Working list of NGOs (compiled by Paul Gellert, 2020)
- NGOs working on global South and global inequality
Third World Network
https://www.twn.my/
- “an independent non-profit international research and advocacy organisation involved in issues relating to development, developing countries and North-South affairs.”
- Malaysia based
- Many reports divided by topic area
- Large development NGOs
Doctors Without Borders
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Oxfam International
World Vision
- Policy Watchdogs
Global Policy Forum
https://www.globalpolicy.org
Institute for Policy Studies
https://ips-dc.org/
- “IPS is a progressive think tank dedicated to building a more equitable, ecologically sustainable, and peaceful society. In partnership with dynamic social movements, we turn transformative policy ideas into action.”
- Mainstream environmental NGOs
The Nature Conservancy
https://www.nature.org/en-us/
- “grounded by local experience and leverage our science, real-world solutions and partnerships to influence global decision-making.”
- Nature conservation focus, through science, purchasing land, and other strategies
World Resources Institute
https://www.wri.org/
- focus on measurable results ( “Count it; Change it; Scale it”)
- works for market-based solutions, such as certified sustainable palm oil with RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)
- more critical environmental NGOs
Environmental Investigation Agency
https://eia-international.org/index.shtml
- “investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse”
- focus on climate, forests, ocean, and wildlife
Global Witness
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/
- “campaigns to end environmental and human rights abuses driven by the exploitation of natural resources and corruption in the global political and economic system.”
- Reports on conflict diamonds, tainted land deals, environmental activists attacked by states, etc.
- list of campaigns by country
Greenpeace International
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/
- “uses non-violent creative action to pave the way towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten our environment.”
- Work on energy, food, consumption, etc.
Rainforest Action Network
https://www.ran.org/
- “We take action against the companies and industries driving deforestation and climate change.”
- Research on forest related industries, financiers, and climate change threats
- Collaboration with indigenous and community groups
f. Corporate and
SIPRI
https://www.sipri.org/databases
- For military arms, has the best databases
Land Datasets
https://landportal.org/book/datasets
- A set of 51 datasets which are mostly – but not all -- on land-related issues such as Land Matrix (direct link https://landmatrix.org/map/ ) which tracks land “deals” around the world. Other examples of data linked on this website include:
- Global Forest Watch (direct link https://www.globalforestwatch.org/) which tracks forest cover and forest cover loss;
- Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (direct link https://www.transparency.org/en/gcb ), which measures outsider perceptions of corruption
Mapping Corporations
Corporate Watch
https://corpwatch.org/.
- Works to promote environmental, social and human rights at the local, national and global levels by holding multinational corporations accountable for their actions”
- investigative research reports, categorized by industry and by issues (environment, gender, law, etc.)
Little Sis
https://littlesis.org/
- “We're a grassroots watchdog network connecting the dots between the world's most powerful people and organizations."
Corporate Mapping Project
https://www.corporatemapping.ca