Organizations

WDFPU’s mission is to assist in promoting gender equality in
Azerbaijan. To this end, it is essential to increase the role of women in the
public life of the country. The organization holds various activities to
improve women's knowledge and skills in culture, science and business
relations.

Contacts:
Email: wdf.gakhundova@gmail.com
Phone: +994502816375

The Public Association “Ecomed” was established in 2003 and registered
by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan the same year. The goal of the
Public Association “Ecomed” is to protect the environment, as well as
environmental rights and health of the people.

Our strategic areas of activity are:
Active participation in the development of scientific foundations for the
effective use and protection of the natural resource biodiversity;
involvement in the development of practical measures in case of
ecological disasters, environmental pollution and public awareness
campaigns on environmental issues.

Contacts:
Email: namigrza@gmail.com
Address: Baku, Azerbaijan, 65 A. Aliyev str.
Phone: +994503567861

Ecofront is an eco-activist organisation based in Azerbaijan working to combat the environmental, biodiversity and climate crises. They work at a national level to raise awareness of the urgent need for action and promote sustainable practices that can help protect the planet. Their efforts address a range of environmental issues including deforestation, pollution and the impact of climate change on local ecosystems.

Contacts:

Email: xelilzade96@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: ecofront.az
Phone: +994708919175

The NGO “Khazer” was founded in 1991. It is a public nongovernmental organization with founders, participants and members being united by a common idea of preservation and restoration of the national traditions, customs and spiritual heritage. These topics are maintained following the principles of the society self-organization, as well as sustainable development of social relations. The activity of the NGO is based on the principle that nature protection and preservation are moral issues, which are interconnected with the protection of cultural and spiritual heritage as a whole.

Contacts:

Email: khazerngo@gmail.com
Address: Saryan St., 38 Building, Apt. 27
0002 YER, Armenia, Yerevan AM

Mission of the organization is to promote the development and implementation of clean alternative sources of energy and energy-saving technologies; contribute to preservation of the environment in Armenia and abroad.

Date of establishment of the organization: March 30, 1995.

Date of registration: May 5, 1995.

Contacts:
Email: ecoteam.ngo@gmail.com, ecoteam@freenet.am
Website: http://users.freenet.am/~ecoteam

“Center for Health, Environmental and Agricultural Development” the NGO “Biosophia” was founded in 2004 in Gyumri, Republic of Armenia. Our mission is contributing to the improvement of social and economic state and formation of harmonious relationship between the society and the nature; addressing environmental issues using sustainable development principles and ecosystemic approach; development of rural communities and introduction of principles of sustainable agriculture and healthy lifestyle.       

Contacts:

Email: biosophia@gmail.com , gevpetrosyan@gmail.com
Address: Armenia, 3103, Gyumri str. Garegin Nzhdeh 12a
Phone: (+ 374) 93 714 533
Website: www.biosophia.am

The Public Organization “Third Nature” has acquired considerable know-how in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, housing management and community mobilization/engagement. The organization has implemented projects in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency, housing fund and public green spaces management in many communities of Armenia. It was founded in 2000.

Contacts:
Email: thirdnaturengoam@gmail.com
Address: 26 Komisarner Street, 56A, 3118, Gyumri, Armenia
Phone: (374 94) 53 58 59
Rafael Mkhitaryan

The Green Network is a community of environmental organizations, activists, initiatives and experts, who have united in a network to address environmental issues that cannot be addressed alone. We have acted as a simple partnership in the history of the public environmental movement of Belarus since November 6, 2007. The partnership includes 12 environmental public associations and 28 individual participants from Minsk, Grodno, Gomel, Baranovich, Brest and other cities of Belarus.       

Our strategic areas of work are as follows:

1. Protecting nature and promoting its restoration.
2. Promoting public engagement in taking environmentally significant decisions.
3. Development of the public green movement in Belarus and the EECCA region (Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia).   

Contacts:

Email: press.greenbelarus@gmail.com
Address: Minsk, Vera Khoruzhey, 3-308, 220005
Website: www.greenbelarus.info

Projects implemented by Ecopartnership since 2007 focused on climate change and energy conservation, waste and hazardous chemicals management, water resource and sanitation, and promotion of sustainable development. By strengthening a constructive dialogue between the state, society and business, we contribute to preservation of the environment.

Our mission is to address environmental issues in partnership.

“We transfer environmental knowledge, implement a systematic approach and engage stakeholders to improve the environment in Belarus”.

Contacts:
Address: Tolbukhina str. 2, 5th floor, office 520, 220012, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
Phone: +375 17 336 01 9091, +375 29 106 67 10
Fax: + 375 17 336 01 89
Email: na@ecopartnerstvo.by
Website: ecopartnerstvo.by

Interregional Public Organization “Ecoproject” is an independent organization that brings together scientists, educators, and the public to actively participate in the decision-making and sustainable regional development.

Our goal is to act as a platform for cooperation between the public, government agencies, scientists, educators and international community.

Our objectives:

• Supporting stakeholder dialogue in the field of environmental management and education;
• Expert support for sustainable development initiatives in cities and regions of Belarus;
• Conducting analytical research and development of recommendations in the field of environmental management;
• Development and implementation of projects to support local initiatives and implement international experience in environmental management practice;
• Environmental management in Belarus and adjacent countries;
• Promotion of socially-oriented approaches to address environmental issues.

Contacts:

E-mail: falaleeva.mariya@gmail.com
Address: 9 Masherov Street, 9, office 218, Minsk, Belarus
Phone: +375 29 7556097
Website: ekapraekt.by

The “Green Alternative” Association was registered on July 31, 2000. It has emerged from a group of leading campaigns of Friends of the Earth – Georgia.

Mission of the “Green Alternative” Association is to create a framework for economically viable and socially beneficial alternatives to protect the environment; protect Georgia’s unique biological and cultural heritage, and support social justice and public engagement in decision-making.

The organization pursues its mission through public awareness campaigns; opposing to environmentally and socially destructive programs and projects; promotion of principles of equity and justice in the society and support for local industry and community development. The Association strives to increase public engagement in the decision-making process by strengthening capacities of local NGOs and initiatives, helping to transfer know-how and develop easily replicable and illustrative pilot projects that benefit the local population.

Contacts:

Email: mdevidze@greenalt.org
Address: “Green Alternative” Association, 27/29, 13 Paliashvili St., 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: (+995 32) 2292773; 2223874, Manana Kochaladze
Website: www.greenalt.org

The Union for Sustainable Development “Ecovision” was established in 2001. A key area of the Union’s activity is raising public awareness. Ecovision has implemented more than 50 projects funded by international donor organizations.

Mission: to support the establishment of a long-term vision and mentality; to implement policies for the efficient use of natural resources and, therefore, to reduce negative impact of humans on the nature.

Objectives: implement sustainable development concepts; promote renewable and clean energy as alternative energy sources; ensure the improvement of the legal framework; participate in the creation of various protected areas, including conservation of biodiversity, historical and cultural heritage.

Contacts:

Email: info@ecovision.ge, sopgia@hotmail.com
Address: Union for Sustainable Development – Ecovision
Tbilisi 0102, 4, General Mazniashvili St.
Phone: +(995 32) 2 55 40 20
Website: www.ecovision.ge

The “Green” Movement of Georgia / Friends of the Earth – Georgia (GMG / FoE-G) aims at protecting the environment, human and ethno-cultural environment based on the sustainable development principles.

Objectives:

• Put an end to technocratic and utilitarian attitudes toward nature;
• Create environmentally friendly technologies;
• Strengthen solidarity and peace among people and, in particular, create an environmentally and socially sustainable society.

The “Green” Movement of Georgia is a democratic, non-profit organization that addresses a wide range of environmental issues. The organization implements its mission through campaigns and practical activities, public awareness and engagement, policy development and lobbying.

 

Contacts:

Phone: +995 (32) 239-95-43, +995 (790) 53-26-00
Address: 10-A, Nutsubidze Street, Tbilisi, Georgia
Website: https://www.greens.ge/

 “World Experience for Georgia” (WEG) is an independent, nonprofit think tank intended to strengthen Georgia’s energy security and economic sustainability; support and challenge Georgian decision makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on accurate analysis and knowledge.

We believe that maintaining Georgia’s independence and a democratic liberal market society depends on a high level of energy security and energy sector that complies with the EU requirements, sustainable development, innovative and advanced professional standards in policy making, as well as public-private dialogue, citizen engagement, good governance and transparency.

Contacts:

Phone: 995 32 2102452
Fax: +995 32 2102485
Address: Paliashvili St. 5 App. 5
Website: http://weg.omedialab.com/

Green Energy and Climate Change. Protecting Women and Children in International Families, a CLEEN Network participant.

Contacts:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gamarjoba2014Georgia/

The Research and Intellectual Club “Dialogue of Generations” (RICDOG) strives to create a space, where people of different ages would have harmonious relationships with each other. Our mission is to confront alienation between generations; gaining knowledge, skills, and sharing experiences with which our joint engagement in any activity will be successful. We encourage everyone to become active everywhere and at all times to have successful current and future generations and create a healthy environment.

Contacts:

Phone: (+995)598 29 06 27
Email: ricdog@live.com
Address: 7 Viktor Kupradze Street, Kutaisi, Georgia

SEF is a small non-profit organization, a member of the Coordination Council of the National NGO Network – NGO EcoForum Kazakhstan. We work jointly with independent experts from Kazakhstan and abroad to implement projects and inform the public on the environmental situation and promote cooperation between all stakeholders on the most important environmental and economic development issues.

Contacts:

Email: socialecofund@yahoo.com, edoszhan@gmail.com, vadimnee@mail.ru
Address: Shagabutdinov 128/8, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Phone: +7 727 292 7188

The “Angel” Public Association was registered on February 22, 2000, and operates in the city of Atbasar, Akmola Region (Kazakhstan).

Our mission:

To increase public knowledge as needed to enhance civil society; and to get engaged in addressing issues affecting environmental, social, economic and legal aspects.

We operate in the field of eco-education, development of environmental volunteering, leadership – holding actions and events to refuse plastic bags and plastic; sewing eco-bags by volunteers; actions in the field of energy saving, waste sorting, climate change and adaptation of the population. We raise issues of chemical safety (we are in the agricultural region; therefore, pesticide pollution is especially acute). Environmental law: we deal with drinking water and sanitation rights, including access to these utilities in rural areas; conduct public monitoring of the Rural Water Supply Development Program (website www.ompp.kzwww.ompp.kz). Since the city of Atbasar is often flooded, the development of measures to reduce the risk of flooding is a separate area.

Contacts:

The “Angel” Public Association, Director Lyudmila Petrova
Phone:. +7 (771) 296 52 15
Address: 2/7, Maykutov St., Atbasar city, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Index: 020400
Email: ngoangel@mail.ru

Karagach is an environmental foundation dedicated to promoting an environmental culture, building a green economy and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its main activities include forest restoration projects in Central Asia and Russia, as well as environmental education initiatives in CIS countries.

Contacts:

Email: m.bannikova@eca-planet.com
Facebook/Instagram: qaragach
Phone: + 77775699576

The main goal of our organization safeguarding people’s rights to a safe environment and raising the environmental consciousness of the citizens.

Our mission:

• Consulting Services support for public participation;
• Organization of the activities of the Aarhus Center of Pavlodar region;
• Increasing the potential of environmental education in the Pavlodar region;
• Public participation in the preservation and improvement of the quality of the environment

Contacts:

Email: msvgeo@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: ecom_pvl
Phone: + 77052074501
Website: aarhus-pavlodar.kz

The non-governmental institution “Eco Mangystau” contributes to the improvement of environmental and socio-economic conditions of life, the improvement of the environment and the preservation of its resource potential for future generations through environmental education of citizens, the development of civic engagement, holding mass environmental events and participating in the formation of environmental and socio-economic policy societies

Our organization operates at the local level on the territory of the Mangistau region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. We take an active part in supporting the activities of the activity at the national and international level.

Contacts: 

Address: 4 mcr – home 57 – off 15
E-mail: info@ecomangystau.kz
Website: www.ecomangystau.kz
Instagram: ekomangystau
Phone: +77014153161

The UNISON Public Foundation is an independent non-profit environmental organization established in 2002. Its mission is to improve the environmental state in the Kyrgyz Republic and to restore harmony between humans and nature by protecting and restoring natural ecosystems through practical activities, research and initiatives.

UNISON works in the following areas:

• environmental protection
• climate change
• sustainable energy 

Contacts:

Coordinator: Esenamanova Nurgul
Address: 145, Abdymomunov Street, 720011, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Phone: + 996 312 32-50-27
Fax.: + 996 312 90-12-16
Email: office@unison.kg
Website: www.unison.kg

Ecological Movement BIOM is a public non-profit organization founded in 1993 that brings together young specialists, scientists and leaders on a voluntary basis involved in addressing environmental issues in the Kyrgyz Republic and Central Asia.  

Our mission: to achieve sustainable positive changes in the quality of the environment and life of people through engagement of broad population groups in implementing the ideas of sustainable development and conservation of natural ecosystems.

Contacts:

Address: 328, Abdymomunov Str. Room 105, KNU by J. Balasagyn, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Phone: +996 312 614501, +996 312 311671
Website: http://www.biom.kg/

Public Association “MoveGreen” is a youth movement that aims to engage young people in addressing environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan and to promote sustainable “green” approaches in various spheres of activity. The organization was established in 2011. To date, MoveGreen under the leadership of Maria Kolesnikova since 2017 is increasingly involved in environmental issues such as air pollution, wastes, climate change and many others at individual, public and state levels.

Contacts:

Maria Kolesnikova, Director,
Bermet Dzhakubova, Project Manager
Baktygul Stakeeva, Specialist, Environmental Engineer
Adil Adenov, Data Specialist, Environmental Engineer
Gulshaar Manapova, Specialist
Phone: +996708 428 284 (WhatsApp)
Email: mkolesnikova13@gmail.com

The main goal of the Foundation is to unite young people for joint solutions to problems related to human-induced impact on the environment, to enhance the potential of youth in cultural, spiritual, and physical development in the public and professional spheres, to strengthen friendship and harmony, and to promote environmental education and the cultivation of social responsibility.

At present, we have two main areas of focus:

• We aim to communicate complex climate change topics in a simple and accessible manner through social media platforms. Our goal is to effectively convey these important environmental issues to a wide audience using clear and easy-to-understand language.
• We organize climate quizzes in various regions of Kyrgyzstan, adopting a gamified approach to engage the youth and educate them about complex ecological subjects. In general, our efforts are dedicated to enlightening and empowering the younger generation through diverse and accessible means.

Contacts:

Email: zhashylmuun@gmail.com
Phone: +996 700 035 375
Address: Bishkek city, Turusbekov street 88/4
Instagram/Facebook: ecology_kg

Public Foundation (PF) “Institute for Sustainable Development Strategy” (ISDS) is a nongovernmental organization established in 2012 in Kyrgyzstan to promote the sustainable development concept.

Our team believes that revival and promotion of biocultural diversity is an important strategy for advancing sustainable development in Central Asia.

We achieve this goal in the long term by identifying and implementing traditional and innovative approaches to addressing environmental, economic and social issues at the regional and local levels. Our Foundation focuses mainly on supporting the efforts of custodians of traditional knowledge and practices, whose role is to care for, represent and explain the knowledge, attitudes, biological species, art forms and biocultural objects carried through generations.

Contacts:

Address: 99/3a Kalyk Akiev str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Phone: (+996) 312 891321, (+996) 772 875927
Website: www.isds.kg

The Gutta Club is an organization working mainly in the fields of education, energy, climate and sustainable development. Gutta Club has a wide range of projects in the field of cooperation with the Swedish Institute. It has a well-developed network with educational institutions working with energy resources in Moldova. The Gutta Club has a special focus on Trans-Dniester in its work.

Contacts:

Address: PO Box 6 Chisinau-12, Chisinau, Moldova
Phone: 373 22 75 27 86, 373 79 75 19 84
Fax: 373 22 75 27 86
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuttaClub/

The NGO “Renaşterea Rurală” (Rural Renaissance) in Moldova was founded in May 2009, with its headquarters in the Togatin village, Chisinau municipality.

Mission of the Association is to contribute to the community development and support enhancing civil society from the economic, social, cultural and environmental points of view, starting from the rural areas, moving up to the district level and ending with Moldova as a whole, including the territory on the left side of the Dniester river, through qualitative and sustainable actions sustained financially, by human resource and institutionally, thus contributing to improved living standards of citizens and disadvantaged groups of the society, as well as promoting sustainable development of the society through the development of social activity and initiative spirit of the Moldavian citizens.

The main objective of the NGO “Renaşterea Rurală” (Rural Renaissance) is promotion and implementation of projects on alternative energies and energy efficiency.

Contacts:

E-mail: aorr.ong@gmail.com
Address for correspondence: 1, Stefan chel Mare St., Togatine village, com. Togatin, Chisinau, Moldova, postal code MD-2092
Legal address: 8, N. Sulac Str., apt 163, Chisinau municipality, Chisinau, Moldova, postal code MD-2075
Phone: + 373 22 623892
Facebook: www.facebook.com/renasterearurala/
Website: www.renasterearurala.vox.md

Mission of the organization is to strengthen capacity for sustainable development of rural communities. Among its objectives are: using the latest information technologies; preparing the public for environmental related decisions; protecting landowners’ rights; developing rural and ecotourism; providing access to information in rural areas, etc.

Contacts:

Email: terra1530@gmail.com
Phone/Fax: +373 23746565
Viber: +373 69126480
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terra1530/
Website: https://petrubotnaru.wordpress.com/ 

The National Energy Council is a public non-profit organization founded in 2020. Mission of our organization is to promote democracy in the energy sector for the social and economic interests of citizens by mobilizing civil society for public policy implementation.

The objectives of the NEC are:

• Raising awareness of the society and institutions in the energy field (public policies; energy production; energy import and transportation, distribution and use, and etc.).
• Contributing to the promotion of the energy transition in the Republic of Moldova in the context of great economic transformations initiated at the global and European levels.

Contacts:

Email: info@cne.md
Phone: + 373 68 196 743
Address: st. 31 August 1989, No. 78, Chisinau, Moldova, MD-2012
Website: www.cne.md
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Moldova.CNE

Interregional Environmental Public Organization operating since 2010. Mission of our organization is to engage as many people in the active care of nature conservation and reducing our ecological footprint as possible.

Contacts:

Lucia Brus, International Development Manager
Email: lucy_brus@ecamir.ru
Website: https://ecamir.ru/

Ecodefence (Kaliningrad, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Ozersk) is an environmental public organization founded in 1990 in Kaliningrad. Today, Ecodefence has branches in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Voronezh and Yekaterinburg.

The organization works to address environmental issues, inform the public and engage the public in civil and environmental activities by organizing environmental campaigns, direct nonviolent actions, disseminating reliable information and environmental education.

Contacts:

Email: ecodefense@gmail.com
Phone: +7-495-7766281
Address: 3 Gruzinsky Lane, Office 266, 123056, Moscow, Russia
Coordinator: Vladimir Slivyak
Website: www.ecodefense.ru

Goal Number Seven – is an association that promotes the seventh Sustainable Development Goal (“Affordable and Clean Energy”). Key areas of activity: holding mass events to promote clean and affordable energy; promotion of modern energy technologies focused on environmental conservation; introduction of “green” certificates in Russia.

Contacts:

Tatiana Lanshina
Email: lanshina@gns.center
Website: https://www.gns.center/ 

Youth EcoCenter Tajikistan is a public social-ecological organization that strives to develop capacity of youth groups and communities to improve local social-ecological situation and increase the role of youth and communities in the development related decision-making.         

The EcoCenter conducts the researches on climate change and environmental disasters that are used in assessing projects of the regional and international organizations.

Contacts:

Youth EcoCenter Tajikistan734024
Address: st.Herzen 3, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Phone: (992 37) 2210601
Fax: (992 37) 2278118
Website: www.ecocentre.tj

Little Earth is a non-profit, nongovernmental environmental organization (NGO) founded in 1997 by a group of young activists. It is a voluntary, local and independent organization. Key mission of the Little Earth is to “make people more sensitive to environmental issues and increase their role and participation in sustainable development”. Little Earth works mainly in the areas of sustainable energy, climate change adaptation, and youth environmental movement development. The NGO is headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Little Earth is a member of the International Socio-Ecological Union, Mountain Partnership and CAN EECCA.

Contacts:

Email: little.earth.tajikistan@gmail.com
Address: No. 329, Dushanbe 734001, Tajikistan
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MalenkayaZemlya
Website: https://leworld.org/

SREDA.UZ is an environmental network with a focus on collecting and disseminating environmental information. It focuses on environmental issues and solutions in Uzbekistan. It unites journalists, environmentalists and activists.

Contacts:

Natalia Shulepina shulepina@bk.ru
Svetlana Grupper svrudgrup@gmail.com
Website: https://sreda.uz/

The organization strives to combat environmental violations in Uzbekistan, conducts training sessions for journalists and bloggers on water and water use, climate change and adaptation. We conduct “Lessons of Kindness” to change attitudes to nature, stray animals in schools and provide legal and informational assistance to governmental and nongovernmental organizations in addressing environmental issues.

Contacts:

Website: http://ekolog.uz/

“Environment-People-Law” is a nongovernmental international organization founded in 1994 to provide assistance to individuals and legal entities in the protection of environmental rights, to promote the development of environmental protection, environmental education, science and culture.

The areas of activity of our organization are:

• Advocacy
• Environmental information
• Awareness raising activities
• International activities

Contacts:

Environment-People-Law
Email: epac@mail.lviv.ua
Address: 9, Ivan Franko Street, apt. 1a, Lviv, Ukraine
Phone: +38 (032) 24-33-888, +38 (032) 2257682
Maryana Bulgakova
Website: www.epl.org.ua

The Dneprodzerzhinsk public ecological organization “Voice of Nature” is a nongovernmental, non-political, non-profit association of citizens.

It was founded by Greenpeace-Ukraine activists in 1999 after the closure of the Ukrainian branch of the international environmental organization Greenpeace. The founders of the organization “Voice of Nature” are Kolishevsky E.S., Berezina A.V., Dubovich E.V. and Guz S.I.

The main goals are:

• Informational and educational activities in the field of environmental education;
• Promotion of the environmental protection;
• Implementation of the environmental control.

In accomplishing its goals, the organization is guided by a global approach to problems without reducing them to national or regional levels.

Contacts: 

E-mail: golos1999@ gmail.com
Phone/Fax: +380 (5692) 67439
Address: P.O. Box 341, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk region, 51940, Ukraine
Website: http://voice.dp.ua/ru/

Our work:

• Combating climate change;
• Energy saving, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources;
• Adaptation to climate change in the Carpathians;
• Introduction of water resources management based on the basin principle;
• Protection and restoration of the water-related ecosystems;
• Conservation of small rivers in the Carpathian region;
• Access to safe drinking water for all people involved, especially women, children and marginalized groups.

One of the development perspectives of any community, where both local residents and nature will benefit, is the development of ecotourism. Ecotourism generates income for local residents and increases the attractiveness of the region. We support the development of ecotourism and a green economy in the Carpathians.

Contacts:

Email: manyava@i.ua
Phone: +38 (034) 71-68-082
Fax: +38 (034) 71-68-544
Address: 22 Nezalezhnosti street, office 4, 77772, Maniava village, Bogorodchansk district, Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine