Global Development Research Center

The Global Development Research Center is an independent non-profit think tank that carries out initiatives in the spheres of environment, urban, community, economy and information, and at scales that are effective. GDRC's foray into the theme of biodiversity began with the Kyoto Protocol and it's COP3 held in Kyoto in 1997. In order to highlight the interconnectedness of the 'Big Three' conventions - Climate Change, biodiversity and desertification, GDRC developed the "Trialogue" initiative, particularly focussing on the role of NGOs in the three conventions.