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The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' (IIED) (http://www.iied.org/index.html) is an exception in Scotland’s think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[Sourcewatch:International Institute for Environmental Affairs|International Institute for Environmental Affairs]], its main office today is in London.  
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The Edinburgh office of the '''International Institute for Environment and Development''' (IIED) (http://www.iied.org/index.html) is an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the [[Sourcewatch:International Institute for Environmental Affairs|International Institute for Environmental Affairs]], its main office today is in London.  
The IIED is a non-profit organization promoting sustainable world development. It describes itself as a globally operating agency contributing to ‘environmental policy and action’. The Scottish IIED office concentrates on promoting sustainable development for Africa’s drylands belt south of the Sahara. In 2000/01 the IIED received about £6 million from aid and development departments, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America ([http://www.iied.org/aboutiied/funders.html] Accessed 23 June 2004). The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website.
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The IIED is a non-profit organization promoting sustainable world development. It describes itself as a globally operating agency contributing to 'environmental policy and action'. The Scottish IIED office concentrates on promoting sustainable development for Africa's drylands belt south of the Sahara. In 2000/01 the IIED received about million from aid and development departments, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors from across Europe and North America ([http://www.iied.org/aboutiied/funders.html] Accessed 23 June 2004). The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website.
  
 
==Board of Trustees==
 
==Board of Trustees==
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Lailai Li, China
 
Lailai Li, China
  
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, France
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Julia Marton-Lefèvre, France
  
 
Yves Renard, St. Lucia
 
Yves Renard, St. Lucia
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==Funding==
 
==Funding==
IIED receives funding from aid and development ministries, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors. Annual receivable income is about UK£6 million (2000/01), covering approximately 250 projects involving over 1000 partners.
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IIED receives funding from aid and development ministries, intergovernmental agencies, foundations, and corporate and individual donors. Annual receivable income is about million (2000/01), covering approximately 250 projects involving over 1000 partners.
  
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (BMZ), Germany
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Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (BMZ), Germany
  
 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada
 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada
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European Commission (EC)
 
European Commission (EC)
  
Evangelische Zentralstelle Für Entwicklungshilfe (EZE)
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Evangelische Zentralstelle Für Entwicklungshilfe (EZE)
  
 
United Nations Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
 
United Nations Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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United Nations Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS)
 
United Nations Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS)
 
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*[[World Bank]]
World Bank
 
 
'''Foundations and other funders'''
 
'''Foundations and other funders'''
  
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European Partners for the Environment Secretariat
 
European Partners for the Environment Secretariat
  
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
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*[[Esmee Fairbairn Foundation]]
 
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*[[Institute for Development Studies]] (IDS)
Institute for Development Studies (IDS)
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*[[World Conservation Union]] (IUCN)
 
 
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
 
  
 
Justus-Liebig University - Giessen
 
Justus-Liebig University - Giessen
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Loughborough University
 
Loughborough University
  
[[MacArthur Foundation]]
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*[[MacArthur Foundation]]
 
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*[[Misereor]]
[[Misereor]]
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*[[National Lotteries Charity Board]] (NLCB)
 
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*[[National Resources Institute]]
[[National Lotteries Charity Board]] (NLCB)
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*[[Rockefeller Foundation]]
 
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*The [[Ruben and Elizabeth Rausing Trust]]
[[National Resources Institute]]
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*[[University of Leeds]]
 
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*[[University of Trieste]]
[[Rockefeller Foundation]]
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*[[University of Oxford]]
 
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*[[World Wide Fund for Nature]] (WWF)
The [[Ruben and Elizabeth Rausing Trust]]
 
 
 
University of Leeds
 
 
 
University of Trieste
 
 
 
University of Oxford
 
 
 
*World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
 
  
 
'''Corporate'''
 
'''Corporate'''
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COWI Denmark
 
COWI Denmark
 
*[[Shell]] IPC
 
*[[Shell]] IPC
*[[Sourcewatch:World Business Council for Sustainable Development|World Business Council for Sustainable Development ]]
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*[[World Business Council for Sustainable Development ]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
 
International Institute for Environment and Development Website [http://www.iied.org/]
 
International Institute for Environment and Development Website [http://www.iied.org/]

Revision as of 22:00, 14 March 2006

The Edinburgh office of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (http://www.iied.org/index.html) is an exception in Scotland's think-tank landscape. Founded in the USA in 1971 as the International Institute for Environmental Affairs, its main office today is in London. The IIED is a non-[1] Accessed 23 June 2004). The IIED discloses all its sources of funding and lists it sponsors and partners on its website.

Board of Trustees

Mary Robinson, Chair, Ireland

Derek F Osborn, Vice Chair, United Kingdom

Lael Bethlehem, South Africa

Margaret Catley-Carlson, Canada

Sir Partha Dasgupta, United Kingdom/India

Ana Hardoy, Argentina

Arif Hasan, Pakistan

Timothy Hornsby, United Kingdom

Alan Jenkins, United Kingdom

Idris Kikula, Tanzania

Lailai Li, China

Julia Marton-Lefèvre, France

Yves Renard, St. Lucia

Niels Roling, The Netherlands

Madhu Sarin, India Henrik Secher Marcussen, Denmark

Youba Sokona, Mali

Jonathan F Taylor, United Kingdom

Funding

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (BMZ), Germany

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada

Department for International Development (DFID)

Environment Canada

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Irish Embassy, Mozambique

Natural Resources Canada

Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs (DGIS)

Norwegian Ministry Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)

Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA)

Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) International & Multilateral Agencies

European Commission (EC)

Evangelische Zentralstelle Für Entwicklungshilfe (EZE)

United Nations Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO)

United Nations Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS)

Foundations and other funders

ALTERRA, Netherlands

Conservation Law Foundation

European Partners for the Environment Secretariat

Justus-Liebig University - Giessen

Loughborough University

Corporate NRI International Ltd Coillte Consultants Ltd COWI Denmark

External links

International Institute for Environment and Development Website [2]