Center for Sustainable Development and Environment
The Center for Sustainable Development and Environment (CENESTA) is a non-profit NGO committed to fostering sustainable development through cultural and community frameworks. Cenesta places importance on endogenous equitable ideas of gender, community, social culture, and economics. They also emphasize the role of indigenous cultures and their rights and input in today’s society. Cenesta works by holding workshops, establishing alliances with other organizations (including many UN bodies), restoring ecosystems, participating in GIS (Global Information System) resource planning sessions, and social and environmental justice reform. Cenesta mainly works in Iran but also in Southwest Asia and sometimes in other international areas as a member of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature).
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Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution (WSAEP)
The Women’s Society Against Environmental Pollution was established in 1998 by a group of Isfahan women with the guidance of Dr. Mahlagha, who is sometimes called the mother of Iran’s environmental movement. WSAEP strives to empower local communities through environmental education for all levels of society with the help and cooperation of other NGOs and organizations. WSAEP works with governmental organizations to achieve their goals, such as the General Directorate of Environmental Protection of Isfahan Province, the Ministry of Education, Health Authorities, and the Ministry of Industry. Other events and activities include: workshops, trips to Iranian ecosystems, tree planting days, the “no plastic bags” program, education about wetlands, national clean air day, and more.
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National Organizations
