A worldwide network of over 340 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
Fundesin's mission is to find sustainable solutions in the struggle between the ideals of rainforest preservation and the realities of life in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Ecuador.
TERI promotes sustainability through the efficient utilization of energy, sustainable use of natural resources, large-scale adoption of renewable energy technologies, and reduction of all forms of waste. Issues addressed include rural energy problems in India's oil and gas sector, climate change, forest conservation efforts among local communities, urban transport, air pollution problems and energy efficiency in the Indian industry. India.
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Terram Foundation
Organization founded for the purpose of generating a proposal for sustainable development in Chile.
Thailand Environment Institute
By working closely with international organizations, government, non-govermental organizations, academia, the private sector and local communities, TEI helps to formulate environmental directives and link policy with action to encourage meaningful environmental progress in Thailand.
The Belize Audubon Society
Organization dedicated to the promotion of the sustainable use and preservation of natural resources.
Theomai Society
Theomai is a nature and development studies network. Argentina.
Transkei Land Service Organisation (TRALSO)
TRALSO works with rural communities and individuals seeking access to land. This mandate extends to the support of efforts aimed at household food security and sustainable livelihoods. South Africa.
Tropical Science Center
The objectives are to conduct and support scientific research and education, and to encourage the acquisition and application of knowledge concerning the enduring and harmonious relationship of human beings with the biological and physical resources of tropical environments. Costa Rica.
Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development - UCSD)
Network dedicated to coordinate advocacy and lobby work around issues and commitments made by world governments towards sustainable development, inspired by the Rio+10 project.
Urban Resource Center (URC)
URC monitors and provides information on urban development plans in Karachi. The site includes information by topic, including infrastructure (water supply and sewerage) and solid waste management, and the monthly newsletter Facts & Figures. Pakistan.
Uruguayan Center on Appropriate Technologies
An independent Foundation dedicated to the study and promotion of technologies for sustainable development. It works on training, technical consultanship and research through international cooperation projects and contracts with national institutions. Uruguay.
Developing countries expressed deep dismay and sharp criticisms over a new draft text of a global climate deal presented on the final day of the Bonn climate talks by the Chair of the working group following up on the Bali Action Plan of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Community rights should be at the centre of resource use in Africa
Africa is fast becoming the Promised Land for emerging powers –as in the cases of Brazil, China and India- trying to outcompete the old colonial powers in the scramble for the riches of this continent. A meeting organized by the Liberian Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) addressed natural resource extraction and community rights.
The first preparatory meeting (17-19 May) of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development saw lively debate and interactive exchanges between UN Member States, UN agencies and Major Groups on their understanding of what a “green economy” means in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
An analysis of the Peoples’ Agreement that emerged from the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, held from 20 to 22 April in Cochabamba (Bolivia) may lead us to think that the gender issue was not present at that Conference. Although in general terms it may be true that a gender perspective was not substantially incorporated into the conclusions of the working groups, gender language can be found in some of the texts.
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Latin American Focal Point of Women for Climate Justice, Gender CC
