The environmental guidebook : a selective reference guide to environmental organizations and related entities / Jeff Staudinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staudinger, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--United States--Societies, etc--Directories.

Environmental protection.

Environmental protection--United States--Information services--Directories.

Conservation of natural resources--United States--Directories.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmental policy--United States--Directories.

Environmental policy.

Information services.

United States.

Genre:

Directories.

Physical Description:

vii, 294 pages ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Menlo Park, CA : Environmental Frontlines, [2002]

Contents:

1. Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) 1

1.1 Policy Research Institutions ("Think Tanks") 4

1.2 Public Interest Groups and Coalitions 9

1.3 Progressive Business Groups and Coalitions 77

1.4 Student- and Education-Oriented Groups 80

1.5 Professional Societies 87

2. Governmental Organizations 98

2.1 Congressional Committees 99

2.1.1 House Committees 101

2.1.2 Senate Committees 102

2.2 Federal Governmental Agencies/Entities 104

2.2.1 Cabinet Department-Associated Agencies/Entities 111

2.2.2 Independent Agencies/Entities 140

2.2.3 Multi-Agency Programs 145

2.3 Governmental Associations and Councils 147

2.3.1 General Governmental Associations and Councils 149

2.3.2 Environmentally-Focused Governmental Associations and Councils 154

3. Multilaterals (Multinational Organizations) 162

3.1 The United Nations System 164

3.1.1 UN Commissions and Associated Entities 166

3.1.2 UN Programmes and Associated Entities 167

3.1.3 UN Specialized Agencies and Organizations 170

3.1.4 UN Related Agencies and Organizations 175

3.1.5 UN-Associated Partnership Programs 177

3.2 Other Multilaterals and Associated Entities 178

4. Political Organizations 183

4.1 Political Parties 184

4.2 Other Political Groups 188

5. Other Interested Parties 190

5.1 Business Trade Associations, Coalitions/Councils and Related Entities 191

5.2 Labor Unions 222

6. "Opposing View" Groups 225

6.1 Key Policy Research Institutions ("Think Tanks") 228

6.2 Other Organizations and Entities 232

7. Other Entities and Websites of Note 245

7.1 Internet Directories 246

7.2 Information and Data Resource Websites and Gateways 249

7.3 Media-Related Entities (News/Magazines/Books/Videos) 256

7.4 Job- and Career-Oriented Organizations and Websites 262

Appendix A Summary Listing of Organizations and Other Entities Profiled 265.

ISBN:

0972068503

9780972068505

OCLC:

50945297