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Access Initiative, The
Access Initiative, The (1999; Washington; 4 secretariat staff; accessinitiative.org/) A global network of >250 civil society organizations in 60 countries that promotes access to environmental information and justice, environmental impact...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Democracy Index, Environmental Education, Environmental Governance, Environmental Justice, Water
BBVA Foundation
BBVA Foundation (2008; Madrid; 18 staff; fbbva.es) An organization that "expresses the corporate social responsibility of the BBVA Group, in particular, its commitment to the advancement of the societies where...
Biopolitics International Organisation
Biopolitics International Organisation (1985; Athens; biopolitics.gr) It aims to "raise awareness of environmental problems, and to accelerate the implementation of new and more effective approaches to safeguarding the earth for...
Brundtland, Gro Harlem
Gro Harlem Brundtland (b.1939) is a physician who trained in Norway, and became interested in public health and environmental issues, as well as women’s rights. She served as Norwegian Minister...
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Biological Diversity (1989; Tucson, Arizona; 160 staff; biologicaldiversity.org) Is a nonprofit environmental activist and legal advocacy organization known for working through science, law and creative media to...
Activist Organizations, Animal Welfare, Biodiversity, Climate Change Activism, Climate Change and Law, Environment, Environment Policy, Environmental Activism, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Law, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Mapping, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Policy, Environmental Policy Monitoring, Environmental Protection, Law, Law and Climate Change, Law and Environment, Law and Sustainability, Marine Biodiversity, Plant Biodiversity, Species Extinction, Species Survival, Threatened Species, Wilderness Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Protection
Center for Respect of Life and the Environment
Center for Respect of Life and the Environment (1986; Washington; 4 staff; www.crle.org) Is a center striving to “foster an ethic of compassion toward all sentient beings and respect for...
Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk
Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk (Penn State University; www.solutions2wxrisk.psu.edu) Is a center affiliated with Penn State University’s Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. It aims at making...
Center for Sustainability Studies
Center for Sustainability Studies (2003; São Paulo; 44 staff; gvces.com) A research center associated with Fundação Getulio Vargas’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP). It seeks to inspire...
Environment, Environmental Education, Human Rights, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, University Sustainability Programs
Chinadialogue
Chinadialogue (2006; London/Beijing; 18 staff; chinadialogue.net) The independent, non-profit organisation is dedicated to "promoting a common understanding of China’s environmental challenges." It "identifies, promotes and supports the unique voices that...
Citizens for Global Solutions
Citizens for Global Solutions (2012; Washington; 9 staff; globalsolutions.org) Is a membership organization working towards a “future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect rights and freedoms, and...
Environment, Justice, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Peace Education, Sustainability, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs
Compassion in World Farming
Compassion in World Farming (1967, Surrey, UK; 10 staff; ciwf.com) The organization "campaigns peacefully to end all factory farming practices" to end cruel factory farming. It "advocates on behalf of...
Cornell Climate Smart Solutions Program
Cornell Climate Smart Solutions Program (2013; Ithaca, NY; 26 staff; climatechange.cornell.edu) Is a program that "builds stakeholder capacity and works toward a future where agricultural, environmental, and social systems are...
Eco-Union
Eco-Union (2005; Barcelona; 9 staff; ecounion.eu) An environmental NGO that aims "to empower change-makers towards sustainability in the Euro-Mediterranean region." Its mission is to promote a "new environmental culture in...
Ecochallenge.org
Ecochallenge.org (2009; Portland, OR; 8 staff; ecochallenge.org) Ecochallenge.org was started by the Northwest Earth Institute. The Institute held its inaugural EcoChallenge in 2009 and has held many events since. EcoChallenge works...
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Law Institute (1969; Washington; ~60 staff; eli.org) An institute that is working towards “a healthy environment, prosperous economies, and vibrant communities founded on the rule of law.” They work...
Biodiversity, Environment, Environmental Justice, Environmental Law, Freshwater, Land Management, Land Preservation, Law and Environment, Law and Sustainability, Ocean Preservation, Oceans: General
Environmentalists Against War
Environmentalists Against War (Berkeley,CA; envirosagainstwar.org) The group of "organizations and individuals is working for the environment and environmental justice." They raised their "voices in opposition to the US war on...
European ECO Forum, The
The European ECO Forum (1993; Slovenia; eco-forum.org) The adhoc Coalition of environmental citizens’ organizations (ECOs) and other NGOs acting in the UNECE region, primarily focuses on the Environment for Europe's...
French Environment & Energy Management Agency
French Environment & Energy Management Agency (1991; Paris; 1000+ staff; ademe.fr/en) Also known as Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie, this government agency "is active in the...
Energy Management, Environment, Environment and Peace, Environment Policy, Environmental Policy, Government Agency
German Watch
German Watch (1991; Germany; 38 staff; germanwatch.org) The "independent development and environmental organisation lobbies for sustainable global development" It works to promote "North-South equity and the preservation of livelihoods" by...
Global Citizen
Global Citizen (2012; NYC; globalcitizen.org) Is an “advocacy organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty by 2030.” It “encourages people to learn and take action on its platform; those actions apply...