*Global Legislator’s Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) (www.globeinternational.org)– an international organization of legislators from around the planet whose purpose is to enhance international cooperation between parliamentarians on global environmental issues. Founded in 1989, GLOBE has over 800 members, in more than 100 countries, and regional affiliates in Brussels, Cape Town, Moscow, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
GLOBE provides a unique forum in which parliamentary leaders from different countries work together to forge balanced, informed policy responses to pressing global environmental challenges. The main objectives of the organization are:
● To enhance the awareness in parliaments of international environmental policy and legislation, and to promote and coordinate efforts to support such policies and legislation.
● To contribute to generating a global debate on environmental policy by creating networks among parliamentarians and opportunities for exchanges between parliaments on environmental policy questions.
GLOBE addresses environmental problems, urging effective action by governments and private sector leaders, and suggesting alternative and sustainable approaches. GLOBE works towards improving the state of the global environment through the legislative process and other means. To this end, the members of GLOBE exchange opinions and information, attempting to build consensus on ways to protect the environment through national legislation and international negotiation. GLOBE seeks to address pressing environmental issues and to draw attention to their significance at the national and global levels.
Global Legislator’s Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) (www.globeinternational.org)
