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

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: Global Village of Beijing (GVB)

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

Description: Global Village of Beijing (GVB) was founded by Liao Xiaoyi in 1996. Its purpose and mission are to carry out environmental education, promote public participation in environmental protection and spread the concept and practice of ecological society. Its focus is advocating for green lifestyles, providing training for eco-villages, and promoting environmental issues in the media.

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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: Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society (JAFS)

URL: http://www.jafs.or.jp/

Description: Originally formed in 1972, the Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society (JAFS) focuses on providing sustainable and safe drinking water to rural communities in South and South East Asia through building wells, pipelines and related infrastructure. As an international cooperation group, JAFS also provides disaster relief to the victims of catastrophic natural events throughout Asia.

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Subject:   Sustainable development,  Disaster relief,  Water security,  Education

Title: Japan Chernobyl Foundation (JCF)

URL: http://jcf.ne.jp/

Description: The Japan Chernobyl Foundation (JCF), an officially- approved Japanese Non-Profit Organization (NPO), collects donations to help victims of the Japan earthquake and nuclear accident. JCF was established in 1991 to provide aid, largely through medical treatment, in areas that were affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. Since that accident, many children with leukemia and other illnesses have been unable to receive sufficient medical care, due in part to serious economic trouble; many have also died from infectious disease due to poor hygiene. JCF, working closely with doctors in the affected areas, and in cooperation with medical professionals from Shinshu University and other institutions, has been involved in many humanitarian projects. In 2004, JCF expanded its support to include Iraq, a country that has seen a sharp increase in leukemia cases since the Gulf War. Subsequent economic sanctions and armed conflict in that region have led to shortages in medical care and to the loss of life.

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Subject:   Disaster relief,  Accidents,  Nuclear power plants,  Fukushima,  1986,  Ukraine,  Chernobyl,  Nuclear Accident,  Japan

Title: Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN)

URL: http://www.peace-forum.com/gensuikin

Description: The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN) is an anti-nuclear advocacy group with its organizational roots in the anti-nuclear armament movement of the 1950s. The group's focus has since expanded to include protest against the use of nuclear energy and promotion of clean energy. GENSUIKIN was established in 1965, and is one of Japan's largest anti-nuclear and peace movement organizations. The group sponsors two major annual events: a public rally held in March, "3-1 Bikini Day," commemorates the crew of the fishing boat Daigo Fukuryu-Maru (Lucky Dragon), which was exposed to fallout from nuclear testing at Bikini in 1954; the World Congress Against A- and H-Bombs is held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, the month when atomic bombs were dropped on those cities. The group's core activities include efforts to foster solidarity with anti-nuclear activists around the world; anti-nuclear pro-peace campaigns; various initiatives toward a nuclear-free society; and activities in support of radiation victims. The organization's position is based on the understanding that human beings and "nukes" can never be compatible.

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Subject:   Renewable,  Nuclear disarmament,  Antinuclear movement,  Energy policy,  Energy sources

Title: Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)

URL: http://www.antiatom.org/

Description: Gensuikyo was formed in 1955 at the height of anti-nuclear-testing movement in Japan. While the group protests nuclear warfare and advocates for the human rights of atomic bomb and nuclear testing victims, its reluctance to support a comprehensive ban on nuclear armament and unwillingness to renounce non-arms use of nuclear energy led to the separation and formation of another organization, Gensuikin, in 1965. Since its founding Gensuikyo has developed many forms of action to achieve three basic goals: 1) the prevention of nuclear war, 2) a ban on and the elimination of nuclear weapons, 3) relief for and solidarity with the Hibakusha, the A-bomb sufferers, through the annual World Conference Against A & H Bombs, which takes place every August, constant and nationwide signature campaigns for a ban on nuclear weapons, and other events and actions in cooperation with the Hibakusha to publicize the damage and health effects of the A-bombings to the general public.

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Subject:   Peace,  Nuclear disarmament,  Antinuclear movement,  Social advocacy,  Movements