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Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
It conducts polar and marine research, working in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Though it is one of the few scientific institutions in the world that is...
Center for Global Change Science
Builds on existing programs of research and education in the Schools of Science and Engineering at MIT, in order to better understand the natural mechanisms underlying the ocean, atmosphere and...
Center for Sustainable Systems
A research center developing systems analysis methods, models, and metrics to advance sustainable futures. Its vision is "to accelerate high-impact sustainability transformations." Works with different stakeholders on interdisciplinary research, education,...
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Earth Institute
A research institute that was founded to advance the basic understanding of earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. They aim...
Earth Overshoot Day
This day is hosted and calculated by the Global Footprint Network, "an international research organization that provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s...
Earth System Dynamics
An international open source scientific journal of the European Geoscience Union that takes a broad perspective of the functioning of the whole Earth system and global change. They employ an...
Earth System Governance Project
A global research alliance exploring political solutions and novel, more effective governance mechanisms to cope with the current transitions in the biogeochemical systems of the planet. Developing integrated earth system...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Describes itself as "an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society." It "is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professionals, educators,...
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Is a research institute dedicated to developing "scientific knowledge of physical and biogeochemical environmental processes at local, regional, and global scales." It applies this knowledge to improve society's awareness and...
Institute of Earth System Preservation
Institute of Earth System Preservation (2008; Munich; 10 staff; ias.tum.de) The Institute of Earth System Preservation is "a global network of scientists, decision-makers, and members from governmental and non-governmental organizations."...
Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science
The IR3S aims to build "a sustainable society through linking global, social and human systems." It works to maintain and develop "research centers of transdisciplinary sustainability science" and "build an...
International Expert Group on Earth Systems Preservation
A global "network of scientists, politicians, administrators, and entrepreneurs" sharing a "deep concern about the crises that challenge humanity today." It works to promote "earth system science through conferences, workshops,...
PANGAEA
An open-access data library that "publishes and distributes georeferenced data from earth system research." Its data, most of which is freely available, spans various environmental science topics including "atmosphere, fisheries,...
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
It is a combination and expansion of two previously existing organizations, the Wood Research Institute (WRI) and the Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere (RASC). Currently, it seeks “to...
Turner Foundation
Turner Foundation (1990; Atlanta; turnerfoundation.org) The Turner Foundation is "rooted in its commitment to protecting and restoring natural systems - land, air and water - on which all life depends."...
US Global Change Research Program
The USGCRP is "mandated by Congress to coordinate Federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society." It...