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Major Groups Directory

The major groups organizations directory provides the profiles of civil society organizations that are engaged in the work of UNEP. These organizations are either accredited to UNEP Governing Council, participated in previous Global Civil Society Forums (GCSF) or work with one or several UNEP divisions, regional offices or out-posted offices. If this is the case of your organisation, please register your profile to be included in the directory.
     

Name Geographical Scope CSO Type Areas Of Expertise
Coucil for Development, Environmental Studies & Conservation (MAUDESCO) Mauritius

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Education and awareness raising

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Human rights
Chemicals
Advocacy
Multilateral environmental agreements
Trade and environment
Governance
Health and environment
National environment law
Climate change

Centre for Environment and Developmenrt Sri Lanka

Non-Governmental Organizations Poverty and environment
Climate change
Tourism and environment
Advocacy
Sustainable development plans
Urban environment
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Waste management
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Trade and environment
Food security and environment
Education and awareness raising
Environmentally sound technologies
Sustainable consumption and production patterns

Caribbean Antilles Indigenous Peoples Caucus & The Diaspora Global

Indigenous Peoples and their communities Freshwater resources
Education and awareness raising
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Sustainable development plans
Environmentally sound technologies
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Chemicals
Agriculture
Poverty and environment
Climate change
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Human rights
Forests
Tourism and environment
Advocacy
Gender
Indigenous issues

Climate Alliance Belgium, Bolivia, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela

Local Authorities Education and awareness raising
Climate change
Sustainable development plans
Indigenous issues

Centro de Ciencias y Ecología Aplicada (CEA) Chile

The Scientific and Technological community Trade and environment
Multilateral environmental agreements

CLAES Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Non-Governmental Organizations Advocacy
Indigenous issues
Sustainable development plans
Economics
Conservation of wetlands
Urban environment
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate change
National environment law
Health and environment
Education and awareness raising
Poverty and environment
Transboundary conservation
Trade and environment
Governance
Forests
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Renewable energy
Agriculture

Centre for Sustainable production and consumption Kazakhstan

Non-Governmental Organizations Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Multilateral environmental agreements
National environment law
Information
Air quality
Food security and environment
Waste management
Environmentally sound technologies
Chemicals
Urban environment
Renewable energy
Tourism and environment
Sustainable development plans
Pollution
Climate change
Agriculture

Centre de Recherches et d'Education pour le Developpement (CREPD) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Republic of the Congo

Non-Governmental Organizations Governance
Food security and environment
Air quality
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Advocacy
Waste management
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
National environment law
Health and environment
Pollution
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Education and awareness raising
Sustainable development plans
Chemicals
Institutional strengthening
Urban environment
Poverty and environment
Climate change
Environmentally sound technologies

Commonwealth Peoples' Association of Uganda Uganda

Non-Governmental Organizations Information
Other

Coodutrust India

Non-Governmental Organizations Agriculture
Sustainable consumption and production patterns

Center for Environmental Issues Alakhawayn University Morocco

The Scientific and Technological community Renewable energy
Sustainable development plans
Health and environment
Agriculture
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Food security and environment
Forests

Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management - CIWEM Global

Professional organizations Freshwater resources
Climate change
Sanitation
Pollution
Conservation of wetlands
Education and awareness raising
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Information
Advocacy
Waste management
Institutional strengthening
Sustainable development plans
Poverty and environment
Health and environment
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Governance
Air quality
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Environmentally sound technologies

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDIA (CESDI) India

Non-Governmental Organizations Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Information
Advocacy
Governance
Waste management
Desertification, drought and land degredation
National environment law
Forests
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Pollution
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Conservation of wetlands
Education and awareness raising
Agriculture
Gender
Renewable energy
Tourism and environment
Food security and environment
Sustainable development plans

COCARAE Ecuador

Non-Governmental Organizations Conservation of wetlands
Indigenous issues

Conservation International Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Forests
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Transboundary conservation
Poverty and environment
Multilateral environmental agreements
Advocacy
Conservation of wetlands
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Climate change
Trade and environment
Freshwater resources
Tourism and environment
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Economics
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Governance
Indigenous issues

Centre for Sustainable Built Environment Australia

The Scientific and Technological community Climate change
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Health and environment
Environmentally sound technologies
Sustainable development plans
Tourism and environment
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Education and awareness raising
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Urban environment
Air quality
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Renewable energy

CEADU Uruguay

Non-Governmental Organizations Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Agriculture
Advocacy
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Sustainable development plans
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Education and awareness raising
Waste management
Tourism and environment
Pollution
Environmentally sound technologies
Freshwater resources
Health and environment

Community Development Library Bangladesh

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Sustainable development plans

Clear Water Caribbean, Inc. Global

Business and Industry Sanitation
Health and environment
Environmentally sound technologies
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Freshwater resources
Sustainable development plans
Pollution

Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development (CNIRD) Trinidad and Tobago

Non-Governmental Organizations Governance
Environmentally sound technologies
Human rights
Renewable energy
Agriculture
Gender
Sustainable development plans
Food security and environment
Education and awareness raising
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Indigenous issues
Poverty and environment
Health and environment

Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic

Non-Governmental Organizations Desertification, drought and land degredation
Gender
Food security and environment
Health and environment
Governance
Sustainable development plans
Tourism and environment
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Environmentally sound technologies
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Climate change
Advocacy
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Education and awareness raising
Agriculture
Freshwater resources
Poverty and environment
Trade and environment

Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias - (CLAI) Costa Rica

The Scientific and Technological community Desertification, drought and land degredation
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Agriculture
Education and awareness raising

Centro Humboltd para el Desarrollo Territorial y la Gestion Ambiental Nicaragua

Non-Governmental Organizations Poverty and environment
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Advocacy
Agriculture
Environmentally sound technologies
Forests
Conservation of wetlands
Renewable energy

Chile Sustentable Chile

Non-Governmental Organizations Advocacy
Freshwater resources
Environmentally sound technologies
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Agriculture
Conservation of wetlands
Forests
Poverty and environment
Renewable energy

Consejo Consultivo para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CCDS-Region Centro Mexico

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Sustainable development plans

Consejo Consultivo para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CCDS- Sureste Mexico

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Sustainable development plans

Consejo Consultivo para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CCDS-Noreste) Mexico

Non-Governmental Organizations Agriculture
Advocacy

Campania Nacional de Teatro Clasico Fenix Novohispano Mexico

Professional organizations Agriculture
Advocacy

CLIMATE NETWORK AFRICA Kenya

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Sustainable development plans

Comite 21 France

Non-Governmental Organizations Trade and environment
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate change
Education and awareness raising
Governance
Advocacy
Renewable energy
Tourism and environment

Consumers International, Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Global

Consumer groups Information
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Advocacy
Tourism and environment
Climate change
Health and environment
Trade and environment
Education and awareness raising
Food security and environment
Multilateral environmental agreements
Sustainable consumption and production patterns

Caribbean Youth Environment Network Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Children and Youth Education and awareness raising
Environmentally sound technologies
Sustainable development plans
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Advocacy
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Information
Climate change
Waste management
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Freshwater resources
Agriculture

CarbonFix Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Trade and environment
Climate change
Other
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Forests
Sustainable development plans
Poverty and environment

Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania (COET) Tanzania (United Republic of)

Non-Governmental Organizations Tourism and environment
Education and awareness raising

Climate Change Commission- United Nations Association of Mauritius Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change

Clean Up the World Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Education and awareness raising
Waste management
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Health and environment
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Poverty and environment
Information
Climate change
Desertification, drought and land degredation

cogesten/ed Togo

Non-Governmental Organizations Desertification, drought and land degredation
Climate change
Information
Tourism and environment
Food security and environment
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Environmentally sound technologies
Health and environment
Pollution
Conservation of wetlands
National environment law
Sustainable development plans
Institutional strengthening
Agriculture

Centre for Youth Development & Activities - CYDA Pakistan

Non-Governmental Organizations Food security and environment
Advocacy
Education and awareness raising
Institutional strengthening
Health and environment
Governance
Sustainable development plans
Sanitation
Pollution
Tourism and environment
Information
Gender
Renewable energy
Other
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Human rights
Climate change
Waste management
Urban environment

community Link zimbabwe Africa

Non-Governmental Organizations Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Air quality
Trade and environment
Post-conflict assessment
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Conservation of wetlands
Gender
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Climate change
Education and awareness raising
Sanitation

Centro Humboldt Latin America and Caribbean

Non-Governmental Organizations Food security and environment
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Sustainable development plans
Trade and environment
Climate change
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Gender
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Freshwater resources
Institutional strengthening
Pollution
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Indigenous issues
Urban environment
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Advocacy
Forests
National environment law
Multilateral environmental agreements
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species

Consejo Ciudadano Juarez Limpio, Asociacion Civil Mexico, United States of America

Children and Youth Waste management
Pollution
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Education and awareness raising
Transboundary conservation
Urban environment
Health and environment
Sanitation
Renewable energy

College of William and Mary Global

Other Agriculture
Information
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Chemicals
Pollution
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Air quality
Forests
Institutional strengthening
National environment law
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Governance
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Freshwater resources
Multilateral environmental agreements
Climate change

Club Serron for Unesco Greece

Non-Governmental Organizations Desertification, drought and land degredation
Chemicals
Air quality
Conservation of wetlands
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Forests
Food security and environment
Agriculture
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Education and awareness raising
Climate change

COOPERATIVA ECOLÓGICA MAGALLY'S 547, R.L. Global

Professional organizations Urban environment
Sustainable development plans

Center for Human Development Bangladesh

Non-Governmental Organizations Human rights
Post-conflict assessment
Tourism and environment
Pollution
Education and awareness raising
Environmentally sound technologies
Urban environment
Economics
Renewable energy
Governance
Advocacy
Trade and environment
Sanitation
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Transboundary conservation
Gender
Taxonomy
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Data collection, analysis and monitoring

Caribbean Policy Development Centre Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Trade and environment
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity

CGT Argentina

Workers and Trade Unions Other
Other

Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES) Latin America and Caribbean

Non-Governmental Organizations Climate change
Governance
Advocacy
Education and awareness raising
Institutional strengthening
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Environmental emergency preparedness and response

CTA - Central de los Trabajadores de Argentina Argentina

Workers and Trade Unions Climate change
Food security and environment
Trade and environment
Human rights
Governance
Other
Renewable energy
Other

China Environmental Protection Foundation China (People's Republic of )

Non-Governmental Organizations Advocacy
Urban environment

Corporación Grupo Tayrona Colombia

Non-Governmental Organizations Governance
Gender
Forests
Climate change
Information
Sustainable development plans
Conservation of wetlands
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Education and awareness raising
Freshwater resources
Urban environment
Tourism and environment
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Indigenous issues
Poverty and environment
Advocacy
Health and environment
Multilateral environmental agreements
Renewable energy

CIRCLE India India

Non-Governmental Organizations Other
Other

Centre for Information Technology Tanzania (United Republic of)

Non-Governmental Organizations Health and environment
Poverty and environment

Christian Aid Global

Charity Other
Sustainable development plans

CIRIMON ENVIROMENTAL CONSERVATION Kenya

Non-Governmental Organizations Forests
Pollution
Waste management
Urban environment
Climate change
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Sanitation
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species

christian campaign for nuclear disarmament-kenya Kenya

Non-Governmental Organizations Agriculture
Education and awareness raising

Collectif des Femmes du Mali (COFEM) Mali

Women Human rights
Other

CUTS INTERNATIONAL Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Advocacy
Food security and environment
Climate change
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Poverty and environment
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Agriculture
Trade and environment
Education and awareness raising
Economics
Governance

Caribbean Conservation Association Latin America and Caribbean

Non-Governmental Organizations Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Education and awareness raising

Climate Network Africa Kenya

Non-Governmental Organizations Sustainable development plans
Climate change

Climate XL Africa Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania (United Republic of), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Non-Governmental Organizations Urban environment
Forests
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Environmentally sound technologies
Conservation of wetlands
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Waste management
Multilateral environmental agreements
Governance
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Education and awareness raising
Institutional strengthening
Renewable energy
Sustainable development plans
Freshwater resources
Climate change
Health and environment
Gender
Data collection, analysis and monitoring