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| Emphasis |
Name
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Mission
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| Conservation
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Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES)
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To ensure
that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants
does not threaten their survival
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| Nature
Conservancy
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To preserve
the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the
diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters
they need to survive
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| Flora and
Fauna International
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To protect
the entire spectrum of endangered plant and animal species on
the planet
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| A balance
between conservation and development
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Conservation
International
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To conserve
the Earth’s living natural heritage and global biodiversity,
and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously
with nature
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| Global
Environment Facility
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To achieve
agreed-upon global environmental benefits in areas such as biological
diversity; climate change; international waters; land degradation,
primarily desertification and deforestation; ozone layer depletion;
and persistent organic pollutants
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| IUCN
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To influence,
encourage, and assist societies throughout the world to conserve
the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use
of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable
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| Wildlife
Conservation Society
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To save
wildlife and wild lands, change attitudes toward nature, and help
people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction
on both a local and a global scale
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| Naturschutzbund
Deutschland
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To protect
biological diversity and ensure that future generations can live
on a planet with a wider diversity of species and habitats as
well as clean air and water, healthy soil, and as many nonrenewable
resources as possible
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| Friends
of the Earth International (FOEI)
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To create
a peaceful and sustainable world based on societies living in
harmony with nature and ensure social, economic, gender, and environmental
justice free from all forms of domination and exploitation
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| BirdLife
International
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To help,
through birds, to conserve biodiversity andimprove the quality
of people's lives; to integrate bird conservation into sustaining
people's livelihoods
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| World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWF)
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To stop
the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and
build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature
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| WorldFish
Centre
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To enhance
the well-being of present and future generations of poor people
in the developing world through improved production, management,
and conservation of living aquatic resources
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| World Agroforestry
Center
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To work
toward mitigating tropical deforestation, land depletion, and
rural poverty through improved agroforestry systems
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| International
Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IGPRI)
|
To advance
the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being
of present and future generations
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| Norwegian
Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
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To combat
poverty and contribute to lasting improvements in living standards
and quality of life; to promote peace, democracy, and human rights
and the responsible management and use of the global environment
and biological diversity
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| International
Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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To improve
water and land resources management for food livelihoods and nature
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| International
Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC)
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To reduce
poverty and suffering through the improvement and promotion of
underutilized crops for food, medicines, fodder, and industrial
needs, and also for environmental protection
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| Center
for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development
(CIRAD)
|
To contribute
to rural development in tropical and subtropical countries in
the fields of agriculture, forestry, and agrifoods, including
environmental issues and natural resource management
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| Tropenbos
|
To improve
forest management for the benefit of people, conservation, and
sustainable development
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| Center
for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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To conserve
forests and improve the livelihoods of people in the tropics;
to help local communities and small farmers gain their rightful
share of forest resources while increasing the production and
value of forest products
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| International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
|
To improve
the well-being of present and future generations of rice farmers
and consumers, particularly those with low incomes; to generate
and disseminate rice-related knowledge and technology of short-
and long-term environmental, social, and economic benefit
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| International
Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
|
To enhance
the food security, income, and well-being of resource-poor people
in sub-Saharan Africa; to increase agricultural production, improve
food systems, and sustainably manage natural resources
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| International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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To improve
food security and nutrition, with an emphasis on low-income countries
and poor people and on the sound management of the natural resources
base that supports agriculture
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| Centro
Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
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To conduct
socially and environmentally progressive research aimed at reducing
hunger and poverty and preserving natural resources in developing
countries
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| Africa
Rice Center (WARDA)
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To contribute
to poverty alleviation and food security and to increase the productivity
and profitability of the rice sector in ways that ensure the sustainability
of the farming environment
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| Australian
Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
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To improve
sustainable agricultural production in developing countries
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| Centro
Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
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To serve
the poor in developing countries; to increase food security, improve
the productivity and profitability of farming systems, and sustain
natural resources
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| International
Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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To improve
the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research
and training in dry areas of the developing world, by increasing
the production, productivity, and nutritional quality of food
while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base
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| Centro
Internacional de la Papa (CIP)
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To reduce
poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing
countries by improved management of natural resources in the Andes
and other mountain areas
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| International
Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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To serve
the poorest of the poor in the semi-arid areas of the developing
world and to give a human face to the science and agricultural
research that we do with our partners
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| Consultative
Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
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To achieve
sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries
in the fields of agriculture, livestock, forestry, policy, and
natural resources management
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| Economic
development
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International
Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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To solve
critical development problems
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| Australian
Agency for International Development (AusAID)
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To advance
Australia’s national interest by helping developing countries
reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development
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| International
Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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To improve
agricultural systems in which livestock are important
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| Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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To develop
and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural
and rural development
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| UK Department
of International Development
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To combat
the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa, promote poverty reduction
programs, reduce debt, boost access to markets, and support peace
processes
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| International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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To enable
the rural poor to overcome poverty
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| International
Development Association (IDA)
|
To promote
economic development, increase productivity, and thus raise standards
of living in the less-developed areas of the world
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| United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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To encourage
long-term and equitable economic growth and advance U.S. foreign
policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture,
and trade; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention,
and humanitarian assistance
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