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Title: Save the Blue Heart of Europe

URL: https://balkanrivers.net

Description: Save the Blue Heart of Europe is an organization dedicated to preserving the Balkan Rivers. Their efforts also include public education efforts as well as stopping dam projects on the Balkan Rivers.

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Subject:   Water,  Environmental protection ,  Balkan rivers

Title: Zhiva Planeta

URL: http://www.zhiva-planeta.org.ua/

Description: The mission of the Ukrainian public organization "Living Planet" is the development of environmental democracy and improving the environment and quality of life in Ukraine.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Ukraine Sustainable Development

Title: Shanshui Conservation Center

URL: http://www.shanshui.org/

Description: Shanshui was established in Beijing in 2007 as a professional nature conservation organization. For several years it has carried out ecological protection projects in the ecologically fragile western areas of China, mainly the southwestern mountain areas and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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Subject:   Nature conservation China Animal Welfare,  Environmental protection

Title: The Mvula Trust

URL: http://www.mvula.co.za/

Description: The Mvula Trust is South Africa’s largest water and sanitation non-governmental organization. It was established in 1993, six months before the fall of apartheid and first democratic elections in South Africa, with the goal to initiate and fund community-driven and sustained water and sanitation services in underserved rural and peri-urban areas. The Mvula Trust has ten focus areas, including rural water supply, sanitation, water quality, and rainwater harvesting. This organization seeks to alleviate poverty through influencing sustainable water provision policy development, encourage community-based resource management, and advocating for cost effective and sustainable water management.

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Subject:   Water Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: MA'AN Development Center

URL: http://www.maan-ctr.org/index.php

Description: MA’AN Development Center is an independent Palestinian development and training institution established in January,1989, registered by law as a non-profit organization. The main office is located in Ramallah and the four branch offices are located in Gaza, Khan Younis, Tulkarem and Jenin. MA’AN's work is informed by the necessity of creating independent, self-reliant initiatives that lead to the development of human resources for sustainable development, which incorporate values of self-sufficiency and self-empowerment. Its mission is the following: to improve the food security situation of the poorest and most marginalized sectors of the Palestinian society at the family & community level; to develop and enhance the capacities of the Palestinian NGOs, CBOs and grassroots organizations to be able to fulfill their missions and goals so as to contribute to building a Palestinian civil and democratic society based on political pluralism and respect of human rights; to enhance community development and decrease poverty in rural and the most disadvantaged areas; to protect and develop the Palestinian environment; to raise awareness and advocate for and with the Palestinian community on their national rights at the local, national, and international level.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Environmental education Sustainable development Social advocacy

Title: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)

URL: http://www.kwaho.org/new/main.html

Description: The Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO) was registered as an indigenous non-governmental organization in 1983. KWAHO’s mission is to provide programs and services in environmental management training, hygiene educational materials, sanitation facilities, and safe, sanitary, and sustainable water to underserved communities in Kenya. The KWAHO’s objectives include building the capacities of communities to promote income generating activities, improve gender equality, and manage natural resources, in part by utilizing cost- effective technologies and mobilizing resources.

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Subject:   Water Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

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: Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group

URL: http://www.kalpavriksh.org/

Description: Kalpavriksh is a non profit organisation working on environmental and social issues. The group began in 1979 with a campaign led by students to save Delhi's Ridge Forest. It works on the local, national and global levels, is registered under the Societies Registration Act (S-17439) and is based in Delhi and Pune.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Forest protection Environmental education Sustainable development Conservation of natural resources India

Title: GreenTourism Ecological Association

URL: http://www.greentourism.ro/

Description: GreenTourism Ecological Association is an environmental protection organization focused on making tourism friendly to the environment in Romania, especially in sensitive areas that are not protected. This includes urban areas. One of the association's priorities is promoting Vallachian culture heritage in Romania and the whole Carpathian region as a historical and cultural link among Carpathian countries.

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Subject:   Environmental Education,  Environmental protection ,  Art education

Title: NewEnergy

URL: http://www.ghajaproject.net/NewEnergy.html

Description: NewEnergy is a non-governmental organization founded in 1994 in the city of Tamale, and operates from four districts in the northern region of Ghana: the Tamale Municipality, Gushiegu Karaga, West Mamprusi, and Tolon Kumbungu. This organization’s main areas of focus include water and sanitation services and advocacy. NewEnergy is one of several partners working under the Ghaja Project, a five-year project with an integrated approach to improving access to income generating activities as well as affordable and sustainable energy options for rural, underserved communities in northern Ghana by utilizing the Jatropha plant, which is drought resistant with oils that can be used as fuel.

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Subject:   Water Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: Green Camel Bell (GCB)

URL: http://www.gcbcn.org/en

Description: Gansu “Green Camel Bell” Environment Protection and Development Center is a NGO based in Gansu Province, China. Its mission is facilitating environment protection in West China and achieving balanced and sustainable development between humans and nature. Its work has included water resource protection, post-Sichuan earthquake reconstruction, and grassland conservation and management. It is also active in environmental education and promotion, community development, and volunteer development.

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan)

URL: http://www.foejapan.org/

Description: FoE Japan was formed in 1980 as a member organization of the Friends of the Earth International based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The group focuses on climate change, clean energy, forest preservation, biodiversity, sustainable urban development and other related environmental and environmental justice issues.

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Subject:   Renewable energy sources,  Environmental protection ,  Climate change mitigation Environmental justice Sustainable development

Title: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)

URL: http://www.ethiorainwater.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=1

Description: The Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) was founded on December 17, 1999 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by citizens in order to mitigate the threat of water scarcity by harvesting rainwater. This organization’s vision is to see rainwater utilized as an alternative, sustainable source of water to improve the livelihoods of both rural and urban communities. The ERHA is a member of the Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) and five additional rainwater networks.

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Subject:   Water Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF)

URL: http://www.elfond.ee/

Description: Since 1991, the Estonian Fund for Nature has worked to preserve Estonia's natural diversity and promote the sustainable use of its natural resources through environmental education, nature conservation, and sustainable development. (See also the related site http://www.rohelinevarav.ee/.)

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Environmental protection ,  Environmental education

Title: Crimean Republican Association "Ekologiya i Mir" (CRAEM)

URL: http://www.ekomir.crimea.ua/

Description: The Crimean Republic Association "Ekologiya I Mir" (CRAEM) is a non-governmental environmental organization founded in 1988, to stop the building of a nuclear power plant in Crimea. Since then, Ekologiya I Mir has acted as an independent non- governmental organization uniting people in all sectors of society, with than two hundred activists involved. The organization aims to protect Crimean nature and the health of its inhabitants. . CRAEM's major concerns are: urban areas with excess garbage; environmental ignorance and inactivity of the population concerning its rights; food quality; irrational territory planning; domination of 'traditional' types of energy; and high levels of chlorine in drinking water. Its activities include: the collection and dissemination of ecological information (holding seminars, conferences, working with mass-media); ecological action; ecological education; organization of scientific research and public participation in environmental impact assessment; study and conservation of nature preserves and rare Crimean animals and plants; planning and realization of Crimean sustainable development goals; support of Crimean NGOs.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Conservation Crimea

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: Ecoportal

URL: http://www.ecoportal.net/Servicios/Directorio_de_ONGs/M/Movimiento_Verde_Colombiano_-_MOVER

Description: Ecoportal's mission is to inform, educate, and raise awareness about environmental and social issues, and to serve as a discussion space for organizations and individuals interested or involved in these areas. Started in 2000, the site provides courses on socio-economic issues, a weekly ezine called "Environment and Society", campaigns to safeguard the environment, a glossary of environmental terms, and a review of environmental legislation. All materials are in Spanish.

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Subject:   Colombia,  Environmental protection ,  Sustainable development Social justice

Title: All-Ukrainian Environmental League (VEL)

URL: http://www.ecoleague.net/index.php

Description: The All-Ukrainian Ecological League (VEL) is an NGO, founded on December 12, 1997. Its purposes are are: to improve the environmental situation in Ukraine through the formation of a new environmental philosophy and environmental rights; to create a foundation for sustainable development in Ukraine; to build a civil society in Ukraine, based on universal values and principles of environmental ethics; to protect - Building of civil society in Ukraine, based on universal values ​​and principles of environmental ethics. The main objectives of VEL are: to expand public participation in national environmental policy and submit proposals for the improvement of environmental legislation; to influence national and local plans, budgets, and development programs that are crucial for environmental stabilization and improvement; to provide protection and restoration of the environment, biodiversity, and health of the citizens of Ukraine; to promote the integration of the environmental component in all sectors of public life and the economy; to organize public control over the implementation of environmental legislation; to carry out measures aimed at curbing the activities that threaten environmental security, biodiversity and health of the citizens of Ukrainee; to promote environmental awareness through the promotion of knowledge of the environment, improvement of environmental education and culture; to facilitate the development and introduction of energy-saving technologies in all sectors of economic activity.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Sustainable development Public policy Environmental education

Title: Earthlife Africa

URL: http://www.earthlife.org.za/

Description: Earthlife Africa is a volunteer activist organization working for environmental and social justice. Its activities include campaigning on gmos, toxic waste, dams, timberwatch, and clean energy, with a focus on capacity building and networking. The organization was in Johannesburg in 1998.

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Subject:   Environmental justice Clean energy,  Environmental protection

Title: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)

URL: http://www.divinewatersuganda.org/

Description: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU) is a Christian charitable service organization and NGO that provides water and sanitation services, in tandem with spiritual instruction to impoverished, rural communities in Uganda. This organization aims to increase natural resource management, hygienic practices such as proper hand washing techniques, and sustainable water and sanitation facilities such as water pumps in Ugandan communities. One of Divine Waters Uganda’s primary visions is to emphasize a sustainable relationship with the environment.

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Subject:   Water Sustainable development,  Environmental protection

Title: China Youth Climate Action Network (CYCAN)

URL: http://www.cycan.org/

Description: The organization's mission is to coordinate and provide services for organizations interested in promoting youth participation in civil society. Building on domestic and international contacts it works to build a sustainable low carbon future. It aims to inspire and guide young people to grasp the opportunities in China and tackle the challenges of climate change and the transition to a sustainable energy future.

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Subject:   Climate change Activism,  Environmental protection ,  China

Title: Foundation for Environmental Protection and Research (ÇEVKOR)

URL: http://www.cevkor.org.tr

Description: The non-profit Foundation for Environmental Protection and Research (ÇEVKOR) was founded in 1991 to provide an avenue for concerned young academics in Turkey to help protect the environment. ÇEVKOR publishes a free online quarterly scholarly journal, EKOLOJI (http://www.ekoloji.com.tr), as well as a popular journal, EKOLOJI MAGAZIN (http://www.ekolojimagazin.com/), featuring news about environmental and sustainability- related events and problems in Turkey. [Harvard appears to be the only U.S. library with print holdings of these titles, but their holdings end in 2004, which is when ÇEVKOR's online archive begins.]

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Environmental protection ,  Environmental education

Title: Friends of Nature (FON)

URL: http://www.c-can.cn/en/node/649

Description: Friends of Nature (FON) is the oldest environmental NGO in China. We have been working for over a decade to promote environmental awareness about China’s most pressing environmental problems. In particular, they focus on protecting endangered species such as the Tibetan antelope and the snub-nosed monkey; environmental education through camps, field trips, and most importantly, teacher-training; and awareness-raising. One of FON,s greatest achievement is helping to foster a growing network of grassroots environmental NGOs throughout China.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Environmental education

Title: All-Russian Center for the Protection of Nature (VOOP)

URL: http://voop.spb.ru/

Description: The All-Russian Society for the Protection of Nature (VOOP) is a Russian social, educational and cultural organization whose mission is to support ecology and society in the regions and the country. Its aims include saving the environment and a variety of flora and fauna and keeping and improving public health. VOOP's main activities include: giving assistance to state bodies to assure the stable and ecologically safe development of Russia; ecological education of the population; scientific, technical, and practical activities for environmental protection; consulting with parties about water use; organizing ecological monitoring of territories; and implementing up-to-date technologies for effective state ecological control.

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Subject:   Conservation Russia,  Environmental protection ,  Environmental education

Title: Vatavaran

URL: http://vatavaran.org/

Description: "Vatavaran is a small (strictly) not-for-profit organization that has decided that it simply must be hands on about the betterment of the world around us. We’re not sitting here for one issue or the other, but for fighting things that bother us in our everyday lives. Mostly, however, we work to reduce, remove and recycle waste. We also work with urban villages, employment issues, welfare of animals and people, and plant trees wherever we go."

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Subject:   Refuse and refuse disposal,  Environmental protection ,  Waste management India Recycling

Title: Tut Gryazi Net

URL: http://tut-gryazi.net/

Description: Our organization was created to protect the environmental rights and interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation. To date, the environmental situation in Russia is abysmal; in the environmental rankings, Russia ranks 106th, behind leaders in pollution, such as India and China. The reason for this is flawed environmental legislation and ignorance on the part of citizens. We raise the banner of struggle against the catastrophic ecological situation in the Russian Federation. We are fighting for legitimate laws to protect the rights of the people to health, clean air, land, and water.

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Subject:   Ecology Russia,  Environmental protection

Title: The South African Exchange Program on Environmental Justice (SAEPEJ)

URL: http://saepej.igc.org/

Description: This Boston-based non-profit organization focuses on the effects of toxics and a deteriorating environment on the health and daily life of communities in South Africa, and aims to bridge communities in the US with their counterparts in South Africa around environmental justice.

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Subject:   Environmental justice,  Environmental protection

Title: Re.Generation

URL: http://regenerationromania.wordpress.com/

Description: Re.Generation is a non-profit environmental organization founded in 2009 that campaigns for limiting climate change effects, reducing the impact of human activities on the climate and the environment, and for developing the environmental activism in Romania. Re.Generation does not accept funds from companies, but relies on contributions from private individuals, independent foundation grants, and European funds. Since its inception, Re.Generation has mobilized people in non-violent direct action addressing nuclear energy, climate change, and gold mining. Re.Generation is also a member of the Environmental NGO Coalition and of the Save Rosia Montana Campaign.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Sustainable development Romania

Title: Green Russia

URL: http://genyborka.ru/

Description: The all-Russian environmental public movement Green Russia was created by participants of "Russian Ecological Clean-Green Russia," held August 31, 2013 in all regions of the Russian Federation, a combined 2.6 million concerned citizens. The all-Russian environmental movement Green Russia: brings together concerned citizens of Russia; focuses its work on the younger generation and the revival of traditions; and promotes Russian respect for the environment.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Environmental education

Title: Green Earth Network (GEN)

URL: http://gen-tree.org/index.html

Description: The Green Earth Network (GEN) is an NGO based in Osaka that runs greening programs in the Loess Plateau of China's Shanxi Datong City. In operation since 1992, the GEN gained official NPO status in 1999. The aim of GEN, according to its charter, is to promote beyond national boundaries people's cooperation for the global environment.

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Subject:   Forest restoration,  Environmental protection

Title: Energy 21

URL: http://energy21.ngobg.info/

Description: The missions of the NGO are the promotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources, training of specialists, curriculum development and other forms of training, consultancy, research and development in the field of energy and the environment, and discussion of legislative initiatives and decisions related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental protection. The organizations cooperates with similar organizations, private companies, and government institutions in the country and abroad on regional, national, and international projects. The objective of the organization is to work toward sustainable energy usage and production through the use of modern technologies.

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Subject:   Sustainable energy Renewable energy,  Environmental protection

Title: Environmental Movement DEN

URL: http://denyambol.ngobg.info/

Description: Environmental Movement DEN is the only NGO in the Yambol region that works in the field of environmental protection, transparency of institutions, protection of the right to access information, and the prevention of corruption.

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Subject:   Non-governmental organizations Government transparency,  Environmental protection

Title: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)

URL: http://award.wordpress.hupu-labs.biz/

Description: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD) is a multi-discipline organization concerned with water resource management in communities located in South Africa’s Lowveld region. Since AWARD’s establishment in 1998, this organization has piloted a number of programmes on the rehabilitation of wetland environments in the Lowveld river systems, water security, and improved water management. These integrated programmes are designed to improve the environment’s resiliency for continued, sustainable use by underserved communities.

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Environmental protection ,  Conservation Water

Title: Action for the Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA)

URL: http://apowa.org

Description: Established in April, 1999, Action for the Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA) has a decade of experience in the field of animal welfare, nature conservation, and sustainable development. APOWA addresses issues like animal welfare, and the survival of species and their habitats. It acts to conserve natural resources in coastal Odisha, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on evidence, and take into account community needs. Over the years, its perspective has broadened to reflect a more holistic understanding of conservation issues facing the state and country, especially related to climate change and disaster risk reduction programs. It is focused on the reduction of threats to mangrove forests, as well as community-based disaster risk reduction programs in coastal villages. It supports related technological innovations that help coastal communities.

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Subject:   Environmental protection ,  Animal welfare India

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