Note 266 L28/Add.8: Accredited NGOs unced 1:28 am Feb 13, 1992 From: UNCED Subject: L28/Add.8: Accredited NGOs L28/ADD.8: ACCREDITED NGOs Distr. LIMITED A/CONF.151/PC/L.28/Add.8 27 January 1992 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Fourth session New York, 2 March-3 April 1992 Plenary session Item 1 of provisional agenda* ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS List of non-governmental organizations recommended for accreditation by the Secretary-General of the Conference Note by the secretariat * * * * * A/CONF.151/PC/96. * An asterisk after the name of a non-governmental organization indicates that the organization is in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. 1. Appropriate Technology Center for Rural Development 63 Magnolia Street Roxas District, Quezon City Philippines Tel: (632) 989 728 Fax: (632) 521 7225 Established: 1985 Membership: staff and board members of the Center, and partner farmers' organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Undertakes community-based environmental education and protection campaigns in Samar, Leyte, Negros, Cagayan, Kalinga Apayao and Laguna; Actively involved in the development of appropriate, environmentally safe and ecologically sound technologies for rural communities, as well as in the implementation of projects enhancing community productivity. 2. Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) P.O. Box 6892 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Tel: (96 61) 441 8100/441 8235 Telex: 403566 AUDI S.J. Established: 1980 Membership: technical, scientific and consultative organization (affiliated to the Arab Towns Organization), bringing together representatives of member municipalities. Activities relevant to the Conference: Offers training, research, consultancy and documentation services with the aim of improving Arab municipalities and cities; focuses on environmental health in urban development, covering issues such as housing, sanitation, recreation, waste management, and squatter settlements; Programmes include translation of studies on urban environment, information collection, publication of books, and organization of conferences and seminars. 3. Asociacion Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza - Panama (ANCON) Apartado 1387 Panama 1 Republica de Panama Tel: (507) 648 100 Fax: (507) 641 836 Established: 1985 Membership: 2,000 individual members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Member of the Facilitating Committee for Central America; member of the National Committee Panama for the Conference; Organization of a regional consultation meeting to discuss a common strategy for the Conference; participates in preparation of the national bulletin, "Environment and Development"; involved in the coordination of a national private initiative of debt swaps for environmental protection. 4. Asociacion para la Conservacion de los Recursos Naturales de Costa Rica (Acorena) P.O. Box 8-4330 1000 San Jose Costa Rica Tel: (506) 358 552 Established: 1990 Membership: active members participating in the Association's tasks, and supporting members contributing with professional advice, and membership subscriptions. Activities relevant to the Conference: Protection of natural resources, mainly wild fauna, in Costa Rica, through the control of, and reporting to authorities on, hunting and pollution activities; undertakes environmental education for rural communities; fosters the creation of local community groups in rural areas that will contribute to the improvement of the environment. 5. Asociacion Salvadorena de Conservacion del Medio Ambiente Urbanizacion Buenos Aires 3 Calle Maquilishuat No. 208 San Salvador El Salvador Tel: (503) 265 514 Established: 1985 Membership: 100 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with environmental conservation through identification and implementation of projects, advice and cooperation with the government on environmental subjects, and promotion of environmental education; Working with other NGOs to disseminate information on the Earth Summit, obtain comments and recommendations for a final document outlining the NGO position. 6. Association Algerienne pour la Protection de la Nature et de l'Environnement Cite 56 logements, Bt. F Rue Abane Ramdane BP 154 Bouira (10000) Algerie Established: 1988 Membership: members include agronomy engineers, biologists, and doctors, among others. Activities relevant to the Conference: Aims to combat fresh water, marine and atmospheric pollution, foster forest protection, fight against desertification, and promote rational disposal and treatment of industrial and domestic wastes; Takes part in drafting legislation on environmental protection. 7. Association de Protection de l'Environnement et de la Nature du Gouvernorat de Bizerte (APEN.B) 87 Place du 13 Janvier 52 7000 Bizerte Tunisia Tel: (216 2) 32403/31406 Fax: (216 2) 37650 Established: 1983 Membership: 12,600 members, including environmentalists, scientists, primary and secondary school ecology clubs. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the research, development and promotion of research on ecological matters; convenes conferences and roundtables on topics such as pollution by solid wastes, the sources and causes of pollution, the urban environment, water and health; Participation in the work of the national commission for the environment, and of the administrative council responsible for national parks and reserves, as well as work on an action plan for protection of the Mediteranean Sea. 8. Association des Bacheliers pour l'Emploi et le Developpement (ABACED) Villa No. 2170 Dieuppeul 1 B. P. 12135 Colobane, Dakar Senegal Tel: (221) 257 056 Fax: (221) 257 132 Established: 1985 Membership: over 1,200. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion of employment for youth; education for literacy and awareness of environmental conservation needs in rural areas; research and training on the characteristics of sustainable development, on the root causes of environmental degradation, and on local level preservation of natural resources; exchange of views on democracy, human rights and the role of NGOs. 9. Association Guineene pour la Promotion des Energies Renouvelables (AGUIPER) B.P. 1217 Conakry Republic of Guinea Established: 1988 Membership: 20 members from the engineering profession. Activities relevant to the Conference: Aims to promote appropriate technologies for rural communities to assure a minimum level of development while preserving the local environment; particularly active in the promotion of photovoltaic cells for lighting and refrigeration, solar dryers for food conservation, hydraulic well systems for improved village water access etc. 10. Association Guineene pour le Developpement de l'Artisanat (AGUIDAR) B. P. 12237 Conakry Republic of Guinea Established: 1986 Activities relevant to the Conference: Works principally in rural areas with community groups, organizing public awareness seminars on cooperative management, community development, and environmental conservation, particularly reforestation; promotes appropriate technology in the rural environment. 11. Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific c/o APDC Pesiaran Duta, P.O. Box 12224 50770 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: (603) 254 8088 Fax: (603) 255 0316 Established: 1973 Membership: 91 institutional members and 14 individual members from socio-economic research and training institutes in the Asian-Pacific region. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion and coordination of research and training activities in Asia and the Pacific; fosters interaction and communication among institutes concerned with economic and social development, mainly through technical cooperation; Research fields include human resource development; economic and social consequences of privatization; trade, technology transfer and industrialization; and the impact of new technologies on rural communities. 12. Association Orukutuko B. P. No. 80 Dassa-Zoume Republic of Benin Established: 1984 Membership: 21 founding members, in addition to farm workers, teachers, and development workers and researchers. Activities relevant to the Conference: Working in five villages of Benin to revitalize the cultural heritage of the village subregion and to introduce organic agriculture to provide a new basis for sustainable livelihoods; focuses particularly on proposing solutions to problems faced by women; Specific projects include the maintenance of an organic vegetable garden as a teaching tool, notably for village women; and the reforestation of several hectares of degraded land with the aim of halting erosion and deforestation, and providing a source of fuel-wood. 13. Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women Studies P.O. Box 167 Omdurman Sudan Tel: 53363- 54409 Established: 1979 Membership: open to national and international members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion and implementation of rural development projects of an integrated nature for women; elaboration of community development proposals, such as water accessibility projects, using improved tools and solar energy; operates rural women's training centres benefiting around 2,000 women annually; Organizes workshops for NGOs working on environment and development issues in Sudan, seeking to develop a strategy for environment protection; prepares papers on issues concerning the role of communities in environment protection schemes, and in particular women's role. 14. Barvensco B. P. 1288 Lome Republique du Togo Established: 1986 Membership: 348 volunteers in 184 villages and hamlets. Activities relevant to the Conference: Through its programme "Promotion of Environmental Harmony", undertakes a range of activities including prevention of bushfires, creation of reforestation nurseries, prevention of water pollution and soil erosion; advises on hygiene in urban areas; disseminates information on the use of non-toxic pesticides, on the basis of ILO Conventions 87 and 147. 15. Bellerive Foundation P.O. Box 6 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland Tel: (41 22) 468 866 Fax: (41 22) 479 159 Established: 1977 Membership: non-membership private foundation. Activities relevant to the Conference: Bellerive Rural Technology operates grass-roots fuelwood conservation programmes in developing countries, mainly through the promotion of efficient cooking systems and agroforestry; Committed to promoting widespread public debate on diverse problems of science and society, particularly the effects of technological innovation on peace and the environment; the Alp Action International initiative supports practical solutions to alpine degradation and promotes sustainable development of mountain regions; the conservation and animal welfare programme stimulates public awareness on the preservation of endangered species. 16. Bohumukhi Milon Shangha Natun Bazar Parbatipur Dinajpur 5250 Bangladesh Tel: 363 (Parbatipur) Fax: (880 2) 833 297/ 833 306 Established: 1984 Membership: organization seeking to promote integrated community development programmes in the region of Dinajpur. Activities relevant to the Conference: With the purpose of promoting skills development and income-generating projects, supports adult education programmes, coordinates training activities in areas of human development, accounts keeping, health care, pisciculture, social forestry, poultry and goat rearing; promotes agricultural development through irrigation projects and high quality seed distribution; Involved in water supply and sanitation activities, along with the Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh, and UNICEF; provides a revolving loan fund to finance cooperative projects. 17. Both Ends Damrak 28-30 1012 L Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: (31 20) 623 0823 Fax: (31 20) 620 8049 E Mail: GEO2:BOTHENDS Established: 1990 Membership: non-membership organization, aiming to contribute to responsible environmental management in developing countries. Activities relevant to the Conference: Seeks to facilitate the work of NGOs, in the Netherlands and in the South, which integrate environmental aspects into their development endeavours; offers a question-answer service, information exchange, assistance in fund-raising, and mediation in establishment of contacts; Member of Platform Brazil '92; member of the Alliance for Sustainable Development; participation in working groups on women, environment and development, sustainable agriculture, and tropical forests. 18. Brontosaurus Bubenska 6 170 00 Praha 7 Czechoslovakia Tel: (42 2) 80 29 10 Fax: (42 2) 80 29 06 Established: 1972 Membership: youth environmental NGO with about 60 local groups in the Czech republic, with over 3,000 registered members, and 12,000 free members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Practical work includes cleaning nature reserves and rivers; reforestation in North Bohemian mountains and other regions damaged by acid rain; helping in the reconstruction of cultural monuments; establishment of summer camps for ecological activities; Fosters public campaigns for environmental protection; established a public education project called Eco-tent at an annual folk music festival, to present environmental problems by means of lectures, exhibitions, films, etc. 19. Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales Ty Gwyn 31 High Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7JP United Kingdom Tel: (44 938) 552 525/ 556 212 Fax: (44 938) 552 741 Established: 1928 Membership: 4,000 individual members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Launched the Green Belts Campaign to prevent erosion in rural areas; promotion of a forestry policy for Wales; coordination of an expert agriculture policy panel to prepare a report on experimentally sensitive farming; participation in efforts taken towards the improvement of the quality of coastal protection measures; Monitoring development proposals through the local land use planning system; influencing primary land use policies such as agriculture, forestry, and transport infrastructure; concerned with the definition of sustainable development in its actions and policies. 20. Caretakers of the Environment International Secretariat Nassauplein 8 1815 GM Alkmaar The Netherlands Tel: (1 708) 251 8935 (USA Office) Fax: (31 2) 440 9426 Established: 1989 Membership: network of high school students and teachers in 45 countries of Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. Activities relevant to the Conference: Training high school students and teachers to become caretakers of the environment through local action on environmental projects; the process enhances scientific knowledge, decision making and communication skills; Publishes "The Global Forum for Environmental Education", as a means of sharing ideas and projects; Coordinates yearly environmental education conferences on issues such as ocean protection, natural and cultural heritage, environment and development, and tourism and the environment. 21. Center for Psychological Studies in the Nuclear Age 1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. Tel: (1 617) 497 1553 Fax: (1 617) 497 0122 Established: 1983 Membership: mainly academics. Activities relevant to the Conference: Coordinates a working group on comprehensive strategies for sustainability; designing an environmental programme focusing on the promotion of dialogue and understanding between key sectors such as the media, environmentalists, and business executives; and on educational efforts to empower people in relation to environmental concerns; Undertaking a survey and interview project on corporate leadership addressing global concerns. 22. Centre for Development Information and Education Via Palermo, 36 00184 Roma Italy Tel: (39 6) 474 6246/ 474 7696 Fax: (39 6) 486 419 Established: 1983 Membership: non-profit organization operating in international cooperation programmes. Activities relevant to the Conference: Undertaking development information and education activities; promotes cultural exchanges with developing countries; maintains a multimedia documentation centre; Operates projects to promote development cooperation in Third World countries through education and training for self reliance; projects are carried out in the United Republic of Tanzania, Mozambique, Peru, Chile and the Philippines. 23. Centre for International Cooperation* Route 1, Box 220 Castleton, VA 22716 U.S.A. Tel: (1 703) 937 5219 Fax: (1 703) 937 4039 Established: 1987 Membership: individuals and non-profit organizations mainly in the northern hemisphere. Activities relevant to the Conference: Coordination (together with the United States Citizens Network on the Conference) of the Earth Treaty Project, and working groups on ethics, youth, women, and indigenous peoples; the Earth Treaty Project assists in informing grass-roots organizations, youth groups, and religious organizations, among others, about the Conference and approaches to the issues included in Agenda 21 and the Earth Charter; aims to present the collection of Earth treaties to the United Nations; Co-sponsor of the World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet (Miami, November 1991); holding a workshop on Children and the Environment; Co-sponsor of the Second Global Structures Convocation (February 1992). 24. Church of Norway - Council on Foreign Relations P.O. Box 5816 Hegdehaugen N-0308 Oslo 3 Norway Tel: (472) 694 044 Fax: (472) 565 864 Membership: Lutheran Church with about 90 per cent of the population as its members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Participation in the Norwegian Campaign for Environment and Development; developing the NGO contribution to the national report for the Conference; discussions with the Norwegian Government particularly through the national preparatory committee for the Conference; Aims to mobilize public opinion on environment and development matters; particular concerns include issues related to global warming; The Council represents the Church of Norway in the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches. 25. Coordination in Development, Inc. (CODEL) 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1842 New York, NY 10115 U.S.A. Tel: (1 212) 870 3000 Fax: (1 212) 870 3545 Established: 1969 Membership: 38 member agencies representing Christian Churches or Church-related agencies committed to social and economic development in the least developed countries. Activities relevant to the Conference: Provides consultative services, establishes networks, and pools resources for planning, implementation and evaluation of community-based and sustainable development projects; promotes environmentally sound development through publications, workshops, and education programmes; provides direct assistance to indigenous groups to support their implementation of environmentally appropriate projects. 26. Council for People's Development P.O. Box SM 359 Santa Mesa, Manila Philippines Tel: (632) 921 1531 Fax: (632) 921 1531 Established: 1987 Membership: consortium of 29 sectoral and regional networks including 200 individual NGOs and people's organizations engaged in development work in 30 provinces throughout the country. Activities relevant to the Conference: Target sectors include farmers, fisherfolk, workers, urban poor, women, youth and children, and indigenous peoples; concerned with issues such as poverty alleviation, social equity, environmental protection, and sustainable development, through the conduct of research, information campaigns and advocacy work. 27. Country Women Association of Nigeria No. 2, Afunbiowo Street P. M. B. 809 Akure, Ondo State Nigeria Fax: (234) 231 633 Established: 1986 Membership: women throughout Nigeria. Activities relevant to the Conference: Establishment of projects and programmes to overcome key problems inhibiting fruitful participation of rural women in large-scale food production, and economic and social development; training rural women to improve their skills and management of small-scale enterprises to enhance self-reliant rural development; fostering integrated rural health services; developing rural-based technologies to increase cottage industries and homemade products. 28. Earth Repair Foundation 36 Mount View Avenue Hazelbrook NSW 2779 Australia Tel: (61 47) 586 393 Fax: (61 47) 586 904 Established: 1987 Membership: 200 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Implementing the Australian Earth Repair Action campaign; operates a learning centre in the form of an organic food-garden school ground to demonstrate soil-making through hygienic and aerobic composting, organic food gardening, and tree propagation, planting and growing methods; Works with the United Nations Association of Australia's Environment Program to promote the incorporation in school curricula of subjects related to permanent, sustainable agriculture; involved in the creation of a foundation for interactive environmental education. 29. Earthwatch 680 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02172 U.S.A. Tel: (1 617) 926 8200 Fax: (1 617) 926 8532 Established: 1971 Membership: over 70,000 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Acts as a clearing-house between scientists and citizens, research and business, environmental and developmental concerns; provides funding and volunteer labour to field scientists from universities, museums, and private institutions world wide; Supports research in all scientific disciplines and has 140 projects in 43 countries, in topics such as Arctic atmospheric haze, coral reef population dynamics, Ghanaian household fuel use, maternal and child health in Bolivia. 30. Edison Electric Institute 701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C., 20004 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 508 5460 Fax: (1 202) 778 6465 Established: 1930 Membership: 180 major United States investor-owned companies and 10 international affiliates. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the development, transportation, utilization of all fuels, including nuclear, coal, gas, biomass, renewables and others, and the provision of reliable electricity to industrial and residential customers; aims to contribute to the process through the development of significant technology in the environmental area; Has participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change. 31. Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A. Tel: (1 415) 855 2000 Fax: (1 415) 855 2954 Established: 1972 Membership: over 700-member utilities, representing around 70 per cent of all kilowatt-hours of electricity sold in the United States. Activities relevant to the Conference: Development of cleaner and more efficient ways to generate, deliver and use electric energy; development of clean coal, energy storage, and renewable energy technologies; Carries out a major programme of scientific research and analysis into related health and environmental concerns, in technical areas such as acid rain, visibility, toxics, global climate and magnetic field effects. 32. Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness P.O. Box 3923 Kathmandu Nepal Established: 1987 Membership: group of environmental experts, university level youth, and schoolchildren. Activities relevant to the Conference: Provides Nepali schoolchildren with a broad environmental programme in the form of a five-day camp, aimed at raising their awareness of conservation and sound resource management practices; Aims to disseminate information on the Conference process, its principles and agenda, among grass-roots communities, and bring grass-root experiences to official attention; Works in collaboration with grass-roots, national and international NGOs, as well as United Nations agencies. 33. Environmental Foundation Ltd. 29 Siripa Road Colombo 5 Sri Lanka Established: 1981 Membership: 80 members including lawyers, scientists and the general public. Activities relevant to the Conference: Public interest law and research organization; headquarters for the South Asian Office of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, a network of public interest lawyers working on environmental issues; Initiated the public campaign on environment and development in Sri Lanka to produce a citizen's report for the Conference. 34. Environmental Law Centre (Alberta) Society 201, 10350-124 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5N 3V9 Canada Tel: (1 403) 482 4891 Fax: (1 403) 488 6779 Established: 1981 Membership: members include benefactors, patrons, contributors and supporters among individuals, organizations, and companies. Activities relevant to the Conference: Coordinating the preparation of a document, "Principles for an Earth Charter", in conjunction with Environment Canada, and a variety of Canadian and international NGOs; takes part in working groups and caucuses of NGOs dealing with biodiversity, biotechnology, hazardous goods, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, pesticides, global warming and greenhouse gases; Participates in the Steering Committee of the Canadian Environmental Network and the Alberta Environmental Network. 35. Environmental Youth Alliance Australia, The P.O. Box 1504 Collingwood 3066 Victoria Australia Fax: (61 3) 416 0767 Established: 1990 Membership: open to any person under 25 years old concerned with environmental issues. Activities relevant to the Conference: Works at the local level with independent youth groups and individuals involved in environment-related activities, promoting communication, exchanging information and facilitating coordination between them; active in national and state campaigns, publishes a national newspaper and a newsletter, and organizes regular gatherings; Convened a national conference in April 1991 which included workshops on the Conference and environment and development issues; a working group was formed to inform young people about Conference-related issues. 36. Environnement Sans Frontiere 1, Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore 75008 Paris France Tel: (33 1) 4076 0404 Fax: (33 1) 4076 0405 Established: 1989 Membership: 850 members, including scientists and philosophers. Activities relevant to the Conference: Organizes multidisciplinary meetings to reinforce cooperation between government decision makers, scientists, and business leaders, among others, in relation to ecological and ethical questions; Organizing a campaign to run between November 1991 and June 1992, seeking the establishment of a global intergovernmental environment organization, bringing together human rights and environmental concerns. 37. Friends of the Environment 25, St. Georges Street Port Louis Mauritius Tel: (230) 212 6783/ 212 2524 Fax: (230) 208 8414 Established: 1989 Membership: individual members concerned with environmental issues. Activities relevant to the Conference: Involved in public education concerning environmental protection as a means of improving living conditions; mechanisms include radio and television programmes on natural resources and national patrimony; establishing an environmental library for students and professionals in the environmental field; publishes pamphlets; convenes seminars on environment, and talks in schools and youth clubs; Projects include preparation of a scheme for the landscape development aspect of a national highway project; assessment of the nature of waste water streams in the sugar industry, and identification of means to treat and control them. 38. Fundacion Ambiental Francisco Tamayo Avenida Diaz Moreno Edif. Oficentro 108 Piso 5 Oficina 5-B, Esquina San Jose Valencia Venezuela Tel: 22 43 59 Fax: 57 80 40 Established: 1989 Activities relevant to the Conference: Organizes meetings to discuss environmental issues in Venezuela, the region and the continent; produces radio programmes on environmental issues; published the Venezuelan Ecology Charter, in which the main environmental issues in central Venezuela were described, including a proposal to rescue a highly polluted lake in the region; Organizing several forums and conferences around Agenda 21; participation in the national NGO forum and preparation of the national report for the Conference. 39. Fundacion Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) Monroe 2142-1428 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel: (541) 781 6115/ 781 9171 Fax: (541) 781 6115 Established: 1987 Membership: individuals and private companies. Activities relevant to the Conference: Involved in the subregional preparatory meetings for, and organization of, the "Gathering of the Andes" (Las Lenas, April 1991) - a meeting of Latin American independent sector representatives, including universities, business, labour, church, women, indigenous groups and NGOs, among others; its "Declaration of the Andes" addresses such issues as foreign debt, biodiversity, terms of trade, poverty, etc., as a contribution to the Conference; Publications related to Conference issues are "The Southern Cross" and "Interconnection '92"; organized, with the Centre for Our Common Future, a Public Forum (April 1991) for NGOs, government sectors and general public. 40. Fundacion Civica Francisco de Orellana Albocentro IV, Local 2 P.O. Box 09-01-5945 Guayaquil Ecuador Tel: (5934) 241 260 Fax: (5934) 235 766 Established: 1988 Membership: business executives, community organizations, professionals, teachers, and other institutions. Activities relevant to the Conference: Presentation of proposals and reports on environmental pollution in the city of Guayaquil, its Gulf and the surrounding area; Undertakes programmes on reforestation, environmental education, tropical forest protection and coastal resources conservation, as well as research and proposal of solutions to waste management problems. 41. Group for the Study and Defense of Ecosystems of the Lower and Middle Amazon Region Nucleo Monte Alegre Rua Raimundo Uchoa, 171 Monte Alegre-Para CEP 68 220 Brazil Tel: (55 91) 533 1437 Fax: (55 91) 533 1437 Established: 1989 Membership: open to individual members. Activities relevant to the Conference: In the field of scientific research, collaborating with the European Community (EC) and the SOL 3 International Environmental Consultancy on the monitoring of mercury in the Tapajos Valley, and studies assessing fish poaching in Lago Grande-Monte Alegre; Organization of and support for various environmental events in the Amazon Region such as the first Pan Amazonian meeting for the rehabilitation of the Amazon ecosystems, and the international seminar on control of mercury pollution in Amazonia, focusing on new technology and environmental education; promotion of environmental education and awareness among forest peoples. 42. Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival 304 East 45th St., Room 476 New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A. Tel: (1 212) 953 7947 Fax: (1 212) 557 2061 Established: 1985 Membership: a global network of parliamentarians and spiritual leaders of the world's religious traditions, joined by leaders in journalism, business, science, and art. Activities relevant to the Conference: Organized the Global Forum on Environment and Development held in Moscow (January 1990); organizes media seminars, conferences and workshops involving issues of children and the environment, environmental crisis and human responses, global survival, religion and the environment. Involved in organization of the Parliamentary Earth Summit (Brazil, June 1992). 43. Grupo Ecologista del Mayab a.c. Apartado Postal 479 Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500 Mexico Tel: (52 988) 45 365 Fax: (52 988) 49 857 Established: 1985 Membership: 57 active members, including workers, professionals, housewives and students. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the protection and regeneration of the Nichupte Lagoon in Cancun, affected by the development of the Cancun resort area; protection of the sea turtle through the design, financing, launching and management of a succesful awareness and educational programme; campaigning to ensure appropriate sewage management, and protection of mangrove areas in the coast. 44. Institute for Sustainable Development 3000 Sand Hill Road Building 1, Suite 102 Menlo Park, CA 94025 U.S.A. Tel: (1 415) 854 5510 Fax: (1 415) 854 2330 Established: 1988 Membership: professional staff working with consultants and advisers. Activities relevant to the Conference: Works with corporations, private and public agencies to assist in planning, design, and management of programmes that protect or restore the environment and preserve biological and cultural resources, while providing for continuous economic progress across all socio-economic groups; Projects undertaken include business development in the Philippines; creation of a country-wide environmental profile in Mexico; and development of a methodology with the United States National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) to measure the impacts of land use on tropical forest wildlife in Africa; Co-convenor for the International Conference on the Environment (New York 1990); involved in the Corporate Environmental Initiative to provide counsel in areas related to environmental affairs, international business and development, and corporate responsibility. 45. Instituto de Investigaciones Ecologicas y Energeticas (ICECOL) Apartado Aereo 050326 Barranquilla Colombia Fax: (57 58) 580 083 Established: 1980 Membership: 1,020 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Working on models for sustainable development of the Caribbean coast of Colombia and an environmental education programme; concerned with the study of human nature to determine the factors leading the human specie to the destruction of its environment; seeks to present a proposal for the ecologic principle of the nations to the Conference. 46. Instituto del Tercer Mundo Miguel del Corro 1461 Montevideo 11200 Uruguay Tel: (5982) 496 192 Fax: (5982) 419 222 E mail: ax:chasque geo2:chasque Established: 1989 Membership: organization aiming to promote South-South information exchange and the democratization of access to information. Activities relevant to the Conference: Publication of the "Third World Guide", a reference book with updated information on every country in the world and the main development issues; Coordinates the Third World Network's (Malaysia) activities in Latin America; publication in Spanish of the Network's books, pamphlets and booklets; operation of the Chasque BBS (bulletin board system), an electronic-mail messaging system to serve the needs of NGOs, cooperatives, grass-root organizations, and women's groups; Involved in the establishment of NGONET'92, a global linking mechanism for NGOs aimed at facilitating broad global NGO access to Conference-related information; active participation in the World Rainforest Movement. 47. Instituto para la Produccion e Investigacion de la Agricultura Tropical (IPIAT) Apartado 84 Merida Merida 5101-A Venezuela Tel: (58 74) 523 779 Fax: (58 74) 527 402 Established: 1988 Membership: scientists and technicians of diverse fields of study interested in promoting integrated development for the rural sectors of Venezuela. Activities relevant to the Conference: Aims to promote awareness of the alternatives for crop production on a profitable, natural and non-contaminant basis; provides courses, workshops, and publications on topics such as environmental law, agro- ecology and tropical agriculture, rural communication and education, alternative technology and resources, recycling and waste management; involved in research projects and experimental activities concerning organic farming. 48. International Council on Metals and the Environment 360 Albert Street, Suite 1550 Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7 Canada Tel: (1 613) 235 4263 Fax: (1 613) 235 2865 Established: 1991 Membership: mining and metal companies producing non-ferrous and precious metals. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with development of policies and programmes for the international non-ferrous metals industry relating to the production, use, recycling and disposal of metals; specific issues include environmental stewardship, product stewardship, occupational health and safety, relationship between neurotoxicity and metals, global mineral resource depletion, health and environmental studies on mercury; Co-chair of the manufacturing and production section of the GLOBE (Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment) '92 Conference in Vancouver; participation with the Department of Technical Cooperation for Development of the United Nations Secretariat in the preparation of environmental guidelines, particularly for developing countries. 49. International Federation of Surveyors* P.O. Box 184 SF- 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel: (3580) 148 1938 Fax: (3580) 148 3580 Established: 1878 Membership: more than 200,000 surveyors from 55 member associations in 52 countries. Activities relevant to the Conference: Involved in topics such as the study of the natural and social environment, measurement of land and marine resources, and the use of data in planning development in urban, rural and regional areas; Through its adopted statement "Sustainable Development: a Challenge and Responsibility for Surveyors", it aims to ensure that surveyors' skills are used to promote environmentally sound planning and management of natural resources and human settlements; Adopted a policy statement on land management, addressing solutions to problems of land management in developing countries. 50. International Fertilizer Development Center P.O. Box 2040 Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35662 U.S.A. Tel: (1 205) 381 6600 Fax: (1 205) 381 7408 Established: 1974 Activities relevant to the Conference: Dedicated to helping developing countries establish crop-production systems that are sustainable, environmentally sound, and in harmony with the socio-economic goals of individual countries and the world community; Assists developing country institutions preserve and enhance the productivity of their land resource base through research and development, training, and technical assistance; particular concerns include greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and pollution of groundwaters, lakes and marine waters. 51. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)* Rm. 38, Elena Apartments, 512R, Salas St. Ermita, Manila Philippines Tel: (632) 582 659 Fax: (632) 522 2494 Established: 1963 Membership: non-membership organization. Activities relevant to the Conference: World research and training centre dedicated to improving living conditions of the rural poor in developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America; activities include several demonstration projects and technical support to other organizations working among rural Third World peoples; Main programmes focus on sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology, energy conservation, environmental husbandry, agroforestry, family planning, health and micro-enterprise development. 52. International Rural Housing Association* Apartado Postal 16224 Caracas 1011-A Venezuela Tel: (58 2) 574 2586 Established: 1970 Activities relevant to the Conference: Aims to offer solutions to the problems of rural housing, community development and environmental sanitation, through technical assistance, training of professional people, promotion of research, and collection, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of information on rural housing; Organization of the World Conference on Financing and Management of Human Settlements, in cooperation with Habitat. 53. International Union of Forestry Research Organizations IUFRO Secretariat A-1131 Wien-Schoenbrunn Austria Tel: (43 1) 820 151 Established: 1892 Membership: approximately 600 research organizations including government institutions, university departments, companies and independent research organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Scientific activities cover all topics related to the biology, ecology, economics, management, utilization and information relating to forests and trees world wide; Organizes a quinquennial world congress and inter-congress meetings of specialist research units; conducts training courses; issues publications on forest-related matters; Creation of a Special Programme for Developing Countries and a Task Force on Forests, Pollution and Climate Change; concerned with planning for additional international funds to be made available for forest research; member scientists involved in national preparations for the Conference. 54. International Union of Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy (UNIPEDE)* 28 Rue Jacques Ibert 75858 Paris Cedex 17 France Tel: (331) 4042 3708 Fax: (331) 4042 6052 Established: 1925 Membership: affiliated members world wide. Activities relevant to the Conference: Created the Environment Specific Committee as a centre of strategy and expertise - objectives include the circulation of the UNIPEDE Declaration on environmental policy and the code of conduct; evaluation of future developments in environmental fields of interest to the electricity supply industry; provision of a link between legislative bodies and other qualified international organizations in the field of environment; Organization of a conference to examine the relation between the environment and electricity production (Autumn 1993). 55. Marine Environmental Research Institute 235 West 76th Street New York, NY 10023 U.S.A. Tel: (1 212) 721 6243 Fax: (1 212) 721 6282 Established: 1990 Membership: international non-profit scientific research and educational corporation. Activities relevant to the Conference: Undertakes scientific research to investigate the health effects of pollution on marine mammal populations; fosters an international programme seeking to establish a world-wide network of scientists and experts from diverse fields to address pollution-related problems plaguing marine wildlife; coordinates broad-based educational programmes that promote public awareness and understanding of the current marine environmental crisis; Other interest areas include protection of the oceans, seas and coastal areas, and the rational use and development of their living resources; environmentally sound management of biotechnology and hazardous wastes; and the improvement in the quality of life and human health. 56. National Association of Service and Conservation Corps International Committee 1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 827 Washington, D.C. 20036 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 331 9647 Fax: (1 202) 223 0593 Established: 1986 Membership: serves over 75 organizations on the international, national, regional, and local levels involving at least 20,000 young adults. Activities relevant to the Conference: Over 15,000 young people serving in youth conservation corps in the United States, Canada, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand and Australia; its International Committee promotes youth corps on the national, regional and local levels and provides information and technical assistance to existing youth corps as well as to organizations interested in starting youth corps conservation programmes. 57. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States 1606 New Hampshire Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20009 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 265 8830 Fax: (1 202) 265 6012 Established: 1925 Membership: national governing body of the United States Baha'i Community. Activities relevant to the Conference: A representative serves as Secretary of the United States Citizens Network on the Conference and is Co-chair of its working group on Ethics, Development and the Environment which created a draft proposal for the Earth Charter; Promotes understanding of environment and development issues through participation in conferences and other organizations, publication and distribution of relevant literature, and involvement in local sustainable development projects. 58. Nature Conservancy, The 1815 North Lynn Street Arlington, Virginia 22209 U.S.A. Tel: (1 703) 841 5300 Fax: (1 703) 841 1283/ 841 4880 Established: 1951 Membership: over 600,000 members internationally. Activities relevant to the Conference: Main concern is to preserve the biological diversity of tropical ecosystems; works through its Latin America Division to assist Latin American and Caribbean people and institutions in structuring their own conservation programmes and in building capacity for conservation action; Plans include protection of 200 key ecosystem reserves; support for the network of Conservation Data Centers which provide a readily accesible source of biological diversity information for use in conservation and development planning; expansion of its conservation leadership and training programmes; intensification of its debt-for-nature swap programmes 59. Naturschutzbund Deutschland Richard-Straube-Strasse 35 4150 Krefeld Germany Tel: (49 2841) 22960 Fax: (49 2151) 595 211 Established: 1899 Membership: 150,000 individual members across Germany. Activities relevant to the Conference: Active in the whole field of environmental and nature protection, with special attention to the protection of natural areas and biodiversity; manages over 2,000 nature-protection sites of different sizes in Germany; operates several large education centers for environmental education; engaged in lobbying activities and campaigning; Participating in the German National NGO Committee advising the Government in the preparatory process of the Conference. 60. Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST) PMB 5297 Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria Established: 1989 Membership: about 150 individual and corporate members across Nigeria. Activities relevant to the Conference: Participation in the preparation of Nigeria's national report for the Conference; participation in the elaboration of an NGO country report on Nigeria, in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (United Kingdom); Coordinates seminars and workshops to publicize the importance of the Conference and arouse the general public interest in Nigeria; convened a workshop on sustainable development and natural resources in the forest belt of Nigeria (October 1991). 61. New Economics Foundation Universal House, 2nd Floor 88-94 Wentworth Street London E1 7SA United Kingdom Tel: (44 71) 377 5696 Fax: (44 71) 247 4725 E. Mail: gn:neweconomics Established: 1986 Membership: 1,100 members, 90 per cent in the United Kingdom and 10 per cent overseas. Activities relevant to the Conference: Educational charity involved in research and advocacy work connected with sustainable development; Particularly concerned with the issues of trade, biotechnology and food security; one of its members has been working on the business charter for sustainability. 62. Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 123 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 U.S.A. Tel: (1 805) 965 3443 Fax: (1 805) 568 0466 Established: 1982 Membership: individual and corporate members concerned with the dangers of the nuclear age. Activities relevant to the Conference: As an educational organization, develops action-oriented programmes for peace, justice and sustainable development, and promotes peaceful solutions to international conflicts; Developed and coordinated the International Week of Science and Peace (now a United Nations event), to discuss the application of science for peace, economic development and environmental protection; Promoting the development of a magna carta for the nuclear age, calling for the accountability of individuals for acts such as crimes against the environment. 63. Orissa Environmental Society N-6/119, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar Orissa 751015 India Established: 1982 Membership: about 200 individual and institutional members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Conducts conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, public mobilization campaigns, research, and publications, among other activities, to promote public awareness concerning the protection and conservation of environmental and natural resources; Hosted the public hearing on environment and development to facilitate information flow from the grass roots to national and international organizations. 64. Overseas Development Council, The 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20036 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 234 8701 Fax: (1 202) 645 0067 Established: 1969 Membership: approximately 175 individual members from international, governmental, non-governmental, business and educational institutions. Activities relevant to the Conference: The Council's Programme on Environment and Development seeks to identify development strategies that link poverty alleviation with environmental sustainability and explores the environment-development linkages from a macropolicy framework; Specific activities include a series of discussions among activists and experts from environment and development communities on the linkages between the two fields; topics include debt swaps, the process of the Conference, and environmental issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement; its Policy Essay provides a road map of the principal measures proposed to slow climate change, deforestation and species extinction. 65. Physicians for Social Responsibility 1000 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 810 Washington D.C. 20036 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 785 3777 Fax: (1 202) 785 3942 Established: 1961 Membership: over 25,000 health professionals and supporters working in 125 chapters. Activities relevant to the Conference: Undertakes research on public health effects of pollution and environmental degradation; provides education for the medical community, the public, and policy makers about the realities of environmental change; supports training for physicians and citizen activists to present their environmental concerns to policy makers, media, and the public; Areas of concern include health effects of military base pollution; health effects of toxic substance pollution; international environmental health issues; and allocation of financial resources from defence activities to maintenance of a safe environment. 66. POUSH 5/7, Sir Syed Road, Block A Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Tel: (8802) 812 430 Fax: (8802) 863 060 Established: 1984 Activities relevant to the Conference: Involved in rural development projects and activities aimed at the social/environmental development of rural society in Bangladesh; fields of activity include the agricultural sector, social forestry, health and sanitation, supply of drinking water, primary education, all with an environmental component; Participation in preparations for the national report for the Conference. 67. Pro Regenwald e.V. Frohschammerstr. 14 D-8000 Munich 40 Germany Tel: (4989) 359 8650 Fax: (4989) 359 6622 Established: 1988 Membership: 300 donating members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotes the protection and conservation of the populated and unpopulated environment in its natural diversity, focusing particularly on tropical rainforests and their indigenous peoples; encourages education and scientific activities related to protection of the environment in general, and of rainforests in particular; Activities include political lobbying; preparation of educational material for schools on the climate issue; support of the Yanomani Indians in the Amazon; land demarcation and the rights of rainforest peoples; biodiversity projects; tropical timber campaign. 68. Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan Calle 38 No. 21 (x17) Dept. E-1 Royal Campestre V, Col. Campestre 97120 Merida, Yucatan Mexico Fax: (52 99) 268 423 Established: 1990 Membership: over 100 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with natural resources protection, through research and conservation projects, and programmes on environmental education and communications; Projects include, among others, the protection of the natural reserve of Calakmul and the tourist resort of Rio Lagartos and Rio Celestun, and the preservation of marine turtles and flamingo birds; manages a database system for the conservation of areas in the Yucatan peninsula. 69. RenaSer Calle 37 No. 22-31 Apartado Aereo 89252 Bogota Colombia Tel: (571) 269 9737 Fax: (571) 268 2454 Established: 1982 Membership: non-profit organization involved in environmental education. Activities relevant to the Conference: Creation and elaboration of institutional education materials; development of a "Global Massive Plan of Environment Education", focused on a new environmental ethics for the year 2000, including materials incorporating concepts of biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation and rehabilitation of the environment, and sustainable development; Working on the design and implementation of a database that will provide environmental information for NGOs, organizations and the general public. 70. Reseau Africain pour le Developpement (RADEV) P.O. Box 60166 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: (251 1) 510 175 Fax: (251 1) 553 549 Established: 1991 Membership: professionals with expertise in fields related to environmentally sound development. Activities relevant to the Conference: Implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of environment related projects in Africa; undertakes computerized formulation and preparation of project documents submitted by African NGOs, development associations, cooperatives, youth, women, and private and public sectors in the field of environment and development. 71. Royal Society of Chemistry, The Burlington House, Piccadilly London WIV OBN United Kingdom Tel: (44 71) 437 8656 Fax: (44 71) 734 1227 Established: 1841 Membership: 35,000 chemists in the United Kingdom, and 8,000 international members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the advancement of the science and profession of chemistry in developing countries; organized a major international conference on "chemistry and development"; its Health, Safety and Environment Committee concerned with a range of issues related to the role and responsibilities of chemists in the workplace and community. 72. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Box 50005 104 05 Stockholm Sweden Fax: (46 8) 150 430 Established: 1739 Membership: individual Swedish and foreign members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotes mathematics and natural sciences through scientific institutes, international scientific exchange programmes, publications and external information activities; Involved in the organization of an international conference on population, natural resources and development; Elaboration of a report comprising scientific viewpoints to the biodiversity convention, its implications and further handling. 73. Sacharuna Foundation P.O. Box 130 The Plains, Virginia 22171 U.S.A. Tel: (1 703) 754 8713 Fax: (1 703) 754 1475 Established: 1985 Membership: individual members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Provides funding in the United States and abroad for field ecology, environmental education and preservation of indigenous cultures, with the main purposes of maintaining biological diversity and habitat protection; Coordinates projects such as an international programme on Tibetan environmental issues, another on national forestry issues in the United States, and a local project on establishment of a model environmental education programme. 74. Sajju Institute and Research Foundation 58 Ekpo Abasi St. P.O. Box 1130 Calabar Nigeria Established: 1987 Activities relevant to the Conference: Projects involve skills training in agriculture, including food security and sustainable agriculture programmes; environmental education and research; preparation of papers and reports on specific aspects of environment and sustainable development debate, including agroforestry for sustainable development, and environmental protection in African countries; Contributed to the national report for the Conference. 75. Salvadorean Center for Appropriate Technology (CESTA) Apartado Postal 3065-33 Calle Poniente 316 San Salvador El Salvador Tel: (503) 256 746 Established: 1987 Membership: technicians and activists in ecological campaigns. Activities relevant to the Conference: Undertakes public awareness campaigns on ecological issues, promotes ecology groups in urban and rural communities, and fosters educational and literacy centres focused on appropriate environmentally sound technologies; Coordinates the Cerro Verde Proposal, a plan for the ecological recovery of the country, elaborated by several institutions, which will serve as the basis for the group's position to be presented to the Conference; Organizes the Ecology Consultation Forum bringing together 150 institutions seeking to develop a programme on environment and development for Salvador. 76. Sierra Club* 730 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109 U.S.A. Tel: (1 415) 776 2211 Fax: (1 415) 776 0350 Established: 1892 Membership: 625,000 members in the United States and Canada. Activities relevant to the Conference: Focuses on wilderness protection and the care of the public lands; Maintains an international programme on environmental issues, following its participation in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972; preparing papers seeking to influence the position of the United States Government with respect to the Conference; Member of CAPE '92 and the United States Citizens Network, working in preparation for the Conference. 77. Sociedad de Amigos en Defensa de la Gran Sabana (AMIGRANSA) Apartado Postal 50460 Caracas 1050-A Venezuela Tel: (58 2) 662 4487 Fax: (58 2) 284 9377 Established: 1986 Membership: 60 active members and numerous collaborators, including inhabitants of the Gran Sabana, scientists and ecosystem specialists. Activities relevant to the Conference: Protection of freshwater resources; protection of biological diversity and ecosystems of the Gran Sabana through active participation in conservation; protection of human health and living conditions through an environment education programme with indigenous communities; Lobbying for the inclusion of an environmental agenda in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); active participation in the Venezuelan official and NGO preparatory process for the Conference. 78. Sociedad Pachamana 478 Camino Real, 80 piso San Isidro, Lima 27 Peru Tel: (51 14) 428 946/ 428 951 Fax: (51 14) 411 990 Established: 1990 Membership: leading Peruvian businessmen, lawyers, environmentalists, and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion of sustainable development in Peru; creation of national and international public awareness of the importance of Peru's natural resources; formulation of the basis of an international agreement between Peru and developed countries that would commit Peru to safeguarding its environment with adequate technical and financial support. 79. Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental Plaza Arrospide No. 9 San Isidro, Lima 27 Peru Tel: (51 14) 400 549 or 224 033 Fax: (51 14) 703 111 Established: 1987 Membership: group of lawyers involved in environmental legislation. Activities relevant to the Conference: Participation in the elaboration of a code regulating issues such as toxic wastes and protection of natural areas; works on legal analysis, and alternative solutions for different protected areas; involved in the issue of debt swaps for environmental gains as an alternative for promoting conservation and sustainable development projects. 80. Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciencia Caixa Postal 11008 CEP 05499 Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Tel: (55 11) 211 0933/ 211 5008 Fax: (55 11) 212 1376 Established: 1948 Membership: 6,000 individual members and about 70 member societies. Activities relevant to the Conference: Supports and fosters scientific work; articulates science with problems of general interest relative to industry, agriculture, medicine, economics, etc.; facilitates cooperation among scientists; engaged in the dissemination to the general public of the main scientific developments; campaigns undertaken include issues such as utilization of nuclear energy resources and environment protection; Regular publications are "Science Today", "Science Today for Children", "Science Today News", and "Science and Culture". 81. Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) 511, Al-Amin Tower (NIPA Chowrangi) University Road Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi 75300 Pakistan Established: 1987 Membership: more than 1,500 members including students, social workers, journalists, engineers, doctors, teachers and environmental activists. Activities relevant to the Conference: Committed to conservation and protection of the environment; promotes public awareness of environmental matters through seminars, publications, video and training sessions; engaged in a drinking water purification project; concerned with the development of arid lands; Undertakes public interest litigation; environmental monitoring; and environmental impact studies and surveys. 82. Society for Rural Development S-3, Govind Nagar (West) Jaipur-302 002 India Tel: 62 560 Established: 1984 Membership: 750 members throughout India. Activities relevant to the Conference: Projects include the growing of useful plant species in the waste land area of 25 hectares in Jaipur District; development and protection of the multi-purpose plant species of the Rajasthan Desert; soil conservation measures; promotion of drinking water and irrigation facilities; training of social animators selected among women and youth to create general awareness in rural people on environmental protection. 83. Society for Threatened Peoples Bruggerstrasse 78 CH- 5400 Baden Switzerland Tel: (41 56) 221 787 Fax: (41 56) 221 809 Established: 1989 Membership: individuals wishing to support the aims of the society. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the preservation of the livelihoods, cultures and choices of the indigenous peoples in the rainforests of south-east Asia; Objectives include salvaging and rehabilitation of rainforests; establishment of biospheres; working amongst communities to encourage articulation of their concerns and to ensure that development programmes are based upon full consultation and participation of the indigenous communities themselves; solidarity networking at the local and international level. 84. SOS Mata Atlantica Foundation Rua Manoel da Nobrega 456 Cep 04001, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil Tel: (55 11) 887 1195 Fax: (55 11) 885 1680 Established: 1986 Membership: 4,000 individual members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion of sustainable development, particularly of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, through four strategies: ecosystem protection and management; environmental education; environmental policies; and scientific information management; Participated in the foundation of the Forum of Brazilian NGOs for the Conference, working with it on projects related to forests and biodiversity. 85. Southern California Ecumenical Council/Ecology Task Force P.O. Box 32305 Los Angeles, CA 90032 U.S.A. Tel: (1 818) 796 2951 Fax: (1 818) 792 2121 Established: 1971 Membership: 70 people representing 5,500 church and religious groups in southern California. Activities relevant to the Conference: Advocacy of a safe, non-nuclear, United States energy policy; organization of local citizens' hearings on environmental issues such as the Alaska oil spill; conducts seminars with the United Nations Association/Sierra Club programme One Earth: Many Nations; established the Earth Summit support project to hold citizens' hearings on the United States national report; Source of UNCED-related materials and speakers to the general public. 86. Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum No. 5, 4th Lane Nawala, Rajagiriya Sri Lanka Tel: (941) 562 215 563 068 Fax: (941) 698 315 Established: 1987 Membership: 278 members comprising editors, senior staff journalists, free-lance journalists and provincial correspondents. Activities relevant to the Conference: Involved in the areas of media events, public awareness and journalists' training in relation to environmental issues; organizes workshops on environmental journalism exposing journalists to the basics of environmental reporting and sustainable development; established an Environmental Information Centre; Conducting a public education programme on the process of the Conference; participating in the Citizen's Report on Sri Lanka's Environment of the Conference. 87. St. Xavier's Social Service Society Post Box 4088, Navrangpura Ahmedabad 380 009 Gujarat India Tel: (91 272) 495 238 Established: 1976 Membership: individuals concerned with the improvement of living conditions in urban slums and rural areas, and promoting a healthier environment. Activities relevant to the Conference: Promotion of appropriate technology such as the construction and use of solar cookers and the harnessing of solar energy; social forestry, agroforestry, and agricultural extension programmes; wasteland development; and environmental awareness and education programmes. 88. Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Box #686 532 La Guardia Place New York N.Y. 10012 U.S.A. Tel: (212) 925 5789 Fax: (212) 787 7454 Established: 1989 Membership: college and high school students on more than 1,200 campuses in the United States of America, and recent graduates involved in environmental activities. Activities relevant to the Conference: Established "A SEED", an international youth project focusing on the Conference; coordinating United States youth participation in the Conference through the Canadian and Costa Rican Youth '92 campaign; involved in preparation of an international youth platform to be presented to the Conference; set up a "sister groups" programme linking groups in the North and South; hosting seminars to educate student activists on the Conference. 89. Swedish United Nations Association Svenska FN-Forbundet Box 15115 S-10465 Stockholm Sweden Tel: (46 8) 449 835 Fax: (46 8) 418 876 Established: 1944 Membership: 23 member districts and 154 local associations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Organizes weekend courses, summer seminars, and publication of booklets and magazines focusing on issues of environment and development; produced a Swedish version of UNEP's six environmental programmes together with a plan for action. 90. Tanzania Environmental Society P.O. Box 1309 Dar Es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania Tel: 72 896 Established: 1985 Membership: individuals, schools and institutions in the United Republic of Tanzania. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the promotion of public awareness on environmental mismanagement; research on the causes of environmental degradation; education and training on the issue of environmental management and development; participation in environmental protection and wildlife conservation; support to community groups in development projects; Participation in the national committee for preparation of the national report to the Conference. Participation in the African Regional Preparatory Conference for the Conference (Cairo, July 1991). 91. Together Foundation for Global Unity 2129 13th Street Boulder, Co. 80302 U.S.A. Tel: (1 303) 444 9567 Fax: (1 303) 444 7512 Established: 1989 Membership: environmental and peace-work organizations and associations world wide. Activities relevant to the Conference: Established TogetherNet, a worldwide, public, computer-information service to provide communications and information services to environmental, developmental and humanitarian enterprises; Building of leadership centers for training and addressing the needs of upcoming corporate, spiritual and political leaders and policy-makers through studies of issues of environment and world peace; Involved in environmental projects in the Caribbean area concerning eco-dynamics of oceans and river basins in and around Venezuela; other projects are located in Turkey and India. 92. Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement P.O. Box 10351 Kampala Uganda Established: 1985 Membership: open to individuals, groups and other organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Coordinates over 600 rural women's groups at the grass-roots level, involved in tree planting, soil and water conservation, woodfuel management, and income-generating activities; Awareness raising and education activities on environmental and natural resources management issues through training seminars and workshops; training on issues such as tree nursery establishment, agroforestry practices, and pollution control; promotion of a forum for women regarding environmental issues. 93. UNCED '92 African NGOs Coordinating Committee P.O. Box 3063, Lagos Nigeria Tel: (23 41) 612 091 Established: 1991 Membership: coalition of African NGOs. Activities relevant to the Conference: Following up the African NGOs common position for the preparatory process for the Conference and for the Conference itself; disseminating information in support of the African NGO preparations for the Conference. 94. Uniao Protetora do Ambiente Natural (UPAN) Caixa Postal 189 CEP 93001 Sao Leopoldo, RS Brazil Tel: (55 512) 927 933 Fax: (55 512) 926 617 Established: 1971 Membership: 80 members. Activities relevant to the Conference: Member of the National Coordinating Board of the Brazilian NGOs Forum for the Conference, member of the National Fund for Environment, and part of the Steering Group of the International Rivers Network; At the local level in Rio Grande do Sul State, heading the Executive Secretary of the State's Forum of NGO's for the Conference, whose goal is to define a proposal for sustainable development; Concerned with international, legal and institutional issues of the Conference. 95. Union of Concerned Scientists 1616 P Street, N.W., Suite 310 Washington D.C. 20036 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 332 0900 Fax: (1 202) 332 0905 Established: 1969 Membership: approximately 100,000 scientists and other citizens concerned about the impact of science and technology on society. Activities relevant to the Conference: Education of the United States public and media on the importance of the Conference process, emphasizing the need to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in industrial countries; promotion of greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy resources; United States coordinator for the Climate Action Network; participation in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and in the Second World Climate Conference. 96. Union of International Associations* Rue Washington 40 1050 Bruxelles Belgium Tel: (322) 640 4109/ 640 1808 Fax: (322) 649 3269 Established: 1910 Membership: number of full members cannot exceed 250 individuals elected by their General Assembly; currently located in 55 countries worldwide. Associate members include organizations, foundations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Activities relevant to the Conference: Documentation of 20,000 other international non-profit bodies and their concerns, including publication of the Yearbook of International Organizations, which includes the full range of environment and development IGOs and NGOs; Produces the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential which includes a high percentage of the Conference-related issues. 97. Universidad de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Rio Piedras Apartado 23300 Estacion U.P.R. San Juan 00931-3300 Puerto Rico Tel: (1 809) 754 8532 Established: 1903 Membership: 20,265 students. Activities relevant to the Conference: Offers courses to prepare students in areas of environmental management, legislation and conservation; established the Environmental Protection and Labor Security Bureau with the purpose of implementing environmental regulation in the university, e.g. a programme for control, reduction and appropriate management of hazardous wastes produced in the experimental laboratories; Its Ecologic Action Committee, composed of students, teachers, and administrative staff, promotes urban reforestation and the establishment of a recycling programme. 98. Verbraucher Initiative Breite Str. 51 5300 Bonn Germany Tel: (49 228) 726 3393 Fax: (49 228) 726 3399 Established: 1985 Membership: 8,000 consumers and 150 organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Provides information, through newsletters and pamphlets, to consumers about the social and ecological impact of consumption; Coordinates the European Environmental Consumers Coordination, a European-wide network of 38 eco-social consumer organizations. 99. Village Institution for Social Action House No. 111-B Saktinagar M.E. School Lane Rourkela 769 014 India Established: 1987 Membership: multi-village level development organization committed to grass-roots development. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with preparing and implementing rural development projects; Promotes self-reliant women's groups and the strengthening of their economic base through development of micro-enterprises; activities take into account environmental components and fosters environmental protection, particularly the conservation of local natural resources. 100. Women in Development Europe (WIDE) c/o SID Palazzo Civilta del Lavoro 00144 EUR, Roma Italy Tel: (39 6) 591 7897 Fax: (39 6) 591 9836 Established: 1989 Membership: individuals and NGOs in 15 European countries. Activities relevant to the Conference: Established a Women in Environment group to bring a gender perspective to activities and discussions organized in the context of the Conference, including NGO platforms and statements, and official documents such as Agenda 21; Working with other NGOs and in coordinating the European women's response to and active involvement in carrying out the objectives of the Conference. 101. Women's International Democratic Federation* Dresdener Strasse 43 P.O. Box 940 O-1020 Berlin Germany Tel: (372) 275 5028 Fax: (372) 279 3633 Established: 1945 Membership: 144 affiliated organizations in 113 countries. Activities relevant to the Conference: Primarily concerned with the impact of environmental degradation on women and children, and the need to reflect this in the outcomes of the Conference; Co-sponsor of the World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet (Miami, November 1991); several member organizations active in the preparation of the "Roots of the Future" Conference (Paris, December 1991). 102. World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession* 5 Avenue du Moulin 1110 Morges Switzerland Tel: (41 21) 801 7467 Fax: (41 21) 801 7469 Established: 1952 Membership: 191 national member organizations in 120 countries, representing 11 million teachers. Activities relevant to the Conference: Participated in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972); organized a pilot seminar on environmental education in cooperation with IUCN and UNEP; Working with other international organizations to develop a global response to environmental issues, particularly in the area of environmental education; and encouraging its member organizations to develop environmental education programmes and implement practices consistent with sound environment practice and sustainable development. 103. World Information Transfer, Inc. 274 Madison Avenue, Suite 601 New York, NY 10016 U.S.A. Tel: (1 212) 696 2037 Fax: (1 212) 532 1775 Established: 1987 Membership: non-profit institute. Activities relevant to the Conference: Dedicated to collecting, editing and disseminating authoritative and objective environmental information aiming to increase awareness, raise consciousness and stimulate discussion, debate, and responsible corrective action; conducts an active publishing programme through a current digest, monographs, video and curricular materials; sponsors seminars, conferences, broadcasts and lectures; Involved in the organization of a major conference and multi-media programme to address the impact of environment degradation on human health. 104. World Organization of the Scout Movement* P.O. Box 241 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland Tel: (41 22) 204 233 Fax: (41 22) 781 2053 Established: 1922 Membership: 16 million scouts in 131 national Scout organizations. Activities relevant to the Conference: Contributes to the development of young people through achievement of their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals and responsible citizens and members of their local, national and international communities; Scouts participate in programmes of services to the community in areas such as child health, sanitation, appropriate technology, low-cost housing, food production and agriculture, environmental conservation and education, reforestation and education on development issues. 105. World Peace University/Radio for Peace International P.O. Box 10869 Eugene, OR 97440 U.S.A. Tel: (1 503) 741 1794 Established: 1980 Membership: world wide. Activities relevant to the Conference: A centre for environmental education and training; through its Department for Integrated Ecology, conducts seminars and workshops and is developing a full-scale Master's programme; undertaking a programme for the preservation of rainforests in Costa Rica; Radio for Peace International dedicates broadcasts programs to issues relevant to the ecosystem and ecology. 106. World Vision International* 919 W. Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 U.S.A. Tel: (1 818) 303 8811 Fax: (1 818) 301 7786 Established: 1951 Membership: an international partnership of over 70 national offices working in development programmes and relief work. Activities relevant to the Conference: Concerned with the dissemination of information about the Conference process to its national offices, encouraging them to study the issues being addressed and to participate in NGO programmes related to national strategies and the Conference; involved in education campaigns related to different UNCED agenda items; Organized a seminar on sustainable development in order to look beyond the Conference and explore its implications for operations in developing countries, as well as development education work. 107. WorldWIDE Network 1331 H. Street, N.W., Suite 903 Washington D.C. 20005 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 347 1514 Fax: (1 202) 347 1524 Established: 1982 Membership: nearly 5,000 members, mainly women involved with or interested in environmental management and sustainable development issues. Activities relevant to the Conference: Aims to strengthen the role of women in developing and implementing sound policies for managing the environment and natural resources; Organized the Global Assembly of Women and the Environment (Miami, November 1991), as the culmination of four regional assemblies of women and the environment, which aimed to demonstrate women's capacity in environmental management, the elements of leadership necessary for success, and the policies which can advance or retard such efforts. 108. Youth Alliance of Nigeria 7 Dotun Isijola Street AKG Okokomaiko P.O. Box 3171 Surulere Lagos Nigeria Established: 1979 Membership: youth between the ages of 6 to 35. Activities relevant to the Conference: Organizes seminars, workshops and exhibitions, among other activities, focused on topics including health, development education, agriculture, science and technology, and small-scale projects; Aims to help create a solid agricultural base for the country's youths, and to involve members in local agricultural research and development. 109. Zero Population Growth 1400 16th Street, N.W., Suite 320 Washington D.C. 20036 U.S.A. Tel: (1 202) 332 2200 Fax: (1 202) 332 2302 Established: 1968 Membership: 40,000 individuals nationwide. Activities relevant to the Conference: Through public education and advocacy, it seeks to stabilize global population growth; Through articles in its newsletters it informs its membership about the Conference; networks with other United States NGOs interested in population issues and the the Conference process, with the purpose of encouraging the United States Government to increase its commitment to the Conference and its ultimate recommendations and conventions. END OF DOCUMENT