Federal Environment Agency Germany

For man and the environment is the mission statement of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). Founded in 1974, the UBA is Germany’s central federal authority on environmental matters. Its key statutory mandates are: To provide scientific support to the Federal Government; Implementation of environmental laws, and Information of the public about environmental protection. It has a total staff of around 1430, who work at 13 sites, of which seven are measuring stations of the UBA's own air monitoring network.

For further information: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-info-e/index.htm

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

The FOEN is the federal government’s centre of environmental expertise and is part of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication.
The FOEN is the federal government's centre of competence for environmental matters. It contributes to the long term preservation and use of natural resources (air, water, soil, forests, landscape, biodiversity) for society and the economy.

For further information: http://www.bafu.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en

UNEP Resource Panel

The Panel was officially launched in November 2007 and is expected to provide the scientific impetus for decoupling economic growth and resource use from environmental degradation. The overall objective of the Resource Panel is therefore to provide independent scientific assessment of the environmental impacts due to the use of resources over the full life cycle, and advise governments and organizations on ways to reduce these impacts.

For further information: http://www.unep.fr/scp/rpanel

Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)

SERI is a Pan-European think tank exploring sustainable development options for European societies based in Vienna. It was set up in September 1999. SERI takes a comprehensive view of sustainability both empirically and in its policy recommendations.

For further information: http://www.seri.at

Swiss Academy for Engineering Science (SATW)

SATW is a non-commercial, politically independent umbrella organization bringing together people, institutions and specialist companies in Switzerland that are active in the application and promotion of the engineering sciences.
SATW and its three sister academies SAHS, SAMS and SCNAT are recognized as scientific institutions under Federal research law. Around 80% of SATW’s funding (approximately CHF 1.5 million a year) comes from the Federal Government. The academy’s services are defined in a contract with the Federal Government. SATW has around 230 individual members and 60 member organizations. 

For further information: http://www.satw.ch/index_EN