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Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE)’s "purpose is to facilitate high level dialogues amongst legislators on key environmental issues. These dialogues are led by legislators but involve international business leaders and civil society representatives. Their objective is to urge effective action by governments and private sector leaders." [1]
"GLOBE International was founded in 1989 as an inter-parliamentary group between the US Congress and European Parliament to respond to urgent environmental challenges. The founding members of GLOBE were US Congressmen Scheuer and Sikorski, US Senator John Heinz and MEPs Munting, Pimenta, Banotti, Roelants du Vivier and Seligman." [2]
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Funding
On its website GLOBE International states that it "receives support from Governments, Inter-governmental bodies such as the World Bank and also from corporate membership of GLOBE's policy themed Dialogues." However, it does not publicly disclose on its website who it receives support from.[3]
GLOBE International Presidents [4]
- 1989 - 1990 USA - Member of the US Congress, Congressman James Scheuer
- 1990 - 1993 USA - Member of the US Senate, Senator Al Gore Jr.
- 1993 - 1996 Japan - Member of the Japanese Diet, Representative Takashi Kosugi
- 1996 - 1999 European Parliament - Member of the European Parliament, Tom Spencer MEP
- 1999 - 2002 Japan - Member of the Japanese Diet, Representative Akiko Domoto
- 2002 - 2005 USA - Member of the US Congress, Congressman James Greenwood
- 2005 - 2006 United Kingdom - Member of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP
- 2006 - to date United Kingdom - Rt Hon Elliot Morley MP, UK Prime Minister's Special Representative at Gleneagles Dialogue
Personnel
Contact
GLOBE International Secretariat
11 Dartmouth Street
Westminster
London SW1H 9BN
UK
Email: matthewsa AT parliament.uk
Web: http://www.globeinternational.org
Resources and articles
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- National Endowment for Democracy: Grants By Country
- Copenhagen Climate Council
- International Commission on Climate and Energy Security
- International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystems
- G8 + 5 Climate Change Dialogue
- G8 Illegal Logging Dialogue
References
- ↑ Globe International, Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment, accessed September 12, 2007.
- ↑ History, Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment, accessed September 12, 2007.
- ↑ Supporters, Globe International, accessed September 2, 2008.
- ↑ History, Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment, accessed September 12, 2007.
