International institutions

Internationally, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972 was a catalyst for the global environmental movement. The Conference provided the appropriate political support needed for the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), while fostering the creation of international institutions concerned with the environment and sustainable development. Subsequently, over 100 000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with the protection of the environment have been created.

	Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Seas (ACOPS)
	Arctic Council
	Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
	Earth Council
	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
	Global Environment Facility
	Greenpeace International
	International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
	International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
	International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
	International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
	International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
	International Joint Commission (IJC)
	International Maritime Organization (IMO)
	International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
	The International Environmetrics Society (TIES)
	United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) - Habitat
	United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
	United Nations System-Wide Web Site on National Implementation of the Rio Commitments
	Wetlands International
	Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
	World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
	World Conservation Union (IUCN)
	World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
	World Resources Institute (WRI)
	World Wildlife Fund (WWF)