Natural Resource Management
Research/Professional Organizations
The Land Tenure Center (LTC)
"The LTC serves as a global resource institution on issues relating to land ownership, land rights, land access, and land use. Our focus is on the relationship of land to economic development, socio-political organization, and environmental sustainability. LTC's approach to research and training is multi-disciplinary and stresses local collaboration."
http://www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc
Center for International Forestry Research
"CIFOR is an international research and global knowledge institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics."
http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
"CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment."
http://www.ciesin.org/
European Forest Institute
In the process of expanding across international boundaries, the European Forest Institute focuses on publicizing vital issues concerning European forestry in an effort to influence policy and promote the conservation and management of forests in a sustainable manner.
http://www.efi.fi/
European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN)
"ETFRN is a forum for communication between European organisations, researchers, EU institutions and others concerned with (sub-)tropical forest research. The ETFRN Network seeks to promote the involvement of European research expertise towards the conservation and wise use of forests and woodlands in tropical and subtropical countries."
http://www.etfrn.org
International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC)
"The IALC is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the problems and solutions unique to arid and semiarid regions. IALC promotes cooperative research and practical application of new knowledge to develop sustainable ecological practices."
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/Home.html
International Association for Environmental Hydrology (IAEH)
"IAEH is a worldwide association of environmental hydrologists dedicated to the protection and cleanup of fresh water resources."
http://www.hydroweb.com/
International Association for the Study of Common Property
"A Nonprofit Association devoted to understanding and improving institutions for the management of environmental resources that are (or could be) held or used collectively by communities in developing or developed countries."
http://www.indiana.edu/~iascp/
International Association of Hydrological Sciences
An international NGO that is concerned with hydrology and water resources.
http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwiahs/
World Agroforestry Center
"The World Agroforestry Centre is the international leader in the science and practice of integrating 'working trees' on small farms in rural landscapes. We combine excellence in scientific research with innovative development partnerships to address poverty, hunger and environmental problems throughout the tropics."
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/
International Erosion Control Association
Concerned with facilitating a forum for the international erosion and sediment control community.
http://ieca.org/
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
"IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination. We work to address global issues, for example; mining, the paper industry and food systems."
http://www.iied.org
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
"The IISD contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on various international issues. By using Internet communications, we report on international negotiations and broker knowledge gained through collaborative projects with global partners, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries and better dialogue between North and South."
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/
International Rivers Network (IRN)
"IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. We work to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy and flood management."
http://www.irn.org/
International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
"The ISEE facilitates understanding between economists and ecologists and the integration of their thinking into a trans-discipline aimed at developing a sustainable world."
http://www.ecoeco.org
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
"IRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objective is to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research."
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/
ISO14000 - Quality Standards for Environmental Management Systems
Specifies the requirements for the adoption of a policy that will minimize an organization's impact on its environmental surroundings.
http://www.iso14000.com/
Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
"The OTS is a nonprofit consortium that was founded to provide leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. To address this mission, OTS conducts graduate and undergraduate education, facilitates research, participates in tropical forest conservation, maintains three biological stations in Costa Rica and conducts environmental education programs."
http://www.ots.duke.edu/
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
"The SCB is an international professional organization of over 8000 individuals dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. The Society's membership comprises a wide range of people interested in the conservation and study of biological diversity: resource managers, educators, government and private conservation workers, and students."
http://conbio.net/
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
"UNEP-WCMC is working towards a wiser world: one in which everyone recognizes that the diversity of life on Earth is vital to the future of humanity. The Centre strives to promote wiser decision-making and a sustainable future by providing information on the conservation and sustainable management of the living world."
http://www.unep-wcmc.org
World Forestry Center
"Our mission is to educate and inform people about the world's forests and trees, and their relationship to all life, in order to promote a balanced and sustainable future."
http://www.worldforestry.org
World Forestry Institute
An offshoot of the World Forestry Center designed to target professional/governmental agencies and companies.
http://www.worldforestry.org/wfi/
Intergovernmental Organizations
ASEAN Institute Of Forest Management
An organization dedicated to exploring efficient and responsible management of commercial forest resources.
http://www.rcfa-cfan.org/english/profile.4.html
CAB International
Concerned with the dissemination, application and generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development.
http://www.cabi.org/
European Centre for Nature Conservation (ECNC)
ECNC actively promotes, by bridging the gap between science and policy, the conservation of nature and especially of biodiversity in Europe, because of their intrinsic values and their relevance to the economy and European culture; thereby ECNC seeks the integration of nature conservation considerations into other policies.
http://www.ecnc.nl/
European Environmental Agency
The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe 's environment through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public.
http://www.eea.eu.int/
G7 Group of Nations: Environment and Natural Resources Management Project (ENRM)
The Environment and Natural Resources Management (ENRM) project is one of 11 Global Information Society projects developed at the Brussels Conference of Information Ministers, February 1995. The long-term result of this effort would be a virtual library of information on environment and natural resources management held in globally-distributed electronic sites and accessible on emerging electronic networks.
http://www.g7.fed.us/enrm/
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA)
The IAFWA represents the government agencies responsible for North America 's fish and wildlife resources. IAFWA applies expertise in science, policy, economics and coalition-building to serve its members as a national and international voice on a broad array of wildlife and conservation issues.
http://www.iafwa.org/
The World Conservation Union
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.
http://www.iucn.org/
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
We seek to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development that will ensure poverty alleviation with the ultimate objective of its eradication, enhance the standard and quality of life of the people of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration.
http://www.sadcreview.com/
UN Division for Sustainable Development
The Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels.
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mission: 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.
http://www.unep.org/
UNEP's Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
GRID-Sioux Falls is very active in the development and design of scientifically credible products in a timely manner to support decision-making in areas where the international community is actively engaged. The programme has also facilitated the flow of developing country data to the North American scientific community and vice versa. It is in the forefront of providing information technology tools -- remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), data management and advanced Internet technologies, to address sustainable development issues.
http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/
UN List of National Parks and Protected Areas (1993)
The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/data/database/un_combo.html
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre (and the World Heritage List)
UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
http://www.unesco.org/whc/index.html and http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.html
The World Bank's Environment and Natural Resources Management (ENRM)
The ENRM program strengthens the capacity of people and institutions that influence environmental and natural resources management. The program helps to improve understanding of the linkages among the economy, natural resources, ecosystem services and institutions, and how societies function. It also fosters the acquisition of skills that are necessary to address issues of environmental public goods, sustainability, vulnerability, and equity.
http://web.worldbank.org/..
The World Bank's Environment Department
The World Bank is one of the key promoters and financiers of environmental upgrading in the developing world.
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/envext.nsf/41ByDocName/Environment
The Global Environment Facility
The GEF, established in 1991, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.
http://www.gefweb.org/
