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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
American Renewable Energy Institute
American Renewable Energy Institute (2003; Aspen, CO; 10 staff; areday.net) A national non-profit that aims "to advance the rapid implementation of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the speed and...
Buildings and Energy, Business and Renewable Energy, Energy, Energy and Climate, Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulation, Energy Transformation, Energy Transition, Environmental Education, Puerto Rico Energy Transformation, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Education
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (2010; Cornell University, New York; 15 staff, 500+ fellows; atkinson.cornell.edu) A research center that bases its work on the realization that "planetary health doesn’t...
Education, Environmental Education, Further Education for Sustainability, Higher Education Programs, Sustainability, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Higher Education, University Sustainability Programs
Bay Area Green Tours
Bay Area Green Tours (Oakland CA; 13 staff; bayareagreentours.org) An NGO that provides educational tours and events that "demonstrate the sustainable economy in action, inspire support of local green businesses, and...
Biopolitics International
Biopolitics International (1985, Athens; biopolitics.gr). Mission: raise awareness of current environmental problems, and accelerate the implementation of new and more effective approaches to safeguarding the earth for generations to come,...
Climate Change Education, Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Youth Education, Info Portals, Sustainability Education, Youth Education
Blue Frontier Campaign
Blue Frontier Campaign (2003; Washington; 5 staff; bluefront.org) An NGO that offers "resources and opportunities to bring citizens who care about the health of our coasts and ocean into the...
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (2005; Belmopan; 76 staff; caribbeanclimate.bz) The CCCCC claims to be the only regional institution established specifically to address the impacts of Climate Change. It is...
Caribbean, Climate Change, Climate Change Assessment, Climate Change Education, Climate Change Policy Advising, Consulting for Sustainability, Environment Policy, Environmental Activism, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Education, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Policy, Environmental Research, Environmental Youth Education, Info Portals, Island States and Climate Change, UNEP Sustainable Consumption/Production Clearinghouse
Center for Ecoliteracy
Center for Ecoliteracy (1995; Berkeley, California; 16 staff; ecoliteracy.org) Is dedicated to "cultivating education for sustainable living". The Center not only encourages schools to teach and model sustainable practices but...
Climate Change Education, Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Youth Education, Food, Food Ecology, Food System, Global System Change, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Consumption, Sustainable Food Production, Sustainable Food System, System Change, Youth Education
Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security
Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security (2009; Austin, Texas; utefrc.org) Works to integrate and expand knowledge of subsurface phenomena across scientific disciplines using both experimental and modeling methodologies to...
Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Storage, Education, Energy, Environmental Education, Environmental Youth Education, Low-Carbon Economy, Science Education, Sustainable Economy
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
Centre for Environment Education
Centre for Environment Education (1984; India; 108 staff; ceeindia.org) The Centre for Environment Education is "supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate, Government of India.” It strives to...
Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Youth Education, Sustainability Education, Youth Education
Dancing Star Foundation
Dancing Star Foundation (1993; Los Angeles; 2 staff; dancingstarfoundation.org) The Dancing Star Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation which "is focused on international biodiversity conservation, global environmental education, and...
EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East (1994; Tel Aviv, Ramallah; ~40 staff; ecopeaceme.org) A project oriented NGO that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Their primary objective is the promotion of cooperative...
Environmental Education, Environmental Peacebuilding, Environmentalism, Middle East, Safe Drinking Water and Hygiene, Safe Water, Security and Sustainability, Sustainability Education, Water, Water and Conflict, Water Security
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth (2006; Washington; 7 staff; editors.eol.org) Describes itself as "an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society." It "is a free, expert-reviewed...
Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International (1972; Amsterdam; 2500+ staff; greenpeace.org) The best-known environmental activist group in the world, bases its work on the belief that the "fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs...
Big Green Organizations, Climate Change Activism, Environment and Peace, Environment Policy, Environmental Activism, Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection, Environmental Rights, Environmentalism, Fossil Fuel Industry Monitor, Indigenous Activism, Ocean Preservation, Oceans: General, Sustainability
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1970, Washington, 12,000 staff/6,800 scientists; noaa.gov) Mission: “To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts; to share that knowledge and information with...
Atmospheric Pollution, Climate Change, Climate Trends, Coral Reefs, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Fisheries, Great Lakes, Hurricanes, Lakes, Oceans: General, Weather
National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (2011; Annapolis, MD; 20 staff; sesync.org) Is an organization that "brings together the science of the natural world with the science of human behavior and decision-making...
Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Science, Sustainability Research, Sustainable Science Research
North American Association for Environmental Education
North American Association for Environmental Education (1971; Washington, DC; naaee.org) It works to "strengthening the field of environmental education and increasing the visibility and efficacy of the profession" throughout North...
School of Sustainability at Arizona State University
School of Sustainability at Arizona State University (2006; Phoenix; ~360 staff and faculty; schoolofsustainability.asu.edu) “The first comprehensive degree-granting program of its kind in the US.” Part of the Julie Ann...
Education, Environmental Education, Further Education for Sustainability, Higher Education Programs, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Higher Education, University Sustainability Programs
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Environment Programme (1972; Nairobi; 15 executive staff; unep.org). UNEP is the "leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension...
Climate Change Communication, Environment, Environment Outlook|Overviews, Environment Policy, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Education, Environmental Governance, Environmental Law, Environmental Policy, Sustainability Assessment, Sustainability Communication, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects