Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) - $75,000

Support for Reforming Fiscal Policy to Meet Sustainable Development Priorities, a program of policy analysis, advocacy, and outreach to the media and public on tax-shifting proposals.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $50,000

Continued support for WRI’s work on Material Flows, an effort to develop new indicators which will more accurately measure a nation’s ecoefficiency and gauge its progress toward sustainability.

WorldWatch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. WorldWatch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Bank Information Center (BIC) - $10,000

Travel support for members of Red Bancos, a Latin American-Caribbean coalition of environmental NGOs, to attend the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in Barcelona in March, 1997.

Center of Concern - $60,000

Support for Transparency and Accountability and the International Monetary Fund campaign, which convenes key policymakers and NGOs from donor and borrower countries of the IMF to develop a set of recommendations on an independent evaluation process for IMF operations.

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - $100,000

General operating support, and continued support for CIEL’s Multilateral Development Bank Program staff to further their efforts around the MDB inspection panel mechanism, as well as expand their panel work to the private-sector lending and insurance arm of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Centro Internazionale Crocevia - $48,000

Continued support for the Italian World Bank Campaign, which works to increase awareness of the social and environmental impact of multilateral aid and the related role of Italian corporations. Crocevia will also begin to address issues related to private sector financial flows through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $99,600

Support for Institutional Reform in the Multi-lateral Development Banks and Private Sector Finance. EDF is working with MDBs and borrower-country NGOs to promote reforms in the lending process, in project development, and in specific projects that have significant impact on biological diversity. In addition, support for Global Environment Facility (GEF) Research and Advocacy. EDF will work to develop recommendations on how the Bank can more broadly integrate environmental interests, specifically protection of biological diversity, both within and beyond its GEF portfolio.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Member Action Network. This email network reaches over 24,000 activists interested in progressive environmental protection policies.

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) - $50,000

Support for the Sustainable Solutions Initiative, to help environmental attorneys and activists around the world challenge environmental abuses by proposing alternatives. This solutions-based approach is supported through ELAW access to scientific and legal resources, and relevant and effective examples from both the US and from other countries.

Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) - $100,000

Support for JACSES to coordinate the strategies of Japanese NGOs, strengthen their effectiveness in policy dialogues, and collaborate more widely with international NGOs in their efforts to improve the environmental performance of Japanese lending and aid agencies.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. World Watch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - $100,000

General operating support, and continued support for CIEL’s Multilateral Development Bank Program staff to further their efforts around the MDB inspection panel mechanism, as well as expand their panel work to the private-sector lending and insurance arm of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Centro Internazionale Crocevia - $48,000

Continued support for the Italian World Bank Campaign, which works to increase awareness of the social and environmental impact of multilateral aid and the related role of Italian corporations. Crocevia will also begin to address issues related to private sector financial flows through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $99,600

Support for Institutional Reform in the Multi-lateral Development Banks and Private Sector Finance. EDF is working with MDBs and borrower-country NGOs to promote reforms in the lending process, in project development, and in specific projects that have significant impact on biological diversity. In addition, support for Global Environment Facility (GEF) Research and Advocacy. EDF will work to develop recommendations on how the Bank can more broadly integrate environmental interests, specifically protection of biological diversity, both within and beyond its GEF portfolio.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Member Action Network. This email network reaches over 24,000 activists interested in progressive environmental protection policies.

International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) - $60,000

Support for Building Solutions to Climate Change from the Insurance and Sustainable Energy Industries, an effort to raise awareness about climate change within the insurance industry. The insurance industry stands to be profoundly affected by more extreme weather conditions induced by climate change and could therefore be influential proponents of alternative energy strategies.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $251,870

Support for WRI’s work in developing a series of flow charts to illustrate private sector transactions and the intersections between segments of industry. The results of Capital Markets, International Financial Flows, and the Environment will provide a strategic map for funders, NGOs, and the financial services sector to identify opportunities for effecting transformative change in the capital markets arena. In addition, WRI will oversee a process to examine and refine alternative methodologies that incorporate the environment into financial decisions.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $17,428.50

Support for Innovest Group International to research and generate a comprehensive business plan for the creation of a new environmental risk rating system. The rating system would work to enable subscribing mainstream capital market analysts and investors to become aware of otherwise hidden environmental value or risk in corporate offerings.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. World Watch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA) - $6,347

Travel support for CSDA staff members to attend the climate change negotiations in Kyoto, Japan. CSDA works to create a unified Latin American voice on efforts to mitigate global warming, and will coordinate follow-up efforts to promote developing country participation in the design and creation of an equitable and effective Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for emissions trading.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $150,000

Support for Stabilizing Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Levels in the Face of World Population Growth, which examines the interactions among global economic, demographic, and climate systems, with a particular focus on population growth and greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Member Action Network. This email network reaches over 24,000 activists interested in progressive environmental protection policies.

International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) - $60,000

Support for Building Solutions to Climate Change from the Insurance and Sustainable Energy Industries, an effort to raise awareness about climate change within the insurance industry. The insurance industry stands to be profoundly affected by more extreme weather conditions induced by climate change and could therefore be influential proponents of alternative energy strategies.

National Environmental Trust (formerly Environmental Information Center) - $300,000

Support for an education and outreach campaign to better inform the public about the detrimental impact of warming global temperatures on the Earth’s environment and human health. Campaign strategies include fostering media interest, facilitating contact between environmental groups and the media, educating Congress on the need for action on climate change, and mobilizing grassroots interest.

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) - $200,000 over two years

Continued support for UCS’ Sound Science Initiative, designed to mobilize scientists to counter the proliferation of "junk" science in four areas: population, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and ozone depletion. This year, UCS will focus largely on climate change and the misperception that the scientific community is divided over global warming’s harmful effects on the environment and public health.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $100,000

Continued support for Health and Environment in China: Problems and Prospects, a three-year initiative to document the links between health, the environment, and economic growth in the PRC. WRI will assess the economic impact of these links, and identify policy options for promoting health, reducing air pollution, and curbing global climate change.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. WorldWatch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Americans for the Environment (AE) - $50,000

Support for the Sustainable Forestry Public Education Campaign, an integrated communications effort headed by the public relations firm of MacWilliams, Cosgrove, Snider, Smith and Robinson. The Campaign coordinates the efforts of the Certified Forest Products Council (CFPC), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and several environmental NGOs to brand the FSC as the preeminent independent, third-party certifier of forest products, and to design strategic media plans for the FSC and the CFPC to further the common goal of sustainable forestry.

Center for the Study of Responsive Law - $7,960

Support for Resource Conservation Alliance’s administrative support of Taking the Demand out of Deforestation: A Briefing for Foundations on Reducing Demand for Wood Products, which addressed the need to reduce industrial and consumer demand for wood products, diversify resources, and identify alternatives to current timber practices.

Certified Forest Products Council (CFPC) - $21,338

General operating support. Launched in 1997 and representing the entire forest products value chain, the CFPC is a trade association aimed at improving forestry practices around the world through promoting and facilitating the increased purchase, use, and sale of certified forest products. CFPC endorses certification which is independent and third-party verified.

Earth Island Institute - $50,000

Continued support for the Rethink Paper project, which addresses US consumption of paper and other wood products. The project educates consumers about the environmental costs of virgin wood-based paper and alternatives to such wood uses, as well as works with producers of these products to encourage a transition to non-wood materials and ecologically-sound production processes.

Environmental Advantage (EA) - $45,000 six-month grant

Support for the establishment of the Certified Forest Products Council (formerly the Forest Products Buyers Group), a trade association which promotes and facilitates the increased purchase, use, and sale of certified forest products.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Member Action Network. This email network reaches over 24,000 activists interested in progressive environmental protection policies.

Forest Stewardship Council-International (FSC) - $65,000

Support for FSC’s Strategic Planning Process. Founded in 1993, the FSC is currently the only fully operational, independent, third-party accreditor of sustainable forestry certification bodies. Their mission of promoting good forest management is achieved through encouraging the development of national and regional forest management standards, and strengthening national certification capacity by supporting the development of certification initiatives worldwide.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) - $100,000 over two years

Support to Consumer’s Choice Council, created in response to targeted industry attempts to dismiss or overturn existing eco-labeling programs. The Campaign will also encourage the greening of government procurement and coordinate efforts among its 41 NGO members in the US and Europe.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) - $50,000

Support for the Global Forest Policy Project, a collaborative effort of NWF, the Sierra Club, and Friends of the Earth to maintain an NGO presence in the international forest policy-making arena. The Project’s mission is to influence the direction and substance in international fora, to ensure that the root causes of deforestation are addressed and the policy process remains transparent and participatory.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - $100,000

General operating support: $50,000. The remaining funds support Moving the World’s Forest Products Sector Toward Sustainability, part of NRDC’s overall Forests for Tomorrow initiative. NRDC is working to mobilize market forces and public policy in ways that help make the production, trade, and use of forest products more efficient and environmentally sound.

New England Environmental Policy Center (NEEPC) - $44,730

Support for the Forest Stewardship Council’s National Initiatives Meeting in Waitsfield, Vermont, in October 1997. The meeting brought together over 35 key participants in the FSC system worldwide. In addition, support to convene an international working group on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that will eventually provide the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) with a set of guidelines for certifying NTFPs.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $100,000

Support for the Forest Frontiers Initiative, an initiative to promote stewardship in and around the world’s last great blocks of undisturbed forests by influencing investment, policy, and public opinion. Funds are earmarked for production costs of the report as well as for outreach efforts to critical national and international audiences.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. WorldWatch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Member Action Network. This email network reaches over 24,000 activists interested in progressive environmental protection policies.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $100,000

Continued support for Health and Environment in China: Problems and Prospects, a three-year initiative to document the links between health, the environment, and economic growth in the PRC. WRI will assess the economic impact of these links, and identify policy options for promoting health, reducing air pollution, and curbing global climate change.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. World Watch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.