Biosphere 2 Center

Columbia University environmental research activities and education programs in the Arizona 'living laboratory' originally built for an experiment to test the feasibility of humans living in a closed ecosystem.

Center for Coastal And Land-Margin Research (CCALMR)

Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology

Center for Development Research, University of Bonn

Conducts interdisciplinary research on political, cultural, economic, technical and ecological questions related to development and global sustainability.

Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology

CIIT is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health.

Danish Hydraulic Institute

Independent, international organisation affiliated with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, offering research and consultation in ecology, environmental chemistry, water resources, environmental informatics, and hydraulic structures, with particular emphasis on environmental monitoring.

Earth Share of Missouri

Group takes part in the preservation of parks, rivers, and natural lands, maintaining clean air and safe water, and development and maintenance of urban and wilderness trails.

ELI: The Environmental Law Institute

an internationally recognized, independent research and education center that advances environmental protection by improving law, policy, and management. (U.S.-based)

ENVINET - European Network for Arctic-Alpine Environmental Research

'Infrastructure Co-operation Network' of 17 research stations engaged in multidisciplinary environmental research in Northern Europe. Includes information on cooperative projects.

Environmental Working Group

EWG is a nonprofit environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. and a leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment.

Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Research, training, and software for hydrologic engineering and water resources planning and management.

ICENS - International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences

Multi-disciplinary research centre located on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Site has information about the centre, its research programmes, publications, and analytical services available.

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.

Maine Environmental Policy Institute

The institure is dedicated to researching environmental challenges facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the public.

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research

New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation specialising in sustainable management of land resources optimising primary production, enhancing biodiversity, increasing the resource efficiency of businesses, and conserving and restoring the natural assets of our communities.

National Center for Environmental Decision-making Research

NCEDR focus is on needs of subnational (state, regional, tribal, local) environmental decision makers. It engages environmental decisionmakers with researchers to develop and communicate processes and information that help solve or avoid problems associated with envirionmental decisions.

Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich

Center of expertise in research and consultancy in the environment and natural resources sector, conducting research, development, and training to promote efficient management and use of renewable natural resources in support of sustainable livelihoods.

NEETF - The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation

Addressing Issues of Critcal National Concern through Environmental Education.

Resources for the Future

A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource issues.

Rocky Mountain Institute

Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of resources. Founded by Amory and Hunter Lovins. Research areas are energy, transportation, green development, climate change, water, economic renewal, corporate sustainability, and security.

Sustainable Development Institute

SDI seeks to heighten the environmental quality of economic development efforts through improvements in policy and practice. Its geographical concentration is on tropical forest regions and the Atlantic coast of Canada, the U.S., and the eastern Caribbean.