Efforts among international organizations to fend off "light pollution" around some of the world's most pristine night skies have blossomed into a veritable dark sky movement.
The movement celebrates International Dark Sky Week during the first week of April with some recent gains. The European Union has new guidelines to cut night light from road and traffic signals. Germany has its first "dark sky community." Texas has its first "dark sky sanctuary."
Science & Technology — Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) — Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) — European Southern Observatory (ESO) — European Union (E.U.) — International Astronomical Union (IAU) — International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) — U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) — UNESCO — United Nations (U.N.) — Germany — Chile — Australia — Spain — Global Issues — United States (U.S.) — United Kingdom (U.K.) — Canada — Denmark
