.eco
.eco is a proposed top-level domain for the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its intended purpose is for Internet resources that address environmental or sustainability policy and related issues. There are four prospective applicants for the eco top-level domain:
Applications are being evaluated by ICANN, with initial evaluation results expected in June or July 2013 [1]. Applications are posted for public comment at ICANN until September 26, 2012. Comments can be filed at the ICANN website. Two types of applications have been proposed, 'community' and 'open'. Community applications require the applicant to report to a designated community and put in place policies that represent the community identified. Open applications do not have those requirements, but may opt to put them in place.
Big Room Inc.
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Big Room Inc. began coordinating with the environmental community on .eco in 2008. More than fifty environmental groups - including the world's largest -now support Big Room's application groups. Partners including WWF, Greenpeace, IUCN, Green Cross, WBCSD, 350.org, and TckTckTck, among others.
The environmental community is represented in Big Room's .eco application via an independent not-for-profit organization called the Dot Eco Global Community Organization. That organization acts as the community hub for .eco policy-making. The organization has contracted Big Room Inc. to seek to operate .eco on behalf of the environmental community. It is Co-chaired by WWF and the Akatu Institute. The United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, and the United Nations Global Compact have observer roles and support a community-based approach for .eco.
The Dot Eco Global Community Organization has agreed a multi-stakeholder approach to administering .eco that is designed to advance the environmental community's goals, in particular sustainable development. This includes safeguards designed to reduce greenwashing and reward good environmental performance. Further details are available by downloading the public portion of Big Room's application from ICANN's website.
Donuts Inc. | Little Birch, LLC
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Planet Dot Eco, LLC
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Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
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