International NGOs

The ACCCA project draws on lessons learned about communicating climate risk information in clear terms that are relevant to decision-makers; addressing climate risks and adaptation in an integrated, multidisciplinary way; the importance of engaging stakeholders substantively; and the long-term benefits of partnering institutions from scientific and policy communities for understanding and managing

The African Conservation Foundation is working towards the protection and conservation of Africa's endangered wildlife and their habitats. Founded in 1999, ACF fills a unique niche by creating an Africa-wide network for information exchange and capacity building of conservation efforts in the region. ACF's mission is to support and link African conservation initiatives, groups and NGOs, with the aim of strengthening their capacity, building partnerships and promoting effective communication and co-ordination of conservation efforts.

AfDevInfo is a research facility and software house working at the interface between cutting edge data capture, processing and distribution technologies and pragmatic politico-economic research. Our sister site, afdevinfo.com tracks the mechanics of political and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our vision

Prosperous people and flourishing forests across the tropics.

Our mission

By bringing together local knowledge, policy perspectives, and science, we work to understand the tradeoffs among conservation and development goals, and to identify and develop innovative policies and practices that work for both people and nature.

L'ADAP prône une approche communautaire dans la gestion et la conservation des aires protégées. Son but est d'aider les communautés locales à faire des ressources naturellesun facteur de développement. Logique d'intervention

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Avoided Deforestation Partners is an international network of thinkers and strategists, founded by leaders in carbon policy, finance, forestry, and conservation in May 2007 to support international efforts to halt tropical deforestation. We promote the adoption of a policy framework that creates robust and efficient mechanisms that motivate investments to avoid further deforestation.

Bees for Development is an independent organisation founded in 1993 by Dr Nicola Bradbear and Ms Helen Jackson. We are an information service working at the centre of an international network of people and organisations involved with apiculture in developing countries.

Beekeeping is an effective way for poor people to strengthen their livelihoods, and Bees for Development works to provide information to assist them.

Beekeeping: strengthening livelihoods and fighting poverty

The Communication Initiative (The CI) network is an online space for sharing the experiences of, and building bridges between, the people and organisations engaged in or supporting communication as a fundamental strategy for economic and social development and change. It does this through a process of initiating dialogue and debate and giving the network a stronger, more representative and informed voice with which to advance the use and improve the impact of communication for development. This process is supported by web-based resources of summarised information and several electronic publications, as well as online research, review, and discussion platforms providing insight into communication for development experiences.

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a global program that provides grants to nongovernmental organizations and other private sector partners to protect critical ecosystems.

The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) gives public interest lawyers and scientists the training and resources they need to help communities protect the environment through law.

These advocates, working in their home countries, know best how to protect the environment. By giving ELAW partners the legal and scientific support they need, ELAW helps challenge environmental abuses and builds a worldwide corps of skilled, committed advocates working to protect ecosystems and communities for generations to come.

The key to our strategy is locating strong lawyers who are committed to protecting the environment in their home countries. We collaborate to win big victories at low cost.

FARM-Africa is an international non- governmental organisation that aims to reduce poverty in eastern and South Africa. We work in partnership with marginal farmers and herders, helping them to manage their natural resources more effectively and build sustainable livelihoods on their land. Whether improving small-scale dairy goat farming, working to resolve conflict with pastoral communities or developing new roles for villagers to manage forests, we know that with even a little assistance, African farmers can dramatically improve their own well-being.

FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.

FSC has offices in more than 46 countries. It provides standard setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services for companies and organizations interested in responsible forestry.

"We are advocates of a world in which biological diversity is appreciated as the basis of all life and as a fundamental value. This is the precondition for the preservation of our quality of life and that of future generations." (FZS Vision, 2001)"

website of GTZ's Wildlife Programme in Tanzania

The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC) is a network of 150 indigenous peoples' organisations in 20 African countries.IPACC's purpose is to unite diverse community based indigenous peoples' organisations into a network and alliance for effective advocacy.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development – Reporting Services Division – provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos.

Istituto Oikos is a non-denominational and independent association, founded in Milan in 1996, operating in Europe and Africa to help conserve and sustainably manage the natural resources as tools of social and economic development.

The IUCN Programme is described in terms of the three ‘pillars’ of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental – and it explicitly seeks to improve the attention of decision makers on the role of a healthy environment in sustainability by expanding the role of the environment in sustainable development. The Programme recognises that sustainable development will ultimately depend on the condition of the natural environment and it challenges whether current approaches to sustainable development actually achieve sustainability.

Social learning is increasingly cited as an essential process for addressing the complexity and uncertainty inherent in many sustainability issues, for developing understanding between the different perspectives involved, and for supporting collective action. This guide to on-line resources (formerly NRM-changelinks) includes a number of topic areas that are relevant to social learning.

The Norwegian People's Aid has both members (800.000) affiliated collectively, through trade unions belonging to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and individual members in 126 local branches that are in turn organized in district divisions. The NPA's highest authority is the General Assembly, which is held every fourth year. The highest authority in between the General Assemblies is the National Board and the Central Board. The Secretary General heads the Main Administration and is responsible for the daily operation.

The Rights and Resources Initiative is a coalition of international, regional and community organizations engaged in conservation, research and development.

Sand County Foundation works to advance the use of ethical and scientifically sound land management practices and partnerships for the benefit of people and the ecological landscape. Sand County Foundation works with villages in Longido, Simanjiro and Ngorongoro Districts to support devolved rights-based natural resource management. The Foundation is a key supporter of the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum. Sand County Foundation (Tanzania),PO Box 8372,ArushaPhone: +255 786 431680

website for the Sustainable Management of the Usangu Wetland and its Catchment - an initiative working to meet the government's commitment to restoring flows in the Great Ruaha River by 2010.

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation helps people overcome poverty in developing countries worldwide. With a global presence of 1,600 professionals in 33 countries, we build local capacity to generate employment and income opportunities for people, and improve access to basic services.

TIST empowers Small Groups of subsistence farmers in countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and India to reverse the devastating effects of deforestation, drought, and famine. Since 1999, TIST participants have been identifying local sustainable development goals that include

VETAID is a not-for-profit, international development organisation working for reduction in poverty and increase in food security of people dependent on livestock. The purpose of VETAID's work is to strengthen livelihood strategies of resource-poor farmers by increasing the contribution made by their livestock, by promoting the rights of farmers and herders, and by partnering and building the capacity of local organisations.

WCS in Tanzania

WWF is one of the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with almost 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by: