Vitae Civilis is a Brazilian institute for development, environment and peace working to contribute to, and promote, sustainable societies. Its ethos is based on five basic pillars: social justice, environmental conservation and integrity, diversity (cultural, ethnic, religious), democracy and economic viability.
It seeks to achieve this through supporting the participatory development and implementation of integrated public policies; generation and dissemination of knowledge and practices in the areas of climate, energy, water and environmental services; and strengthening civil society organizations and initiatives in these. Work in the field of climate change focuses on clean environments and renewable energy, but responding to the impacts of climate change and promotion of Agenda 21 also features strongly.