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.
Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territories and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people through greater control over their natural resources.
Arab Office for Youth & Environment (AOYE)
AOYE ecourages young people to get involved in environmental issues. It serves as a focal point of the Arab Network for Environment and Development. Egypt.
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies
Non-governmental research organization working on three themes: Integrating Environment and Development; Governance and Peoples Participation; and Rapid Economic Growth.
Cabo San Francisco Foundation
The foundation has the goal of improving the quality of life of the population of San Francisco de El Cabo. Ecuador.
Cambodian Development Resource Institute.
Cambodian institute THAT WORKS to support capacity development within selected government and civil society institutions. Cambodia.
Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD)
CASSAD operates using action projects, advocacy, research and human resources development as instruments to pursue poverty reduction and ensure sustainable development in Nigerian communities.
Centre for Environment, Technology and Development (CETDEM)
CETDEM is an independent, non-profit, training, research, consultancy and development organisation, committed to improving environmental quality through the appropriate use of technology and sustainable development. Malaysia.
Centre for Sustainable Development (CENESTA)
CENESTA is dedicated to promoting sustainable community- and culture-based development. Its main area of work is Iran and Southwest Asia. CENESTA experts have also engaged in extensive activities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and in the international arena in general.
Climate Network Africa
Climate Network Africa (CNA) is a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya. CNA has operated since May 1991 and was started as an initiative of a group of Non-governmental Organizations and institutions to lobby and advocate for relevant policy changes on climate change related issues in Africa.
CRACYP
CRACYP (which stands for Rural Reforestation and Progress Network Corporation, in Spanish) is a non profit organisation facilitating reforestation and sustainable rural development in an agricultural area of extreme poverty including over 200 communities in the foothills of the Western Andes in Ecuador.
EcoNews Africa
EcoNews Africa analyses global environment and development issues from an African perspective and reports on local, national, and regional activities that contribute to global solutions. Kenya.
Empowerment for African Sustainable Development
The organization focuses on the empowerment of African people and institutions operating in the area of environmental management and sustainable development. South Africa.
Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN)
Organization whose main objective is to promote sustainable development through policy, law and institutional organization. The majority of FARN´s work is directed to public and private decision makers. Argentina.
Esquel Foundation
It is an organization that strives to contribute to sustainable human development, the improvement of the quality of life of poor people and the construction of a democratic and solidary society. Ecuador.
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.
Fuente:
Latin American Focal Point of Women for Climate Justice, Gender CC
