There are now many different WW2BW partnerships working in the region, but the initiative first began with a core group of committed organizations that were critical in bringing people together and in making WW2BW happen through their substantial financial and human resource contributions. These include:

• The Caribbean Environmental Programme at the United Nations Environmental Programme (CEP/UNEP)
• The U.S. State Department
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture
• The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami
• The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• USAID
• The Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA)
• The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
• CATHALAC
• The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)