2002 GRANTS MAIN INDEX • GRANTS & FINANCES

Environment

Scientists, policymakers, and citizens are increasingly voicing alarm about the environmental toll of human activity on the planet as unsustainable patterns of production and consumption degrade the renewable natural resources base, exacerbate economic inequalities, and threaten human health. At the same time, globalization is posing new challenges and opportunities for environmental activists and policymakers. The Wallace Global Fund’s environmental grantmaking seeks to deepen society’s knowledge about environmentally sustainable development and to build a popular and political base of support for the economic and political transformations required to achieve it.

The Fund seeks initiatives which integrate environmental objectives into public and private economic and policy decisions of global significance. It also supports efforts to strengthen civil society participation in international economic and environmental governance.

Shift public and private financial flows out of environmentally harmful investments and into projects and programs that encourage and contribute to environmentally and socially sustainable development

• Support targeted and broad-based advocacy and outreach efforts which promote environmental reforms and accountability at public bilateral and multilateral economic institutions, such as export credit agencies, multilateral development banks, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization

• Support initiatives which integrate environmental issues into private investment and business decisionmaking at private financial institutions and which build demand for information on such opportunities within the mainstream financial services industry

• Promote innovative financing approaches — with a focus on regulatory reform and the increased involvement of commercial banks — which promote environmental sustainability and the reduction of poverty
  

ACCION – $30,000

Support for ACCION's work developing a global environment in which microfinance can grow, extend its reach and serve millions more of the world's self-employed poor.

Bank Information Center BIC) – $75,000

Year 2 of core support for BIC's programs aimed at reforming the World Bank and the other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs): the Early Warning System, a monitoring program for grassroots groups in borrowing countries, and the Program to Democratize Development, a policy advocacy program.

CUSO/Halifax Initiative – $30,000

Support for the Halifax Initiative’s work to encourage Canada’s Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt environmental and social standards in its lending policies, much as the U.S. Export Import Bank has done. Canada is especially important because they have taken the lead within the G-7 in vetting a new, but grossly inadequate, environmental framework in hopes of heading off more substantial reforms.

Ecological Foundation/The Cornerhouse – $75,000

Year 2 of support for “The Trade, Investment, and Environment Project,” an effort to highlight the need for stronger environmental and social standards at international financial institutions and to work with civil society worldwide to press for their adoption.

Environmental Defense (ED) – $50,000

In support of ED's International Program, "Strengthening Environmental Performance in the Export Credit Agencies" and "The World Bank Advocacy Campaign", in which they are working to redirect billions of dollars of global development funds away from projects that are harmful to the environment and communities and toward sustainable alternatives.

FERN – $75,000

FERN aims to improve European Union policies and practices to achieve the conservation and sustainable management of forests worldwide. This grant supports program activities in the areas of export credit and climate, as well as forestry, all of which are inextricably linked.

FINCA – $45,000

To support advocacy efforts to shape U.S. policy so that developing countries receive assistance to increase their capability in microfinance and in the process broaden the reach of their financial sector to meet the needs of the poor, who without access to capital flows, remain trapped scraping out an existence in capital starved economies.

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) – $40,000

Year 2 of continued support for FIELD to launch several new initiatives under its Programme on Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development (TISD), including the development of amicus curiae briefs as part of the WTO’s dispute settlement process; research on the role of corporations, multinationals, and international trade associations within the WTO dispute settlement process; and collaboration with governments and NGOs in the design of trade-related environmental measures to be implemented in conjunction with international treaties.

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) – $62,000 per year for up to 2 years.

Continued support for FOEI's International Financial Institutions (IFI) Program, in which they are working to phase out all IFI lending for fossil fuel and mining projects; to increase the control of civil society control over the operations of IFIs; and to replace the current growth-oriented development focus with an approach based on equity, human rights, and recognition of the limits posed by nature on all economic activity. FOEI acts in a Secretariat capacity in this program, coordinating the activities of all participating FOE national organizations.

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) – $56,000/year one: $68,000/year two.

Support for national group participation in FOEI's IFI program, described above. Funds will support the work of FOE groups in the Netherlands, Japan, and France.

Ilisu Dam Campaign – $26,000 over 9 months

Continued support for the Ilisu Dam Campaign, with a short term goal of stopping export credit agency (ECA) support of the proposed Ilisu Dam in Turkey, and a long term goal of overall ECA and corporate reform. The Campaign will disseminate the "lessons learned" from the Ilisu endeavor to help other campaigns in their work against individual projects or towards general ECA reform.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) – $50,000

Support for IATP's work providing a civil society voice at major global conferences, negotiations, and other decisionmaking processes, and support to increase the capacity of local, state, and national governments to benefit from globalization while avoiding the negative consequences.

Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) – $52,250 per year for up to two years

Support for the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN), which is working to reduce the amount of taxpayer money being invested by public institutions (such as the World Bank, U.S. Export-Import Bank, etc.) in coal, oil and gas projects around the world, and to reorient these investments towards clean, renewable energy.

Mani Tese – $70,000 a year for up to 2 years

Support for Mani Tese's Multilateral Development Banks, Export Credit Agencies, and Foreign Direct Investment Reform Campaign. Mani Tese, a 40-year old Italian NGO, is dedicated to educating the public on how private sector interests relate to environmental and social justice standards set by the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, and how both sides deal with resulting inconsistencies in project financing.

The Nautilus Institute – $20,000

Year 2 of support for International Investment Rules: Building a Global Coalition for a “Sustainable Development” Framework. The project, a joint effort of Nautilus, The International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, and Fundacion ECOS in Uruguay, aims to produce a draft framework for a set of global sustainable development investment rules, as well as to stimulate a global coalition to advocate its implementation

Pacific Environment (PE) – $40,000

Support for PE's export credit agency reform work. This includes ongoing maintenance of PE's ECA-Watch website for use by all NGOs working on ECAs, advocacy activities among the G-8, OECD, and Washington, and project-specific advocacy, such as their current work against the enormous Sakhalin II oil and gas project in the Russian Far East which threatens marine biodiversity.

Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) – $75,000.

Support for TUAC's Global Unions Anti-Corruption Network project, which is compiling a corruption database based on input from its 70 million workers around the world. The Network has entered the export credit agency (ECA) reform movement and, with the information provided to its database, is able to "fuel" the movement with real examples of egregious activities on the part of corporations/governments operating with financing from ECAs.

Weltwirtschaft, Oekologie & Entwicklung (WEED) – $50,000

Year 2 of support for WEED's Responsible Governance of Global Finance for Development, an initiative of their Private Sector Program, which aims to enhance the democratic process of international financial institutions.

World Resources Institute (WRI) – $90,000

Year 2 of support for International Financial Flows and the Environment project, which in its third phase will: analyze the role of MDBs and ECAs in the development of private markets and the implications for environmental sustainability; collaborate with LDCs on power sector restructuring ; and identify opportunities within formal and informal systems of investment rules to green capital flows.

Reorient the steadily expanding international flow of goods and services away from environmentally damaging products and processes towards those that are supportive of environmentally and socially sustainable development

• Support efforts to reduce and/or shift institutional consumption and procurement patterns

• Support efforts to harness consumer pressure for environmentally sound products through certification, eco-labeling, other socially responsible product initiatives, and codes of conduct for industry

• Support innovative policy instruments, including the development and adoption of new indicators, that help point international economic activity in an environmentally sound direction

Consumer's Choice Council (CCC) – $75,000

General Support for CCC's work on the promotion and protection of ecolabels, which help consumers distinguish between products that are socially and environmentally preferable and those that are produced with little or no environmental or social considerations. Ecolabels are under constant assault from organized and well-funded industry and government initiatives that seek to ban or render them meaningless.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) – $100,000

To support FSC's International Secretariat in their work on strategic development, oversight of programmatic activities, and skills development.

Forest Trends – $75,000

Support for Forest Trends' work to promote incentives that diversify the trade in the forest sector from dominance in wood products to a broader range of services and products, such as ecosystem services. Forest Trends is made up of a group of representatives from the forest industry, environmental community, and donors, who bridge traditional divides and promote market-based approaches to conservation, as a balance to the policy-change work already underway.

Greenpeace – $45,000

In support of Greenpeace’s Global Forests Campaign, working to protect the Earth’s last remaining ancient forests by moving forest products markets away from illegally and destructively logged products to wood that is independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – $50,000

Year 2 of support for NRDC’s Forest Initiative and their work at the international level to address unsustainable forest management and excessive consumption of wood products. NRDC efforts are focused on three main market-based strategies: increasing the supply of and demand for FSC-certified wood products; achieving protection for endangered, old-growth forests; and promoting wood-efficient and forest friendly building practices in partnership with major builders.

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) – $25,000

Support for RAN's work to preserve ancient forests and the rights of indigenous rainforest communities by shifting the global forest products industry away from old growth wood.

Rainforest Alliance – $50,000

Core support for Rainforest Alliance, as they work with governments, companies, and local peoples to develop and implement land use practices worldwide for biodiversity conservation. This includes their work on forestry issues via the Smartwood certification program.

Develop new information tools and international governance strategies that promote environmental sustainability

• Support the use of information technologies for environmental gain, while discouraging negative effects

• Support efforts to strengthen emerging international environmental governance structures by promoting effectiveness as well as accountability and transparency

• Promote international public policy partnerships that engage diverse stakeholders in efforts to forge solutions to global environmental threats
  

The Aspen Institute – $70,000

Year 2 of support for Aspen’s Project on the Global Environment, part of Aspen’s overall educational program designed to promote leadership, primarily on foreign policy, in the US Congress.

Center for International Environmental Law – $75,000

For general operating support for CIEL's work strengthening international law and institutions to protect human health and the global environment and promote sustainable development. With offices in Washington and Geneva, CIEL is uniquely positioned to work with both international organizations such as the United Nations and specialized agencies such as the World Trade Organization to represent the environment in negotiations on trade, international financial institutions reform, and climate change, among other areas.

Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) – U.S. affiliate – $50,000

Support for GLOBE-USA’s work educating Members of Congress, through special briefings with balanced information, about major issues and the role they as Members can have in addressing environmental issues. GLOBE-USA also helps Members promote their ideas both within the government, as legislators, and outside the government, as prominent members of the domestic and global community.

League of Conservation Voters Education Fund – $25,000

LCVEF works to strengthen the capacity of the environmental movement to mobilize citizens as informed voters and advocates for sound environmental policy. This grant supports their Environmental Leadership Institute, training state and local leaders in strategy and message development, earned and paid media, fundraising, etc.

New America Foundation – $75,000

General Support for New America, a non-profit public policy institute whose purpose is to bring new voices and new ideas to the fore of America's public discourse. The New America Foundation seeks to reshape the public debate by investing in individuals and ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum. Priority areas of attention include: environmental policy, education, healthcare, foreign policy, and electoral reform.

Worldwatch Institute – $40,000

In today's world of instant information at our fingertips, it is important that the flood of facts and figures be understandable and accurate and accessible, so as to better inform government and corporate policy decisions, provide the basis for environmental organizations' work, and guide ordinary citizens in day-to-day choices. This grant supports Worldwatch's role as educator, source of solid research and interpreter of complex problems, using the best information possible to inspire action towards a more sustainable world.

Minimize the risks that global ecological flows pose to the health of people and ecosystems around the world

• Strengthen global political and popular support for efforts to address climate change through advocacy, outreach, coalition building, and policy analysis

• Support efforts to increase understanding and awareness of environmental risks to human health through policy analysis, technical assistance, and outreach
  

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) – $50,000

Support for the activities of the U.S. Climate Action Network, the environmental non-governmental network through which environmental groups coordinate on climate policy at the national and international levels.

CERES – $40,000

Support for their Sustainable Governance Program which fuses the work of environmental and social shareholder activists with the objectives of corporate governance activists, to encourage more corporations to adopt strong climate change policies and help move the private sector toward a more environmentally sustainable future.

Environmental Defense $50,000

In support of ED's program, "Combating Antibiotic Resistance in People by Curtailing Agricultural Overuse of Antibiotics." Widespread agricultural overuse of antibiotics (mostly for economic rather than health reasons) threatens human health as more and more bacteria become resistant to these antibiotics.

Friends Of the Earth (FOE) – $40,000

Support for FOE's work to educate policymakers on the benefits of switching to energy policies that will preserve value natural resources, such as an increasing use of renewable energy over coal or nuclear power plants.

Greenpeace – $40,000

Support for their "Stop Global Warming: Clean Energy Now!" project, which will continue to push the market for renewable energy technologies through state and local initiatives; ensure that global warming is an election issue in key 2002 gubernatorial races (such as Florida and California); exert pressure on corporate greenhouse gas polluters such as ExxonMobil; and continue to push for productive U.S. engagement in the international climate treaty.

Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia – $5,250

For the translation of "Our Stolen Future" into Russian and distributing the volume to scientists and non-governmental organizations throughout Russia. Russia is a country that has suffered more than most from chemical and industrial pollution, and there is a serious information gap regarding the nature of the effects of ecologically related disease, especially on children.

National Environmental Trust (NET) – $100,000

Support for NET's Global Warming Public Education Campaign, which aims to influence the shape of global warming policy into the future, and to keep the issue visible for the national media. By keeping the focus and pressure on the Bush Administration and by creating a sense of inevitability amongst the public regarding mandatory cuts in carbon, NET hopes to create the momentum necessary to drag the U.S. back into the negotiations.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) – $35,000

Support for PSR's Global Climate Change Initiative, which works towards stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at levels adequate to protect human health and the environment. PSR will work to mobilize international physician support for the Kyoto Treaty, educate the public about the regional effects of climate change through their "Degrees of Danger" reports, and educate policymakers on the link between environmental policies and public health, with an emphasis on climate change and asthma.

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) – $25,000

Support for RMI's National Energy Policy Initiative, an attempt to break the impasse on U.S. national energy policy, in which RMI will convene a highly respected and diverse group of national energy policy experts to develop a set of guiding principles, overarching objectives, and specific policy proposals on energy policy to disseminate to members of Congress and other constituencies.

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) – $60,000

Year 2 of support for Global Warming Solutions project, part of UCS's ongoing work to mobilize public and policymaker support for reducing carbon emissions; to promote specific policy and market solutions around renewables; and to strengthen support for building an international framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

World Resources Institute (WRI) – $35,000

Hydrogen is an important part of the solution to global warming, as it has the potential to create energy without pollution; however, the road map to achieving this shift from fossil fuels to hydrogen has yet to be described. WRI’s work will begin to describe this road map and will help persuade decision-makers and key civil society leaders in the U.S. that a hydrogen economy is technologically feasible, affordable, and environmentally and economically advantageous, and that they should therefore begin to take steps now to transform the global energy system to hydrogen.

World Resources Institute (WRI) – $65,000

Support for WRI’s work to develop more complete and useful data on all the sources of greenhouse gases for each signatory country of the Kyoto Treaty, in a way that can leverage genuine policy change at the national and global levels. This data could help break the deadlock in the international negotiations both because responsibility (the basis for action under the UN Treaty) will be broader and also because it will provide more complete information upon which to take action.