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"A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research."

"UNDP's mission is to help countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programmes in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication."

"Operating world-wide through 132 country offices, the United Nations Development Programme is the UN's largest source of grants for development cooperation and its main anti-poverty agency."

"To provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations."

"UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund, is the largest mulitilateral provider of population and family planning assistance to developing countries. The fund was established in 1969 and is wholly funded by voluntary comntributions.

The three core areas of UNFPA are -- reproductive health, including family planning and sexual health; population and development strategies; and advocacy."

"UNICEF advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential."

Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, has played a leading role in conservation and natural resource management since the 1800s. Its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Institute for Biospheric Studies, Peabody Museum of Natural History and related entities are actively engaged in research and teaching to further the scientific understanding and long-term management of ecosystems for human benefit.