Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Culture
Development
Education
Energy
Environment
Food
Governance
Habitat
Information
Private Sector
Science and Technology
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Technical Cooperation
Water
Youth
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Governance and Public Administration
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Energy
Forests
Freshwater
Health
Information for decision-making and participation
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Science
Sustainable Tourism
Technology
Transport
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
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Geographic scope: |
Regional
Latin America and Caribbean
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Country of activity: |
Argentina
Mexico
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1991 |
Organizational structure: |
The Administrative Council leads the Organization and approves the programs that take place in it. The implementation of the Programs is responsibility of the Departments within the Foundation. These Departments implement the programs and report to the President. The President of the Foundation is responsible for the executive representation of the Foundation and coordination of the Activities across Departments when required. The accountability department assists the President in its Administrative and accounting functions. Annually Fundacion Biosfera submits reports to the National Government. |
Number and type of members: |
Administrative Council: 6
Contractors: 18
Volunteers: 32
Permanent Staff: 4 |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Foro de Ciudad Sustentable (Arg); Climate Action Network International (CAN), Climate Action Network Latin America (CANLA) |
Funding structure: |
Fees for education and training services
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Foreign and international grants
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