East
Asia and Pacific
Environmental
Initiative
USAID and State working with partners
protecting the environment and
improving livelihoods
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USAID
Insitutions by Technical Focus See EAPEI Library for electronic copies of technical information Forestry and land use planning (includes biodiversity conservation and agriculture) Coastal and Marine Resources Management Environmental Planning and Management (includes Urban, Global Climate Change, Energy, Clean Technology and Environmental Management and Water) USAID
environment laws, regulations and procedures Governance and the Environment Invasive Alien Species and the Environment EAPEI Implementing Partners Insitutions implementing EAPEI activities Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) The ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC) serves as the central focus for networking and institutional linkage among ASEAN Member Countries (AMCs) and between ASEAN and European Union (EU) partner organizations to enhance the capacity of ASEAN in promoting biodiversity conservation The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) is an international organization which works in close collaboration with partner organizations to actively support community forestry development in the region. As a learning organization, RECOFTC designs and facilitates learning processes and systems that support the capacity development of commuity forestry institutions and organizations. RECOFTC seeks to constructively promote dialogue between multi-stakeholders to ensure equitable management of forest resources. Good Links Biodiversity
Support Program (BSP) The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) was created to catalyze increased and sustainable public and private financing for biodiversity conservation to support the effective implementation of global commitments to conservation. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) aims to advance biodiversity conservation projects in critical ecosystems that harbor the richest variety of life. GreenCOM is the Environmental Education and Communication Project of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The project's objective is to use communication strategies to promote environmentally sustainable development. We provide environmental education and communication (EE&C) expertise to USAID projects dealing with biodiversity conservation, water resource management, environmental policy, public participation, and urban problems such as solid waste management and recycling. South
and Southeast Asia Network for Environmental Education: SASEANEE's
a network of agencies and individuals involved in or interested in networking,
initiating, or supporting environmental education programmes in the region. FOUNDATIONS
OF SUCCESS helps conservation practitioners use adaptive management.
Adaptive management incorporates research into conservation action. Specifically,
it is the integration of design, management, and monitoring to systematically
test assumptions in order to be able to adapt and learn. Packard
Foundation East-West
Center ejobs Foundations page US DOI Fish and Wildlife Service, International Affairs Grant Program for Asian elephant, Rhinoceros and tiger conservation United Nations Foundation: The Foundation's mission is to support the goals and objectives of the United Nations and its Charter, in order to promote a more peaceful, prosperous and just world - with special emphasis on the UN's work on behalf of economic, social, environmental and humanitarian causes. The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment. Sustainable Rural Development Information System: Library of internet-based information resources supported by World Bank, CIESEN, CGIAR, UNEP, UNDP and FAO. The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is broad-based, collaborative program amongst federal, state, international, non-government, academic, and private industry partners. International Initiatives The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty. World Bank Environment: Forestry Biodiversity Development Marketplace: The World Bank Group is supporting the Development Marketplace to become an instrument for all of us in the development community. By pooling our creativity, by forming partnerships for capacity building, by bringing to bear our collective experience to date on what works and what doesn't -- we may yet have a chance to scale up our efforts against poverty radically. The Directory of Development Organizations 2003 is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms. These organizations promote both private sector development and poverty alleviation, through: the financial sector and microfinance, trade and business development services, rural development and appropriate technology, small enterprise development and policy reforms, community development and social protection, gender and participation, environment and health, research, training and education. USAID CDIE/R&RS International Donor Internet Guide (last updated August 2001) Earth Summit 2002: Building Partnerships for Sustainability International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) providees the World Summit on Sustainable Development Linkages The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security is an independent, non-profit center created in 1987 to conduct research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security. Underlying all of the Institute's work is the recognition that the pressing problems of environmental degradation, regional and global poverty, and political tension and conflict are fundamentally interrelated, and that long-term solutions require an interdisciplinary perspective. Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim by strengthening democracy, supporting grassroots activism, empowering communities, and redefining international policies. Ecology and Society (formerly Conservation Ecology) is an electronic, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal devoted to the rapid dissemination of current research. The journal seeks papers that are novel, integrative and written in a way that is accessible to a wide audience that includes an array of disciplines from the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities concerned with the relationship between society and the life-supporting ecosystems on which human wellbeing ultimately depends. Terralingua
supports the integrated protection, maintenance and restoration of the
world's biological, cultural, and linguistic diversity –– known as biocultural
diversity –– by creating innovative tools to analyze the links between
these diversities and demonstrate their global significance. Partner tool shed: Resources to increase partner effectiveness Maps and other geographic information Image sources. A web page listing free and fee web sites offering compelling images to promote EAPEI goals Earth Trends is a searchable database by the World Resources Institute of over 400 variables for 210 countries, plus maps and sector-specific country profiles. USAID Africa Bureau FRAME ENCAP ETA Directory of Development Organizations 2002 The Directory of Development Organizations lists 25,000 contacts of organizations that offer "(non-) financial support, market access, information and advice to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors in low-income countries." Contact details include the organization's mail and street address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail and Web page address (if available). This Directory is intended to provide a comprehensive source of reference for development practitioners, researchers, donor employees, and policy makers who are interested in private sector development and poverty alleviation, particularly in low-income countries. For easier referencing, the Directory has been divided into 7 geographical sections: Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe, Oceania, South America, and Canada and the USA. This site is easy to navigate and can be viewed in English, Spanish, or French. Environmental web sites and Newsletters USAID Africa Bureau FRAME USAID Africa Bureau Environment Internet Resource Guide USAID-Targeted List of Environment Web Sites from 6/01 Environment Resources for Central and Eastern Europe Extensive, slightly dated list of environmental links by USAID/E&E with many global and technical links appropriate to the EAPEI region and areas of interest. Addresses and web sites of all the embassies in DC Updated: January 27, 2004 |
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