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Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Publisher: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: River pollution, Research and technology, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) is a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, established jointly by the Ministry and the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. CPREEC strives to increase awareness and knowledge of key target groups (school children, local communities, woman etc.) about the various aspects of environment.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection , India
Group: South Asia
Creator: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Publisher: C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre
Language: English
Coverage: India
Tag: South Asia, Environmental education, India, Sustainable development
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Europe
Creator: Re.Generation
Publisher: Re.Generation
Language: Romanian
Coverage: Romania
Tag: Environmental activism, Antinuclear, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union, Mining, Climate change mitigation, Southeastern Europe, Romania
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW) is a nonprofit, non- governmental organization devoted to achieving maximum environmental soundness through educational awareness, ensuring the protection of the environment (water, air, forest, land, and wildlife), and preserving as well as conserving natural resources now on the brink of extinction. LEW provides education to Liberian residents and will collaborate with the nation's higher institutions of learning and community-based organizations, the business community, local and national governmental organizations, including International agencies and other NGOs for national projects
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Subject: Africa, Environmental protection , Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Publisher: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Language: English
Coverage: Liberia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Networking and coordinating, Corporate accountability, Environmental advocacy, Africa, Environmental education, Animal rights & protection
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Clean Up Israel promotes awareness on the issues of cleanliness and the importance of recycling and waste management, enabling long-term sustainable developments and solutions for Israel.
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Subject: Sustainable development , Environmental protection , Environmental education
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: Clean Up Isreal
Publisher: Clean Up Isreal
Coverage: Israel
Tag: Environmental clean-up, Environmental education, Israel, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Publisher: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Religious-affiliated, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Rural communities, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Russia, East Europe, and Eurasia
Creator: All-Ukrainian Environmental League (VEL)
Publisher: All-Ukrainian Environmental League (VEL)
Language: Ukrainian
Coverage: Ukraine
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Latin America & the Caribbean
Publisher: Ecoportal
Language: Spanish
Coverage: Latin America
Tag: Environmental activism, Environmental policy, Latin America & Caribbean, Environmental education, Environmental media, Colombia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Europe
Creator: Estonian Fund for Nature
Publisher: Estonian Fund for Nature
Language: Estonian, English, Russian
Coverage: Estonia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Environmental policy, Environmental education, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, European Union
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Publisher: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Ethiopia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: East Asia
Creator: FoE Japan
Publisher: FoE Japan
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Environmental economics, Environmental policy, Desert, Energy, Water supply, Japan, Renewable energy, Climate change mitigation, East Asia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: East Asia
Creator: Green Camel Bell
Language: English
Coverage: West China
Tag: Disaster relief, Wildlife conservation, Grasslands, Agriculture, Water supply, Environmental education, China
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: Ghaja Project
Publisher: Ghaja Project
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: European Union, Africa, Woodlands, Women's issues, Water supply, Renewable energy, Rural communities, Ghana
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: South Asia
Creator: Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group
Publisher: Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group
Coverage: India
Tag: South Asia, Wildlife conservation, Youth & students, Environmental education, Environmental media
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Publisher: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Food supply, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Publisher: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Environmental education, Kenya, Gender equality
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Middle East & North Africa
Creator: MA'AN Development Center
Publisher: MA'AN Development Center
Language: Arabic
Tag: Networking and coordinating, Environmental policy, Youth & students, Environmental justice, Agriculture, Food supply, Environmental advocacy, Women's issues, Environmental education, Rural communities, Palestine, Africa, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
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
Group: Africa
Creator: The Mvula Trust
Publisher: The Mvula Trust
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities
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