Partners

U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce represents the voice of hundreds of thousands of small, mid-sized and large American businesses and global corporations. The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce connects forward business owners, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders with thousands of others into a unified message for our government leaders and society that their business cares about their profits and ecology; about business growth and sustainability, and about their people, as much as their markets.

 

***Businesses, Individuals, Communities, Entrepreneurs, Corporate Leaders

Acterra

With a 50+ year history serving the Bay Area, Acterra is a nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto, California that is fighting for the environment. Acterra strives to bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet. Focusing on what all residents can do to address climate change, Acterra is committed to education and outreach on electrification of buildings and transportation, environmentally responsible food choices, residential energy conservation, youth empowerment, and policy advocacy. Acterra also collaborates with community based organizations, as well as local and regional governments, to facilitate change for a healthier future for all. For example, Acterra advocates for greater equity and sustainability in regional food systems. A large aspect of the organization’s work is their educational outreach through free workshops, expos, clinics, and public lecture series.

 

***Individuals, Communities, Sustainability, Equity, Environmental Education

Community 2.0

Community 2.0 works to mobilize individuals and organizations in Pasadena and the greater Los Angeles area to take action to overcome climate emergency challenges. Working closely with various organizations, Community 2.0 aims to achieve UN climate goals of restoring the environment, mitigating climate change, and creating a culture that lives in balance with nature. The organization believes that the climate emergency requires transformation of lifestyles which can be done through environmental education, leveraging community involvement globally, and exponential technology development.

 

***Communities, Equity, Environmental Education

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Eco Athletes

EcoAthletes’ mission is to find the Jackie Robinsons and Billie Jean Kings of climate change by inspiring and coaching athletes to speak out powerfully on environmental issues. Nelson Mandela said, “Sport has the power to change the world.” EcoAthletes’ goal is to do so for the environment through the aid of people just as passionate and renowned for their positive influence.

***Individuals

Means

Over 40% of food in the United States is discarded while an overwhelming amount of the population, 1 in every 8, face food insecurity. At the moment food distributors face many challenges trying to donate food to either people or organizations. MEANS aims to solve the ongoing issue by supporting and providing a stable food source for people in need. MEANS buys unused food and then proceeds to connect donors to those in need. With over 3000 partners MEANS has served many households and supported those in need of basic nourishment.

*** Equity, Sustainable Development

Recycle Across America

Recycle Across America is a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering society-wide solutions to facilitate the act of recycling nationwide. By introducing standardized label designs for recycling bins, and providing the public with helpful tips on how to recycle correctly, Recycle Across America is delivering tangible solutions to aid in eliminating public confusion, and making recycling more simple, comprehensive, effective, and prevalent in the United States.

 

***Categories: Individuals and Communities

The Cleo Institute

The Cleo Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and promoting an informed and engaged public that supports climate action locally, nationally, and globally. The Cleo Institute, founded by a passionate former science teacher and high school principal, works to have a world in which all people, governments, and organizations are informed, engaged, and taking action on critical climate issues.

 

***Individuals, Communities

The Climate Initiative

The Climate Initiative (TCI) is a non-partisan, solutions-based organization pushing for local, tangible solutions to a global challenge whose mission is to empower youth voices for climate action.  TCI offers climate education modules and retreats for educators and climate action toolkits and an ambassador program for youth to become more involved. The organization’s goal is to develop a cohesive youth voice that influences decision-makers to embrace climate solutions. TCI aims to educate, empower and activate 1 million youth to reach this goal by 2025.

 

***Individuals, Communities

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World Resources Institute

Founded in 1982, the World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global nonprofit organization that specializes in research surrounding the interconnected issues of human development and environmental protection. They have seven key programs of focus: cities, climate, energy, food, forests, oceans, and water. In their work on these programs, they analyze issues through four lenses: business, economics, equity, and finance. This holistic approach to solving the two most pressing issues of today helps achieve new solutions and practices that secure sustainable development and the best chance at a greener future.

***Conservation, Equity, Research, Sustainable Development

National Organizations

Alaska Conservation Foundation (ACF)

Alaska Conservation Foundation (ACF) mission is to protect Alaska’s unique landscapes and ways of life by supporting conservation leaders, organizations, and initiatives. The organization emphasizes integrity and their commitment to be fair and representative of Alaska’s cultures, communities, and individuals. ACF prioritizes enduring partnerships founded in deep respect and trust to build a stronger, more sustainable future for Alaska. Through numerous projects, ACF examines the negative impacts of industrial fishing, and assesses how oil and gas drilling and coal mining are negatively affecting wildlife in Alaska.

As You Sow

As You Sow is a nonprofit organization that advocates for environmental protection through shareholder advocacy. Understanding that corporations have had a tremendous impact on climate and the environment, As You Sow works directly with corporations to promote sustainable practices. As You Sow encourages companies to “bring positive environmental and social change” through various management, marketing, and business strategies. Some companies As You Sow has worked with include Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and General Motors.

 

***Advocacy, Business, Sustainability

Ceres

Ceres is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 in response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The nonprofit works to fight climate change by creating a more sustainable economy on a large scale through their network of companies, nonprofits, and investors. Ceres promotes “equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy.” Ceres advocates for shareholders and investors to consider the impact of their actions on the environment, mobilizes advocacy campaigns within government, and utilizes the media to expand sustainability leadership. Some of Ceres’ key values include equity, collaboration, respect, and advocacy, each of which are crucial in the fight against climate change.

*** Business, Economy, Sustainability

Coral Restoration Foundation

Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) is a non-profit marine conservation organization dedicated to restoring reefs to a healthy state in Florida and globally. CRF™ manages the world’s largest coral reef restoration effort. Through large-scale cultivation, outplanting, and monitoring of genetically diverse corals, CRF™ works to support the reefs’ natural recovery processes. CRF™ engages and empowers others in their mission with dive programs, educational activities, scientific collaborations, and community outreach.

*** Equity, Sustainable Development, Corals, Conservation

Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability is a nonprofit organization fighting against climate change through challenging transnational corporations that damage our planet. With a strong belief in the power of the people, Corporate Accountability encourages individuals to work together to hold these corporations accountable. This nonprofit also focuses on fighting against the environmental injustices disproportionately faced by people of color and low income individuals. After 40 years, Corporate Accountability is still urging for corporations to consider their environmental impact through empowering the people and encouraging long term change for a sustainable economy.

*** Business, Economy, Environmental Justice

Divest Invest

DivestInvest is a non-profit organization that helps educate organization leaders and personal investors on how to divest from fossil fuels. DivestInvest provides a step by step process for organizations on how to invest with impact in mind, and a guide for individuals to sustainably invest. They also encourage companies and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint through investing through their pledge. DivestInvest understands the importance of allocating investments towards more environmentally responsible alternatives, both for the planet and as an opportunity for profit.

*** Business, Finance, Investing

Dream Corps Green For All

Dream Corps Green For All has an overarching approach to the climate crisis through intersecting racial justice and economics. This organization tackles poverty and pollution by promoting government reform, encouraging job placement in low income communities, and amplifying historically underprivileged voices. Dream Corps works with communities to pass legislation and rally people together in the fight for an equitable and sustainable economy. Through their work, Green For All has been able to bring together underserved communities in fighting for environmental justice with an economic approach.

*** Economy, Environmental Justice, Sustainability

E2

E2 is a national group of business leaders, investors, and professionals from all sectors of the economy who advocate for policies good for both the economy and the environment.  Through advocacy, communication, education, networking, and mentoring, E2 has created over 600,000 jobs and funded more than 2,500 companies.

 

***Categories:Business Organizations and Individuals.

Earthjustice

Earthjustice is a non-profit law organization that is dedicated to protecting the environment and its resources, as well as defending the right of people to a healthy planet. Using a legislative approach and a team of passionate lawyers, the organization seeks to promote a healthier and more sustainable world for everyone. This can be seen in the realm of pollution or the climate crisis in general, often protecting the health of both people and the planet. Using legislation to hold people accountable for actions that cause harm to the planet helps mitigate anthropogenic effects on both the climate and earth. The organization has nine regional offices as well as an international program and legislative policy and communications advocacy teams. They also successfully communicate the urgency of these climate, environmental, and health related issues through various mediums such as press releases on their website or videos on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

 

***Individuals, Communities, Law, Health, Advocacy

Eco Health Alliance

Eco Health Alliance is a global environmental health non-profit based in New York, protecting both wildlife and the public from the emergence of diseases. Focusing on a “One Health” approach, the Eco Health Alliance aims to protect the decreasing wildlife populations and prevent pandemics from forming in hot spot regions. They work closely with in-country scientists, local governments, and policymakers around the world to help predict and prevent the spread of infectious disease.

***Individuals, Environmental Health

Environmental Health Coalition

The Environmental Health Coalition strives to protect the universal rights to live, work, and play in a clean and safe environment. An environmental justice centered organization in the San Diego and Tijuana region, the EHC has worked to lower and limit pollution as well as improve the health and well being of people in the community. Their goals are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, creating a clean and affordable public mass transportation system, increasing  public investments in environmental justice communities, improving children’s health, creating and sustaining healthy communities, and more. Through advocacy and informing the public, the Environmental Health Coalition stresses the importance of environmental justice, as well as combating large issues like pollution. The communities of focus are Barrio Logan, City Heights, National City, and the Tijuana Border.

***Community, Health, Environmental Justice

Food and Water Watch

Food and Water Watch, based in Washington D.C., is a non profit organization that centers around organizing people to build political power to advocate for the environment. The movement mobilizes at the local, state, and federal levels to win environmental fights. Some main areas of focus include banning fracking, shutting down factory farms, ensuring clean water access to all, and fighting larger less environmentally conscious corporations. The organization firmly believes in the power of the people to make significant change, often focusing on corporate and company accountability.There are three main areas of focus: climate and energy action, food system, and clean water. They are active on various platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, and post regularly about various issues within these three areas of focus, accompanied by their hashtag “fight like you live here.”

 

 

 

*** Clean Water, Climate, Sustainability, and Individuals

Global Impact Investing Network

The Global Impact Investing Network, or GIIN, is a not for profit organization pushing investors to integrate social and environmental responsibility into finance decisions. The GIIN acknowledges the importance of finance and capital in the fight against climate change, and aims to tackle the crisis through impact investing. Impact investing helps fight climate change by making responsible investments into companies advocating for environmental protection and sustainability. The GIIN educates investors, provides resources and tools to help impact investors, and gathers evidence of its success.

 

***Finance, Investing, Sustainability

Gravity Water

Gravity Water is an NGO based in the United States that aims to implement sustainable and sufficient water management systems that turn rain into safe drinking water for schools around the world. With a low-technology approach designed for local community management, thereby cutting down on excessive energy consumption and simultaneously providing water resources, Gravity Water uses rainwater harvesting, elevated storage, and an extensive filtration system to deliver safe and accessible water to communities in need. They use low-cost and easily manageable filtration systems to ensure that all children get the water they need, as well as collecting data on every system on a monthly basis to ensure that students are still receiving the most optimal water source. Working in Vietnam and Nepal, the program has now provided over 68,400 children and community members with access to an on-site, sustainable, and energy-free source of safe drinking water. Gravity Water also has an annual Walk4Water Day wherein participants can walk, run, or hike 6km to mimic the daily trip individuals around the world need to take for clean drinking water.

***Environmental Justice, Sustainability, Communities, Water Conservation

Green America

Green America works with consumers, investors, and businesses to promote clean energy, sustainable practices, fair labor, regenerative agriculture, and responsible investing. Understanding the value of consumer and investor preference, Green America educates consumers and investors to pressure businesses to adopt better and more socially just and environmentally sustainable practices. Their Green Business Network supports small to mid-sized businesses with socially and environmentally responsible goals and offers a green business certification. Their Center for Sustainability Solutions works to transform large supply chains to protect people and the planet. Their websites provide information on the many solutions and initiatives Green America has in order to end the climate crisis and to promote both social justice and environmental sustainability.

*** Business, Investing, Sustainability

Haiti Ocean Project

The Haiti Ocean Project is a nonprofit organization based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Project’s mission is to work with coastal communities and fishermen in Haiti to conserve mega fauna in the local waters. The organization focuses on a variety of different projects — from marine education and outreach, to sea turtle conservation and marine mammal assessment. All of these initiatives rely heavily on the involvement of Haitians to monitor the movement of various species within their local environment. The Haiti Ocean Project seeks to use these recordings to further conservation efforts and create a new industry of ecotourism so as to benefit the people of Haiti. HOP understands the connection between conservation and community and their initiatives work to strengthen this bond.

Health In Harmony

Health in Harmony (HIH) is an environmental NGO that seeks to reverse tropical rainforest deforestation to halt the climate and nature crisis. HIH was founded by Dr. Kinari Webb in response to witnessing devastation in the rainforests of Borneo, Indonesia in 2006. Their overarching goal is to regenerate rainforests through listening to communities. Through this, the organization invests specifically in their desired solutions through interventions in healthcare and education, such as implementing mobile clinics. Moreover, they center on the intersection between human health and the environment due to this drawdown of CO2. Much of their work involves monitoring, data, and evaluation, and various projects in Madagascar, Indonesia, and Brazil.

***Community, Health, Climate, Rainforests

  • +1 503-688-5579
  • 2017 NW Vaughn St.

    Unit 96176

    Portland, OR 97209

If Not Us, Then Who?

If Not Us Then Who supports a global awareness campaign that highlights the role indigenous and local peoples play in protecting our planet. They envision an abundant natural world led by indigenous peoples, and they build networks between indigenous peoples and local communities to cultivate resilient storytelling and environmental leadership. If Not Us Then Who partners with communities to make films, take photographs, curate content, commission local artists and host events. Their work targets unjust policies and advocates for greater rights for indigenous and local peoples to bring about positive social change.

***Categories: Indigenous Communities, Film and Entertainment, Awareness

Indigenous Environmental Network

The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) is a non-profit organization established in 1990 by grassroots Indigenous peoples and individuals to address environmental and economic justice issues. IEN shares a mission to protect our sacred Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by respecting and adhering to Indigenous knowledge and natural law. Their mission is reflected in the work that they do, which includes organizing campaigns, direct actions and public awareness, building the capacity of community to address environmental justice issues, development of initiatives, and building alliances among Indigenous communities, organizations, people of color, youth, and others.

 

***Categories: Indigenous, Environmental Justice, Traditional knowledge, Indigenous Justice, Economic Justice

Mongabay

Founded in 1999, Mongabay is a nonprofit news platform that covers environmental science and conservation related news. The organization is based in California, but reports in several languages including English, Indonesian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Hindi, and French. Mongabay seeks to raise awareness about social and environmental issues, often relating to tropical rainforests, various ecosystems, wildlife, ecosystem services, as well as planetary health. They use various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Much of their writing is centered on forests, wildlife, oceans, and conservation but also explores special projects that focus on specific topics and regions. Mongabay is also a part of the Planetary Health Alliance, a network of NGOs, research institutions, and governmental bodies, dedicated to planetary health.

*** Environment, Journalism, Sustainability, Education, Community

Namati

Namati advances social and environmental justice by building a movement of people who know, use, and shape the law. Namati and members of their Legal Empowerment Network advance justice by building a movement of people who know, use, and shape the laws that affect them. Through a legal empowerment approach, Namati’s land and environmental justice efforts aim to increase land tenure security, gain recognition for community land rights and significantly reduce environmental and social harm in mining, agricultural, or development projects. Namati and their partners train and deploy community paralegals to take on some of the greatest injustices of our times. Together with the communities they serve, they strive to translate the lessons from their grassroots experience into positive, large-scale changes to laws and systems.

*** Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Public Policy

Oil Change International

Founded in 2005, Oil Change International (OCI) is a data driven and people powered research, communications, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the costs of fossil fuels and assisting in the global transition to clean energy. OCI is committed to community solidarity and policy analysis to work within larger movements to support their mission to build a fossil fuel free future. With the contribution of donors, OCI has been able to end billions towards fossil fuel finance, create the first government alliance focused on ending fossil fuel extraction, and stop fossil fuel projects such as Keystone XL. You can donate to Oil Change using this link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/oci2022.

 

***Renewables, Clean Energy, Fossil Fuel Free, Global Policy, Public Finance

Planet Indonesia

Planet Indonesia works with villages through locally-led partnership programs to preserve endangered ecosystems. By providing monetary and community-based incentives, Planet Indonesia inspires environmental stewardship and promotes democracy by bolstering locally-led conservation initiatives. Their Conservation Cooperatives (CCs) function to preserve biodiversity by decreasing socio-economic inequalities to create resilient livelihoods, improve community health and education, as well as protect their natural resources.

 

***Communities, Conservation, Eduction, Governance, Public Participation

Rainforest Trust

The Rainforest Trust is an international organization that focuses on rainforest preservation, conservation, and environmental sustainability. Rainforest Trust’s work in Ivory Coast surrounds the protection of the nation’s lush, beautiful, and incredibly biotically diverse coastline as well as its marine life and shoreline. They accomplish this through purchasing threatened stretches of rainforest and then working to reinvigorate biodiversity richness and protection through collaboration with local communities. Additionally, they strive to identify new territories needing official protection, and they work with skilled conservationists and activists to achieve a national protected status for these lands.

 

***Biodiversity, Conservation, Communities

Reef Check Worldwide

Reef Check Worldwide is an NGO leading a network of citizen scientists to promote stewardship of sustainable reef communities worldwide. They are dedicated to the conservation of tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests. Through team training of local volunteers, public education about reefs and oceans, and the implementation of conservation solutions, Reef Check Worldwide protects reefs and kelp forests for generations to come. They recognize both the fragility and importance of these habitats and prioritize them to ensure the health of marine life and humans.

 

***Individuals, Communities

Restore the Earth Foundation

Restore the Earth Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation with a mission to restore Earth’s essential forest and wetland ecosystems. They envision a balanced Earth with its original vitality and natural abundance for current and future generations. By capturing the full value of a project’s environmental, social, and economic impacts using a methodology called EcoMetrics, the work they do directly supports 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the global community and the UN. Since founded by husband and wife PJ and Marvin Marshall in 2008, Restore the Earth Foundation has restored over 100,000 acres of forest, sequestered 21,700,000 metric tons of CO2, and diverted over 10 billion gallons of freshwater per year.

 

***Categories: Sustainability, Climate change, Restoration, Wetlands, Forests, Ecosystem Recovery

Second Nature

Second Nature takes action to accelerate climate action through mobilizing higher education institutions to act on climate commitments, to scale campus climate initiatives, and to create innovative climate solutions. Second Nature aligns, amplifies, and bridges the sector’s effort with other global leaders to advance urgent climate priorities.

 

***Categories: Educational Institutions, Global leaders

Secore

Secore is a leading coral conservation and restoration organization. Secore has successfully established a global network of marine biologists, public aquarium professionals, and local authorities who use scientific research and developed methods to implement reef restoration at much larger scales all over the world. Through training sessions and workshops, knowledge is imparted to interested parties who then apply this knowledge to their respective programs/projects. Secore’s primary goal is to breed as many corals as possible, supporting genetic diversity and mitigating the effects of coral bleaching.

***Conservation, Research, Corals

Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is an influential grassroots environmental organization in the US that brings people together to build a powerful environmental movement. With over 4,500 rallies and events, the Sierra Club has secured protection for 439 parks and monuments, won passage of the Clean Air and Endangered Species Acts, put over 281 coal plants on the path to replacement with clean energy, and secured the right of every kid in America to visit a national park.

 

***Individuals, Communities

  • sierraclub.org
  • 2101 Webster St Suite 1300, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
  • 415 977 5500

Soil Centric

Soil Centric is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform that makes involvement with climate change mitigation accessible. Their website is targeted towards people with the desire to get involved in taking action, with projects that include a Regenerative Action Blog and an Unconventional Paths Podcast, which provide the opportunity to listen or read hopeful climate stories. The organization’s primary  method of outreach is their web-based interactive app, Pathfinder, which provides a myriad of climate solutions grounded in regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration. Pathfinder provides opportunities for people to get involved and take action and allows these to be filtered to one’s desired focus whether it be farming, fashion, or agroecology. SoilCentric also has a climate-coaching initiative in which people who desire direct guidance can have one-on-one Regenerative Climate Coaching with the author Judith Schartz or executive director Diana Donlon.

*** Communities, Sustainability, Climate Action, Individuals

Southeast Environmental Task Force

The Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF) was founded in 1989. The organization strives to inform and educate members of the southeast Chicagoland community. SETF does this to achieve sustainable development for residential facilities, environmentally friendly and green business practices, and preservation of natural areas. Additionally, the work of the SETF is to improve the quality of life in the Calumet region through improving the environmental health of the area. They also strive to be in partnership with all members of the community while embracing and emphasizing the importance of environmental justice, accountability, and sustainable growth. SETF achieves their goals through environmental education such as tours and workshops, pollution prevention, and open space preservation.

 

***Individuals, Communities, Environmental Justice, Sustainability

  • setaskforce.org
  • 13300 S Baltimore Ave, Chicago, IL 60633, United States
  • +1 773-646-0436

Sustainable Travel International

Sustainable Travel International is a B-Corporation that focuses on conserving and protecting destinations vulnerable to tourism degradation. They collaborate with local communities, other non-profit organizations, and the government to create an equal balance between economic development and protecting natural resources. In addition, the organization strives to inform and inspire action from individuals and businesses in advocating for conscious travel practices to reduce the negative impacts of tourism. With projects across various regions in the Americas, Pacific, and Africa, Sustainable Travel International hopes to transform how people choose to travel and instill the importance of a carbon-aware mindset.

 

***Individuals, Communities, Governance, Businesses

The Carbon Underground

The Carbon Underground (TCU)  is a nonprofit organization based in California. Founded in 2013, the organization’s main focus is to disseminate the emerging science on soil’s relationship to climate change and to further urge for not just the slowing down of climate change, but for its reversal. The organization is international, with global partners, that is dedicated to creating the tools, alliances and opportunities to achieve real outcomes in drawing down carbon and mitigating the climate crisis. Therefore, TCU seeks to restore the degraded soil around the world and through this reverse climate change, increase food and water security and improve the health of people and the earth.TCU is working together to form partnerships with businesses, organizations, schools, and more to create change via the widespread transition of farms and ranches from industrial into regenerative enterprises. This is done through the organization’s work on the soil carbon initiative, facilitating regenerative agriculture in different countries such as Thailand, people-powered projects to draw down carbon, and communicating science to the public.

 

*** Sustainability, Communities

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is an NGO based in New York. Founded in 1988, WE ACT seeks to expand political participation among communities of color and low-income residents, those often more disproportionately impacted by climate change and environmental problems. The community-based organization has 1,100 members, focuses on the needs of Northern Manhattan (Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood), and has a Federal Policy Office in Washington, DC. It aspires to build communities with informed and engaged residents who participate in decision-making on key issues that are related to environmental health. This is done through advocating for strong and equal environmental protections at the city, state, and federal levels as well as community organizing, research, education, and training. WE ACT shows the importance of environmental justice in community health settings, and in the context of climate change, while also emphasizing the importance of community collaboration.

** Communities, Environmental Justice, Equity, Health

Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is a solutions-based organization created to increase women’s engagement worldwide in policy advocacy, on-the-ground projects, and global climate justice movements. The organization focuses on short-term and long-term solutions to spread awareness about the climate crisis while addressing the root causes of environmental degradation and socio-economic inequalities. WECAN’s strategic priority is strengthening the capacity and leadership of women and feminists as an essential component to solving critical climate change issues from an intersectional lens.

 

***Individuals, Communities, Governance, Public Participation

Women's Environment and Development Organization

Women’s Environment and Development Organization, or WEDO, was founded in 1991 by former Congresswoman Bella Abzug to fight for women’s equality and environmental progress. It is a USA-based organization that has made international headlines through their global influence on women’s rights and environmental policy. One of their most impressive projects is the Women Delegates Fund, which seeks to bring women from Least Developed Countries to the international table and allow them to represent their countries using a gendered perspective. They were recognized with the Champion of the Earth award by UNEP in 2006 for their impressive work in empowering women across gender, environmental and economic lines. The organization also received an award from the National Council for Research on Women in 2010 for their efforts to mitigate the climate crisis while using a gender-based lens.

 

***Climate Change, Governance, Individuals, Public Policy, Women’s Rights

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