The Institute for Environmental Security (IES) is an international non-profit non-governmental organisation established in 2002 in The Hague, with representatives in Brussels, London, California, New York and Washington, DC.
The Institute’s mission is: "to advance global environmental security by promoting the maintenance of the regenerative capacity of life-supporting eco-systems."
Its multidisciplinary approach integrates the fields of science, diplomacy, law, finance and education. Activities are designed to provide policy-makers with a methodology to tackle environmental security risks in time, in order to safeguard essential conditions for peace and sustainable development.
The IES "knowledge network" was set up to increase political attention to environmental security as a means to help prevent conflict, instability and unrest.