This document outlines different types of civil society organizations, including academic and science-based organizations, mass media, religious organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and people's organizations. It also lists examples of transnational civil society organizations such as Oxfam, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Rice Research Institute, USAID, UNDP, and the World Bank.

1. CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS

2. Academic and Science-Based Organizations
Mass Media
Religious Organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
People’s Organizations
Civil Society Organizations

3. - Includes universities, schools and colleges
Academic and Science-Based Organizations

4. - Provide effective conduits for
environmental policy information,
as well as environmental policy advocacy.
Mass Media

5. - Organized religion seen in church
congregations and their counterparts
in Islam and other religions provide
effective venues for commentary and issue
advocacy.
Religious Organizations

6. - Third-party mediating organizations that
facilitate action.
- Most of them are involved in
advocacy but some are also involved
in environmental policy information and
analysis.
Nongovernmental Organizations

7. - Are grassroots-based organizations composed
of people who are really in
the community and are directly involved.
People’s Organizations

8. - Are also organizations that are
internationally-based and
operate globally or regionally.
Transnational or International in Scope

9. Different Types of
Transnational or
International Civil
Society Organizations
Examples
Civil Society Organizations • Oxfam
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Private Sector • Commercial Companies that operate in several countries
Research Institutions • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
• ASEAN Regional Center for Agriculture (SEARCA)
• Thin Tanks
Bilateral Organizations • United States Agency for International Development
(USAID)
• Department for International Development (DFID)
Multilateral Organizations • United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• World Banks

10. Prepared By:
Careen Joy M. Omaque
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 Joyce R. Paragat
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