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The United Nations Environment Programme Beijing office
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the world’s leading environmental agency of the United Nations system. It was created in 1972 and its mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling Nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. Among its major goals are raising environmental awareness and promoting actions at all levels of society worldwide.
UNEP Office in Beijing, China, officially opened on 19 September 2003, aims to translate the mission of UNEP into concrete action on the ground. The Office is charged to coordinate, promote and assist the implementation of UNEP programmes in close partnership with the Chinese Government, international Organizations, and other stakeholders. The office also oversees and provides support and coordination for the development and implementation of projects and activities of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
More specifically, the office takes up the following functions:
1. Coordinate and promote UNEP activities in China in cooperation with the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA), other ministries and government agencies, international organizations, and other stakeholders,
2. Oversee and provide support and coordination for the development and implementation of UNEP GEF projects and activities in China in the focal areas of biodiversity , land degradation , Persistent Organic Pollutants ( POPS ) , international waters and climate change ;
3. Coordinate and cooperate with other UN agencies and international organizations in China in the field of the environment for sustainable development.
World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The World Bank is not a bank in the common sense. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in The World Bank mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. The World Bank is provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.
Environmental Defense
Environmental Defense is a leading nonprofit organization headquartered in the US, representing more than 500,000 members.
Since its founding in 1967, Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and a flourishing ecosystem. Enjoying the largest staff of Ph.D. scientists and economists of any environmental advocacy group, we have developed ways to help the environment that actually benefit the economy. Increasingly, we work directly with business, government and community groups to forge solutions that make sense for everyone.
Environmental Defense helped launch the modern environmental movement in the United States by winning a ban on the persistent pesticide DDT. Environmental Defense has also had very broad experience in the creation of market-based instruments for solutions to a range of environmental problems, such as stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain and urban smog. Our emissions trading concept has become the centerpiece of the Kyoto Protocol to control greenhouse gases and limit climate change. Twenty-two of the world’s largest corporations made commitments to reduce their own emissions of greenhouse gases and joined with Environmental Defense to share their business experience with others. We also persuaded McDonald's to replace bulky foam-plastic hamburger boxes, helped curb antibiotic use in animals for food production, and helped FedEx develop a delivery truck that is 50% more fuel-efficient. These achievements illustrate how Environmental Defense uses science, law, and economics to bring about social reform for environmental protection.
Guided by science, Environmental Defense evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-effective and fair.
Environmental Defense believes that a sustainable environment requires economic and social systems that are equitable and just. The environmental rights pursued are the rights of all human beings, regardless of race or class.
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