Title: Green Earth Volunteers (GEV)

URL: http://eng.greensos.cn/About.aspx

Description: Founded in 1996, Green Earth Volunteers (GEV) is one of China's oldest local environmental NGOs. Our mission is to serve as a vehicle for grassroots public participation through encouraging volunteerism. We also support environmental journalism in China, with the goals of improving awareness of environmental issues and improving information disclosure. Many of our current projects focus on water issues, including encouraging national cooperation on river protection, and we are part of the global Waterkeepers Alliance. In 2007 GEV formally registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs as the "Green Earth Environmental Scientific Research Centre." Friends are now working with GEV to create a stable and professional management staff as a foundation from which to consolidate and expand our activities.

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Title: Mission4Water

URL: http://mission4water.org/

Description: Mission4Water is a small-scale Christian non- governmental organization committed to providing communities and institutions such as primary schools throughout Uganda with wells for clean drinking water to help alleviate the labor intensive task of traveling long distances to fetch water and stop the spread of illnesses caused by unsafe water such as waterborne diseases like cholera, dysentery, and typhoid. This organization, operating from Rukungiri in Southwest Uganda, was formed by Mr. Sunday Geoffrey Augustus, a native Ugandan inspired by the U.S.A based Water4 Foundation’s inexpensive and sustainable well drilling programs.

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development

Title: Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET)

URL: http://searnet.net/

Description: The principal objective of the Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) is to create and promote a movement for rainwater harvesting and management as a sustainable alternative source to domestic and irrigation water in the face of scarcity coupled with an emphasis on using water for agricultural production. Programs by SEARNET are meant to enact the creating of green rainwater harvesting among members of NGOs and CSOs, and policymakers alike.

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development

Title: Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC)

URL: http://www.afdc.org.lb/

Description: The Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) was established in 1993 to achieve sustainable conservation of natural resources, raise awareness and build capacities to contribute to the national efforts for better environmental management. Fundamental to AFDC_x0092_s mission is the pursuit of community-based conservation for the sustainable livelihoods of people. This comes from the idea that conservation will fail if local communities do not benefit from it. AFDC's objectives include: developing local communities while maintaining conservation and the sustainable management of forests and natural resources; capacity building and public awareness in fields and issues related to the environment and sustainable development; conducting and disseminating studies and research related to different environmental and sustainable development issues; lobbying for changes in environmental and sustainable development policies; encouraging youth involvement and participation in development practices including working towards the establishment of youth centers and hostels.

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Subject:   Environmental education,  Sustainable development

Title: AfricaBio

URL: http://www.africabio.com/

Description: AfricaBio is an independent, non-profit biotechnology stakeholders association. Our key role is to provide accurate information and create awareness, understanding as well as knowledge on biotechnology and biosafety in South Africa and the African region.

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Subject:   Biotechnology,  Conservation,  Sustainable development

Title: African Union of Conservationists (AUC)

URL: http://www.afruc.org/

Description: The African Union of Conservationists (AUC) promotes contemporary environmental conservation activities and facilitates joint work wbetween local, national, and international organisations. CBOs, CSOs, local authorities and governments are among its members. AUC was established to involve as many conservationists in Africa as possible to champion environmental conservation and developmental integration. The Union provides an essential framework and direction for Africa to arrest its current environmental changes and challenges. It helps governments, communities, groups, and individuals improve their environmental management systems for conservation; coordinates conservation activities in a systematic manner; communicates important information emerging from the conservation and development sectors; and acts as a multi-sectorial body with committees that drive conservation.

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Subject:   Environmental conservation,  Environmental education,  Research

Title: Citizens’ Alliance for Saving the Atmosphere and the Earth (CASA)

URL: http://www.bnet.ne.jp/casa

Description: The Citizens’ Alliance for Saving the Atmosphere and the Earth (CASA) is a nationwide network of advocacy groups and activists that focus on the issues of global climate change and air pollution in local cities. The organization also advocates for the use of clean energy and non-reliance on nuclear energy.

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Subject:   Renewable,  Pollution prevention,  Climate change mitigation,  Social advocacy,  Energy sources

Title: Eco Ruralis

URL: http://www.ecoruralis.ro/

Description: Eco Ruralis is an association of farmers that practice organic farming and follow traditional principles of environmental awareness. It was established in April 2009 in Cluj Napoca, bringing together farmers from all over the country. Eco Ruralis fights for the right of farmers to practice agriculture on a small, non-industrial scale.This includes the right to use, multiply, and distribute traditional seeds and the strict regulation of biosecurity (GMOs); the organization supports food sovereignty in Romania and consumer health. Its vision is an equitable and ecologically sustainable society where peasants are at the heart of the food system. Its mission is to support and promote agroecological small-scale family farming as the ideal mode of agriculture in Romania. Its activities include educational programs for the public, participatory research programs in the field of traditional seeds in partnership with universities, and advocacy for the right of farmers to use traditional seeds and against the authorization of new GMOs.

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Subject:   Agriculture,  Seeds,  Pesticides,  Environmental protection

Title: Sichuan Greenriver Environmental Protection Promotion Association

URL: http://www.green-river.org/

Description: Greenriver, established in 1995, is an environmental protection NGO approved by Sichuan Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau and registered in Sichuan Civil Administration Office. Its mission is to promote the environmental protection of the glaciers and headwaters of China’s rivers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, to foster public environmental awareness and the ethics of conservation, to encourage citizen participation and to ensure environmentally sustainable economic and social development of the headwaters area. Its focus is the operation of environmental protection stations at the source and upper parts of the Yangtze River; to invite scientists and environmental protection groups from home and abroad to conduct environmental-related research; to offer operable solutions and implementation plans; to publish literature and audio-visual media about environmental protection; promotion of collective involvement in ecological protection and cultural exchanges between environmental organizations at home and abroad.

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Subject:   Sichuan Green River,  Environmental Protection,  Volunteerism

Title: The Institute for Environment and Development (IED)

URL: http://www.ied.cn/

Description: Established in 1994 as a domestic NGO, IED is an independent research institute working in the fields of environmental protection and social development.

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Subject:   Entrepreneurship,  Environmentalism,  Strategic planning

Title: SEM Institute for Climate Change

URL: http://www.institut-climatechange.si/

Description: SEM Institute for Climate Change is a non-governmental organization in Slovenia that conducts scientific, professional, and applied research for environmental protection and sustainable development.

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Subject:   Nature conservation,  Climate change

Title: Iranian Society of Environmentalists (IRSEN)

URL: http://www.irsen.org/

Description: Iranian Society of Environmentalists was established for the promotion of environmental knowledge qualitatively through integration of development aspects and sustainable development aims, applying appropriate technology, and development of expert research activities in environmental fields.

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Subject:   Environmental research,  Environmental media,  Hands-on training

Title: Japan for Sustainability (JFS)

URL: http://www.japanfs.org/

Description: Japan for Sustainability (JFS), established in 2002, is a non-profit organization providing information on developments and activities in Japan that lead toward sustainability: "The mission of Japan for Sustainability is to make this world a more sustainable place for current and future generations, by delivering to the world useful ideas and information on the latest developments and activities in Japan that promote sustainability, and providing a communication platform and information to help people envision a sustainable future and to seek ideas that can fill the gaps between our current society and the sustainable future society we would like to live in."

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Renewable Energy,  Carbon Reduction,  Nuclear fuel alternatives

Title: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)

URL: http://www.kenyarainwater.org/

Description: The Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) was established in March 2001 as a network of National Rainwater Associations and regional partnerships based in countries in the horn of Africa; the primary goal of this partnership is to promote research and sustainable technologies for achieving water supply, food security, and poverty reduction and promoting rainwater harvesting and management systems. The consortium of national associations under this umbrella organization include: the Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA), Kenya Rainwater Association (KRA), Rainwater Association of Somalia (RAAS), Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania (RHAT), and Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA).

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP)

URL: http://www.kssp.in/

Description: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) is a People's Science Movement of Kerala, India. Founded in 1962.The KSSP is involved, broadly in three types of activities: educative, agitate and constructive, in areas like environment, health, education, energy, literacy, micro planning and development in general.

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Subject:   Scientific writing,  Environmental sciences,  Sustainable development,  Renewable energy sources

Title: Rock Environment & Energy Institute

URL: http://www.reei.org.cn/

Description: Rock Environment and Energy Institute (REEI) was established in 2012. REEI aims to become an influential civil think-tank by conducting long-sighted research on climate change, energy policy, air pollution mitigation, carbon trading, municipal waste treatment and so on.

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Subject:   Air Pollution,  Healthcare,  Sustainable Energy

Title: Romanian Ecological Society

URL: http://www.romanianecologicalsociety.ro/home.php

Description: The Romanian Ecological Society is a non-profit, non- governmental, independent and apolitical organization established in 1990, with an unlimited duration of activity. The RES was established in order to facilitate cooperation among scientists, teaching staff, students, policy and decision makers, and media staff who are involved in: research and knowledge development regarding all types of ecological systems; education and training in the field of theoretical and applied ecology; use of products of theoretical and applied ecology in the management of ecosystems and natural resources; use the scientific products and tools from ecology to design and develop strategies and policies for sustainable development and; communicating the science of ecology to the public and, by doing this, promoting the environmental science in all sectors of the Romanian society.

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Subject:   Environmental technology,  Environmental science,  Environmental research

Title: Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)

URL: http://www.swapkenya.org/home.php

Description: The Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP) is a non- governmental organization based in Kisumu Kenya with the following objectives: improving the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, preventing the leading causes of illnesses and mortality in children such as diarrhea and malaria, and helping to generate income for HIV positive women. SWAP, officially registered as an NGO in 2006, trains HIV positive groups of women to sell and market public health goods to their communities: such as hand soaps, diapers, detergents, drinking water, water purification tablets, feminine hygiene products, mosquito nets, as well as water treatment and storage products. The provision of capacity building and training programs is meant to provide vulnerable HIV positive women, who are many times ostracized for their illness, with income generating activities that ultimately empower communities with improved water sanitation and hygiene standards.

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development

Title: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

URL: http://www.teriin.org/index.php

Description: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), established in 1974,TERI is a wholly independent not-for-profit research institute. Its mission is to develop and promote technologies, policies and institutions for efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Subject:   Environmental technology,  Environmental research,  Environmental education

Title: Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA)

URL: http://www.ugandarainwater.org/

Description: The Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA) is a national non-governmental organization (NGO) that works closely with the Ugandan government under the ministry of Water and Environment. URWA as a member of both the Southern and Eastern Africa Rainwater Network (SEARNET) and the Great Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP), URWA connects to other national associations to promote rainwater harvesting to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods in targeted regions. Organizational projects include developing, documenting, and promoting Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) technologies.

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development

Title: Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET)

URL: http://www.uwasnet.org/Elgg

Description: The Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) is a national umbrella organization of NGOs and CSOs focused on Water, Environment, Sanitation and Hygiene sectors. This network’s target goals include alleviating poverty by increasing universal access to safe drinking water, conducting research and development in appropriate WASH technologies and implementing service delivery in improved sanitation.

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Subject:   Water,  Sustainable development