| International Organizations |
The United Nations
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-- http://www.unep.org -- information about the state of the global environment, by region, databases, case studies and much more.
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization -- http://www.unido.org -- UNIDO promotes sustainable industrial development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Resources for business, and extensive and detailed research information.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -- http://www.undp.org -- UNDP's mission is to help countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programmes in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication. Extensive information on projects.
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific -- http://www.unescap.org -- ESCAP gives technical support to member Governments for socio-economic development. Extensive data about Asian countries.
- UN Organizations represented in China -- http://www.unchina.org/ -- Links to the country offices of the UN organizations: UNDP, UNIDO, etc
Financial Institutions
- The World Bank (IBRD) -- http://www.worldbank.org -- Helping people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity, and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.
- The Asian Development Bank -- http://www.adb.org/ -- a multilateral development finance institution of member governments to promote the social and economic progress of the Asia-Pacific region. Extensive on-line information and statistics about the region
- International Finance Corporation -- http://www.ifc.org/ -- Promotes private sector investment in developing countries. Well organized site contains a database of projects and documents, organized by sector and country, as well as current news.
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development -- http://www.wbcsd.ch/ -- WBCSD aims to develop closer co-operation between business, government and all other organizations concerned with the environment and sustainable development.
Agriculture
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research -- http://www.cgiar.org -- promotes sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. Well-organized information about a huge variety of agriculture types.
Especially Related to China
- China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development -- http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/dlam/ -- Chinese, Canadian, and international members
- International Fund for China's Environment -- http://www.ifce.org/ -- The mission of the IFCE is to help ensure the protection of the world's environment and its biological diversity by providing assistance to aid China in resolving its environmental problems. (U.S. & China NGO)
- China
Environment Forum -- http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?topic_id=1413&fuseaction=
topics.home&topic_id=1421 -- aims to identify the most important environmental and sustainable development issues in China and explore creative ideas and opportunities for governmental and nongovernmental cooperation. - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation -- http://www.apecsec.org.sg/ -- promotes economic development
Other International Organizations
- European Environment Agency -- http://www.eea.eu.int -- specific types of environmental information (air, chemical, noise, waste, etc), state of the environment for various countries, legislation and much more. a multilingual site
- Environment at the OECD -- http://www.oecd.org/env/ -- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, good environmental information and tools
ŠNDRC 2000-2006