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Yonge
Nawe Partners
Swazi Partners
Coordinating
Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO)
CANGO seeks to be a common
NGO voice and resource for serving the People of Swaziland and representing
the concerns of the poor, disadvantaged, and marginalized.
Swaziland
Environmental Authority (SEA)
The public-body charged with
ensuring the protection of Swaziland's environment. Good information
on topical environmental issues in Swaziland, and on Swazi environmental
legislation.
Swaziland
National Trust Commission (SNTC)
The Swaziland National Trust
Commission is the parastatal organisation responsible for the conservation
of nature and the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
Its mission is to conserve the natural and cultural heritage of Swaziland
through sustainable utilisation of these resources and promotion of environmental
awareness throughout the nation.
International Partners
Amnesty
International
Amnesty International is a
worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized
human rights. Its vision is of a world in which every person enjoys
all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international human rights standards.
Calabash
The objectives of the Calabash
Project are to identify and expand opportunities for civil society involvement
in decision-making through environmental assessment processes, and to define
issues, options, approaches and tools for integrating environmental planning,
assessment and management into small-scale community driven developments.
The project is managed by the Southern African Institute for Environmental
Assessment (SAIEA) with its headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia.
Environmental
Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW)
E-LAW gives public interest
lawyers and scientists around the world the skills and resources they need
to protect the environment through law. More than 300 grassroots
lawyers and scientists in 60 countries call on the E-LAW network for critical
legal and scientific tools.
Friends
of the Earth International (FoEI)
FoEI is a federation of autonomous
environmental organizations from all over the world. Our members, in over
70 countries, campaign on the most urgent environmental and social issues
of our day, while simultaneously catalyzing a shift toward sustainable
societies. Yonge Nawe is the member body for Friends of the Earth
International in Swaziland.
groundWork
groundWork is a non-profit
environmental justice service and developmental organization working primarily
in South Africa but increasingly in Southern Africa. groundWork is
the representative body in South Africa for Friends of the Earth International.
Healthcare
Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm is
an international coalition of 429 organizations in 52 countries working
to transform the health care industry so it is no longer a source of harm
to people and the environment.
Lawyers
Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
The Lawyers' Environmental
Action Team is the first public interest environmental law organization
in Tanzania. Its mission is to ensure sound natural resource management
and environmental protection in Tanzania.
Skillshare
International
Skillshare International works
for sustainable development in partnership with the people and communities
of Africa and Asia. They do this by sharing and developing
skills, facilitating organisational effectiveness and supporting organisational
growth. Yonge Nawe has worked closely with Skillshare over the past
15 years.
World
Conservation Union (IUCN)
The IUCN aims to influence,
encourage and assist societies to conserve the integrity and diversity
of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable
and ecologically sustainable. Yonge Nawe is a Member of the IUCN.
ZERO
Regional Environment Organisation
ZERO aims to contribute to
environment and development solutions in the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) countries. ZERO's mission is to promote an enabling
policy environment for rural and urban disadvantaged women, men and youth
for them to manage and utilize land and land-based resources to meet their
needs in a sustainable manner.
International
Environmental Law
Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD)
The objectives of the CBD
are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its
components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out
of the utilisation of resources.
Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
CITES is an international
agreement between Governments. Its aim is to ensure that international
trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
Convention
to Combat Desertification (CCD)
The CCD is an international
effort to tackle the economic, social and environmental problems of desertification.
Environmental
Education
CO2
Calculator
Calculate the quantity of
Carbon Dioxide that you produce through your daily lifestyle, also has
a facility for calcuating air .
Highly Recommended.
Eco
Schools
Eco-Schools is an international
programme for environmental education
for sustainability.
Involving full pupil participation in the decision making, planning and
activities, it is an ideal way to implement Local Agenda 21 in the school
community. Includes links to eco-schools networks in South
Africa and Kenya.
Highly
Recommended.
Eco
Schools (UK)
UK-based site about integrating
environment and sustainability into the general curriculum.
Environmental
Literacy Council
Environmental education information
for students and teachers, good basic overviews of environmental topics
and recent news items.
Environmental
Sustainability Index
The Environmental Performance
Measurement Project aims to shift environmental decision-making to firmer
analytic foundations using environmental indicators and statistics by producing
a periodically updated Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI). The ESI
is a composite index tracking a diverse set of socioeconomic, environmental,
and institutional indicators that characterize and influence environmental
sustainability at the national scale.
Global
Response
US-based environmental action
and education site, with pages for Kids and Youth.
My
Footprint
Calculate your own personal
sustainability, or 'Ecological Footprint' on this eye-opening website.
Highly
Recommended.
SADC
Regional Environmental Education Programme
The purpose of the Regional
Environmental Education (EE) Programme is to enable environmental education
practitioners in the SADC region to strengthen environmental education
processes for equitable and sustainable environmental management choices.
This will be achieved through enhanced and strengthened environmental education
policy, networking, resource materials and training capacity.
US
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental education resources
and information for teachers, students and kids.
Waste
Watch
Educational resources on waste
and resources.
News
Services
AlertNet
Reuters news service focussed
on humanitarian and development issues, including Swaziland
country profile and updates. Highly Recommended.
International
Institute for Sustainable Development
This is a useful website providing
updates on international negotiations and progress with collaborative projects
with global partners, in particular international environmental treaties
and conventions. IISD also provides an excellent e-mail newsletter,
Earth
Negotiations Bulletin, which provides summaries of progress on treaties
and conventions.
ReliefWeb
UN OCHA site with large volume
of news on humanitarian and development issues, including Swaziland
country profile and updates. Highly Recommended.
Sustainable
Africa Newsletter
This free Newsletter aims
to bridge the information gap between Africa and developed countries by
creating, strengthening and providing a forum for the exchange of information
about experiences, activities, events and good practice that contribute
to the promotion of sustainable development in Africa.
Swazi.com
Local news headlines and links
to Swazi organisations and companies.
UN
Integrated Regional News Network - Swaziland
Regular news items from the
UN news service and other agencies about development issues in Swaziland.
Highly
Recommended.
Climate
Change
Alternatives
to Flying
Interesting site giving an
overview of the huge impact of air travel, and details of practical alternatives.
Gender
Women
and the Environment
This publication makes the
often hidden links between women and the environment visible, with an explicit
focus on the gender-related aspects of land, water and biodiversity conservation
and management. UNEP hopes that Women and the Environment will inspire
the environmental and sustainable development community to better understand
the importance of gender, and to integrate a gender perspective across
all of its work.
GMOs
GENET
Excellent source of information
and news updates on GMOs. Provides a news e-mail service.
Waste
European
Union
Good overview of waste management
and resource efficiency issues. Links to different waste topics,
extensive publications and legislation details. Highly Recommended.
Waste
Watch
UK-based site with clear information
on waste and resources for communities, business and government authorities.
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