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Commonwealth NGOs
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Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment
HQ situated in U.K.
Website: http://www.globeinternational.org
Type of NGO: NGO,
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Contact method: email : matthewsa@parliament.uk
Description:
* GLOBE is the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment
founded in 1989.
* GLOBE facilitates high level negotiated policy positions from leading
legislators from across the G8+5 parliaments and from regional dialogues which
are informed by business leaders and key international experts.
* GLOBE's objective is to support ambitious political leadership on issues
of climate and energy security, land-use change and ecosystems and economic and
population growth. Internationally, GLOBE is focussed on progressive leadership
from G8 leaders and the leaders of the major emerging economies as well as
formal negotiations within the United Nations. GLOBE has a particular interest
in the role that International Financial Institutions can play.
* GLOBE shadows the formal G8 negotiations and allows legislators to work
together outside the formal international negotiations. Without the burden of
formal governmental negotiating positions, legislators have the freedom to push
the boundaries of what can be politically achieved.
* At an international level GLOBE consists of senior cross-party members of
parliament from all G8 countries and the +5 countries of Brazil, China, India,
Mexico and South Africa. Also, GLOBE facilitates regional policy dialogues
amongst legislators within the Americas Region (North & South America), Europe
(West & Eastern Europe), Asia and Africa.
* Importantly, GLOBE’s discussions can be translated into policies and
practical solutions through legislation both at the national, regional and
international level. Legislators also have a critical role to play in holding
their own governments to account for the commitments that are made during
international negotiations.
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