Environmental organizations
Environmental organizations are governmental or nongovernmental organizations which promote ecological preservation and/or conservation.
Below is a list of nongovernmental organizations.
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International Examples
- 350.org
- Anti-nuclear movement
- Antinea Foundation
- A Rocha
- Biofuelwatch
- Biosphere Expeditions
- BirdLife International
- Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies
- Earth Charter Initiative
- Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
- Fauna and Flora International
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Friends of Nature
- Friends of the Earth
- Friends of the Earth International
- Gaia Mater (the mother Earth)
- Global Footprint Network
- Global Witness
- Great Transition Initiative
- Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA)
- Green Cross International
- Greenpeace
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN - World Conservation Union)
- International Analog Forestry Network
- International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)
- The Mountain Institute
- Mountain Wilderness
- NatureServe
- Project AWARE
- Sandwatch
- Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
- Taiga Rescue Network (TRN)
- The Climate Project
- The Resource Foundation
- Wetlands International
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF)
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Worldchanging
- World Conservation Union (WCN)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- World Union for Protection of Life (WUPL)
- Worldwatch Institute
- World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- WWF
- Xerces Society
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
North American Examples
North American Examples
United States
- 41pounds.org
- Abalone Alliance (historic)
- Adirondack Mountain Club
- African American Environmentalist Association
- African Wild Dog Conservancy
- Albatross Foundation USA
- Allegheny Land Trust
- Alliance for Climate Protection
- Alliance to Save Energy
- American Bird Conservancy
- American Farmland Trust
- American Wind and Wildlife Institute
- Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL)
- Appalachian Voices
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation (ACT)
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- Audubon movement
- Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- Builders for the Bay
- Center for a New American Dream
- Center for International Environmental Law
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Citizens Campaign for the Environment
- Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
- Conservation International
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Desert Springs Action Committee
- Earthwatch
- Earth First!
- Earth Island Institute
- Earth Policy Institute
- Earth Liberation Army (ELA)
- Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
- EarthLab
- Earth's Birthday Project
- Ecotrust
- Energy Action Coalition
- EnviroLink Network
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
- Environment America
- Environment California
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Defense
- Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
- Environmental Law Institute
- Environmental Life Force (ELF)
- Environmental Working Group
- Earth Share
- Forest Guardians
- Friends of the Earth-US
- Global Exchange
- Global Water Policy Project
- Green Corps
- Green Zionist Alliance
- GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
- Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
- International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)
- Honor the Earth
- Izaak Walton League
- Keep America Beautiful
- League of Conservation Voters
- Montana Wilderness Association
- National Audubon Society
- National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
- National Geographic Society
- National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Wildlife Refuge Association
- Native Forest Council
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- Nature's Classroom
- NatureServe
- Negative Population Growth
- Neighborhood Parks Council
- Nicodemus Wilderness Project
- No To Nets
- Pacific Environment
- Planning and Conservation League
- Population Connection
- Preserve Our Island
- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
- Rainforest Action Network
- Resources for the Future (RFF)
- Republicans for Environmental Protection
- Rising Tide North America
- Riverkeeper
- Sand County Foundation
- Save the Redwoods League
- Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP)
- Sea Shepherd
- Sierra Club
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- Student Conservation Association
- Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
- Surfrider Foundation
- Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)
- Tellus Institute
- Texas Campaign for the Environment
- The Big Green Bus
- The Conservation Fund
- The Marine Mammal Center
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Ocean Conservancy
- The School for Field Studies
- The Wilderness Society
- TreePeople
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- West Harlem Environmental Action (WEACT)
- WILD Foundation
- Worldwatch Institute
- youthNoise
Canada
- Ancient Forest Alliance
- Bird Protection Quebec
- Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Canadian Environmental Network
- Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Ecojustice Canada
- Earth Liberation Army (ELA)
- Earth Rangers
- Energy Probe
- Green Action Centre
- Manitoba Eco-Network
- Nature Canada
- Pembina Institute
- Regenesis Movement
- Sierra Youth Coalition
- The Society for the Preservation of Wild Culture
- Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA)
- Western Canada Wilderness Committee
South and Middle American Examples
South America
European Examples
Europe
- Climate Action Network - Europe (CAN-Europe)
- Coastwatch Europe
- European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
- European Biomass Association
- European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- INFORSE-Europe
Croatia
Czech Republic
- Environmental Law Service (ELS)
- Hnutí DUHA - Friends of the Earth Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
- Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) = Friends of the Earth, Germany
- BUNDjugend (BUND's Youth organization)
- Claimer.org
- EarthLink e.V.
- Fuck for Forest
- Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) - German Nature Conservation Society
- Robin Wood
- Zeitz Foundation
Greece
Ireland
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
- Bellona Foundation
- Eco-Agents
- Green Warriors of Norway (Norges Miljøvernforbund)
- Nature and Youth
- Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature
- Zero Emission Resource Organisation
Portugal
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Association for Environment Conscious Building
- Bicycology
- Campaign for Better Transport
- Campaign for National Parks (CNP)
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
- The Corner House
- Creative Environmental Networks (CEN)
- Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
- Earth Liberation Prisoner Support Network (ELPSN)
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Environmental Justice Foundation
- Environmental Law Foundation (ELF)
- Environmental Protection UK
- Forest Peoples Programme
- Green Alliance
- Groundwork UK
- The Institution of Environmental Sciences
- John Muir Trust
- Marine Conservation Society
- People & Planet
- Plane Stupid
- RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- Scottish Wildlife Trust
- Stop Climate Chaos
- The Civic Trust
- The Wildlife Trusts
- Town and Country Planning Association
- UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
- Woodland Trust
Examples from Asia and the Pacific
China
Hong Kong
- Clear the Air (Hong Kong)
- The Conservancy Association
- Friends of the Earth (HK)
- Green Power
- Lights Out Hong Kong
- Society for Protection of the Harbour
India
- Awaaz Foundation
- Centre for Science and Environment
- CERE India
- Conserve
- Exnora International
- Foundation for Ecological Security
- Goa Foundation
- Paryawaran Sachetak Samiti
Indonesia
Nepal
New Zealand
- Buller Conservation Group
- Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO)
- Native Forest Restoration Trust
- New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network
- New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health (NZIEH)
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
- Save Happy Valley Campaign
- TerraNature
- Waipoua Forest Trust
Australian Examples
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Koala Foundation
- Australian Student Environment Network
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy
- Banksia Environmental Foundation
- Birds Australia
- Blue Wedges
- Clean Ocean Foundation
- Climate Friendly
- Environment Victoria
- Friends of the Earth Australia
- Greening Australia
- Greenpeace Australia-Pacific
- Landcare Australia
- Public Transport Users Association
- Southern Cross Group
- Sustainable Living Foundation
- Wilderness Society
- Wildlife Watch Australia
- WWF Australia