The Institute for Environmental Security (IES) is an international non-profit non-governmental organisation established in 2002 in The Hague, The Netherlands with representatives in Brussels, London, California, New York and Washington, D.C.

IES was established through the collaborative efforts of:

• The Netherlands Committee for the IUCN,
• Stichting Environment & Development Resource Centre,
• Stichting EuroCampus Institute, and
• TransGlobal Ventures, Inc.

• Wouter J. Veening, Chairman
  Co-founder of IES / Former Policy Director, Netherlands Committee for the IUCN / Co-founder and Head, Guiana Shield Initiative
• Thomas N.B. Spencer, Vice-Chairman
  Executive Director, European Centre for Public Affairs / Former President, GLOBE International / Former President of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (1997-1999)
• Ronald A. Kingham, Secretary / Treasurer
  Co-founder of IES / Director, Stichting Environment & Development Resource Centre / Former European Co-ordinator, Transatlantic Environment Dialogue / Former Executive Director, International Coalition for Development Action

An international Advisory Council gives guidance to ensure the faithful implementation of the Institute's stated objectives:

• Margaret Brusasco-MacKenzie
  Advisor Green Globe Network / Former Head, International Affairs, DG ENV, European Commission
• Gottfried Leibbrandt
  Chairman, Stichting EuroCampus Institute / Former Director General for Higher Education and Research in The Netherlands Ministry of Education / Former (Founding) President of the Open University of The Netherlands
• J. Steven Lovink
  Co-founder of IES / Founder and President of TransGlobal Ventures, Inc. / Senior advisor to the Guiana Shield Initiative / Author and managing partner of the Eco-Insurance Initiative / Co-founder Planet 2025 News Network (PNN)
• Michael Renner
  Senior Researcher-Director, Global Security Project, Worldwatch Institute / Member, Global Policy Forum Board / Member, International Advisory Board, The Hague Appeal for Peace / Member, International Advisory Group, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research

• Andrew Vincent Alder, Senior Fellow / California Representative
• Johannah Bernstein, Environmental Law and Policy Consultant
• Chad M. Briggs, Associate Fellow
• Serge Bronkhorst, Law Project Coordinator, Europe
• Ewout Doorman, Researcher
• Rita Floyd, Associate Fellow
• Eric van de Giessen, ESPA Project Coordinator Great Lakes region, Africa
• Harris Gleckman, Senior Fellow / New York Representative / Law Project Coordinator, North America
• Jeanna Hyde Hecker, ESPA Scientific Coordinator / Project Coordinator Matavén, Colombia
• Leendert Jonker, ESPA Programme Manager
• Ronald A. Kingham, Director / Brussels Liaison
• Wouter Lubberts, Researcher
• J. Steven Lovink, Finance Programme Coordinator / Education Programme Coordinator / Washington, D.C. Representative
• Jeannette E. Mullaart, Senior Fellow
• Paulien Peet, ESPA Project Coordinator DR Congo, Africa
• Wouter J. Veening, President
• Géraud de Ville, Information Officer
• Nasser Yassin, Associate Fellow / London Representative

Our multidisciplinary work programme integrates the fields of science, diplomacy, law, finance and education. The programme is designed to provide policy-makers with a methodology to tackle environmental security risks in time, in order to safeguard essential conditions for sustainable development. Click here for our programme of activities.

IES Director, Wouter Veening is the Deputy Chairman of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and Chairman of the CEESP Working Group on Environment and Security (E&S), bringing together over eighty leading experts in the field of environment and security.

The IES is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) of OSCE, UNEP, UNDP, and NATO.

Strategic partnerships have been built up with a diverse group of organisations in each of the Horizon 21 programme areas. Click here for the list of IES Partners.

Initial support for the Institute and this website was provided by The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. Click here for a complete list of IES Donors.