Environment Ecology International Organizations

• ENV Environmental economics - the European Commission provides various documents from the economic unit of the Environment DG  

• European Topic Centre on Nature Protection and Biodiversity - assists the European Environment Agency in its work of collecting, analysing, evaluating and synthesising information relevant to national and international policies for the environment and sustainable development  

•   Global Environment Outlook 3 - UNEP provides an overview of the main environmental developments over the past three decades, and how social, economic and other factors have contributed to the changes that have occurred; timed to contribute to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (pdf)  

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - an international organisation helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalised economy  

• SD Dimensions - site for the Sustainable Development Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

• Sustainable Development Dimensions - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides a global reference centre for knowledge and advice on biophysical, biological, socio-economic and social dimensions of sustainable development  

• UNEP.Net, the United Nations Environment Network - a global portal to authoritative environmental information based on themes and regions  

• United Nations Environment Programme - provide leaderships and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by helping nations and peoples improve their quality of life without compromising that of the future generations  

• United Nations Population Fund - helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems  

• United Nations Sustainable Development - dedicated to improving the well being of present and future generations through the promotion of sustainable development  

• United Nations Sustainable Development - Agriculture Segment - Background Papers and Secretary-General's note for the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture

• United Nations: Johannesburg Summit 2002 - the official United Nations website for the Johannesburg Summit - the World Summit on Sustainable Development  

• World Bank Environmental Economics and Indicators - the Bank's mission includes a requirement for sustainable development; this unit analyzes poverty and environmental linkages and develops enviromental indicators to measure progress