CELEBRATE program, an employee-based program that focuses on simple changes to reduce the carbon footprint of city operations.
One goal for UNLV’s Urban Sustainability Initiative is to play a major role in achieving a sustainable community with all its interrelated dimensions, including environmental, economic and social/cultural sustainability. More...
Be green and support our local economy by purchasing locally grown produce at Farmers Markets throughout the city. The food is typically fresher, is more nutritious and requires less packaging and refrigeration than food that must be shipped long distances.

What Can I Do?

Buy Produce Locally

Volunteer

Mayor’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Community Gardens

What is the City Doing?

Green Chips

ICLEI

Carbon Disclosure Project

Earth Hour 2009

Together.com

Community Demographics


What Can I Do?
	Buy Produce Locally Local food and agriculture help communities become more self-sufficient. This food is typically fresher, is more nutritious and requires less packaging and refrigeration than food that must be shipped long distances.	Learn More Las Vegas Farmers Markets

	Volunteer The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the importance of volunteering in local communities, and recently added “volunteering 50 or more hours annually” as a indicator of a Healthy and Sustainable Community. Volunteering just 50 hours will help improve the quality of life within your community!	Learn More Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada Get Outdoors Nevada

	Mayor’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative The Mayor’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative was created to provide information on how to get smart, get up and get out.	Learn More Mayor’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative Web Page Get Healthy Clark County

	Community Gardens A study by the SNWA documented substantial water use reductions by converting turf grass to xeric and/or drought-tolerant plant material. More...	Learn More Gardens Around the Valley

What is the City Doing?
	Green Chips The city of Las Vegas is entering into a pilot program with Green Chips , a nonprofit organization, to perform energy audits and retrofits for 10 qualifying low income households and The Shade Tree shelter, at no cost to the participants. More …	Learn More Green Chips

	ICLEI ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. More...	Learn More ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

	Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is working with some of America’s largest cities to help them assess their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change-relevant data. More...	Learn More Carbon Disclosure Project

	Earth Hour 2009 Las Vegas participated in Earth Hour 2009. More than one billion people in 1,000 cities around the world switched off their lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, sending a powerful global message that we care enough about climate change to take action.	Learn More Earth Hour Pictures of Las Vegas before and during Earth Hour

	Together.com Together is an unprecedented collaboration of brands, cities and nonprofits joining together to help you fight climate change. More...	Learn More Together.com

	Community Demographics For generations we have consumed more than our share of the natural resources. Until we are aware of and understand how our actions force nature to adapt, we will not change our actions and habits. Indicators are needed to show trends and to measure progress towards goals.	Learn More Center for Business & Economic Research - UNLV Clark County Comprehensive Planning U.S Census Bureau - Quick Facts Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Contact Information

Administrative Services
Office of Sustainability
400 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101 (Map)
Phone: (702) 229-2397
E-mail