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Latin American and Caribbean Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
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ALEAR is a non-governmental organization that assembles institutions and professionals to support the development and implementation of environmental and natural resource economic instruments in order to contribute to the sustainable development of Latin American countries. Based in Colombia.

Latin American Energy Organization
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OLADE is an organization of Latin American countries. It promotes agreement between its member countries to develop efficient use of their energy resources for the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. Contains many publications related to energy sector development. Based in Ecuador.

Amazon

Amazon Conservation Team
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The mission of the Amazon Conservation Team is to work in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America. Based in Virginia, USA.

Amazon Conservation Association
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A non-profit organization whose goal is to conserve biodiversity through development of new scientific understanding, sustainable resource management and rational land-use policy for the Amazon Basin. Based in Washington, DC.

Amazon Alliance
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The Amazon Alliance is an initiative working to defend the rights, territories and environment of indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon Basin. Based in Washington, DC.

Amazonian Project
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An international nonprofit NGO dedicated to the creation, development, and execution of programs that protect and conserve the environment, specifically those that defend the Amazon rainforest, its equilibrium, and the well-being of its inhabitants. Based in Venezuela.

Argentina

Secreteria de Ambiente y Desorollo Sostentable
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FARN
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FARN is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sustainable development through policy, law and institutional organization.

CIMA Comisión Interdisciplinaria de Medio Ambiente es una Organización No Gubernamental Ambientalista, creada en junio de 1994.
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Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina
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FUNDACION HABITAT & Desarrollo
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La FUNDACION HABITAT & Desarrollo es una organización no gubernamental, sin fines de lucro, fundada en 1992 en la ciudad de Santa Fe con el objetivo de promover la conservación de la naturaleza.

Fundacion Naturaleza para el Futuro
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Fundación Patagonia Natural
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FUNDACIÓN PATAGONIA NATURAL es una organización no gubernamental fundada en julio de 1989 con el objetivo de promover la perpetuidad de las especies de flora y fauna, proteger el ambiente patagónico y propiciar el manejo responsable de sus recursos y ecosistemas.

Belize

Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
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Coordinates the Caribbean region’s response to climate change. Addresses the impact of variability and change on all aspects of economic development through the provision of timely forecasts and analyses of potentially hazardous impacts of both natural and man-induced climatic changes on the environment. Develops special programs for sustainable development. Based in Belmopan, Belize.

Belize Ministry of Natural Resources, Local Government and the Environment
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A Belize government agency that is responsible for the management of the country's most vital natural resources. Its mission: To improve the quality of life for all Belizeans through the responsible management of our renewable and non-renewable natural resources and the regulation of the environment, in order to foster the sustainable development of Belize. Based in Belmopan, Belize.

Bolivia

FOBOMADE
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El Foro Boliviano sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo es una organización que articula organizaciones sociales, ambientalistas, instituciones académicas y personas que trabajan en sus comunidades o en apoyo de ellas para la protección de su ambiente y recursos naturales.

Ministerio de Desarollo Rural, Agropecurio y Medio Ambiente
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LIDEMA
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LIDEMA es una red de instituciones dedicadas a promover el desarrollo sostenible del país, en base a políticas de cambio de las modalidades insostenibles de producción, consumo y distribución.

Brazil

Brazilian Wind Energy Center
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Portuguese
A Brazilian government organization that tests wind turbine performance in order to improve future designs. Managed by the staff of the Wind Energy Group of the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Vitae Civilis
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Portuguese
A non-profit NGO working to promote sustainable development through integrated public policy. Also disseminates knowledge and practices regarding climate, energy, water, and environmental services. Includes news and reports. Based in Brazil.

Inter American Institute for Global Change Research
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An intergovernmental organization that pursues the principles of scientific excellence, international cooperation, and the open exchange of scientific information to increase the understanding of the global change phenomena. Seeks to develop the capacity of understanding the integrated impact of present and future global change on regional and continental environments in the Americas. Based in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.

CENBIO
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CENBIO is the Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass. Its mission is to implement biomass as an efficient means of energy generation. It disseminates information, organizes seminars and workshops, and proposes legislation to increase biomass electricity generation. Based at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

BIOWARE
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A biomass company that deals with the energetic use of biomass residues. It is engaged in research and development in the biomass thermoconversion field, focusing on the combustion, gasification and pyrolysis processes. Plant located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Chile

Comision Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA)
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La Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, CONAMA, es la institución del Estado que tiene como misión velar por el derecho de la ciudadanía a vivir en un medio ambiente libre de contaminación, la protección del medio ambiente, la preservación de la naturaleza y la conservación del patrimonio ambiental.

CODEFF
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CODEFF es la organización ambientalista más antigua del país, partiendo en 1968 respondiendo a la inspiración de un grupo de profesionales conservacionistas.

Colombia

Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial
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Oficina Colombiana para la Mitigation del Cambio Climatico (OCMCC)
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Consejo Empresarial Colombiano para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CECODES)
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Fondacion Natura
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Costa Rica

Ministerio de Ambiene y Energia
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Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Inbio)
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Instituto Meteorologico Nacional
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Ecuador

Fundacion Cabo San Francisco
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German
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The FCSF is a nonprofit organization committed to the conservation of the environment of Ecuador, the sustainable development of the country and the defense of the environment and nature. Based in Quito, Ecaudor.

Ecuadorian Center for Environmental Law (CEDA)
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The Ecuadorian Center for Environmental Law was founded in May 1996 as a non-profit organization. CEDA was created through an initiative developed by Ecuadorian lawyers specializing in environmental law with interests in promoting and spreading national and international environmental legislation as a means to protect the environment in Ecuador and throughout the world.

Accion Ecologica
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El Salvador

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
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Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales
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Guatemala

Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
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Ministerio de Energia y Minas
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Guyana

United Nations Development Programme
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In Guyana, UNDP has been providing technical assistance since 1952 and continues to collaborate with the Government in pursuit of UNDP's corporate practice areas. The main focus is on democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery and energy and the environment.

Honduras

Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente
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Mexico

Secreteria de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT)
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Secreteria de Energia
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Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
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Nicaragua

Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
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Oficina Nacional de Desarrollo Limpio (ONDL)
National Office for Clean Development
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Panama

Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente de Panama (ANAM)
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Paraguay

Secreteria del Ambiente (SEAM)
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Peru

Consejo Nacional del Ambiente
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Venezuela

Ministerio del Poder Popolar para el Ambiente
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Uruguay

Arpel
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Arpel is an interactive forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge on energy issues. It is made up of more than twenty-five oil and gas companies in the Latin American region and is based in Uruguay. Includes news and reports.

Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
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