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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
VIRTUAL-CITIZEN BAN ASBESTOS NETWORK FOR LATIN AMERICA Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Advocacy
Trade and environment
Environmental emergency preparedness and response
Waste management
Health and environment
Sanitation
Institutional strengthening
National environment law
Chemicals
Environmentally sound technologies
Human rights
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Education and awareness raising
Information
Urban environment

Varda Inc. Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Multilateral environmental agreements
Post-conflict assessment
Advocacy
Climate change
Pollution
Sustainable development plans
Trade and environment
Health and environment
Sustainable consumption and production patterns
Governance
Chemicals
Oceans and seas and coastal areas

Vermont Law School International Law Society, The Sub-Committee on Military Related Environmental Concerns United States of America

Non-Governmental Organizations Education and awareness raising
Information
Pollution
Human rights
Air quality
Post-conflict assessment
Indigenous issues
Advocacy
Health and environment
Chemicals
Multilateral environmental agreements
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
National environment law
Waste management

VHUE e.V. Association for the Support of Environmental Sick People Europe

Consumer groups Information
Health and environment

Vitae Civilis, Institute fro Development, Environment and Peace Brazil

Professional organizations Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Food security and environment
Transboundary conservation
Education and awareness raising
Poverty and environment
Conservation of wetlands
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Advocacy
Sustainable development plans
Data collection, analysis and monitoring
Renewable energy
Chemicals
Governance
Climate change
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Trade and environment

Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment Viet Nam

Non-Governmental Organizations Sustainable development plans
Pollution
Air quality
Advocacy
Poverty and environment
Gender
Trade and environment
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Environmentally sound technologies
Waste management
Urban environment
National environment law
Climate change
Education and awareness raising
Information
Chemicals
Health and environment
Freshwater resources

Volunteers For Africa Kenya

Non-Governmental Organizations Gender
Education and awareness raising
Transboundary conservation
Economics
Freshwater resources
Conservation of wetlands
Poverty and environment
Climate change
Tourism and environment
Information
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Governance
Forests
Institutional strengthening

Volunteers for Environment and Development (VED) Syrian Arab Republic

Non-Governmental Organizations Pollution
Urban environment
Waste management
Air quality
National environment law
Poverty and environment
Environmentally sound technologies
Agriculture
Tourism and environment
Sustainable development plans
Desertification, drought and land degredation
Multilateral environmental agreements
Gender
Renewable energy
Education and awareness raising
Health and environment
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Information
Climate change

Vermont Law School International Law Society, The Sub-Committee on Military Related Environmental Concerns Global

Non-Governmental Organizations Education and awareness raising
Information
National environment law
Post-conflict assessment
Waste management
Advocacy
Chemicals
Biological diversity, including biosafety and invasive species
Pollution
Air quality
Multilateral environmental agreements
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Oceans and seas and coastal areas
Human rights
Indigenous issues
Climate change

Vivekananda Educational Development Institute for Citizens (VEDIC) India

Non-Governmental Organizations Urban environment
Environmentally sound technologies
Economics
Waste management
Development of research, monitoring and assessment capacity
Education and awareness raising