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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Climate Change Economics and Finance Education Media Social Development Women/gender Equality Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The mission of Global Choices is to drive action on the Ice Crisis, prioritising the Arctic and Antarctic Global Commons. Polar ice, a crucial regulator of global climate, is rapidly diminishing and there is little concerted effort to protect what remains of it, as governments and industries are positioning to take advantage of melting and get to exposed riches. We are therefore striving to protect the Polar ecosystems and ice from wilful harm, to provide time for emissions reduction to catch up. In practice, we are mobilising to move the Ice Crisis to the top of the global policy agenda and building a powerful constituency calling for a moratorium to protect the Central Arctic Ocean Ice Shield that would encourage scientific exploration but prohibit oil and gas exploration, deep sea mining and breaking a transPolar shipping lane through the ice This is in the context of a consciousness in action that we are one Humanity, dependent on these Global Commons,the interdependent natural systems crucial to all life. To achieve our mission, we work through six core programs: 1) the Hands Off Campaign - confronting policy makers, corporations, industry and individuals with the implications of the loss of the polar ice caps and urges urgent action to protect what is left of the ice; 2) empowering intergenerational action with our youth led Arctic Angels Action Network of young women leaders whom we support and mentor, facilitating multi-media engagement to raise awareness for protection of the Polar ecosystems; 3) Vision 2020 to mobilize global media resources on climate priorities 4)Promoting Climate education with a curriculum based on the Principles of Harmony, sharing verified science available in creative ways; 5)Climate finance, creation of innovative and precedent-setting financial instruments to protect the Global Commons; 6) Humpty Dumpty, gathering influential female leaders to bring conscious feminine energy to strategically tackle the climate crisis. Global Choices is guided by our core values : generosity of spirit; intergenerational; courageous; integrity; inclusiveness and kindness. SDG integration: Global Choices works to ensure that everyone has a healthy place to live. As an organisation, we invest in people and process as much as projects and are fully committed to implementation of all the SDGs, not just to those to which we have made a priority commitment. SDG 17 on collaboration and partnerships is a central operating principle. We also maintain an open source Resource Library including coverage of the impact of the coronavirus crisis on climate change efforts.
Year established:	1992
Year of registration:	1992
Organizational structure:	Global Choices is a USA- based- 501(c)3 non-profit organization. There is an operational office in London UK. The organisation is purposefully inclusive, intergenerational and feminine led. It has a USA Board of Directors. Patrons include Ted Turner Benefactor of the UN Foundation and Dr Sylvia Earle oceanographer and there is a strong Advisory Board of luminaries, scientists, development, business, Indigenous and climate experts. The co-founders and leadership are highly experienced climate and development specialists: Sally Ranney, President is a Member of the NWF Board and President of AREI the American Renewables Institute and co-founder of WECAN a Women’s Indigenous Environmental network. Inge Relph, Co-Founder and Executive Director was Senior Policy Advisor to The Elders, including SG Kofi Annan and Ban Ki Moon.and on the UNEP FI digital finance team. The operational team cover Finance, Administration, IT, Fundraising and Development, Marketing and Social Media. Their role is to ensure sound financial management,compliance with all internal and external regulations and are in service to the program leaders. Core program leaders cover coordination of the Arctic Angels Network, Environmental Sciences and Research, Arctic Policy and Moratorium development and Climate Education.
Number and type of members:	Not a membership organization.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	The Planetary Emergency Partnership; Deep Sea Conservation Coalition; High Seas Alliance; Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC); 2041 Foundation and the 2041 ClimateForce Alumni network; Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network, International; The
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	TURNER FAMILY FUND and Moondance Foundation

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