Appendix 3. Organizations to Contact

There are hundreds of thousands of community organizations working around the world for the cause of environmental sustainability. Often, locating one in your community is just a matter of asking around. Listed in this section are the addresses of those organizations that in some way participated in the creation of this book, and of those organizations that were referred to in the text. Though the organizations are grouped here under geographic region, many of them work globally.

Africa

The Association for the Protection of the Environment
31 Montazah Street
Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: (+20 2) 417-29-96
This organization works with local communities within Cairo to collect and recycle household wastes.

Environmental Development in the Third World (ENDA)
B.P.3370
Dakar, Senegal
ENDA works with environment and development issues throughout the developing world. They have offices worldwide.

Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI)
P.O. Box 72461
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (+215 2) 562 015
Fax: (+254 2) 562 175
E-mail: elci@elci.sasa.unep.no (or) elci@elci.gn.apc.org
ELCI is a network of community-based environmental NGOs, many of which are in the developing world.

Greenbelt Movement
P.O. Box 67545
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (+254 2) 504264
The Greenbelt Movement started out planting trees but has now broadened its scope to incorporate all areas of community environmental action in East Africa.

International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri
P.O. Box 30677
Nairobi, Kenya
ICRAF is involved in all aspects of research in agroforestry, especially as it relates to environmental sustainability.

Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF):
P.O. Box 34972
Nairobi Kenya
Tel: 732487
Fax: 581178
E-mail: kiof@elci.gn.apc.org
KIOF promotes the pursuance of sustainable agriculture through the use of organic farming and other natural methods. KIOF runs a training programme whereby farmers from rural areas are educated in sustainable technologies.

Namibian Economic Policy and Research Unit (NEPRU)
P.O. Box 40219
Ausspannplatz
59 Bahnhof Street
Windhoek
Namibia

Panafrican Union for Science and Technology
POB 2339
Ave. E.P. Lumumba
Brazzaville, Congo
Tel: (242) 836 535 or 832265
Fax: (242) 832 185
This organization works throughout Africa on issues related to science and technology.

Southern Centre (for Energy and Environment)
31 Frank Johnson Avenue
Eastlea, Harare
Zimbabwe

Asia / Pacific

The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
P.O. Box 4575
New Delhi 110016
India
Tel: 91-11-6856276
Fax: 91-11-6865005
APCTT works with environmental technology in Asia & the Pacific region.

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
House No. 47, Road No. 5, Dhanmondi
R/A, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh.
GPO Box No. 3015
Tel: (880-2) 864 283
Fax: (880-2) 862957
E-mail: bela@driktap.tool.nl
BELA is a public interest litigation organization with a number of court successes on environmental and consumer’s issues. BELA works with legislators and is involved in advocacy and local level capacity building for enabling disadvantaged, groups to participate in policy making.

Society for Environmental Communication
F-6, Kailash Colony
New Delhi-110 048
India

Development Alternatives
B-32 Tara Crescent
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 110016 India
Tel: (91-11) 66-5370 or 65-7938
Fax: (91-11) 68-66031
Development Alternatives works throughout Asia on several environmental issues.

Environmental Impact Management Agency (BAPEDAL)
Althaloka Bldg., 11F
Jl. Jendral Sudirman No. 2
Jakarta 10220
Indonesia
Tel: (62-21) 251-1482
Fax: (62-21) 251-1547
BAPEDAL works with all environmental issues in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

Energy & Environment/Appropriate Technology
World YWCA
P.O. Box 9874
Nadi Airport P.O.
Fiji
Tel: (679) 790 003

Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)
2-110 Ryokuchi koen
Tsurumi-ku, Osaka
538 Japan
Tel: (81-6) 915-4121
Fax: (81-6) 915-0181
GEC works globally with urban management.

Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing
Department of Zooniosis
Acharya Dond Marg. Parel
Bombay-40012
India

International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC)
1091 Oroshimo-cho
Kusatsu-City, Shiga 525, Japan
Tel: (81-775) 68-4567
Fax: (81-775) 68-4568
ILEC works globally with freshwater resources.

Taiwan Environmental Protection Union (TEPU)
5Fl.-4 No. 12, Lane 74, Wen Chow St.
Taipei 106, TAIWAN
Tel: (886-2) 363-6419
Fax: (886-2) 362-3458
The Taiwan Environmental Protection Union works in areas of waste (especially nuclear), the atmosphere, oceans and coasts throughout the Asia/Pacific area.

West Asia / Middle East

National Council for Scientific Research
P.O. Box 8281
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: (961-1) 822-665
Fax: (961-1) 822-639
The National Council for Scientific Research works on forestry and related issues throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Latin America / Caribbean

Institute of Hydroelectric Resources
Apartado 5285
Panama 5, Panama City
Panama
Tel: (507) 227-5877 or 5057
Fax: (507) 227-4767
The Institute of Hydroelectric Resources works with water issues in Central America.

Island Resources Foundation
Headquarters
6296 Estate Nazareth No. 11
St. Thomas, VI 00802-1104
Tel: (+1809) 775-6225
Fax: (+1 809) 779-2022
E-mail: irf@irf.org
The Island Resources Foundation works throughout the Caribbean on issues related to biodiversity, waste, water (fresh and marine) quality, oceans and coasts.

CANARI
Clarke Street, Vieux Fort
St. Lucia, West Indies
Tel: 809.454.6060
Fax: 809.454.5188
E-mail: canari@isis.org.lc
The mission of CANARI is to create avenues for the equitable participation and effective collaboration of Caribbean communities and institutions in managing the use of natural resources critical to development.

USA and Canada

Environmental Business Council
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Suite 3400
Boston MA 02109
U.S.A.
The Environment Business Council works to promote business that is economically and ecologically-correct.

Global Action Plan International (GAP)
P.O. Box 428
Woodstock
N.Y. 12498
U.S.A.
GAP is involved in promoting the wise use of resources at the household level. The organization promotes reducing, reusing and recycling resources to the greatest extent possible, and publishes a number of household action plans for different regions of the world.

Rotary International
One Rotary Centre
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL60201-3698 USA
Tel: (+708) 866-3000
Fax: (+708) 328-8554
Though involved with many issues related to the community, Rotary International also works with all environmental issues at a community level. They have chapters and offices in more than a hundred countries around the world.

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5H
2N2
Canada
Tel: 416 392 1462
Fax: 416 392 1478

International Waste Services Association
3315 Ardley Court,
Falls
Church, Virginia 22041
U.S.A.
Tel: (703) 845 1968
Fax: (703) 998 1219

The International Association of Lions Clubs
300 22nd Street/Oak Brook
Illinois 60521-8842
U.S.A.
Tel: 708 571-5466
Fax: 708 571 8890

Europe

EarthAction Network
Avenue des Celtes 20
1040 Brussels Belgium
Earthaction Network is involved in advocacy, education and awareness raising on all issues related to the environment from biodiversity to desertification.

German NGO Working Group on Biodiversity
Yorckstrasse 75
D-10965 Berlin, Germany
The German NGO Working Group has been involved in all aspects of the Biodiversity Convention since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Greenpeace International
Keizersgracht 176
1016DW Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-523-6222
Fax: +31-20-523-6200
E-mail: information.unit@green2.greenpeace.org
Greenpeace is involved in many aspects of the environmental movement from oceans and coasts to forests and waste. The organization’s particular emphasis is on advocacy, but it also is greatly involved in education and awareness raising.

Intermediate Technology
Myson House, Railway Terrace
Rugby CV 21 3HT
United Kingdom

International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
P.O. Box 216
1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland

International Ecological Agricultural Network
139, Rue de L’Hospice Communal
B-1170 Brussels
Belgium

International Society of Doctors for the Environment
Handsmakareton 2C
S-291 54 Kristianstand
Sweden
Fax: (4644) 311 945

Leicester Ecology Trust Ltd. (L.E.T.)
England Eco-House
Lowtech and Recycling Center
No. 6 Evington Street
Leicester LE2 0SA
United Kingdom
The L.E.T. is involved in community recycling and other grassroots sustainability issues.

United Nations Volunteers Headquarters
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 788-24 55
Fax: (+41 22) 788-25 01
The United Nations Volunteers mobilizes groups of volunteers from country around the world to address problems worldwide. Much of their work involves environmental issues. They have many regional offices.

United Nations Association of the United Kingdom (UNA-UK)
3 Whitehall Court
London SW1A 2EL
United Kingdom
Tel: (44 71) 930 2931/2
UNA-UK works at home in the United Kingdom and through out the world on issues and concerns related to the United Nations. Its activities are especially centred on concerns related to the environment and sustainable development, as envisioned in Agenda 21. It is involved in both advocacy and education.

World Association of Girlguides and Girlscouts (WAGGS)
World Bureau
Olave Centre
12c Lyndhurst Road
London
United Kingdom
The World Association of Girlguides and Girlscouts works with youth around the world. As part of their activities, they often incorporate environmental events education and awareness-raising.

World Scout Conference Bureau
5, Rue du Pre - Jérome
1205 Geneve, Suisse
P.O. Box 24
1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

World Travel & Tourism Environment Research Centre (WTTERC)
Octals, Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington OX3 OBP
United Kingdom
WTTERC works to promote tourism that is sustainable in terms of the environment, culture, economy and the society.

Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Avenue du Mont Blanc
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 364 9111
Fax: 41 22 364 4238

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Avenue du Mont Blanc
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel: (4122) 999 0001
Fax: (4122) 999 0020

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: 4122 730 4222
Fax: 4122 733 0395

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Okozentrum Imsbach
D-6695 Tholey-Theley
Germany
Tel: +49-6853-5190
Fax: +49-6853-300110