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5 Gyres Institute
5 Gyres runs expeditions to explore plastic pollution in oceanic gyres. A gyre is a large-scale system of wind-driven surface currents in the ocean. The gyres referred to in the name...
A Plastic Planet
It is concerned about the increase in pollution and it's impact on health. Therefore, it "is working with: politicians, scientists, charities, NGOs, packaging manufacturers, consumer goods producers, and supermarkets themselves...
Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat
A "joint venture between four Swedish environmental organisations with the chief purpose of promoting awareness of the problems associated with air pollution and climate change, and thus, in part as...
Air Pollution: A QuickLook at Organizations Working Towards Clean Air
There is an increasing desire to understand how to stop air pollution. Each year, it is responsible for some 7 million deaths worldwide. This includes indoor air pollution (which kills...
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Their focus is on enhancing waste management capacity and capability by improving collection, sorting, processing, and recycling systems, especially in underserved regions. They do so through collaboration and collective action....
Automotive Recyclers Association
Promotes a certified recyclers program for reuse of recycled original equipment (ROE; original manufactured parts), and training through ARA University. Sets standards for environmental and safety issues. Publishes magazine Automotive...
Back to Blue Initiative
A multi-year joint initiative of the Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation working to tackle "visible and invisible ocean pollution to shape, inspire and catalyse progress." In this sense, the...
Ban Toxics
Ban Toxics (2006; Quezon City, Philippines; 24 staff; bantoxics.org) An advocate for sound chemicals management and environmental justice, that campaigns "for a toxics-free and environmentally just world through policy advocacy...
be Waste Wise
It is a a non-profit organization "addressing the need for knowledge dissemination in waste management by bringing the best minds in the world together to build a global waste management...
Berkeley Earth
An independent non-profit providing comprehensive open-source global air pollution data and highly accessible global temperature data that is "timely, unbiased, and verified." Also, they investigate the nature of the relationships...
Biodiversity Research Institute
A research centre with the mission "to assess emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems through collaborative research, and to use scientific findings to advance environmental awareness and inform decision makers."...
Break Free From Plastic
A global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. At the moment "more than 11,000 organizations and individual supporters from across the world have joined the movement to demand...
California Air Resources Board
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is a governmental body of the state of California, charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs...
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Mission: protect human health by protecting the planet, by bringing health expertise to environmental issues in Canada in five campaigns: Pesticides, Energy and Climate Change, Organics, Green Health Care, and...
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Center for Atmospheric Sciences
A center for education and research in atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Its goal is to "conduct cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and create highly skilled manpower in 4 core areas: atmospheric modelling,...
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
A research organisation "revealing the trends, causes, health impacts and solutions to air pollution". It uses "scientific data, research and evidence to support the efforts of governments, companies and campaigning...
Clean Air Asia
The international non-governmental organization aims to lead the "regional mission for better air quality, and healthier, more livable cities throughout Asia." Their mission is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse...
Clean Air Council
It "supports clean air efforts in the Mid-Atlantic Region through related sustainability and public health initiatives, using public education, community action, government oversight, and enforcement of environmental laws". The council...
Clean Air Fund
A global philanthropic entity funding organizations worldwide that reduce outdoor air pollution, improve human health and accelerate decarbonization. Brings together funders, researchers, policymakers, and activists to find and scale solutions...
Clean Cooking Alliance
A network of global partners working to create a thriving global market for cleaner, more modern household cooking solutions.The initiative is hosted by the United Nations Foundation to mobilize high-level...