World Commission on Protected Areas | IUCN
It "develops knowledge based policy, advice and guidance on the full suite of issues surrounding protected areas through the establishment of Specialist Groups and Task Forces". With an aim to...
World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL)| IUCN
Conservation, Environmental Law, Sustainable Development, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
It aims to advance "environmental law by providing specialized knowledge and assistance to strengthen the legal foundations of the conservation of nature and sustainable development". It does this through the...
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
It works to advance the understanding of "multiscale dynamic interactions between natural and social systems that affect climate" through international science coordination and partnerships "to inform the development of policies...
World Central Kitchen
A not-for-profit non-governmental organization devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. Works "providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises" and building "resilient food systems...
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
It seeks to demonstrate “environmental protection coupled with economic growth". It also comprises a Regional Network of 60 national and regional partner organizations called Business Councils for Sustainable Development (BCSDs),...
World Business Academy
It explores the role of business in relation to critical moral, environmental, and social issues of our time" with the aim to "provide the public with information and resources about...
World Bank
Cities, Climate Change, Desalination, Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, Green Growth | Jobs | Economy
It is a "unique global partnership", with "five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries". It does so by "providing loans to...
World Alliance for Decentralized Energy
It aims to "bring about advancement in the field of cogeneration and renewable energy sources" to lessen "the negative impact of use of the conventional energy on the climate". Originally...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
It is dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education, operating six research departments and more than 40 centres and labs. WHOI is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher...
Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future
It aims to advance sustainability by providing "professional women who are engaged in creating a financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable future." This gives the women the opportunity to "professionally support...
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom
Its striving to "end and prevent war, ensure that women are represented at all levels in the peace-building process, defend the human rights of women, and promote social, economic and...
Women’s Funding Network
It is dedicated "to providing strategies, research, and resources that support the critical agency and influence of women’s foundations and gender justice funders in the movement for equality, justice, and...
Women’s Environment & Development Organization/WEDO
It works towards ensuring that women are able "to claim their rights as decision-makers, advocates and leaders, especially on issues related to environment and sustainable development.” It's mission is to...
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & Natural Resource Management/WOCAN
Agriculture, Certifying Organizations, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, Women’s Groups
It was established with the "objective to address three major gaps that emerge from the knowledge and experiences of sustainable and rural development processes." The gaps are within the "policies...
Women for Water Partnership
It is active in the areas of water, sanitation, sustainable development and women’s participation." It works to raise the "profile of women in the water and development sector, both in...
Women Environmental Programme
It is dedicated to promoting the rights of women and children, with a particular focus on environmental protection, sustainable development, and poverty reduction. WEP has been instrumental in various projects...
Women Engage for a Common Future
It believes that a sustainable future and environment needs holistic solutions reflecting the lives of people on the ground. That is why it works on transformative gender equality and women’s...
Women Deliver
It advocates for the "health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women". To this it drives the Young Leaders Program and has 12 areas in which it invests, including climate,...
Women and Gender Constituency
Environmental Protection, Gender Equality, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, Women’s Groups
It works to "ensure women’s rights and gender justice within the climate change convention framework" by providing a "number of ways for civil society and non-governmental organizations which work for...
Winrock International
Winrock International focuses on U.S. and international development, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social, agricultural and environmental challenges. Their mission is to "empower the disadvantaged, increase...