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Organisations that focus on environmental issues on a global scale
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- Oceans, Islands & Coasts
- Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) (London) - to promote strategies for the sustainable development of the
coastal and marine environment through scientific, legal and policy research, and advisory and public awareness activities
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) (Washington, DC) - global coalition of environmental NGOs works to ensure
that the Antarctic continent, its surrounding islands and the Great Southern Ocean survive as the world's last unspoiled
wilderness, a global commons for the heritage of future generations
- Cousteau Society (Hampton, VA, USA) - educates people to understand, to love and to protect the waters systems of the
planet, marin and fresh water, for the well-being of future generations
- Global Islands Network (GIN) (Isle of Skye, Scotland) - non-profit organisation established to conduct and promote culturally
appropriate, ecologically sound, economically sustainable and socially equitable development on islands worldwide
- International Ocean Institute (IOI) (Gzira, Malta) - organisation that undertakes education, training, and research to enhance the
peaceful uses of ocean space and resources, their management and regulation, and the protection and conservation of the
marine environment, guided by the principle of Common Heritage for Mankind
- International Scientific Council for Islands Development (Insula) (Paris, France) - non-profit making, nongovernmental
international organisation that aims to contribute to the economic, social and cultural progress of islands throughout the world,
as well as to the protection of island environment and the development of their resources, by facilitating technical co-operation in
all fields relating to sustainable island development with a special interest in island cultures and human resources development
and the exchange of information and experience through the publication and diffusion of periodical journals, books and reports,
using the international and multidisciplinary network represented by its members
- International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) (Isle of Skye, Scotland) - group of scholars, researchers and other
interested persons from around the world concerned with small islands
- International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) (Lawrence, KS, USA) - promote, for the benefit of the public, the production and
dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs, both living and fossil
- Island Resources Foundation (St Thomas, US Virgin Islands) - private, non-profit research and education organization dedicated
to solving the environmental problems of development in small tropical islands
- Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) (London) - independent, global, non-profit organisation whose role is to recognise, via a
certification programme, well-managed fisheries and to harness consumer preference for seafood products bearing the MSC
label of approval
- Ocean Conservancy (Washington, DC) - organization dedicated solely to protecting the oceans, which combines science-based
advocacy, grassroots activism, litigation, education and outreach to find lasting solutions to issues affecting our oceans and all
marine life
- Project AWARE Foundation - international organization of divers who aim to teach the world about the importance and
responsibility of preserving the aquatic environment and its resources
- Reef Ball Foundation (Woodstock, GA, USA) - international environmental nonprofit group which aims to help restore the world's
ocean ecosystems and to emphasize and protect natural reef systems through preservation, technology, innovative public
education opportunities, and community involvement
- Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSnet) (New York, NY) - connects 43 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the
Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and African island nations in order to support the implementation of
the sustainable development objectives of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA)
- Small Islands Voice (SIV) (Paris and Puerto Rico) - inter-regional initiative focusing on small islands in the Caribbean, Indian
Ocean and Pacific regions which promotes the voice of the general public in small islands to become a driving force for island
development
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- Pollution
- International POPs* Elimination Network (IPEN) (Toronto, Canada) - global network of public interest non-governmental
organizations united in support of a common Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Elimination Platform, aimed at the
elimination of persistent organic pollutants on an expedited yet socially equitable basis
- International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) (London) - non-profit making organisation, funded by the vast majority
of the world's shipowners, which devotes considerable effort to a wide range of technical services, the most important of which is
responding to oil spills
- International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) - professional and scholarly organization of scientists from
academic institutions, government, and industry, which promotes the acquisition and utilization of knowledge in toxicology, aids
in the protection of public health, and facilitates disciplines
- Pollution Prevention World Information Network (P2WIN) (Sarnia, ON, Canada) - Internet-based network which connects and
serves as a virtual meeting place for pollution prevention roundtables, cleaner production networks and other organizations
committed to promoting and advancing pollution prevention and sustainability issues
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- Publishers and Publications
- The Ecologist (London) - non-profit making magazine covering everything from science and technology to the impacts of
globalisation on jobs, health and the environment
- Environment & Energy Publishing (Washington, DC) - publishers of Greenwire magazine, Energy & Energy Daily, and Land
Letter weekly
- People and the Planet Online (London) - magazine reporting on human interaction with the natural world
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- Sustainability
- Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) (Zurich, Switzerland) - brings together research teams from the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo and Chalmers University of Technology to
study large-scale, multidisciplinary environmental problems that are faced by the world's ecosystems, economies, and societies
- Alliance for Sustainability (University of Minnesota, USA) - non-profit organisation that aims to bring about personal,
organizational and planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially
just and humane, and by bringing together diverse businesses, government agencies, academic institutions, religious
organizations, nonprofits, community groups and individuals in support of sustainability
- Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) (Brussels, Belgium) - international trade federation representing the world's recycling
industry, covering in particular ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and textiles
- Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) (Powys, UK) - concerned with the search for globally sustainable, whole and
ecologically sound technologies and ways of life
- Centre for Information on Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LIESA) - independent organization with the mandate to
contribute to poverty alleviation through the promotion of agro-ecological approaches, documentation, analysis, and publication
of succesfull experiences in low external input and sustainable agriculture
- Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) - aims to accelerate the use of renewable energy by
providing credible information, insightful policy analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting
environmental needs by researching, publishing, and disseminating information, creating policy tools, and hosting highly active,
on-line, renewable energy discussion groups
- Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) (Belzig, Germany) - global confederation of people and communities that meet and share their
ideas, exchange technologies, develop cultural and educational exchanges, directories and newsletters, and are dedicated to
restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out
- Global Vision Corporation (Wicklow, Ireland) - independent, non-profit NGO in charge of an international educational media
campaign to promote the concept of sustainability as a global goal
- International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) (Toronto, Canada) - international association of local governments
whose aim is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global
environmental and sustainable development conditions through cumulative local actions
- International Institute for the Urban Environment (IIUE) (Delft, Netherlands) - independent organisation that carries out research
and studies, realises demonstration projects, organises professional workshops, conferences and training programmes, and
stimulates public awareness of sustainable urban development, creating a pleasant urban environment in which to live, work and
prosper, while not burdening the surroundings
- International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) (Denmark) - world-wide network of 200 NGOs in more than 60
countries working for sustainable energy solutions to reduce poverty and protect the environment
- Northern Alliance for Sustainability (ANPED) (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - democratic network that links NGOs and voluntary
organisations in all parts of the Northern hemisphere, including North America, Western Europe, Central Europe and Eastern
Europe Caucacus Central Asia, and works to promote sustainable societies worldwide by supporting grassroots activity and
participatory democracy and linking NGOs who share its aims
- Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN) (Washington, DC) - works in partnership with citizens groups nationally and
globally on environment, human rights and development issues with a particular focus on energy, climate change, environmental
justice, gender equity, and economic issues, particularly as these play out in North/South relations
- Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming (London, UK)
- SustainAbility (London & NY) - consultancy, think tank and public interest group
- Thoreau Center for Sustainability (San Francisco, CA, USA) - global center, named after the American writer and naturalist,
Henry David Thoreau, which is dedicated to addressing the world's most critical environmental, cultural, and social challenges
- Union for Sustainable Development (UDD) (Union pour le développement durable) (Quebec, Canada) - brings together ecologists
and scientists involved in social debates where sustainable development is at stake
- University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) (Washington, DC) - aims to make sustainability a major focus of teaching,
research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide, through advocacy, education, research, assessment,
membership support, and international partnerships to advance education for sustainability
- Village Earth - consortium which aims to achieve sustainable village-based development by connecting communities with global
resources through training, consulting, and networking with organizations worldwide
- World Resources Institute (WRI) (Washington, DC) - independent and non-partisan environmental research and policy
organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people's lives
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- Tourism & Planning
- EcoPlan International (EPI) (Vancouver, Canada) - consortium of expert planners, economists, environmental analysts,
scientists, engineers and industry specialists which maintains a roster of highly qualified associates in North America, South
America and Asia
- Ecotravel Center (Washington, DC) - resource of Conservation International (CI), designed for people who earn their living from
ecotourism
- Green Globe 21 (Canberra, Australia) - worldwide benchmarking and certification program which facilitates sustainable travel and
tourism for consumers, companies and communities, based on Agenda 21 and principles for Sustainable Development
endorsed by 182 governments at the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992
- International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) (Fargo, ND, USA) - forum for advancing innovation, development and
communication of best practice in impact assessment and promoting development of local and global capacity for the
application of environmental assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable
and sustainable development
- International Centre for Ecotourism Research (ICER) (Griffith University, Australia) - independent research centre which provides
a focus for ecotourism research in Australia and worldwide
- International Ecotourism Society (TIES) (Washington, DC) - global network of academics, consultants, conservation
professionals and organizations, governments, architects, tour operators, lodge owners and managers, general development
experts and ecotourists, which defines ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and
sustains the well-being of local people"
- International Hotels Environment Initiative (IHEI) (London) - industry group that aims to encourage the continuous improvement of
environmental performance by the hotel industry worldwide by raising environmental awareness in the hotel industry and
promoting good practice internationally, working with governments, non-governmental organisations, hotel associations, tourism
bodies and hotels
- International Network for Environmental Management (INEM) (Hamburg, Germany) - non-profit, non-partisan, world federation of
national associations for environmental management and sustainable development which aims to help companies improve their
environmental and economic performance
- International Network of Green Planners (INGP) (Leerdam, Netherlands) - forum for policy makers from around the world, which
aims to enhance professionalism amongst practitioners involved in the development and implementation of plans, policy
frameworks and ideas through which long term environmental policy planning and the interaction of this field with external
developments is supported, with the ultimate goal to achieve sustainable development
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- Transport
- International Association of Public Transport (UITP) (Brussels) - international association of urban and regional passenger
transport operators, their authorities and suppliers which seeks to promote a better understanding of the potential of public
transport and the development of more efficient and attractive public transport services, and to gain the maximum benefit from
the latest available technology
- International Bicycle Fund (Seattle, WA, USA) - non-governmental, nonprofit, advocacy organization which promotes
sustainable transport and international understanding, with a focus on non-motorized urban planning, economic development,
bike safety education, responsible travel and cycle tourism, and cross-cultural, educational programs
- International Road Federation (IRF) (Geneva) - non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with public and private sector
members in some 70 countries, which aims to encourage and promote development and maintenance of better and safer roads
and road networks
- Walsh CarLines (Arlington, VA, USA) - newsletter and hundreds of other documents related to automobile emissions subjects
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- Water and Sanitation
- Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm, Sweden) - facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experience, and the
practice of integrated water resources management through a worldwide network of partners, by identifying critical knowledge
needs at both global and regional levels, helping design programmes for meeting these needs, and serving as a marketplace for
providers and financiers of the required knowledge services
- International Office for Water (IOW) (Paris) - gathers public and private partners involved in water resources management and
protection in France, Europe and in the world in order to set up a real partners' network
- International Secretariat for Water (ISW) (Secrétariat International de l'eau) (Montréal, Canada) - international non-government
organisation which acts in an advisory capacity, principally in developing countries, providing support and mobilizing local
communities involved in the management of freshwater, in order to deploy appropriate actions to ensure that the right of access
to water and sanitation for all populations, and in particular for the most disadvantaged, is recognized as a fundamental right
- International Water Association (IWA) (London) - helps water professionals create innovative, pragmatic and sustainable
solutions to challenging global water needs, connecting the broad community of water professionals around the globe and
integrating the leading edge of professional thought on research and practice, regulators and the regulated, across national
boundaries and across the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater disciplines
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Pretoria, South Africa) - nonprofit scientific research organization which
focuses on the sustainable use of water and land resources in agriculture and on the water needs of developing countries and
works with partners in the South to develop tools and methods to help these countries eradicate poverty through more effective
management of their water and land resources
- International Water Resources Association (IWRA) (Carbondale, IL, USA) - member of the World Water Council that seeks to
improve water resource outcomes by improving the collective understanding of the physical, biological, chemical, institutional,
and socioeconomic aspects of water
- International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) (Delft, Netherlands) - independent, non-profit organization that facilitates the
sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men,
women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain
- Lifewater (Ontario, Canada) - Christian, non-profit organization of hydrogeologists, well drillers, educators, engineers,
environmental scientists, businessmen and many others with diverse skills and training from across Canada who share a
common desire to ensure that people everywhere have access to adequate supplies of safe water by training people in under-
developed countries to drill safe drinking water wells and build handpumps
- Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) (Sweden) - scientific, technical and awareness-building organisation that
contributes to international efforts to combat the escalating global water crisis
- Third World Centre for Water Management (Mexico) - aims to promote efficient water management and equitable water use,
considering not only today's problems but also tomorrow's issues, within the overall context of international development and
poverty alleviation, based on a global vision of solidarity in an era of globalisation
- WaterAid (London) - international NGO dedicated exclusively to the sustainable provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and
hygiene education to the world's poorest people
- Water Environment Federation (WEF) (Alexandria, VA, USA) - not-for-profit technical and educational organization of members
from varied disciplines in over 30 countries who collaborate to preserve and enhance the global water environment
- Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) (Geneva) - international organisation that enhances collaboration
in the water supply and sanitation sector, specifically in order to attain universal coverage of water and sanitation services for
poor people around the world.
- World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC) - international non-government organization of professionals and
informed laypersons dedicated to promoting the sustained use of the earth's soil and water resources
- World Commission on Dams (WCD) (Cape Town, South Africa) - formed with the support of the World Bank and the World
Conservation Union to review the development effectiveness of dams and assess alternatives for water resources and energy
development, and to develop internationally accepted standards, guidelines and criteria for decision-making in the planning,
design, construction, monitoring operation and decommissioning of dams
- World Water Council (WWC) (Marseille, France) - international water policy think tank dedicated to strengthening the world
water movement for an improved management of the world's water resources
- World's Water - project of the Pacific Institute dedicated to providing up-to-date water information, data, and web connections to
organizations, institutions, and individuals working on a wide range of global freshwater problems and solutions
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- Wildlife and Wilderness
- Ape Alliance (London) - international coalition of organisations and individuals, working for the conservation and welfare of apes
- Bat Conservation International ( (BCI) (Austin, TX, USA) - is to protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide by teaching
people to understand and value bats as essential allies, protecting critical bat habitats and encouraging others to join in our
conservation efforts, and advancing scientific knowledge about bats, their conservation needs, and the ecosystems that rely on
them, through research
- BirdLife International (Cambridge, UK) - global partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their
habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources
- Born Free Foundation (Horsham, UK) - campaigns for the protection and conservation of animals in their natural habitat and
against the keeping of animals in zoos and circuses and as exotic pets
- Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF) (Silver Spring, MD, USA) - consortium of conservation organizations and scientists
dedicated to the conservation of wildlife populations threatened by commercial hunting of wildlife for sale as meat
- Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) (Apple Valley, MN, USA) - develops, tests and applies scientifically based
tools for risk assessment and decision making in the context of in situ and ex situ species management
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES) (Geneva) - international voluntary
agreement between governments aimed at ensuring that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not
threaten their survival
- David Shepherd Conservation Foundation (DSCF) (Surrey, UK) - raises funds and works for the survival of tigers, elephants,
rhinos and other critically endangered mammals in the wild
- Defenders of Wildlife (Washington, DC) - dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural
communities, focusing on the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and
habitat alteration and destruction
- EcologyFund (Ann Arbor, MI, USA) - works to attract new funds for critical habitat and wilderness preservation using the power
of the internet, with all monies from sponsorships generated going to purchase and protect wild lands
- Humane Society International (HSI) (Washington, DC) - specialises in the protection of threatened wildlife and habitats,
including marine species, and promotes effective implementation of Commonwealth and State laws, and key international
treaties
- International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (Sart-Riscourt, Belgium) - organization dedicated to the
preservation of the ancient art of falconry, a hunting tradition defined as ' taking quarry in its natural state and habitat by means
of trained birds of prey'
- International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife (IGF) (Paris, France) - charitable non-profit organization that aims to
encourage progress in wildlife research in harmony with the conservation of nature and of wildlife species, foster agricultural
methods and restoration of habitat favorable to the development of wildlife, and put itself at the disposal of governments to study
possibilities to improve legislations pertaining to hunting and to wildlife conservation
- International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) (Isle of Skye, Scotland) - global organisation working to conserve all 13 species of otter
by helping to support scientists and other workers in practical conservation, education, research and rescue and rehabilitation
- International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC) (Columbus, OH, USA) - not-for-profit organization dedicated to the
conservation of wild cats throughout the world by raising public understanding and knowledge of wild cats and supporting and
facilitating research on ecology, captive breeding, and reintroduction of cats to their native habitats
- International Wilderness Leadership Foundation (The WILD Foundation) (Ojai, CA, USA) - non-profit, non-governmental
organization that works around the world to protect highly threatened wilderness areas and wildlife, with a field project focus on
promoting wild lands conservation and species protection throughout Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nature Conservancy (Arlington, VA, USA) - aims to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the
diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) (Friday Harbor, WA, USA) - non-profit non-governmental organization involved with
the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations, and treaties protecting marine wildlife
species, with a particular focus on halting illegal fishing activities
- Tiger Information Center (Minnesota, MN, USA) - information on the endangered Bengal Tiger, sponsored by Save The Tiger
Fund
- Wetlands International (Wageningen, Netherlands) - nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the crucial work of wetland
conservation and sustainable management
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (New York, NY) - works to save wildlife and wild lands through careful science,
international conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks
- Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) (Cambridge, UK) - joint project of the World Wildlife Fund and the World
Conservation Union which works to ensure the trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
- Wildlife Trust (Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, USA) - Works worldwide to save endangered animal species from extinction
through collaborative projects with local conservationists, mostly in areas where habitat fragmentation and high human
population pressures have placed wildlife at great risk, and where local ability to carry out wildlife conservation is limited
- World Parrot Trust (Hayle, Cornwall, UK) - organisation of individuals in 65 countries dedicated exclusively to the survival and
welfare of the world's parrot species, with a focus on projects in the field
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International (Gland, Switzerland) - global organization, acting locally through a network of family
offices, which aims to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in
harmony with nature
- Xerces Society (Portland, OR, USA) - dedicated to protecting invertebrates (insects, spiders, lobsters, worms, protozoans, and
many other animals without spinal columns) as the major component of biological diversity
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