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WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States. WWF is the world's largest conservation organization, with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries and supporting around 3,000 conservation and environmental projects. It has invested over $1 billion in more than 12,000 conservation initiatives since 1995. WWF is a foundation with 65% of funding from individuals and bequests, 17% from government sources (such as the World Bank, Foreign Office, and USAID) and 8% from corporations in 2020. WWF aims to "stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.”

Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of environmental activists. Greenpeace focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, anti-war, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, advocacy, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organizations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The global network does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on three million individual supporters and foundation grants. Greenpeace has a general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is a founding member of the INGO Accountability Charter, an international non-governmental organization. Greenpeace is known for its nonviolent direct actions and has been described as one of the most visible environmental organizations in the world. It has raised environmental issues to public awareness and knowledge, and influenced both the private and the public sector. The organization has received criticism; it was the subject of an open letter from more than 100 Nobel laureates urging Greenpeace to end its campaign against genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Friends of the Earth International 

Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 73 countries. About half of the member groups call themselves "Friends of the Earth" in their own languages; the others use other names. The organization was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken, and Gary Soucie because of the latter's positive approach to nuclear energy. It became an international network of organizations in 1971 with a meeting of representatives from four countries: U. S., Sweden, the UK and France. Fo. EI currently has a secretariat (based in Amsterdam, Netherlands) which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns. The executive committee of elected representatives from national groups sets policy and oversees the work of the secretariat. In 2016, Uruguayan activist Karin Nansen was elected to serve as chair of the organization. Sri Lankan activist Hemantha Withanage has served as chair of Fo. EI since 2021. As per its website, the current campaign priorities of Friends of the Earth International are: economic justice and neoliberalism; forests and biodiversity; food sovereignty; and climate and energy. The campaign priorities of FOEI are set at its annual general meeting. Additionally, FOEI also plans campaigns in other fields, such as waste and overconsumption, international financial institutions, ecological debt, mining and extractive industries, and opposition to nuclear power. FOEI has campaigned for the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California. FOEI also supports campaigns from the regions or member groups, such as the one on the intensive production of meat (Meat Atlas) by Friends of the Earth Europe.

UAnimals

Since the start of full-scale war, their efforts have been focused on rescuing animals from the frontline regions. However, even before that, UAnimals has been tirelessly advocating for the humane treatment of animals, their protection, and an end to animal abuse. Over this period, they have managed to ban circuses with animals in three dozen Ukrainian cities, secure commitments from dozens of designers to stop using natural fur, and contribute to the passage of important animal protection laws.1159 tons of food was distributed to the animals of Ukraine. 9612 animals were evacuated from the war zone.25 millions of hryvnias were allocated for the reconstruction and refurbishment of shelters, rehabilitation centers, and national parks. UAnimals projects help national parks and rehabilitation centers for wild animals in Ukraine. Every life is valuable to them, and they are ready to fight for it. In 2022, UAnimals launched the international campaign #Stop. Ecocide. Ukraine, which aims to draw attention to russia's environmental crimes during the war. Their goal is to eventually bring the aggressor to justice and to attract the help of the international community to restore Ukrainian nature.

GREENCUBATORGreencubator is the largest green business accelerator in Ukraine. The organization has been developing an ecosystem of sustainable entrepreneurship, climate innovation and green economy in Ukraine for 16 years. They connect energy talents and move green entrepreneurship forward. Greencubator opens up opportunities for business development, networking, and investment for Ukrainian green startups, social businesses, and innovators in the field of sustainable development. They also work to inform society through educational and media projects dedicated to the opportunities of the green economy and low-carbon innovations.

Zero Waste Lviv. They work in many directions for the sake of a clean future and sustainable development of our city and country. Here are their main areas of work. Work with authorities. As a city initiative, they advise the city authorities and also help to develop strategies and solutions aimed at reforming the system of waste management. Informing. They conduct informational and educational campaigns, consumer awareness and waste minimization challenges, organizing zero waste festivals, lectures, workshops, meetings. Working with businesses. They help businesses change and engage in zero waste lifestyles. Zero waste store. They make available to the customer goods that reduce the negative impact on the environment.

The International Whaling Commission

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is a specialised regional fishery management organisation, established under the terms of the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry“. As the decision-making body of the convention, the IWC reviews and revises measures laid down in the "Schedule to the Convention", which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world. These measures include: complete protection of certain species; designate specific areas as whale sanctuaries; set limits on the numbers and size of whales which may be taken; prescribe open and closed seasons and areas for whaling. The Commission also mandates the compilation of catch reports and other statistical and biological records, and is actively involved in whale research, including funding and promoting studies, publishing the results of scientific research, and encouraging studies into related matters, such as the humaneness of the killing operations. Through the "Florianópolis Declaration" of 2018, members of the organization concluded that the purpose of the IWC is the conservation of whales and that they would now safeguard the marine mammals and would allow the recovery of all whale populations to pre-industrial whaling levels. In response, Japan announced on 26 December 2018, that since the IWC failed its duty to promote sustainable hunting, which is one of its stated goals, Japan is withdrawing its membership and will resume commercial hunting in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone from July 2019, but will cease whaling activities in the Southern Hemisphere

The IWC was created by voluntary agreement among the member states to function as the governing body with authority to act under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling which is an international environmental agreement signed in 1946 in order to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry" and to implement its economic and environmental goals. The role of the commission is to periodically review and revise the Schedule to the Convention, controlling the conduct of whaling by setting the protection of certain species; designating areas as whale sanctuaries; setting limits on the numbers and size of catches; prescribing open and closed seasons and areas for whaling; methods and intensity of whaling, methods of measurement and maximum catch returns. Under its constitutive document, the IWC is given the task of adopting regulations "to provide for the conservation, development, and optimum utilization of the whale resources" with the condition that such regulations "shall be based on scientific findings. The headquarters of the IWC is in Impington, near Cambridge, England. The Secretariat publishes the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, reports, press releases, and a calendar of meetings. The commission has three main committees—Scientific, Conservation, and Finance and Administration. A Technical Committee is established, but has stopped meeting.