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Appendix A: Institutions
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO): International organization
created under the 1978 Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation (also Amazon
Cooperation Treaty) as a secretariat to facilitate its aims. Also La Organización
del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica (OTCA) Website: http://www.otca-oficial.info/home
American Center for Life Cycle Assessment: Nonprofit organization “providing education, awareness, advocacy, and communications to build capacity and
knowledge of environmental LCA. ACLCA membership consists of industry, academia, government, consulting, and NGOs.” Website: www.aclca.org
American Farm Bureau Federation (or Farm Bureau): National organization
representing farm and ranch families in the USA. State-level Farm Bureaus operate
under the national organization. Website: https://www.fb.org/
American Petroleum Institute (API): Trade association representing 600 oil
and natural gas companies. Website: https://www.api.org/
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): International professional association of people from 177 countries working in civil engineering. Website: https://
www.asce.org/
American Water Works Association (AWWA): Professional association of
people and institutions associated with water treatment issues. Primarily US
Website: https://www.awwa.org/
California Energy Commission: State government agency responsible for
energy policy and planning within the state of California. Website: https://www.
energy.ca.gov/
CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural
Research): International Research partnership organization with 15 research centers (see International Food Policy Research Institute) that address issues of food
security, health, and nutrition, rural poverty, environment, and sustainability.
Website: https://www.cgiar.org/
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
P. Saundry, B. L. Ruddell (eds.), The Food-Energy-Water Nexus, AESS
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29914-9
Appendix A: Institutions
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO): International organization
created under the 1978 Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation (also Amazon
Cooperation Treaty) as a secretariat to facilitate its aims. Also La Organización
del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica (OTCA) Website: http://www.otca-oficial.info/home
American Center for Life Cycle Assessment: Nonprofit organization “providing education, awareness, advocacy, and communications to build capacity and
knowledge of environmental LCA. ACLCA membership consists of industry, academia, government, consulting, and NGOs.” Website: www.aclca.org
American Farm Bureau Federation (or Farm Bureau): National organization
representing farm and ranch families in the USA. State-level Farm Bureaus operate
under the national organization. Website: https://www.fb.org/
American Petroleum Institute (API): Trade association representing 600 oil
and natural gas companies. Website: https://www.api.org/
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): International professional association of people from 177 countries working in civil engineering. Website: https://
www.asce.org/
American Water Works Association (AWWA): Professional association of
people and institutions associated with water treatment issues. Primarily US
Website: https://www.awwa.org/
California Energy Commission: State government agency responsible for
energy policy and planning within the state of California. Website: https://www.
energy.ca.gov/
CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural
Research): International Research partnership organization with 15 research centers (see International Food Policy Research Institute) that address issues of food
security, health, and nutrition, rural poverty, environment, and sustainability.
Website: https://www.cgiar.org/