Project COBRA Directory of Guiana Shield Civil Society Organisations
Organisations
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Fundación al Verde Vivo
Colombia
Fundaci ó n al Verde Vivo is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the recovery of degraded lands destroyed by society, river restoration and planting of natural forests, reforestation and restoration. Scale: Local Type: Conservation and development Focus: Conservation, Economic development Strategies: Technical assistance, Financial support
Fundación Empresas Polar
Venezuela
Fundaci ó n Empresas Polar is a corporate foundation sponsored solely by Empresas Polar, which conducts collective utility and general interest in order to install capacities in the population that lead to sustainable development of communities, helping to improve the quality of life of Venezuelans. The Foundation was founded in 1977 …
Fundación Gaia Amazonas
Colombia
Gaia Amazonas Foundation (FGA) has been carrying out activities in the Colombian Amazon for more than 15 years, with the aim of consolidating in the hands of the Amazon indigenous peoples the administration and conservation of their territories, in accordance with the rights that are assigned to these peoples through …
Fundación Humedales
Colombia
Fundaci ó n Humedales intends to develop, for the sake of future generations and together with local communities, participatory environmental management for the development of projects (fields of research, water management, education and communication, sustainable production alternatives and promotion Community) for the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems in Colombia …
Fundación Natura
Colombia
The Natura Colombia Foundation is a civil society organization based in Colombia dedicated to the conservation, use and management of biodiversity to generate social, economic and environmental benefits in the context of sustainable human development. Scale: Local Type: Conservation and development Focus: Conservation Strategies: Lobby, Research, Technical assistance
Fundación para la Conservación del Patrimonio Natural
Colombia
Scale: Local Type: Conservation and development Focus: Indigenous rights, Conservation, Sustainable use Strategies: Lobby, Capacity building, Research, Technical Assistance
Fundación Pro Aves de Colombia
Colombia
Fundaci ó n Pro Aves de Colombia's mission is to protect wild birds and their habitats in Colombia through investigation, directed conservation actions and community approach. Scale: Local Type: Conservation and development Focus: Conservation, Sustainable use Strategies: Lobby, Research, Technical assistance
Guyanese Organisation of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP)
Guyana
GOIP's mission is to facilitate the development of its peoples through indigenous peoples institutes, promote the recognition of the internationally recognised rights and interests of its peoples through partnership with other NGOs, stakeholders and agencies. Scale: Regional Type: Constituency CSO Focus: Indigenous rights, Cultural identity Strategies: Lobby, Technical assistance
Institute for Environmental Security (IES)
The Netherlands
The IES is an international non-profit non-governmental organisation established in 2002 in The Hague, The Netherlands with liaison offices in Brussels and Washington, D.C. The Institute's mission is: "To advance global environmental security by promoting the maintenance of the regenerative capacity of life-supporting eco-systems." Scale: Type: Focus: Strategies:
Instituto Amazônico de Manejo Sustentável dos Recursos Ambientais (IARA)
Brazil
Scale: Regional Type: Specialized Research Focus: Conservation, Sustainable use Strategies: Capacity Building, Research, Technical Assistance
About this Directory
This directory and the accompanying Guiana Shield Action Guide have been produced in Project COBRA: The Role of Community Owned Solutions in Sustainable Environmental Management and Governance in the Global South
Project COBRA was supported by a three year grant from the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme. The contents of this directory are the sole responsibility of Project COBRA and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.