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• Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) (UGA) ...Poverty, Environment, and Distributional Equity
  ACODE influences development and governance policies for the promotion of social justice in Eastern Africa through policy research and advocacy.

• African Studies Centre (ASC) (NLD) ...Poverty, Environment, and Distributional Equity
  The African Studies Centre promotes and undertakes scientific research on Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the field of the social sciences and humanities.

• Agence pour la Conservation et le Développement en Afrique Centrale (ACDAC) (GAB) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Montpellier Research Centre (CIRAD Foret) (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources
  A French development-oriented agricultural research organization serving the tropics and subtropics.

• Akzo Nobel (NLD) ...Corporate ESR
  

• American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  The national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry.

• Arid Lands Resource Management Project (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT) (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  The International Technical Tropical Timber Association (ATIBT) is a non-political NGO that represents the interests of more than 200 direct members throughout some 39 countries.

• Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  The Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) Program is an international collaboration of scientists and mangers aimed at determining the regional condition of reefs in the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

• Bank of America (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Bank of America is a premier global financial services organization, providing tailored financial solutions to leading corporations, institutions and government agencies across the U.S. and around the world.

• BC Hydro (CAN) ...Corporate ESR
  

• Belize Audubon Society (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  Dedicated to the sustainable management of our natural resources through leadership and strategic partnerships with stakeholders.

• Belize Fisheries Department (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  Ensure food security, generate income and foreign exchange, create employment, and conserve natural resources

• Belize Meteorological Department (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  

• Biodiversity Conservation Center (BCC) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Bolloré Group (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Pursues activities in the industry and service sectors. It also manages agro-industrial assets as well as a financial portfolio.

• Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Programme (CARICOMP) (JAM) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  A regional scientific effort to study land-sea interaction process, to monitor for change, and to provide appropriate scientific information for management.

• Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) (BRB) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  For over 30 years, the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) has focused on the conservation, protection, and wise use of the region's natural and cultural resources.

• Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge (CBIK) (CHN) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources
  Established in 1995, CBIK is an NGO based in Kunming that works to conserve nature and culture, and promote socially equitable and environmentally sound development in mountainous ethnic minority areas of Southwest China.

• Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (IDN) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Center for International Forestry Research (Cameroon) (CIFOR) (CMR) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources
  The Governance Programme focuses on the process of making and implementing decisions concerning how people manage forests and forested landscapes at scales larger than an individual household or enterprise.

• Centre for Basic Research (CBR) (UGA) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources
  CBR was established in 1988 to address the situation in which local researchers in Uganda were being drawn into short-run consultancies to meet immediate financial needs, thereby turning long-term research into a prerogative of non-national agencies.

• Centre for Marine Sciencies, The University of the West Indies at Mona (JAM) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Engages in research, graduate teaching and outreach in Caribbean Marine Sciences, with an emphasis on understanding and managing coastal and marine resources within the EEZ of Jamaica.

• Citigroup (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Citigroup, principally through Citibank, has a long and unrivaled history as a provider of financial services throughout the world.

• Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  Supports the allocation, sustainable use and planned development of Belize's coastal resources through increased knowledge and the building of alliances for the benefit of all Belizeans and the global community.

• Conservation Biology Institute (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  CBI was founded to help address the many technical and institutional barriers facing conservation today. With a commitment to working together--scientists, planners, decision makers, land managers, and others--we believe meaningful solutions can be found.

• Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (DEU) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is one of a small number of intergovernmental treaties concerned with the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats on a global scale.

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (CAN) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  The Convention establishes three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources.

• Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Archipiélago de San Andrés, Old Providence y Santa Catalina (CORALINA) (COL) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  

• Council on the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (SEN) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources
  

• Cropper Foundation (TTO) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  

• Danzer Group (DEU) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Specializes in surface wood.

• Department for International Development (DFID) (GBR) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  Providing land-grant mission, teaching, research, and extension outreach services to agriculture and related fields.

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (DEU) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  An international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations.

• Environment Tobago (BLZ) ...Coral Reefs
  Tobago´s first conservation organisation

• Environmental Defense (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Fighting to protect human health, restore our oceans and ecosystems, and curb global warming.

• EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• European Forest Institute (EFI) (FIN) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  An independent non-governmental organisation conducting European forest research.

• FAO/Africover (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Florida International University (FIU) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Miami's public research university.

• Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM) (HTI) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Promotes the protection and sustainable use of Haiti’s marine and coastal resources through educational activities, research, and direct interventions.

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (ITA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development.

• Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) (IDN) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Friends of Nature (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  Preserving and promoting the sustainability of marine resources, islands, and cayes for our children and the country of Belize

• Friends of the Siberian Forests (FSF) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Established in 1992, FSF seeks to contribute in the conservation and sustainable management of Siberian forests.

• Fund for 21st Century Altai (Altai) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  We are non-governmental organization, and we work on environmental, cultural and science matters in Altai Krai and the Altai Republic in southwestern Siberia.

• German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL) (DEU) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) (AUS) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  GCRMN provides data and information on the global status of coral reefs and how people use and interact with reefs to assist coral reef management. GCRMN also raises awareness in all stakeholders on the status of reefs and the need for urgent action.

• Global Environment Facility (GEF) (USA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Within GEF, the particular emphasis of UNDP is ensuring the development and management of capacity building programmes and technical assistance projects.

• Green Reef (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  Promotes the sustainable use and conservation of Belize's marine and coastal resources.

• Greenpeace Russia (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Providing information exchange among governmental, non-governmental, academic, and commercial users of marine resources in the Gulf and Caribbean region.

• Gun Lake Tribe (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi of Michigan maintain tribal vision, integrity, spirituality, culture, and economic self-sufficiency by protecting sovereignty, treaty rights, traditions, land and natural resources for future generations.

• Hol Chan Marine Reserve (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  

• ICLARM - The World Fish Center (ICLARM) (MYS) ...Reefs at Risk
  Formerly the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, ICLARM-The World Fish Center works with farmers, scientists, and policy makers to help the rural poor increase their income, preserve their environment, and improve their lives.

• Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) (IND) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Founded in 1958, IEG is an autonomous, multi-disciplinary centre for advanced research and training in economics, demography, and sociology and is recognised as such by the University of Delhi.

• Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia (IMAZON) (BRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Interafrican Forest Industry Association (IFIA) (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Founded in 1996, IFIA brings together some 300 companies through trade and industry associations in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo Republic and Angola.

• International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) (GBR) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  

• International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) (NLD) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Provides a global network for international exchange and cooperation in research and innovation in building and construction in support of an improved building process and of improved performance of the built environment.

• International Council for Science (ICSU) (FRA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  In order to strengthen international science for the benefit of society, ICSU mobilizes the knowledge and resources of the international science community.

• International Forest Institute (IFI) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Remote sensing and geographical information system and forest laboratory.

• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (Kenya) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  The International Livestock Research Institute works to improve the well-being of people in developing countries by enhancing the diverse and essential contributions livestock make to smallholder farming.

• International Paper Company (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• International Wood Products Association (IWPA) (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  The only association in the United States committed to the promotion and enhancement of trade in the imported hardwood and softwood products industry.

• Island Resources Foundation (IRF) (VIR) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Island Resources Foundation is a private, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to solving the environmental problems of development in small tropical islands.

• IUCN - World Conservation Union (IUCN) (CHE) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Seeks 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.

• Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) (ITA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Provides customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.

• Kenya Association of Tour Operators (KATO) (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Kieser and Associates (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• Lancaster County Conservation District (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  The District helps to focus attention on the wise use of the land, water, and related natural resources. It provides assistance to individuals and to public and private organizations in solving the complex problems of today’s environment.

• Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT) (TZA) ...Poverty, Environment, and Distributional Equity
  Founded in 1994, LEAT is the first public interest environmental law organization in Tanzania.

• Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia [Indonesian Ecolabeling Institute] (IDN) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  The state of the environment is now the concern of environmental activists, businesses, and consumers. Ecolabeling lets producers ensure consumers that their products are environmentally friendly.

• Meridian Institute (USA) ...Corporate ESR ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Meridian Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to solve problems and resolve conflicts arising from the integration of environmental, health, economic, and social issues.

• Michigan State University (MSU) (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune (Cameroon) (MINFOF) (CMR) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France) (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Ministry of Health (MOH) (UGA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) (UGA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• Mondi Group (GBR) ...Corporate ESR
  Mondi is a leading international paper and packaging group, with 34,000 employees across 112 sites in 34 countries.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  NASA is deeply committed to spreading the unique knowledge that flows from its aeronautics and space research.

• National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  The Center's focus is on the analysis and prediction of coral reef resilience in order to improve the scientific basis of coral reef management.

• National Forest Authority (NFA) (UGA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) (NLD) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  NOAA conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun.

• Natsource (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  Natsource Advisory and Research staff have participated in the development of policies that have created markets for greenhouse gases and conventional air pollutants.

• Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NOR) ...World Resources Report
  

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP ) (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• Pennsylvania Environmental Council (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  Promotes sustainable use of land and natural resources, protects watersheds, and finds innovative solutions to environmental problems.

• Pennsylvania State University (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (CHE) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, this convention is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

• Reef Check (USA) ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Reef Check trains teams of volunteer scuba divers and snorklers in over 50 countries to monitor the health of coral reefs by performing surveys. The survey results are used to produce an annual report on the state of the world's reefs.

• Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Non-profit organization of recreational divers who regularly conduct fish biodiversity and abundance surveys during their dives, conducted as part of REEF's Fish Survey Project, which become part of a database that is publicly-accessible via the Website.

• Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE) (KEN) ...Poverty, Environment, and Distributional Equity
  Conducts research, undertakes public interest education and litigation, and advocates for policies, laws and practices that empower resource dependent communities to influence their access to natural resources and management of natural resource conflicts.

• Rio Tinto (GBR) ...Corporate ESR
  A world leader in finding, mining and processing the earth's mineral resources.

• Rougier Group (FRA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Various group members assure the international trading of logs, sawn timber, plywood and veneers and import and market in France standard and technical panels, plywood, logs, sawn timber and transformed products.

• ScanEx, Research & Development Center (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  A Russian private company providing full integrated solutions for satellite remote sensing applications.

• Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) (FRA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  An interdisciplinary body of natural and social science expertise focused on global environmental issues, operating at the interface between scientific and decision-making instances.

• Stanford University (USA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  

• Stora Enso (FIN) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  An integrated paper, packaging and forest products company producing publication and fine papers, packaging boards and wood products, areas in which the Group is a global market leader.

• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) (SWE) ...EarthTrends: Environmental Information ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa ...World Resources Report
  

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (SWE) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Develops the understanding and sustainable use of biological natural resources through research, teaching, environmental monitoring and assessment and information extension.

• Syngenta (CHE) ...Corporate ESR
  A world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology

• Texas A & M University (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

• Transparent World (TW) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  TW's goals are to make satellite imagery broadly accessible, and to encourage the use of this data in such fields as education, environment, tourism, Web- and TV-design.

• tt Timber Group: Hinrich Feldmeyer GmbH & Co. KG (HF) (DEU) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  Feldmayer is part of tt Timber -- an independent group of companies involved in forest management and the processing and trading of forest products.

• Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) (UGA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• UNEP - Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP-CEP) (JAM) ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Serves as a focus for the collection, review and dissemination of studies, publications and the results of work performed under the aegis of the Caribbean Environment Programme.

• UNEP - Regional office for North America (USA) ...World Resources Report
  

• UNEP GRID-Arendal (NOR) ...World Resources Report
  GRID-Arendal provides environmental information, communications, and capacity building services for information management and assessment. Established to strengthen the United Nations through its Environment Programme (UNEP), our focus is to make credible

• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP - WCMC) (GBR) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  UNEP/WCMC provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world -- species, forests, protected areas, marine and freshwaters; habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions; trade and the environment; and biodiversity.

• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (DEU) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Aims to promote effective action to combat desertification through innovative local programmes and supportive international partnerships.

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (USA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa ...World Resources Report
  In 166 countries, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and its partners raise awareness, track progress and access resources to reduce poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women.

• United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (FRA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Born in 1945, UNESCO works as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues and serves as a clearinghouse while helping Member States build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields.

• United Nations Environment Programme (Nairobi) (UNEP) (KEN) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa ...World Resources Report
  UNEP's mission is 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.

• United Nations Foundation (USA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Created in 1997 through a grant from businessman Ted Turner, the foundation promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through the support of the United Nations and its Charter.

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (DEU) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  The Convention sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle climate change.

• University of Arkansas (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• University of Belize (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  

• University of Maryland, Department of Geography (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  University of Maryland Geography Department is a world leader in earth observation science and disciplines concerned with understanding the physical, biological, and human dimensions of Earth Systems Science.

• University of Miami (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  One of the largest private research universities in the southeastern United States.

• University of Pretoria, The Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) (ZAF) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  Seeks to enhance the capacity of African researchers to conduct environmental economics and policy inquiry of relevance to African problems and increase the awareness the role of environmental economics in sustainable development.

• University of South Florida (USA) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  One of America's top metropolitan research universities.

• University of West Indies (UWI) (JAM) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  

• University of Wisconsin – Madison (USA) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA)
  

• US Agency for International Development (USAID) (USA) ...EarthTrends: Environmental Information ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Market Access and Institutional Choice: Decentralization of Natural Resources ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa ...World Resources Report
  The agency works to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth and agricultural development; global Health; and, conflict prevention and developmental relief.

• US Department of Agriculture (USDA) (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  USDA Mission: Enhance the quality of life for the American people by supporting production of agriculture: Ensuring a safe, affordable, nutritious, and accessible food supply; Caring for agricultural, forest, and range lands; Supporting sound developmen

• US Department of State (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  The mission of the State Department is to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.

• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (USA) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  WCS combines the resources of wildlife parks in New York with field projects around the globe to inspire care for nature, provide leadership in environmental education, and help sustain our planet's biological diversity.

• World Bank (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA) ...World Resources Report
  The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. In Fiscal Year 2001, the institution provided more than US$17 billion in loans to its client countries.

• World Bank / GEF Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Project (MBRS) (BLZ) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  The global objective of the project is to enhance the protection of the ecologically unique and vulnerable marine ecosystems comprising the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.

• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) (CHE) ...Corporate ESR
  The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) brings together some 180 international companies in a shared commitment to sustainable development through economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.

• World Conservation Union-Regional Office for Central Africa (IUCN-ROCA) (CMR) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• World Food Programme / Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping (WFP VAM) (KEN) ...Poverty and Ecosystem Services in East Africa
  

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (USA) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW) ...Reefs at Risk ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  

• World Wildlife Fund -- Central America (BLZ) ...Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef
  

• WorldFish Center (ICLARM) (MYS) ...Post Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From Assessment to Action (MA) ...Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
  Committed to contributing to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnership, capacity building and policy support on living aquatic resources.

• WV Water Research Institute (WRI) (USA) ...Performance-Based Incentives for Improving Environmental Quality (NutrientNet)
  

• WWF Russia (WWF Russia) (RUS) ...Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  

• Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZWE) ...Poverty, Environment, and Distributional Equity
  ZELA seeks to provide strategic environmental law advice, training, research services and public interest litigation to disadvantaged communities.

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