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International NGOs and Networks
"Selva" Vida Sin Fronteras - FSVSF
SELVA is actively engaged in harmonizing social, economic and political development with environment protection.
Agromisa Foundation
The Agromisa Foundation is a Dutch non-profit NGO whose aim is to strengthen the social and economic position of the underprivileged rural population in the south.
International Development Network (IDN)
IDN promote sustainable development initiatives and projects by providing access to development related information and related resources.
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)
International network of professionals committed to sustainable development. Its 1200 members from nearly 70 countries are drawn from business, media, public sectors, academia and non-government organizations.
Multilateral Development Banks Energy Project (MDB)
The MDB-Energy Project was initiated by a group of 21 NGOs from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Central & Eastern Europe. The overall goal of the project is to make a long term contribution to efforts that reorient the energy sector investments of the MDBs towards sustainable energy.
Project Underground
The work to provide informational, technical, legal and scientific support to communities facing oil, gas and mining operations; as well as to campaign in support of communities adversely affected by these industries.
The Earth Council
Created to promote and advance the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements
 
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Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN)- Eastern Africa is a network of Community Development Workers (CDWs) who are involved in drylands development.
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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Stop IADB funding agrofuels in Guatemala
G8+5: feel the heat, act now!
Stop the violence against mexican rural farmers opposing the construction of La Parota dam



Selected news
Sustainable Development - Mon Oct 06 2008
EU stepping back from cleaning up
Most of the European Union's promised cuts in greenhouse emissions could be undertaken outside the bloc under a proposal to be considered by law-makers this week.
Source: IPS

Sustainable Development - Mon Sep 29 2008
New studies confirm nuclear unsustainable
New studies confirm that nuclear is not a renewable energy, and apart from being extremely uneconomical and unsafe, it is highly unsustainable in terms of savings on energy and greenhouse emissions.
Source: ISIS

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