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If your country is working on implementing an ambitious NBSAP aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, join the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership to receive support in this process, based on your needs and priorities.

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INSTITUTIONS

Institutional members are international and national independent entities, financing facilities, or non-profit intergovernmental organisations with leadership bodies composed of government representatives. In partnership with governments, they provide vital support in development, climate, and biodiversity services and share in the mission of accelerating country-led NBSAPs.

Alexander von Humboldt Institute

The Humboldt Institute is a Colombian research institution under the Ministry of Environment. Its mission is to promote, coordinate, and conduct research that strengthens knowledge, conservation, and the sustainable use of biodiversity as a foundation for development and human well-being.

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CARICOM works in 15 Member States and 6 Associate Members  to create a community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice; and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity ; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena.

COMIFAC

COMIFAC stands for Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale — the Central African Forests Commission in English. It is an intergovernmental organisation in Central Africa whose goal is to manage the region’s forests sustainably. COMIFAC serves as the primary authority for decision-making and coordination of sub-regional actions and initiatives relating to the conservation and sustainable management of the Congo Basin forests. It is composed of the forestry ministers of participating Central African countries.

Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)

The Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) was established with the mission of developing a regional regime of environmental cooperation and integration that contributes to improving the quality of life of the populations of its Member States.

Commonwealth Secretariat

The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organisation that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s aims of development, democracy and peace.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

GIZ is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work. With over 50 years of experience, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world’s governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.

Group on Earth Observations – GEO

GEO connects governments, academia, organisations, civil society and the private sector to tackle global challenges through innovative solutions that harness the power of Earth Intelligence. Its network fosters collaboration and equity, making data and services accessible to enhance sustainable development and environmental management in an era of exponential data growth and planetary-scale crises.

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)

12 nations of the American continent came together in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1992 to establish the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) is an international Organization with an African vocation, founded in 1992 and based in Tunis since 2000. It mainly works on creating and supporting partnerships to jointly address the challenges related to water resources management, as well as the implementation of international agreements on land degradation, biodiversity and climate change in Africa.

SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme)

SPREP is the regional organisation established by the Governments and Administrations of the Pacific charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources of the Pacific.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) contributes to South Africa’s sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens.

UN Women

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential.

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations founded in 1946. Headquartered in Paris, France, it aims to build world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, culture, and communication.

UNITAR – United Nations Institute for Training and Research

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) provides innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations and institutions to enhance global decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future. It started its operation in 1965 to train and equip young diplomats from newly-independent UN Member States with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate through the diplomatic environment.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification – Global Mechanism (UNCCD-GM)

As an operational arm of the Convention, the GM provides advisory services. It works together with developing countries, the private sector and donors to mobilize substantial resources within and outside a country, in order to implement the Convention at the national level. 

Become an institutional member

If your organization provides support to countries in implementing their NBSAPs and aligning them with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, join the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership to easily connect with countries looking for support.

 

NON-STATE ACTORS

Non-state actors are non-profit, independent partners who support at least three country members in biodiversity action and development, being especially committed to supporting countries in reviewing, updating, implementing, and monitoring NBSAPs.

African Wildlife Foundation

The African Wildlife Foundation is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa’s wildlife and wild lands. AWF’s programs and conservation strategies are designed to protect the wildlife and wild lands of Africa and ensure a more sustainable future for Africa’s people.

African Women’s Network for Community Forest Management (REFACOF)

REFACOF is an advocacy platform focused on African women’s tenure rights in land and forest reforms, composed of 20 Member countries from Central Africa and West Africa, and Madagascar. Environment work Discussions on developing pilot projects for climate change mitigation through REDD suggest dramatic impacts on forest resource management in Africa, on the forest rights of Africans in general, and women in particular.

Alliance International for Bioversity-CIAT

In 2019, Bioversity International and CIAT joined forces to create the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), a global organization building on their complementary mandates and long collaboration, to respond to today’s global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and malnutrition.

Artisanal Gold Council (AGC)

The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is a charitable nonprofit organization based out of Victoria, BC, Canada. They aim for the transformation to an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and formalized artisanal gold mining sector. It brings experience working with artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities worldwide, combining expertise in sustainability, governance, environment, health, geology, and gold markets.

Birdlife International

In order to save the planet, nature and species, Birdlife International uses its seminal bird science, collecting and analyzing data from around the world, to implement the most effective and innovative conservation measures possible.

Business for Nature

Business for Nature is a global coalition that brings together business and conservation organizations and forward-thinking companies. With more than 80 influential partner organizations as well as forward-thinking companies. Together, we drive credible business action and policy ambition to achieve a nature-positive economy for all by 2030.

Caribbean Natural Resources Institute – CANARI

he Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), is a regional, non-profit technical institute with more than 30 years of dedicated experience across the countries and territories of the Caribbean region.

Caucasus Nature Fund

The Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) is a conservation trust fund founded in 2007 to protect the rich biodiversity and natural habitats of the Caucasus ecoregion, specifically operating in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Center for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)

The CISDL is an independent international legal research institute integrating environment, human rights and economy through legal scholarship and empowerment.

Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC)

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is the hub of a growing global movement to reverse the fragmentation of the earth’s landscapes and restore nature’s resilience to climate change. We network and collaborate with experts, practitioners, and local communities.

Centro de Colaboración Cívica 

The Centro de Colaboración Cívica (CCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan civil association in Mexico, founded in 2005. It helps solve public problems through dialogue, mediation, and the building of agreements between citizens, governments, and organizations.

CIFOR-ICRAF

CIFOR-ICRAF is more than a research institute: it is a union of the best minds working to find nature-based solutions for forest and tree landscapes. Under the oversight of the Board of Trustees, our leadership is harnessing the decades of expertise and diverse skills of our over 700 staff.

Climate Policy Radar

Climate Policy Radar is a non-profit organisation building open databases and research tools so people can discover and understand complex information, in particular long-text documents, on climate, nature and development. Its data and tools help governments, researchers, international organisations, civil society, and the private sector to understand and advance effective climate policies and deploy climate finance.

Conservation International

Since 1987, Conservation International has worked to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.Combining fieldwork with innovations in science, policy and finance, we’ve helped protect more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea across more than 70 countries.

Conservation Strategy Fund

The Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) is an international non-profit organization that tackles environmental challenges through the lens of economics. Founded in 1998, their mission is to use economic tools and insights to achieve sustainable development where both people and nature benefit.

Crowther Lab

An interdisciplinary team of scientists studying ecosystems at a global scale to understand the relationships between biodiversity and climate change. Our work is helping create the scientific foundation for ecosystem restoration, informing and empowering people to protect and restore Earth’s biodiversity to fight climate change and improve human well-being.

Earth Law Center

Earth Law Center (ELC) is a cutting-edge legal nonprofit (501c3) working toward a paradigm shift in environmental law. ELC’s dedicated staff and small army of volunteers work to advance Earth-centered laws and community-led movements that respect and protect all life on the planet.

Fedearroz

The Colombian National Rice Farmers Organization (Fedearroz) is an association made up of rice producers who join it, being the fundamental pillar for thousands of farmers throughout the country, who have acquired benefits for their well-being and better quality of life, as well as different technological tools for the permanence of the crop over the years.

Humana People to People

Humana People to People is committed to tackling some of the world’s major humanitarian, social and environmental challenges. The agenda is simple and clear: protecting the planet, building communities and supporting people by connecting them with others in transformative programmes, unleashing their potential for positive change and action. They share this agenda with partners at all levels.

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in over 125 countries, ICLEI advances policies and actions for zero-emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient, and circular development. Through peer exchange, partnerships, and capacity building, ICLEI and its members work together to drive systemic change for urban sustainability.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. We are experts and everyday people, working across seas, oceans, and in more than 40 countries around the world. We rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals, and we restore and protect their natural habitats.

International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)

The International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) is a collection of representatives of indigenous governments, indigenous non- governmental organizations and indigenous academics and activists who organize around the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other major international environmental meetings to help coordinate indigenous strategies at the global, regional and national levels.

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank dedicated to creating a world where people and the planet thrive. Through research, policy guidance, collaboration, and capacity building, IISD advances evidence-based and inclusive solutions to global sustainability challenges. Its work focuses on five interconnected impact areas: climate, nature, social equity, sustainable economies, and international governance.

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. By harnessing the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of some 15,000 experts, IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

Legacy Landscapes Fund

Legacy Landscapes Fund was set up to guarantee long-term conservation funding for nature, climate, and people. It aims to source significant public and private funding to finance a diverse portfolio of 30+ outstanding protected areas by 2030. By effectively conserving these “legacy landscapes”, the fund protects biodiversity, promotes climate resilience, and fosters equitable development.

LM International

LM International, a global faith-based non-profit foundation working to eradicate poverty and provide essential services in water, sanitation, health, education, food security and livelihoods for the most vulnerable communities.

Natural Resources Defense Council

NRDC works to safeguard nature by strengthening public policy, fighting back against polluters and their allies, and advocating alongside our grassroots partners and within broad coalitions for ambitious, equitable solutions.

Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment – NCEA

The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment – NCEA is an independent expert body established by law in 1987. It evaluates the quality and transparency of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments for projects, plans, and policies, operating both nationally in the Netherlands and globally through international cooperation

Newcastle University

Newcastle University has a strong global community and a wide array of international partnerships. We work together with our partners to deliver education, experiences, and research that truly embraces a global outlook.

Regions4

Region4’s mission is to empower regional governments by enabling the strongest connections inside and outside the network and translating them into impactful action.

Réserves Naturelles de France

RNF offers technical support, expertise, shared tools and resources, collaborative projects, and opportunities for exchange — with impact radiating across all French protected areas. This committed community shares its knowledge, values, and talents in the service of nature conservation.

Restor

Restor, a spin-off from the Crowther Lab founded by Professor Tom Crowther, is the world’s largest platform for nature sites. Developed initially with Google Creative Lab in 2020, Restor connects over 200,000 sites, 20,000 users, and 2,000 organizations.

Reverse the Red

Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and action to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems and reverse the negative trend of biodiversity loss. Through a strategic initiative, Reverse the Red brings together a diverse coalition of leading scientists, advocates, and partners committed to using a data-driven and science-based approach to assess, plan, and act for species conservation.

Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute – NZCBI

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute leads the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save species, better understand ecosystems and train future generations of conservationists. Founded in 1889, the Zoo is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex. Its two campuses are home to more than 2,200 animals, including some of the planet’s most critically endangered species. 

The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)

The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) is a global network of researchers dedicated to improving the acquisition, coordination, and delivery of biodiversity information at the global, regional, and national levels.

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.

United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN)

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) works under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General to mobilize the world’s universities, think tanks, and national laboratories to identify and develop global and local solutions for action on the world’s most critical sustainable development challenges.

United Nations University

The mission of the United Nations University is to contribute, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development, and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples, and Member States.

University of the West Indies

Starting as a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI has evolved into a modern, future-driven, activist, top-ranked academy with over 50,000 students. Our mission to advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation.

Urban Biodiversity Hub – UBHub

The Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) is a global collective of scientists, policy experts, and practitioners helping cities plan with nature. We combine research with practical tools to support urban biodiversity action and NbS.

Warner College of Natural Resources – Colorado State University

Warner College of Natural Resources is one of the largest and most comprehensive natural resource colleges in the nation. Offering students the opportunity to immerse themselves in their environmental fields of choice, Warner College is a leader in education, outreach, and research both in Colorado and around the world.

Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS’s goal is to conserve the world’s largest wild places in 14 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world’s biodiversity. WCS will continue to set the bar for science, conservation action, and education that has driven our success in protecting wildlife and wild places for over a century.

World Wildlife Fund

WWF’s work has evolved from saving species and landscapes to addressing the larger global threats and forces that impact them. Recognizing that the problems facing our planet are increasingly more complex and urgent, we have refined the way in which we work around an ambitious new strategy.

Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change (BGC) – Yale University

The Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change is dedicated to the study of Earth’s biodiversity and the creation of knowledge and tools to guide its conservation. It engages students and researchers in the Yale community and work with science and technology partners worldwide to develop and deliver insights and actionable information around the origin, change, and safeguarding of biodiversity.

Youth Negotiators Academy

The YNA delivers three programmes in-line with the organisation’s mission. All work by equipping young leaders aged 18 – 35 who are nominated by their Country Focal Point (and who are guaranteed a meaningful role in their Party’s delegation) with the skills, knowledge, networks and resources they need to participate effectively on behalf of their country in environmental negotiations.

 

Become a Non-State Actor Member

If your organization supports country members in implementing their NBSAPs aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, join the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership to connect and drive impactful biodiversity action.