international organisation on enviornment

1. By
Amit Tiwari
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management , Gwalior
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
WILDLIFE;

2. EARTH SYSTEM GOVERNANCE PROJECT (ESGP)
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• Established When and by Whom: Developed under
the auspices of the International Human Dimensions
Programme on Global Environmental Change. It started
in January 2009.
• Headquarter: The Earth System Governance Project
Office is hosted at Lund University, Sweden.

3. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• The Earth System Governance Project aims to contribute to science on the large, complex
challenges of governance in an era of rapid and large-scale environmental change.
• The project seeks to create a better understanding of the role of institutions, organizations and
governance mechanisms by which humans regulate their relationship with the natural
environment
• The Earth System Governance Project aims to integrate governance research at all levels. The
project aims to examine problems of the ‘global commons’, but also local problems from air
pollution to the preservation of waters, waste treatment or desertification and soil degradation
• However, due to natural interdependencies local environmental pollution can be transformed
into changes of the global system that affect other localities. Therefore, the Earth System
Governance Project looks at institutions and governance processes both local and globally
• The Earth System Governance Project is a scientific effort, but also aims to assist policy
responses to the pressing problems of earth system transformation

4. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF)
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• Established When and by Whom: The Global
Environment Facility was established in October
1991 as a $1 billion pilot program in the World
Bank to assist in the protection of the global
environment and to promote environmental
sustainable development.
• Headquarter: Washington, District of Columbia,
United States of America

5. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 183 countries in partnership with international
institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector to address global
environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives.
• Today the GEF is the largest public funder of projects to improve the global environment.
• An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related
to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and
persistent organic pollutants.
• Funding: The GEF also serves as the financial mechanism for the following conventions:
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
• Minamata Convention on Mercury

6. GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE
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• Established When and by Whom: GGGI was
first launched as a think tank in 2010 by Korean
President Lee Myung-bak, and was later
converted into an international treaty-based
organization in 2012 at the Rio+20 Summit in
Brazil.
• Headquarter: It is headquartered in Seoul,
Republic of Korea

7. KEY FUNCTIONS
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GGGI works to produce three major outcomes: adoption and implementation
of green growth plans; provision of research for policymakers; and private
sector engagement in the implementation of the national green growth plans.
The organization uses three approaches to achieve these outcomes: Green
Growth Planning & Implementation (GGP&I), Knowledge Development &
Management (KDM), and Public-Private Cooperation (PPC).
Funding: Funds are given by Contributing members. Contributing members
are defined as Member countries that make a multi-year financial contribution
of core funding of no less than USD 15 million over three years. Participating
members are defined as Member countries that are not contributing members.

8. KIMO (LOCAL AUTHORITIES INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION)
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• Established When and by Whom: KIMO was
founded in August 1990 by four municipalities
and from this modest start has grown in size to
represent over 70 members in Belgium,
Denmark, The Faroe Islands, Germany, The
Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
• Headquarter: Esbjerg, Denmark

9. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• KIMO is committed to the development of sustainable
coastal communities by:
• Preventing pollution of the seas and coastal waters of
North Western Europe and preserving, improving and
enhancing them for future generations
• Protecting coastal communities from the impacts of
marine pollution and climate change.
• Representing its member local authorities and
associated members at an international and national
level.

10. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
CHANGE (IPCC)
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• Established When and by Whom: It was first
established in 1988 by two United Nations
organizations, the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), and later
endorsed by the United Nations General
Assembly.
• Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland

11. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• The IPCC produces reports that support the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• IPCC reports cover all relevant information to understand the risk of human-induced
climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
• The IPCC does not carry out its own original research.
• Thousands of scientists and other experts contribute on a voluntary basis.
• The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between the IPCC and
an American Environmentalist.
• The aims of the IPCC are to assess scientific information relevant to:
• Human-induced climate change,
• The impacts of human-induced climate change,
• Options for adaptation and mitigation.

12. INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF
NATURE (IUCN)
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• Established When and by Whom: The International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest and largest
global environmental organisation.
• Founded in 1948, today IUCN the largest professional global
conservation network. IUCN has more than 1,200 member
organizations including 200+ government and 900+ non-
government organizations.
• Headquarter: The Union’s headquarters are located in Gland,
near Geneva, in Switzerland.

13. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• Conserving biodiversity is central to the mission of IUCN. The main areas of function are:
• Science – the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
• Action – hundreds of conservation projects all over the world.
• Influence – through the collective strength of more than 1,200 government and non-
governmental Member organizations.
• Funding: Funded by governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, foundations,
member organisations and corporations.
• More about the IUCN
• Governance by a Council elected by member organizations every four years at the IUCN
World Conservation Congress.
• Observer Status at the United Nations General Assembly

14. UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
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• Established When and by Whom: It
was founded as a result of the UN
Conference on the Human
Environment (Stockholm Conference)
in 1972
• Headquarter: Nairobi, Kenya

15. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• It coordinates UN’s environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing
environmentally sound policies and practices.
• Its activities cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial
ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy.
• UNEP has also been active in funding and implementing environment related development
projects
• UNEP has aided in the formulation of guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international
trade in potentially harmful chemicals, transboundary air pollution, and contamination of
international waterways
• UNEP is also one of several Implementing Agencies for the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
• The International Cyanide Management Code, a program of best practice for the chemical’s use
at gold mining operations, was developed under UNEP’s aegis.
• Funding: The three main sources of funding of UN Environment are the UN Regular Budget,
the Environment Fund, the core funding that enables UN Environment to implement its global
and regional work, and Earmarked Contributions.

16. BIO-CARBON FUND INITIATIVE
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• Established When and by Whom: The Bio-
Carbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest
Landscapes (ISFL) is a multilateral fund,
supported by donor governments and managed
by the World Bank. It is has been operational
from 2013.
• Headquarter: USA

17. KEY FUNCTIONS:
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• It seeks to promote reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the land sector, from deforestation
and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+), and from sustainable agriculture, as
well as smarter land-use planning, policies and practices.
• The initiative will be managed by the BioCarbon Fund, a public-private program housed within
the World Bank that mobilizes finance for activities that sequester or conserve carbon
emissions in forest and agricultural systems.
• The new Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes seeks to scale up land-management
practices across large landscapes, including improved livestock management, climate-smart
agriculture, and sustainable forest management, with a focus on protecting forests and
greening and securing supply chains.
• It will engage a broader range of actors, including the private sector, initially through a portfolio
of four to six programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Funding: Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States together committed $280 million
– up to $135 million from Norway, $120 million from the U.K, and $25 million from the U.S. – as
part of their efforts to slow climate change.

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