COM+ Alliance

The COM+ Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development (abbreviated COM+ Alliance or COM+) is a partnership of international organizations and communications professionals from diverse sectors committed to using communications to advance a vision of sustainable development that integrates its three pillars: economic, social and environmental.

By offering a platform to share expertise, develop best practice and create synergies, Com+ hopes to actively support creative and inspiring communications across the world.

Goal

The goal of Com+ is to provide resources for media, communications professionals, researchers, academics and civil society to learn and exchange ideas on issues pertaining to sustainable development communications.

COM+ has been awarded the worldwide communication of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD).

Founding partners

* The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service Trust
* Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS) [http://science.conservation.org/ website] , the the scientific hub of Conservation International (CI)
* The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR
* Global Environment Facility (GEF)
* GlobeScan ( [http://www.globescan.com/ website] )
* The International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) ( [http://www.ifej.org/ website] )
* Inter Press Service (IPS)
* IUCN - The World Conservation Union
* One Planet ( [http://www.oneplanetpictures.co.uk/ website] )
* Reuters Foundation ( [http://www.foundation.reuters.com/ website] )
* Southern Caucus of NGOs for Sustainable Development ( [http://www.southngocaucus.org/ website] )
* Television Trust for the Environment TVE ( [http://www.tve.org/ website] )
* United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
* World Bank
* WBCSD

Associate partners

* GreenFacts
* Television for Education Asia Pacific (TVEAP) ( [http://www.tveap.org/ website] )

External links

* [http://www.complusalliance.org/ The website of the COM+ Alliance]