Since 1997 the Young Canadian Leaders for a Sustainable Future Program has worked in partnership with leading international organizations and businesses around the world. This section contains a list of all of the organizations and businesses that
have participated in the YCLSF program since its inception, listed by year of involvement.
Abbey Publishing
Country: United Kingdom
Africa Housing Foundation
Country: Kenya
African Institute of Corporate Citizenship
Country: South Africa
Web site: http://www.aiccafrica.org
The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) - a multi constituent organisation, is a centre of excellence in corporate social responsibility. Established in 2000 as a non-governmental / non-profit organisation (NGO/NPO), AICC has managed in a short time to become the leading NGO/NPO in Africa focusing on Corporate Citizenship.
Alaska Native Science Commission
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/ansc.html
The Alaska Native Science Commission was formed in 1993 in response to a felt need for the Native community to become actively involved in scientific research and to become aware and informed of science investigating Native lives and environment. The commission works to ensure that when science is undertaken in Alaska, it is with the knowledge, cooperation and understanding of the Native community. Initial funding for the commission was received from the National Science Foundation.
The mission of the Alaska Native Science Commission (ANSC) is to endorse and support scientific research that enhances and perpetuates Alaska Native cultures and ensures the protection of indigenous cultures and intellectual property. It seeks to:
- facilitate the inclusion of local and traditional knowledge into research and science, and provide a mechanism for community feedback on results;
- participate in and influence priorities for research;
- encourage participation of Alaska Natives in all levels of sciences and scientific disciplines, and promote science to Native youth; and
- ensure that Native people share in economic benefits derived from their intellectual property.
Alaska SeaLife Centre
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.alaskasealife.org/
The Alaska SeaLife Centre is a non-profit marine science facility dedicated to understanding and maintaining the integrity of the marine ecosystem of Alaska through research, rehabilitation and public education. The centre’s research facilities and naturalistic exhibits immerse visitors in the dynamic marine ecosystems of Alaska.
Aleut International Association
Country: United States
In September 1998, the Aleut International Association (AIA) was formed, resulting in the first formal organization of Aleut people in over 178 years. The purpose of the organization is to protect the natural resources and the environment of the region surrounding the Aleut homelands, which is threatened by the impact of the Russian economy, pollution, climate change and the commercial fishing fleets of several nations. Formation of the AIA represents the first effort by Aleuts on both sides of the Bering Sea to cooperate on the mutual goal of protecting natural resources vital for the continuation of the Aleut way of life.
Amazon Initiative
Country: Brazil
Web site: http://www.iamazonica.org.br
The goal of the Amazon Initiative Consortium is to contribute to the improvement of rural livelihoods and to the conservation of the Amazon ecosystems. The goal is to be achieved through an inter-institutional cooperation for research and development on the development and adoption of “Sustainable Land Use Systems for the Prevention, Reduction and Reversion of Resource Degradation.” The consortium is made of agricultural research organizations: 4 international, 6 national, and more than 20 associated institutions, including universities, research centers, in the Amazon.
American Russian Centre
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.arc.uaa.alaska.edu/
The American Russian Centre (ARC) trains entrepreneurs, business managers and government leaders through grants from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other U.S. agencies. ARC promotes the transition of the Russian Far East to democracy and a free market economy.
Applied Sustainability
Country: United States
Arctic Athabaskan Council
Country: Canada
Web site: http://www.arcticathabaskancouncil.com/
The Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC) is an international treaty organization established to represent the interests of United States and Canadian Athabaskan member First Nation governments in Arctic Council fora, and to foster a greater understanding of the common heritage of all Athabaskan peoples of Arctic North America.
Arctic Centre
Country: Finland
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Country: Finland
Web site: http://www.arcticcentre.org/?deptid=9015
The Arctic Centre conducts international, high-level, multidisciplinary research; carries out project services; maintains Science Centre exhibitions, Information Service and a library; and also provides education. The institute is located on the banks of the Ounasjoki River at the striking Arktikum and is one of Lapland’s most visited tourist attractions. About 60 people work at the Arctic Centre.
Arctic Institute of North America
Country: Canada
Web site: http://www.ucalgary.ca/aina/
Created by an Act of Parliament in 1945, the Arctic Institute of North America is a non-profit membership organization and a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Calgary. The institute’s mandate is to advance the study of Canada’s North through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities; and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on physical, environmental and social conditions of the North.
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.arcus.org
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) was formed in 1988 to identify and bring together the distributed human and facilities resources of the Arctic research community. ARCUS provides a mechanism for the Arctic community to complement the advisory roles of other national organizations. The purpose of ARCUS is to provide leadership in advancing knowledge and understanding of the Arctic by:
- Serving as a forum for planning, facilitating, coordinating, and implementing disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies of the Arctic;
- Acting as a synthesizer and disseminator of scientific information relevant to state, national, and international programs of arctic research; and
- Encouraging and facilitating the education of scientists and the public in the needs and opportunities of research in the Arctic.
Association for Progressive Communications
Country: Ecuador
Web site: http://www.apc.org/
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Buenos Aires Facultad Latino Americano de las Ciencias Sociales
Country: Argentina
Business Council Sustainable Development
Country: United States
Camará Minera-Petrolera de la Republica Dominicana
Country: Dominican Republic
Center for Clean Air Policy
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.ccap.org
Founded in 1985 by a bipartisan group of state governors, the Center for Clean Air Policy seeks to promote and implement innovative solutions to major environmental and energy problems that balance both environmental and economic interests. The Center's work is guided by the belief that market-based approaches to environmental problems offer the greatest potential to reach common ground between these often conflicting interests. Through efforts at the state, federal, and international levels, the Center emphasizes the need for cost-effective, pragmatic, and comprehensive long-term solutions.
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.cicero.uio.no
CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo) was established by the Norwegian government in April 1990 as a non-profit organization associated with the University of Oslo. The Center has competencies in the natural sciences, economics, political science and geography. CICERO’s foremost strength is its multi-disciplinary approach. CICERO’s areas of expertise include atmospheric chemistry, integrated assessments, economic analysis of mitigation efforts, climate impacts in the context of economic globalization, and climate negotiations and institutional analysis.
Centre for Sustainable Development of the Americas
Country: United States
Centro de Inteligencia sobre Mercados Sotenibles
Country: Costa Rica
Web site: http://www.cims-la.com/ES/
CIMS offers a wide range of market intelligence services and a web-information platform to facilitate trade of Latin American sustainable products.
Circumpolar PhD Network in Environmental Studies
Country: Sweden
Web site: http://lst.sb.luth.se/Tippen/gen/pro/caes/index.htm
Since 1998, the Circumpolar PhD Network in Environmental Studies (CAES) has sought to foster interdisciplinary research and partnership among young researchers who are engaged in natural, cultural and socio-economic aspects of Arctic environmental studies. CAES involves PhD students and post-doctoral scientists, and acts as an institution for research and education in the circumpolar region. The objectives of the program are:
- to break isolation among young researchers working at different institutions;
- to inform young researchers about ongoing research projects in different research institutes;
- to acquaint them with different regions in the Arctic and sub-Arctic;
- to create a basis for cooperation between young researchers and senior researchers and among young researchers themselves; and
- to create a basis for interdisciplinary research projects.
Conservation Mexico
Country: Mexico
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
Country: East Timor
Web site: http://www.gov.east-timor.org
According to Article 20 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, the State shall promote and encourage youth initiative towards the consolidation of national unity, reconstruction, defence, and development of the country.
Development Alternatives
Country: India
Disabled People's International
Country: Canada
Earth Council
Country: Costa Rica
Education Development Centre
Country: United States
Environnement et Developpement du Tiers-Monde
Country: Senegal
Fundacion Acceso
Country: Costa Rica
Fundacion Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Country: Argentina
Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano
Country: Ecuador
FUNRDES
Country: Dominican Republic
Global Responsibility
Country: Monaco
Graduate Department of Production and Systems Engineering
Country: Brazil
Great Plains
Country: United States
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Country: null
Web site: http://www.iges.or.jp
Established in 1998, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is an independent, not for profit think tank, based in Japan that conducts policy-oriented and practical strategic research on global environmental issues to achieve sustainable development.
Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Country: Costa Rica
Web site: http://www.iica.int
IICA is an institution of the Inter American System. Founded in 1942, it has its headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica, and offices in 34 countries in the Americas, including Canada. IICA’s current mission is “to support the Member States in their pursuit of progress and prosperity in the hemisphere through the modernization of the rural sector, the promotion of food security, and the development of an agricultural sector that is competitive, technologically prepared, environmentally managed, and socially equitable for the peoples of the Americas”.
International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.ictsd.org
ICTSD’s mandate is to make international trade policy more supportive of sustainable development through non-partisan enabling and facilitation between trade policy-makers and others concerned with issues impacted or related to trade policy.
International Development Research Centre
Country: India
International Emissions Trading Association
Country: Switzerland
International Finance Corporation
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.ifc.org
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, DC. It shares the primary objective of all World Bank Group institutions: to improve the quality of the lives of people in its developing member countries. The Sustainable Financial Markets Facility (SFMF) is a donor-funded operation (DFO) within IFC’s Environmental and Social Development Department. SFMF’s goals are to:
enhance the environmental and social development impacts of IFC’s funding via financial intermediaries (FIs) and support the competitiveness of FIs, by improving their capacity to manage environmental risk and the evolving ‘business and sustainability’ agenda and
support and influence the sustainability agenda of the broader financial community, with the objective of increasing the potential for environmentally and socially responsible investment in emerging markets.
International Institute for Rural Reconstruction
Country: Phillipines
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.iisd.org
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is dedicated to achieving better living for all – sustainably. Founded in the early 1990s as part of Canada’s response to the needs identified by the World Commission on Environment and Development (in the ‘Brundtland’ Report of 1987), IISD utilizes rigorous policy-relevant research and the latest in information and communications technologies to build capacity, establish collaboration between partners in North and South, and promote development choices that are more equitable and sustainable. Our international trade program, based in Geneva, has played a leading role in identifying the linkages between sustainable development and the global trade architecture, and moving the debate forward with key negotiators and authorities.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.iisd.org/
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is dedicated to achieving better living for all – sustainably. Founded in the early 1990s as part of Canada’s response to the needs identified by the World Commission on Environment and Development (in the ‘Brundtland’ Report of 1987), IISD utilizes rigorous policy-relevant research and the latest in information and communications technologies to build capacity, establish collaboration between partners in North and South, and promote development choices that are more equitable and sustainable.
International Peace Research Institute
Country: Norway
Inuit Circumpolar Conference
Country: Canada
Web site: http://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/
To thrive in their circumpolar homeland, Inuit had the vision to realize they must speak with a united voice on issues of common concern and combine their energies and talents towards protecting and promoting their way of life. The principal goals of ICC are, therefore, to:
- strengthen unity among Inuit of the circumpolar region;
- promote Inuit rights and interests on an international level;
- develop and encourage long-term policies that safeguard the Arctic environment; and
- seek full and active partnership in the political, economic and social development of circumpolar regions.
IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group
Country: Sri Lanka
Web site: http://www.iucn.org
IUCN is a world leader in developing knowledge & understanding for effective conservation action. A unique worldwide partnership, IUCN brings together states, government agencies & NGO members, & some 10,000 scientists & experts from 181 countries in a global web of networks to provide a neutral forum for dialogue & action on environment & sustainable development issues. IUCN Asia Regional currently has over 500 staff members working in its offices in 9 countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam).
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
Country: Guyana
Web site: http://www.iwokrama.org
The mission of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) is to promote the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that will lead to lasting ecological, economic and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by undertaking research, training, and the development and dissemination of technologies. The focus for the implementation of this mission is the conservation, management and sustainable development of the 371,000 ha Iwokrama Forest.
Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency
Country: Hungary
Web site: http://www.balatonregion.hu
Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency (LBDCA), a non-profit company, is the development agency of Lake Balaton Development Council (LBDC), and was founded by LBDC on January 1, 2000. LBDCA is the operative organization of LBDC, which is a regional decision making body with involvement of the central government. LBDCA prepares decision support material for LBDC, carries out coordination jobs at all levels (international, government, regional, local, NGO), operates development grant aid schemes, performs PR tasks for the council, maintains databases and the web site of the council. Carries out research in the fields of water quality/quantity modelling, GIS and social and economic issues.
Leadership for Environment and Development
Country: United Kingdom
Web site: http://www.lead.org
Vision
LEAD International’s guiding philosophy is rooted in the ethical value of caring for our planet and all life that it sustains now and into the future. LEAD is committed to making a contribution toward the creation of a global society based on mutual obligations and responsibilities in which development patterns will satisfy the shared needs and aspirations of all people and respect the Earth’s living systems and natural resources.
Mission
LEAD's mission is to create and sustain a global network of leaders who are committed to promote change towards patterns of economic development that are environmentally sustainable and socially equitable.
Leadership for Environment and Development
Country: Pakistan
Ministry of the Environment
Country: Ecuador
National Center for Sustainable Development
Country: Romania
National Centre for Environmental Assessment
Country: United States
Web site: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/
The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the air, water and land upon which life depends. EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) conducts research to help ensure that efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information.
The National Centre for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), a major component of ORD with headquarters in Washington, DC, is EPA's national resource centre for human health and ecological risk assessment. NCEA conducts risk assessments, carries out research to improve the state-of-the-science of risk assessment, and provides guidance and support to risk assessors.
National Centre for Environmental Assessment - Arctic Program
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ncea/
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development hosts the National Centre for Environmental Assessment (NCEA). The NCEA serves as the national resource centre in the United States for the overall process of human health and ecological risk assessments. This includes the integration of hazard, dose-response and exposure data, and models to produce risk characterizations. The NCEA links researchers in the Office of Research and Development to regulators in the Environmental Protection Agency’s program offices and regions.
National Research Centre, National University of East Timor
Country: East Timor
The mission of the National Research Centre is to:
- provide the foundation for overall economic, social and environmental well-being in East Timor through research and expanding the knowledgebase;
- develop institutional capacity base capable of sustaining the education process in the long term.
The aim is to encourage the development of science and technology, with identified priority key research areas in agriculture, sustainable development, technology, economics and management, social and political sciences and education.
Northern Forum Associate Secretariat
Country: Finland
Web site: http://www.northernforum.org/
The goals of the Northern Forum Associate Secretariat are to improve the quality of life of northern peoples by providing northern regional leaders a means to share their knowledge and experience in addressing common challenges; and to support sustainable development and the implementation of cooperative socio-economic initiatives among northern regions and through international fora.
Northern Forum Associate Secretariat
Country: Russia
Web site: http://www.northernforum.org/
The goals of the Northern Forum Associate Secretariat are to improve the quality of life of northern peoples by providing northern regional leaders a means to share their knowledge and experience in addressing common challenges; and to support sustainable development and the implementation of cooperative socio-economic initiatives among northern regions and through international fora.
Northern Studies Program
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.uaf.edu/northern
The Northern Studies Program at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, is an interdisciplinary program for the study of problems and policy issues specific to the North. Some of the topics examined through the program include:
- the environmental politics and policies of northern regions;
- the well-being of indigenous populations;
- the psychology of life on northern frontiers; and
- the history of the North.
The Northern Studies Program has extensive northern expertise, undertakes research activities and includes a library and museum of Alaska and circumpolar collections. It also accepts interns for specific projects.
PANOS Institute
Country: Senegal
Polar Environmental Centre
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.polarenvironment.no/PolarmiljoEng.nsf/frameset_hk1?OpenFrameset
The centre for the environment and cooperation in the Polar Areas and the Barents region—The Polar Environmental Centre—is Norway's new centre of research, environmental monitoring and advisory services in the Northern Region and the Arctic/Antarctic. The centre's strength lies in the multi-professional base represented by its participants. Its area of work stretches from research and development projects to administrative tasks. The combination of institutions with seats in Tromsø (The Norwegian Polar Institute and Akvaplan-niva) and regional offices for other major national institutions provide the centre with unique contacts to over 2,000 experts nation-wide.
Programa Salvadoreno de Investigacion sobre Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente
Country: El Salvador
Web site: http://www.prisma.org.sv
Red Cross
Country: Switzerland
Red Cross
Country: Zimbabwe
Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe
Country: Hungary
Web site: http://www.rec.org.
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organization with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The Center fulfills its mission through encouraging cooperation among non-governmental organizations, governments and businesses, supporting the free exchange of information and promoting public participation in environmental decision-making.
Sigurður Nordal Institute
Country: Iceland
Web site: http://www.nordals.hi.is/engindex.html
The Sigurður Nordal Institute is a financially independent institute at the University of Iceland. The Institute promotes Icelandic culture, research on Icelandic culture—past and present—throughout the world and links between scholars in this field in Iceland and abroad. The Sigurður Nordal Institute is in contact with over 1000 institutions and individuals in every part of the world.
The institute fields enquires on teaching and teaching materials in Icelandic for foreign students, and publishes material on Icelandic culture. Through its newsletter, the institute disseminates information on teaching and research in Old Norse and Icelandic studies, on conferences and meetings, books and periodicals. The institute also organizes conferences, seminars and lectures on Icelandic studies, or participates in their planning, giving scholars from Iceland and abroad the opportunity to make their work public and to exchange ideas. Summer courses are offered through the institute, which also administers the Snorri Sturluson Fellowships.
Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Country: null
The SIIA is a non-governmental and non profit policy think-tank in Singapore. We seek to make Singapore a more cosmopolitan society with a people who know more and care more about the region and the world. The SIIA works on primarily on policies that concern Singapore and ASEAN, including politics, economics, security, environment, development and governance. The SIIA works through networks of experts in Singapore and abroad, advisory work for governments, briefings for the business community and youth, and through the media.
SOPAC
Country: Fiji
South Africa Institute of International Affairs
Country: South Africa
Web site: http://www.saiia.org.za
SAIIA is a non-governmental research institute focused on South Africa’s and Africa’s international relations. We provide analysis, promote dialogue and contribute to African policy making in a dynamic global context.
Stockholm Environment Institute
Country: Sweden
Web site: http://www.sei.se
SEI is an independent, international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues. It works at local, national, regional and global policy levels. The SEI research programmes aim to clarify the requirements, strategies and policies for a transition to sustainability. These goals are linked to the principles advocated in Agenda 21 and the Conventions such as Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection and Biological Diversity. SEI along with its predecessor, the Beijer Institute, has been engaged in major environment and development issues for a quarter of a century. It seeks to be a leader in the creation of a new field of sustainability science aimed at understanding the fundamental character of interaction between nature and society, and to contribute to the capacities of different societies to build transitions to more sustainable futures.
Stockholm Environment Institute
Country: Sweden
Web site: http://www.sei.se
SEI is an independent, international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues. It works at local, national, regional and global policy levels. The SEI research programmes aim to clarify the requirements, strategies and policies for a transition to sustainability. These goals are linked to the principles advocated in Agenda 21 and the Conventions such as Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection and Biological Diversity. SEI along with its predecessor, the Beijer Institute, has been engaged in major environment and development issues for a quarter of a century. It seeks to be a leader in the creation of a new field of sustainability science aimed at understanding the fundamental character of interaction between nature and society, and to contribute to the capacities of different societies to build transitions to more sustainable futures.
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Country: Pakistan
The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Country: Zimbabwe
Web site: http://www.bidpa.bw/
The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) is a non-governmental research organisation established by a deed of trust. The two key areas of BIDPA's mandate are development policy analysis and capacity building. Its aim is to promote policy analysis through research, capacity building, assisting organizations or individuals where appropriate, monitoring the country’s economic performance and disseminating policy research results.
The Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiations
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.casin.ch
The Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (CASIN), established in 1979 as a Swiss non-profit independent foundation, aims at:
- Training leaders from governments, business and civil society in governance, diplomacy, negotiation and conflict management, as well as in development and trade issues;
- Problem solving and facilitation through dialogues in areas such as national and international governance, sustainable development, international trade and globalization along with good offices in case of conflict;
- Research and coaching to assist policy-makers, negotiators and senior managers in their search for policy options in relation to the smoother functioning of the international system and national societies.
The Global Reporting Initiative
Country: The Netherlands
Web site: http://www.globalreporting.org
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines are for voluntary use by organisations for reporting on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products, and services. GRI incorporates the active participation of representatives from business, accountancy, investment, environmental, human rights, research and labour organisations from around the world. Started in 1997, GRI became independent in 2002, and is an official collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
Country: Denmark
Web site: http://www.arcticpeoples.org/ips/background.htm
The Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat (IPS) was established to strengthen the involvement of Arctic Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. The Secretariat commenced operations in the fall of 1994. With the declaration of the establishment of the Arctic Council it was decided that the Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat was to continue under the auspices of the Arctic Council.
The Institute for Environmental Studies
Country: The Netherlands
Web site: http://www.vu.nl/ivm
Being the oldest environmental research institute in The Netherlands, the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) has built up considerable experience in dealing with the complexity of environmental issues. Its purpose is to contribute to the sustainability of societies and the rehabilitation and preservation of the environment through academic research. IVM addresses challenging environmental problems and offers both pragmatic and innovative solutions.
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), European Secretariat
Country: Germany
ICLEI is a membership organization of cities, towns, counties, regions, and municipal associations. Its mission is to build and serve a world-wide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global environmental and sustainable development conditions through cumulative local actions.
The International Finance Corporation
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.ifc.org
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, DC. It shares the primary objective of all World Bank Group institutions: to improve the quality of the lives of people in its developing member countries. Established in 1956, IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world. It promotes sustainable private sector development primarily by:
Financing private sector projects located in the developing world.
Helping private companies in the developing world mobilize financing in international financial markets.
Providing advice and technical assistance to businesses and governments.
The International Institute for Environment and Development
Country: United Kingdom
Web site: http://www.iied.org
IIED is a policy research institute, working for more sustainable and equitable global development. With partners and collaborators, IIED focuses on five key areas – climate change, human settlements, natural resources, sustainable markets and governance.
Global warming threatens our life on earth. It is too late to avoid the damaging impacts on many of the world’s most vulnerable communities. But we must also act now to stop such change getting worse. IIED works to help poor people adapt to climate change, and get a fairer deal.
The International Peace Research Institute
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.prio.no
PRIO is an international and independent research institute. Its purpose is to engage in research concerning the conditions for peaceful relations between nations, groups, and individuals.
The International Sustainability Indicators Network
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.sustainabilityindicators.org
The International Sustainability Indicators Network is an association created to facilitate connections among sustainability practitioners, experts, and funders at all levels (local to international) around the world, so they can learn together and collaborate on ways to help communities and organizations toward sustainability through effective development and use of indicators and measurement and assessment tools. The network’s goal is to expand the constituency for the use of sustainability indicators among communities, businesses and organizations worldwide while providing professional development opportunities for practitioners and experts through peer-to-peer information exchange. A second purpose of the network is to increase the visibility and understanding of best practices related to sustainability measurement and indicators. Members of ISIN serve as a resource to other organizations working to achieve sustainability and assist in efforts related to measurement and indicators.
The International Water Management Institute
Country: Sri Lanka
Web site: http://www.cgiar.org/iwmi/
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is committed to improving the management of water for food, livelihoods and nature. IWMI is the lead Center in the Consultative Group for International Research (CGIAR) for global research in water management. This goal is shared by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) which promotes the integrated management of water for sustainable development. IWMI is a scientific organization with the capacity to generate relevant knowledge and has international experience in addressing complex water issues. IWMI operates in over 35 countries in Africa and Asia and has a scientific staff of over 88 people drawn from about 25 countries. GWP is a global network of public and private sector organizations with a common aim to promote integrated management of water resources, as a new promising approach. The complementary relationship between IWMI (knowledge generation) and GWP (effective global outreach) has been formalized with the establishment of a GWP Resource Center at IWMI, which works with regional and country level partners to promote science-based solutions to water problems in the South.
The Northern Forum
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.northernforum.org/aboutus/aboutus.htm
To improve the quality of life of Northern peoples by providing Northern regional leaders a means to share their knowledge and experience in addressing common challenges; and To support sustainable development and the implementation of cooperative socio-economic initiatives among Northern regions and through international fora.
The Russian Associating of Indigenous People of the North
Country: Russia
Web site: http://www.raipon.org/
The Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) was formed by the first Congress of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East, held in Moscow in 1990. RAIPON is a non-government organization formed on territorial and territorial-ethnic principles and comprising 30 regional ethnic associations of indigenous peoples of the North. Its main purpose is to protect the interests and lawful rights of the peoples it represents, including their right to land, natural resources and self-government in accordance with international standards and Russian legislation, and their right to resolve their own social and economic problems. RAIPON also provides assistance in cultural development and education; promotes international exchange and cooperation; and organizes humanitarian aid.
The Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Country: Russia
Web site: http://www.raipon.org/
The Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) was formed by the first Congress of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, held in Moscow in 1990. RAIPON is a non-government organization formed on territorial and territorial-ethnic principles and comprising 30 regional ethnic associations of indigenous peoples of the North. Its main purpose is to protect the interests and lawful rights of the peoples it represents, including their right to land, natural resources and self-government in accordance with international standards and Russian legislation, and their right to resolve their own social and economic problems. RAIPON also provides assistance in cultural development and education; promotes international exchange and cooperation; and organizes humanitarian aid.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.wbcsd.ch
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of some 160 leading international companies united by a shared commitment to the environment and to the principles of economic growth and sustainable development.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Pakistan
The World Conservation Union
Country: Belgium
Web site: http://www.iucn-ero.nl
IUCN’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, most of whom are located in its 42 regional and country offices while 100 work at its Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland. The professional staff coordinates the IUCN Programme and serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their goals.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Sri Lanka
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and brings together 79 states, 113 government agencies, 754 NGOs, 36 affiliates, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, most of whom are located in its 42 regional and country offices while 100 work at its Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN in Asia has the mandate which stretches from Pakistan in the west to Japan in the east and Mongolia in North to Maldives the IUCN Secretariat in this area. IUCN in Asia has 7 countries in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bagladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. While there are two clusters of 6 Regional thematic programmes based at Colombo and Bangkok respectively.
The Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia was founded in 1996, and seeks to promote the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the region. The Regional Programme aims to create enabling environment in the region to address issues of conservation, use and equity sharing of benefits. The programme’s new area of focus is to work on synergies nbetween biodiversity and climate change.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Sri Lanka
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and brings together 79 states, 113 government agencies, 754 NGOs, 36 affiliates, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, most of whom are located in its 42 regional and country offices while 100 work at its Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN in Asia has the mandate which stretches from Pakistan in the west to Japan in the east and Mongolia in North to Maldives the IUCN Secretariat in this area. IUCN in Asia has 7 countries in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bagladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. While there are two clusters of 6 Regional thematic programmes based at Colombo and Bangkok respectively.
The Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia was founded in 1996, and seeks to promote the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the region. The Regional Programme aims to create enabling environment in the region to address issues of conservation, use and equity sharing of benefits. The programme’s new area of focus is to work on synergies nbetween biodiversity and climate change.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Sri Lanka
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and brings together 79 states, 113 government agencies, 754 NGOs, 36 affiliates, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, most of whom are located in its 42 regional and country offices while 100 work at its Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN in Asia has the mandate which stretches from Pakistan in the west to Japan in the east and Mongolia in North to Maldives the IUCN Secretariat in this area. IUCN in Asia has 7 countries in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bagladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. While there are two clusters of 6 Regional thematic programmes based at Colombo and Bangkok respectively.
The Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia was founded in 1996, and seeks to promote the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the region. The Regional Programme aims to create enabling environment in the region to address issues of conservation, use and equity sharing of benefits. The programme’s new area of focus is to work on synergies nbetween biodiversity and climate change.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Vietnam
The World Conservation Union
Country: Costa Rica
The World Conservation Union
Country: Thailand
Web site: http://www.iucn.org/places/asia/
The World Conservation Union is the world’s largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.
The Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
The World Conservation Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
The World Conservation Union
Country: South Africa
Web site: http://www.iucnsa.org.za/
Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 980 members in all, spread across some 140 countries. IUCN's mission is to “To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.” A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN Programme and serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their goals.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.iucn.org
IUCN - The World Conservation Union was founded in 1948 and brings together 78 states, 112 government agencies, 735 NGOs, 35 affiliates, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Within the framework of global conventions IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has approximately 1000 staff, most of whom are located in its 42 regional and country offices while 100 work at its Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.
The World Conservation Union
Country: Belgium
The World Conservation Union, Regional Office for South
Country: Ecuador
Web site: http://www.sur.iucn.org
The World Conservation Union is the world’s largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 83 States, 110 government agencies, more than 800 nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.
The Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. In South America is looking to contribute to biodiversity conservation and the sustainable development in the region based on the criteria of social equity and nature valuation.
Tiaga Rescue Network
Country: Sweden
Web site: http://www.taigarescue.org/
The Taiga Rescue Network works to support local struggles and strengthen cooperation among individuals, NGOs and indigenous peoples and nations concerned with the protection, restoration and sustainable use of the world’s boreal forests by means that ensure the integrity of natural processes and dynamics. The network is a coordination centre used by its participants to strengthen their work on all levels. It provides guidance and ensures skill sharing, information exchange, coordination and increased knowledge on an international level among a wide variety of groups.
Educational activities of the Taiga Rescue Network include publishing Taiga News, which covers social and environmental issues related to the entire boreal region; producing and publishing print and web-based fact sheets; publishing reports and studies that critically analyze trends and challenges in the boreal region; participating in dialogue to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of the boreal forest; and organizing a biennial international conference. The Taiga Rescue Network accepts volunteers and interns at its International Coordination Centre to assist with its activities.
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies
Country: South Africa
UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean
Country: Panama
Web site: http://www.pnuma.org
UNEP is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Country: Switzerland
United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
Country: United States
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
Country: United States
United Nations Environment Program - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Country: Mexico
Web site: http://www.pnuma.org
The mission of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to direct and encourage participation in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and giving nations and their populations the means to improve their quality of life without endangering future generations. Working with youth is a fundamental part of this mission.
United Nations Environment Programme
Country: Switzerland
United Nations Environment Programme
Country: Kenya
Web site: http://www.unep.org
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the UN agency mandated to work at the international level on environmental issues for peace and development. UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without endangering that of future generations. UNEP’s motto is: “environment for development.”
United Nations Environment Programme
Country: France
United Nations Environment Programme
Country: Jamaica
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiatives
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.unepfi.net
UNEP’s Mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for he environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations
United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Seas Programme
Country: Kenya
Web site: http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/
The mission of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
The Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) is responsible for the implementation of environmental policy in order to foster sustainable development at global, regional and national levels. It is also UNEP’s focal Division for capacity building, which characterizes most of UNEP’s work. DEPI’s Regional Seas Programme (RSP) is responsible for the programmatic support to, and for the promotion of substantive interlinkages among Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, and related international agreements and processes.
United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Early Warning and Assessment
Country: Kenya
Web site: http://www.unep.org/dewa/
UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. A key component of UNEP’s mandate is to keep under review the state of the global environment and identify issues that require international attention. UNEP has established processes for collaborative assessment of the state and trends of the global environment, including the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process, to ensure that timely, relevant and scientifically reliable assessments, emerging issues, trends and potential environmental threats are undertaken to support informed decision making.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Country: Switzerland
Web site: http://www.unitar.org/
The UNITAR Climate Change Programme (CCP), created in 1993, was profoundly reorganized in 2001 with the continuous financial support of the Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape to adjust to evolving needs and the most recent decisions taken by the Parties to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. The fundamental objective of the current CCP is to solidify its country driven approach and serve as a rapid and efficient implementation tool for the work of the UNFCCC as well as of the GEF Implementing Agencies.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Country: Senegal
Guided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP7 Decisions 2 and 3, the UNITAR Climate Change Programme (CCP) assists in enhancing or creating regional pools of expertise in the developing world, as well as strengthening the infrastructure for delivering capacity building activities and developing their human resources.
The Climate Change Programme supports Southern research institutions and NGOs that have expertise in the area of climate change and are committed to building capacity at the national and regional level. It promotes the work of partner organizations, assists in their fundraising, and facilitates efficient and secure communication between partners.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Country: Switzerland
United Nations University
Country: Ghana
Web site: http://www.unu.edu/inra
UNU/INRA is one of six research and training centers of the United Nations University system. The mandate of UNU/INRA is to promote the management, conservation and sustainable utilization of Africa’s natural resources through research and training.
University of the Arctic
Country: Finland
Web site: http://www.uarctic.org
The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is often called “a university without walls.” We are not an individual, degree-granting institution but a co-operating network of universities, colleges and other organizations concerned with higher education and research. UArctic members share resources, facilities and expertise to build post-secondary education that is relevant and accessible to northern students.
Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation Finance Program
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.wcs-cfp.org
In a manner consistent with WCS’s mission, the Conservation Finance Program (CFP) contributes to the long-term financial viability of the biodiversity conservation projects and activities of the organization and its partners throughout the World, by providing information, technical assistance and direct support to initiatives aimed at creating funding opportunities, generating revenue and stabilizing income flows. The CFP aims to tap a wide array of funding and revenue generating options ranging from debt swaps to fees for environmental services provided by protected wild lands under management for conservation and sustainable use. This new program complements a set of well-established and proven capabilities of WCS to deliver biodiversity conservation in the field with the capacity to deal with the challenges of financial sustainability. It also serves to create positive feedback loops to increase the fundraising potential of WCS and its field projects, by providing a better return for the investment of donors and contributing agencies.
The CFP is a new program of WCS that operates from Washington DC, where it maintains a close working relationship with many other bilateral, multilateral and non-government organizations that share its goals and objectives.
World Agroforestry Centre
Country: Kenya
Web site: http://www.icraf.cgiar.org/
The Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) Programme works on two interlinked global problems: the environmental effects of forest destruction and persistent rural poverty in the tropics. Although there are some opportunities to reduce poverty while conserving tropical forests, tropical deforestation typically involves tradeoffs among the concerns of poor households, national development objectives, and the environment. ASB, a system-wide programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), is a consortium of more than 50 independent centers, non-governmental organizations and universities linked through national consortia in Brazil, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Cameroon. Working at benchmark sites across the humid tropics, ASB researchers work with local communities, governments and others to identify and articulate combinations of innovative policy, institutional, and technological options that can raise productivity and income of rural households, often through intensification of smallholder production activities, without increasing deforestation or undermining essential environmental services. This research is translated into impact at the national level through collaboration with farmers, policymakers, scientists, development organizations and a variety of other local groups. ASB’s global coordination office, hosted by ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre), draws out the global implications of ASB research through synthesis of national activities and results. The global coordination office is also responsible for communicating these findings and securing funding for ASB global activities.
World Bank Group
Country: United States
Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/indigenous
The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities.
World Bank Institute
Country: United States
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Country: Mexico
World Trade Organization
Country: Switzerland
World Wide Fund for Nature Arctic Programme
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/
The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Arctic Programme was formed in 1992. This coordinating unit was created to serve as a focal point for Arctic conservation issues and to promote WWF’s activities in the Arctic, originating from its national organizations in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the United States, a program office in Russia and the Iceland Nature Conservation Association. In addition to implementing its own Arctic conservation strategy, the Arctic Programme is in an ideal position to promote the recent, promising governmental steps that have been made in Arctic management. The WWF Arctic Programme strives to protect the treasures of the Arctic against avoidable damage.
World Wildlife Fund
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/
The WWF Arctic Programme coordinates the activities of WWF and its affiliates in the eight arctic countries. Our mandate is to achieve the following: A healthy arctic environment, with unfragmented natural systems and viable wildlife populations, which allows for local needs based on sustainable resource use. The Arctic should be recognized for its global environmental significance and its diversity of cultures.
World Wildlife Fund
Country: Norway
Web site: http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/
The WWF Arctic Programme coordinates the activities of WWF and its affiliates in the eight arctic countries. Our mandate is to achieve the following: A healthy arctic environment, with unfragmented natural systems and viable wildlife populations, which allows for local needs based on sustainable resource use. The Arctic should be recognized for its global environmental significance and its diversity of cultures.
WorldFish Center
Country: Malaysia
Web site: http://www.worldfishcenter.org http://www.worldfishcenter.org
The WorldFish Center is committed to contributing to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries. It achieves this through research, partnership, capacity building and policy support, on living aquatic resources.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is an international scientific assessment of the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being, being conducted for international conventions and other stakeholders including the private sector and civil society
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