Environment

Aquaculture & Fisheries CRSP

The Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program's mission is to enrich livelihoods and promote health by cultivating international multidisciplinary partnerships that advance science, research, education, and outreach in aquatic resources.

AquaCulture CRSP

The Aquaculture CRSP is funded under USAID Grant No. LAG-G-00-96-90015-00 and by the participating US and Host Country institutions. US Partners: Oregon State University, Auburn University, Florida International University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University (OSU), Southern Illinois University, University of Michigan, University of Arizona, University of Arkansas - Pine Bluffs, University of Georgia. The Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program's mission is to enrich livelihoods and promote health by cultivating international multidisciplinary partnerships that advance science, research, education, and outreach in aquatic resources.

Asian Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Network (AECEN)

AECEN is a regional network of national and sub-national agencies from Asian countries committed to improving environmental compliance and enforcement in Asia. AECEN's mission is to promote improved compliance with environmental policies, laws and regulations through the exchange of innovative policies and practices.

Best Practices for Pro-Poor Payment for Ecosystem Services

 

BOLFOR II (Promoting Sustainable Forestry in Bolivia)

Promoting Sustainable Forestry in Bolivia

Central African Regional Program for the Environment

CARPE is an initiative by USAID. The website is hosted at University of Maryland. Associated with University of Maryland. The Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiative aimed at promoting sustainable natural resource management in the Congo Basin. The Congo Basin forest is the second largest contiguous moist tropical forest in the world and plays a key role in securing the livelihoods of Central African citizens. The forest also provides critical habitat for biodiversity conservation and supplies vital regional and worldwide ecological services. In recognition of the important role of the Congo Basin forest and amidst the increasing pressures facing the Congo Basin forest, CARPE works to reduce the rate of forest degradation and loss of biodiversity by supporting increased local, national, and regional natural resource management capacity.

Climate Change Initiative

Web Site Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development with the assistance of Canada International Development Agency. The Climate Change Initiative established a project management and information center in Kyiv. The CCI Center provides information and links to international climate change programs and organizations. The CCI Center maintains a database of all climate change activities in Ukraine. The CCI focused on institutional strengthening, development of climate change policy, investment in GHG mitigation projects, and increased involvement of non-governmental organizations (NGO) and industry in climate change activities.

Community Partnerships for Sustainable Resource Management in Malawi (COMPASS)

The COMPASS activity in Malawi is designed to target people and institutions engaged in Community-Based Natural Resource Management initiatives at national, district and local levels. COMPASS is a development activity funded by USAID/Malawi and implemented by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) of Bethesda, Maryland U.S.A. in collaboration with Development Management Associates of Lilongwe, Malawi.

Development Resources Portal

The Portal serves as a global resource to development communities - providing a "meeting place" to share resources, create strategic networks, and work collaboratively across sectors and regions.

Ecotourism Naturally Bulgaria

This site was developed with the support of USAID. This page is a portal for tourism development.

ENCAP

This web site was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa Office of Sustainable Development, under the terms of Contract No. EPP-I-00-03-00013-00, Task Order No.7.ENCAP supports Environmentally Sound Design and Management of USAID's small-scale development activities in Africa. Environmentally Sound Design and Management (ESDM) is essential to maximize the benefits of development activities and prevent environmental failures.

Energy Efficiency in Public Sector (ESP Participation)

Heat Island research is conducted to find, analyze, and implement solutions to the summer warming trends occurring in urban areas, the so-called 'heat island' effect. We currently concentrate on the study and development of more reflective surfaces for roadways and buildings

Environmental Monitoring and Information Systems - USGS

A portal collecting several USGS-sponsored geospatial datasets and mapping projects and tools.

Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability

The Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS) is a public policy organization established to advance knowledge and provide effective solutions to key environmental security concerns around the world. FESS conducts extensive field research in combination with data analysis to produce policy-oriented reports and recommendations that address environmental risks to stability. Founded in 1999, FESS receives core funding from the United States Agency for International Development.

FRAMEweb

This website is part of the FRAME program, a USAID-funded program to build knowledge-sharing networks of natural resource management professionals.

Global Conservation Program/EWV: Capacity Building for Community-Based Forest Mgmt.

For more than 40 years in 100 countries, EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) has worked to combat poverty by helping small producers and other entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses that create jobs and increase productivity, market opportunities and incomes. EWV achieves this by expanding access to appropriate technologies, technical assistance, knowledge and finance.

Global Conservation Program/The Nature Conservancy Leader Award

The Global Conservation Program (GCP) is a partnership between USAID and six leading U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations, which aims to conserve globally significant areas of biodiversity. This partnership began in 1999 and is now USAID's only global conservation initiative, complementing a wide array of USAID Mission-supported biodiversity activities around the world. GCP partner organizations implement site-based conservation programs that seek to contribute to human livelihoods, while addressing the most pressing conservation threats.

Global Regulatory Network

The Global Regulatory Network (GRN) strengthens regional associations and promotes the understanding of complex regulatory practices by public utility regulators in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The GRN is financed through a Cooperative Agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS)

GLOWS is a consortium financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) working to increase social, economic, and environmental benefits to people of the developing world through clean water, healthy aquatic ecosystems and sustainable water resources management.

Human-Livestock-Wildlife Health Systems