List of nature conservation organizations

Not to be confused with List of cultural conservation-restoration organizations.

This is a list of conservation organisations, which are organisations that primarily deal with the conservation of ecosystems.

List of conservation organizations

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• African Wild Dog Conservancy - nonprofit dedicated to conserving the African wild dog through research and education
• American Bird Conservancy
• Ancient Forest Alliance - conserving old growth forests in British Columbia, Canada
• Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) - Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Maine to Georgia
• Bat Conservation International
• BirdLife Australia
• California Coastal Conservancy - government agency that manages 1,100 miles (1800 km) of coastline resources
• Center for Biological Diversity
• Central Park Conservancy - manages 843 acre (3.4 km²) Central Park under a contract with City of New York
• Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi - Bolivian non-governmental organisation
• Conservancy Association - Hong Kong's oldest non-governmental environmental organisation
• Conservancy of Southwest Florida
• Conservation International
• Curl Curl Lagoon Friends - NSW Australia
• Defenders of Wildlife
• Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
• Ducks Unlimited
• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
• The Earth Organization
• European Wildlife
• Fauna and Flora International - the world’s oldest international wildlife conservation organisation
• Great Swamp Watershed Association
• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
• International Anti-Poaching Foundation
• International Union for Conservation of Nature
• Izaak Walton League of America - United States organization devoted since 1922 to the conservation of water, wildlife, woods, soil and air
• The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) - land trust modeled after the National Trust of Britain
• Live Ocean - New Zealand Marine conservation charity
• Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD) - Turkish NGO operating throughout the eastern Mediterranean to conserve marine mammals
• Miami Conservancy District - Ohio agency that manages flood control of the Great Miami River
• National Audubon Society - non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation
• National Trust of Britain
• The Nature Conservancy - international land trust - 117 million acres (473,000 km²), 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of rivers
• Nature Conservancy of Canada - 1,400 properties, 1.8 million acres (7,300 km²)
• North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power - Chinese public university
• Ocean Conservancy - ocean ecosystems
• Open Space Institute - conservation organization and think tank in the Eastern United States that has helped protect over 1,000,000 acres
• Operation Wallacea - international conservation NGO
• Organization for Bat Conservation
• Point Blue Conservation Science - advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research
• Pro Natura - 650 nature reserves in Switzerland (250 square kilometres)
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) - converted 13,150 miles (21,160 km) of former rail lines to trails
• Rainforest Trust
• Rare - international conservation organization
• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy - California state agency - 55,000 acres (220 km²)
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy - state conservancy in California
• Ukraine Nature Conservation Society
• UNESCO
• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - 200,000 acres (800 km²)
• Whaleman Foundation - protection of cetaceans
• Wild Salmon Center - identifies and protects the best salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim
• Wildlife Conservation Network - protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats by supporting entrepreneurial conservationists who pursue innovative strategies for people and wildlife to co-exist and thrive
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• Wildlife Research and Conservation Trust
• Wolf River Conservancy - the Wolf River in Tennessee - 17,000 acres (69 km²)
• World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund - international conservation
• Zoological Society of London

Cave conservancies

Cave conservancies are land trusts specialized in caves and karst features.

• Butler Cave Conservation Society
• National Speleological Society
• Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc.
• Texas Cave Conservancy
• Texas Cave Management Association

See also

• Category:Conservation organizations
• List of environmental issues
• List of environmental organizations
• List of population concern organizations