Zero Mercury Working Group
It works to eliminate mercury pollution through the adoption of laws; striving for zero supply, demand, and emissions of mercury from all anthropogenic sources, with the goal of reducing mercury...
Youth2030 Progress Report: 2023
It marks a significant milestone, commemorating five years since the UN Youth Strategy, Youth2030 launch. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the progress made in implementing Youth2030, comparing baseline...
Young Champions of the Earth
The United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) flagship youth engagement initiative. This award is given annually to young visionaries worldwide with exceptional ideas for protecting and restoring the environment. The initiative...
YK Center
Green Finance, Green Investment, Impact Investment, Market Solutions, Responsible Investment, Sustainable Development Goals
It incubates innovative initiatives that accelerate the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. It's focus is on market solutions through impact investments, green finance and education. Publications: Video...
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Is focus is climate change. It conducts scientific studies on public opinion and behavior; informs the decision-making of governments, media, companies, and advocates; educates the public; and helps build public...
Yale Environment 360
It offers opinions, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues. It belongs to the Yale University School of Forestry and Environment, and it's contributors are scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics,...
WorldFish
It operates internationally to help reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty; with a focus on sustainable aquaculture, resilient small-scale fisheries, and improving the nutritional contributions of fish to the poor. They...
World Wildlife Fund
It's one of the “world’s leading conservation organizations,” best known for its panda logo. It's mission is to “conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of...
World Water Assessment Programme
Freshwater, Sustainability Assessment, Sustainable Water Management, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) commissioned the WWAP to produce a UN system-wide periodic global overview (at first triennial, now annual) of the status (quantity and quality), use,...
World Trade Organization
It is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The goal is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible....
World Sustainable Development Forum
A not-for-profit organization acting as a global initiative "to promote and mobilize global action for effective implementation of both the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals...
World Resources Institute
It works closely with leaders to "turn big ideas into action to sustain a healthy environment—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.” And seeks to move human society to...
World Rainforest Movement
Activist Organizations, Agroforestry, Biodiversity Loss, Deforestation-Free Economy, Forest Protection, Rainforests
It aims to contribute to "struggles, reflections and political actions of forest-dependent peoples, indigenous, peasants and other communities in the global South." Its main role is "to support struggles that...
World Ocean Council
It is committed to Corporate Ocean Responsibility, which is "developed by and for the private sector, with a unique and multi-sectoral approach to address cross-cutting issues affecting ocean sustainable development,...
World Meteorological Organization
WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to fostering international cooperation and coordination on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land...
World Future Council
The World Future Council was formed to "speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", focusing on identifying and spreading effective, future-just policy solutions. It...
World Economic Forum
It is committed "to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.” It views the...
World Conservation and Monitoring Centre
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
It's aim is "to provide authoritative information about biodiversity and ecosystem services in a manner that is useful to decision-makers who are driving change in environment and development policy". It...
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...
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GYBN is a youth-led initiative representing young people’s voices in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) negotiations. Its goals are threefold: to raise youth awareness about biodiversity’s importance, connect… -
It fights climate misinformation and aims to promote constructive environmental discussions. It focuses on policy development, communication strategies, and research, ensuring Big Tech accountability for misinformation. Works with national and… -
Composed of defense academies and security studies institutes, it aims to advance defense education and encourage multinational solutions to security challenges within the Euro-Atlantic community. With over 800 defense academies…
