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Local Initiative for Environmental Sustainability

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Agriculture Atomic Energy Biodiversity Business and Industry Children Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Culture De-mining Debt Relief Decolonization Development Disabled Persons Disarmament Drug Control Economics and Finance Education Energy Environment Extreme poverty Family Financing for Development Food Governance HIV/AIDS Habitat Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Industrial Development Information Intellectual Property International Law International Security Justice Labour Law of the Sea and Antarctica Least Developed Countries Media Micro-Credit Migration Minority Rights New Global Institutions Outer Space Peace and Security Population Private Sector Refugees Religion Safety Science and Technology Social Development Sports for Peace and Development Statistics Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Technical Cooperation Torture Trade and Development United Nations Funding United Nations Reform Values Violence Volunteerism Water Women Women/gender Equality Youth Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Population: International migration Morbidity and mortality Population distribution and internal migration Population growth Population structure Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth Statistics: Civil registration systems Country or region codes Crime and criminal justice statistics Demographic and social surveys Development indicators Disability Statistics Environmental Accounts Geographical names Household Statistics Informal Sector Statistics International Comparison Programme International Economic and Social Classifications International migration Labour and Compensation Methodological publications in statistics National accounting Official statistics, principles and practices Population and housing censuses Poverty statistics Price and Quantity Statistics Services Statistics Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Statistical activities classification Statistics on international trade in services Time-use statistics Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Biotechnology Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Demographics Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Finance Forests Freshwater Gender equality Health Human settlements Indicators Industrial development Information for decision-making and participation Institutional arrangements Integrated decision-making International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Land management Major Groups Marine Resources Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.) Mining Mountains Oceans and seas Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sanitation Science Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS Technology Toxic chemicals Trade and environment Transport Waste (hazardous) Waste (radioactive) Waste (solid) Waste Management Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Nepal Belgium Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Slovenia Oman Türkiye Libya Madagascar Djibouti Democratic People's Republic of Korea Lithuania Comoros Eritrea Democratic Republic of the Congo Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Syrian Arab Republic Namibia Bhutan Mozambique Niger Russian Federation United States of America Republic of Moldova Mauritius Tajikistan Mongolia Saudi Arabia France Uruguay Angola Senegal China Gabon Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Seychelles Philippines Finland Antigua and Barbuda Equatorial Guinea Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ukraine Saint Kitts and Nevis Turkmenistan Benin Liechtenstein Argentina New Zealand Uganda Cameroon Central African Republic Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Somalia Nigeria Peru North Macedonia Lebanon Marshall Islands Tonga Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Bangladesh Azerbaijan Eswatini Croatia Sao Tome and Principe Kazakhstan Congo Andorra Cyprus Sierra Leone Kuwait Sudan Bahrain Mali Jordan Chile Singapore Barbados Japan Canada Malaysia Malta Haiti State of Palestine Togo Germany Norway Latvia Sweden Suriname Iraq Thailand Brazil Slovakia Australia Burundi Luxembourg Ethiopia Fiji Belize Indonesia Algeria Zimbabwe South Sudan Nicaragua Armenia Panama Mauritania Chad Poland Guinea Bissau Bulgaria United Republic of Tanzania Brunei Darussalam Dominican Republic Paraguay Netherlands Cape Verde Grenada San Marino Belarus Portugal El Salvador Samoa Cambodia Vanuatu Côte D'Ivoire Uzbekistan Papua New Guinea Monaco Guyana Botswana Italy Kiribati Trinidad and Tobago Cuba Palau Estonia Gambia Hungary Honduras Guatemala Denmark Lesotho Costa Rica United Arab Emirates Sri Lanka Ghana Holy See Malawi Qatar Czechia Jamaica Nauru Country Not Available Dominica Tunisia Spain Myanmar Zambia Ecuador Mexico Solomon Islands Guinea Burkina Faso United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Morocco India Yemen Montenegro Micronesia (Federated States of) Romania Israel Austria Maldives Albania Serbia Rwanda Kenya Bahamas Colombia Egypt South Africa Timor-Leste Georgia Ireland Greece Tuvalu Viet Nam Iceland Lao People's Democratic Republic Saint Lucia Liberia Republic of Korea
Other geographic areas of activity:	Occupied Syrian Golan
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Registered with Corporate Affairs Commission number: CAC/IT/NO 40619. Registered: 16/09/2010 Local Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability (LIFE'S) is a non – political, not for profit research based non-governmental organization (NGO). It was established in February 24th, 2000, as a platform for advocating collaborative actions and commitments in support of the world’s natural resources through grassroots empowerment, development and entrepreneurial capacity development for communities. In consonance with global trends, we promote positive change towards patterns of development that are ecologically sustainable, economically viable and socially equitable. It aims are to promote values and systems that will strengthen advocacy, green opportunities, and dialogue. Vulnerable communities, varnishing ecosystems, poor environmental governance have also become a source of conflicts which if not adequately and timely addressed resolved may erupt into a massive conflict immersing the nation on the path of destruction. We at LIFE'S are of firm conviction that the issue of sustainable development and implementation of Agenda 21 as agreed upon at the Earth Summit can only be fully addressed if local, national and international perspectives are linked to develop suitable action plans. This scenario is only possible when stakeholders are empowered socially, economically and educationally and allowed to evolve and apply their own strategies to development issues. LIFE'S also believes strongly in the linkages between research and policies on sustainable development, community empowerment and use of local knowledge and approaches for promoting sustainable utilization of natural resources. Although, increasingly, citizens demonstrate a certain fatalism and resignation regarding their participation in decision making processes that governs their live our goal is to engender an inclusive process that will allow ordinary people, especially the poor, women and other vulnerable groups become active participants in the development process Although, we have been operating mostly as an advocacy group, at community level, fostering community participation is the core of our mandate. Our plan is to promote extensive and meaningful community participation in the management of natural resources and amplify their voices in decision making process that concerns the environment. We have experience in community mobilization, partnering with the Media to promote environmental advocacy and have been part of the federal and state led climate change relayed advocacy and build up to the COP meeting. We are also involved in community surveys and baseline information gathering, community dialogues using participatory collaborative approaches, environmental advocacy, photo-exhibitions and enlightenment campaigns, amongst others
Year established:	2000
Year of registration:	2010
Organizational structure:	The organization consists of three main organs: the General Assembly, Board of Directors and the Management. The General Assembly includes both individuals and organizational members and currently it has a membership of over 250. LIFES Board of Directors is a 7 member Board, comprising of 3 females and 4 males. The Board is the policy making body of the organization and meets annually to review performance of the organization, approve programmes and budget for the organization. The Management, headed by the Executive Director is saddled with the responsibility of policy implementation and the general day-to-day running of the organization. The structure is organized into four proposed projects viz; Environment, Governance, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Natural Resource Development. There is also a unit of Administration and Finance which is saddled with the administrative and accounting issues. LIFES has operational and functional offices, well equipped and staffed in Ekiti and Lagos States covering the whole of the South West zone. As a national organization, LIFES has a wide coverage of programmes and activities throughout the country.
Number and type of members:	LIFES has over 250 members, consultants and volunteers
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Nigeria Network of NGOS, Lagos State Civil Society Partnership
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Foreign and international grants Fundraising campaigns

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