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Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN)
Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) (2003; Amman; apnature.org) They are concerned with the protection of the environment and the natural resources of Arab countries against all hazards,...
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) (1989; Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago; 18 staff; canari.org) A regional, technical non-profit organization dedicated "to promoting and facilitating equitable participation and effective collaboration in the management...
Center for Environmental Economics Research & Consultancy
Center for Environmental Economics Research & Consultancy (2008; Tena, Ghana; 8 staff; eerac.org) It aims to address the specific research needs within the fields of environment and development economics, and...
COBRA Collective
The COBRA Collective is a social enterprise working striving for a “world where marginalized communities are empowered to control their own destiny.” It “empowers communities to achieve positive change through...
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
A scientific association fostering cross-sectoral cooperation in environmental, climate & resource economics in Europe. At the moment it has "over 1200 members in 60 countries, from Europe and beyond, ranging...
Ford Foundation
A global grant-making organization seeking to improve people's lives by addressing inequality. Its vision is to transform the lives of people all over the world by addressing inequality. For more...
Foundation for Ecological Security
It works towards "conservation of nature and natural resources through collective action of local communities" by locating "forests and other natural resources within the prevailing economic, social and ecological dynamics...
Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere
A research project funded by the Family Erling-Persson Foundation, to address the economic dynamics of global change and the challenge of considering how to manage economic development and use of...
Biosphere and Economic Dynamics, Economic Dynamics and Biosphere, Natural Resources, Oceans, Systems Thinking
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want (International Resource Panel, March 2019, 158p; 36p Summary) This report by the International Resource Panel looks into material resources,...
Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, Resource Efficiency, Resource Efficiency and Protection, Resource Exploitation, Resources
Korea Energy Economics Institute
Develops policies on national energy and natural resources, and contributes to the national economy by collecting,investigating, analyzing, and disseminating information,and by educating policymakers on a variety of trends and information...
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Natural Resource Governance Institute (2013; New York; ⁓100 staff; resourcegovernance.org) An independent non-profit organization dedicated to "help people to realize the benefits of their countries’ oil, gas and mineral wealth...
Peak-Oil.org
Peak-Oil.org (2002; Corvallis Oregon; 2 staff peak-oil.org) Continues the work of the "Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas USA" (ASPO-USA) this project publishes Peak Oil News and...
Fossil Fuel Industry Monitor, Fossil Fuels, Information Portals, Natural Resources, Peak Oil and Gas
ReSEES Laboratory
An interdisciplinary research lab is devoted to investigating environmental, economic, and energy sustainability issues. It analyzes and develops effective strategies and methods for addressing these issues using various research tools...
Resources for the Future
Resources for the Future (1952; Washington DC; rff.org) A think tank, which aims to examine the nation’s use of natural resources and implications for the future of the US economy...
Robert, Karl-Henrik
Karl-Henrik Robert (b.1947) is a Swedish cancer scientist and founder of The Natural Step in 1989, a non-profit with offices in 12 countries and associates in >50 countries. TNS led...
Schmidt Family Foundation
The foundation focuses on bringing "philanthropic resources to some of this century’s greatest challenges across the globe." It applies "new knowledge and innovation as its model for problem solving and...
Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW)
Southern Africa Resource Watch (2007; Johannesburg; 7 staff; sarwatch.co.za) An independent watchdog institution working towards "monitor corporate state conduct in the extraction and beneficiation of natural resources in Southern Africa...
Sustainable Development Institute
SDI works “to transform decision-making processes of natural resource management so the benefits are shared equally.” It “aims to create a space for the participation of local communities in decision...
Swaminathan, Mankombu Sambasivan
Mankombu S. Swaminathan (b.1925) is an Indian geneticist, renowned for leading India’s Green Revolution developing higher-yielding varieties of wheat. He is founding Chairman of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation...
Wackernagel, Mathis
Mathis Wackernagel (b.1962) is founder and CEO of the Global Footprint Network, a sustainability think tank with 19 staff and offices in Oakland (CA), Brussels, and Geneva. Its mission is...