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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Friends of the River Narmada
An international coalition of individuals and organizations (primarily of Indian descent). The coalition is a solidarity network for the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada movement) which has been fighting for the democratic rights of the citizens of the Narmada Valley.
Fundación Ecológica Universal
Non-profit non-governmental organization which works to improve the environment and to achieve a more sustainable development, by using and distributing carefully analyzed information. Argentina.
FUNPEA
Foundation for the support of research, extension and teaching on Agrarian Sciences. Brazil.
Global Village Cameroon (GVC)
GVC's prime objective is to promote environmental protection and sustainable development in analysing and finding possible solutions to national problems. It also assist communities in solving their poverty and living problems for sustainable development. GVC's areas of focus are environment, energy, poverty and living standards of human beings.
Green Korea United
GKU is a civic organization working to expand green consciousness and democratic principles nationwide by actively conducting local and national-level education programs and various campaign activities. It is also committed to building and maintaining an ecologically sound and sustainable Korean peninsula and world.
Green Line
Lebanese environmental NGO whose mission is to promote environmental awareness and document environmental threats in order to better confront them.
Green Press
Group of young journalists in Islamabad interested in green issues. Pakistan.
groundWork
A non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organization, groundWork seeks to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people in South Africa, and increasingly in Southern Africa, through assisting civil society to have a greater impact on environmental governance.
Indian Environment Online - IEO
Magazine maintained by Society for Environmental Information and Sustainable
Development, New Delhi. It unites organizations and individuals in India and
it is dedicated to providing extensive environmental information and news. India.
Indonesian Forum for Environment (WALHI)
WALHI is the largest forum of non-government and community-based organisations in Indonesia. It is represented in 25 provinces and has over 438 member organisations. It stands for social transformation, peoples sovereignty, and sustainability of life and livelihoods.
Institute of Water and Sanitation Development
The Institute aims to assist in the achievement of sustainable development of water resources and waste management through the provision of support to development agencies in Zimbabwe and the Southern Africa region. The institute does that through training, research, advisory services and information dissemination.
Interdisciplinary Center of Studies on Development
CIEDUR (Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios sobre el Desarrollo) is an interdisciplinary group of graduates that strives to contribute to the erection of alternatives for the sustainable development of Uruguay.
MA'AN Development Center
MA'AN's mission is to work towards sustainable human development through: the development of Palestinian human resources; institutional building;
conducting developmental research; the creation of sustainable agricultural models.
Mlup Baitong
Mlup Baitong is a Cambodian NGO working to increase environmental awareness and conservation through education, training, and advocacy. Cambodia.
Mpala Research Centre
Mpala is placed to promote an informed approach to regional conservation. Kenya.
Stop the violence against mexican rural farmers opposing the construction of La Parota dam
Selected news
Sustainable Development
- Wed Jul 30 2008
Asian civil society groups call for climate justice
Over 170 activists who gathered in Bangkok from 12-14 July harshly criticised governments and corporations for their failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They called for climate justice and a "fundamental departure from the current global order" to solve the climate crisis. Conference participants included fishers and farmers, forest and indigenous peoples, women, youth, workers and non-government activists from 31 countries.
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WRM
Sustainable Development
- Mon Jul 14 2008
Alternative climate change conference
The Climate Justice Now! Network emerged from the Bali meeting when a number of organizations came together to denounce the absence of a justice dimension in the climate change negotiations. They are meeting now in Bangkok, Thailand from 12-14 July 2008 to discuss and promote the climate justice agenda.
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Focus on the Global South
Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the southwards spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting underway. The 'Great Green Wall' will involve several stretches of trees from Mauritania in the west to Djibouti in the east, to protect the semi-arid savannah region of the Sahel (and its agricultural land) from desertification.
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SciDevnet
