List of environmental organizations
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This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve, analyze or monitor the environment. Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be governmental or private.
Intergovernmental Organizations
International organizations and bodies established through international agreements or other commitments to protect the environment:
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA)
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
Government Organizations
The governments of all developed countries, as well as the majority of developing countries have government departments or agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment:
Brazil
Canada
Isle of Man
New Zealand
- Department of Conservation
- Ministry for the Environment
- Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
United Kingdom
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Friends of the Earth
- The Wildlife Trusts
- Association for Environment Conscious Building
England
- English Heritage
- English Nature
- Environment Agency (England & Wales)
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
United States
Native American Nations
- All US states have fish and game departments that regulate local hunting and other taking of wild animals.
Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
These organizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts:
International
- Bellona Foundation
- Biofuelwatch
- BirdLife International
- Center for International Environmental Law
- Conservation International
- Earth Charter Initiative
- Earth Policy Institute
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- FERN
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Friends of Nature
- Friends of the Earth
- Gaia Mater (the mother Earth)
- Global Water Policy Project
- Global Witness
- Great Transition Initiative
- Green Cross International
- Greenpeace
- NatureServe
- Tellus Institute
- The Nature Conservancy
- Nicodemus Wilderness Project
- Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Worldchanging
- Worldwatch Institute
- World Wide Fund for Nature
- Xerces Society
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Regional
Africa
- African American Environmentalist Association
- African Conservation Foundation
- Environmental Foundation for Africa
Europe
- European Biomass Association
- European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
North America
National
Australia
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Coal Alliance
- Australian Student Environment Network
- Landcare Australia
- Environment Victoria
- Public Transport Users Association
See also Category:Environmental organisations based in Australia.
Austria
- GLOBAL 2000 - Friends of the Earth Austria
- Transitforum Austria Tirol
Belgium
- Flemish Forest Organisation (Vereniging voor Bos in Vlaanderen)
- Greenpeace Belgium
Brazil
- Instituto Socioambiental
- Amigos da Terra (Friends of the Earth, Brazil)
- Instituto Ipê
- SOS Matâ Atlántica
Bulgaria
Canada
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Canadian Environmental Network
- Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Manitoba Eco-Network
- Nature Canada
- Sierra Club of Canada
- Sierra Legal Defence Fund
See also Category:Environmental organizations based in Canada.
Croatia
- Ekološko društvo Pan
- Ekološko društvo Zeleni Osijek
- Osjecki zeleni
- Udruga Franjo Koščec
- Udruga za prirodu, okolis i odrzivi razvoj Sunce
- Udruga Zelena Istra
- Zaštitarsko ekoloska organizacija Nobilis
- Zelena akcija
Czech Republic
- Hnutí DUHA - Friends of the Earth Czech Republic
Estonia
Love peace justice
Finland
- Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto)
- Finnish Nature League group (Luonto-Liiton metsäryhmä)
- Greenpeace Finland
France
- Les Amis de la Terre - Friends of the Earth France
- (fr) Green Cross France
Germany
- ARA
- Bergwaldprojekt e.V.
- Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) = Friends of the Earth Germany
- BUNDjugend (BUND's Youth organization)
- Bundesvereinigung gegen Fluglärm (BVF)
- Global 2000
- Greenpeace Germany
- Pro Regenwald e.V.
- Rettet den Regenwald
- Robin Wood
- Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD)
Hungary
- Védegylet - Protect the Future!
India
- Reef Watch Marine Conservation, Mumbai
- Movement and Action for Social Services (MASS)
- Green Coalition Network Worldwide
- VISWADARSANAM, centre for humanity and nature, kerala, India
- preservetheglobe.org -- Learn, Share & Act. Join Hands to Take Care Of This WOrld
- BGM Social Service Centre, Neyyardam, Kerala.
Iran
- Earth Watchers Center (EWC)
Ireland
- Irish Woodworkers for Africa (trading as Just Forests)
Isle of Man
- Basking Shark Society
- Dalby Woodland Trust
- Friends of the Earth Isle of Man
- Friends of the Glens
- Island Agenda 21
- Isle of Man One World Centre
- Manx Bird Atlas
- Manx Rivers Improvement Association
- Manx Wildlife Trust
- Manx Woodland Trust
- Native Oak Group
- Permaculture Association
- Society for the Protection of the Manx Countryside
- Zero Waste Mann
Israel
- Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), Adam Teva V'Din
Italy
Kenya
Macedonia
Montenegro
The Netherlands
- AIDEnvironment
- Greenpeace Netherlands
- ICCO
- Milieudefensie - Friends of the Earth Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
- WWF Netherlands
New Zealand
- Buller Conservation Group
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO)
- Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand
- Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
- Native Forest Restoration Trust
- New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
- Save Happy Valley Campaign
- TerraNature
- Trees for Survival
- Waipoua Forest Trust
- Climaction [1]
Norway
- Bellona
- Friends of the Earth Norway (Norges Naturvernforbund)
- Green Warriors of Norway (Norges Miljøvernforbund)
- Natur og Ungdom
- Rainforest Foundation Norway (Regnskogfondet)
- Zero Emission Resource Organisation
Pakistan
- Rehbar Development Foundation
- [Society for Conservation and protection of Environment (SCOPE)]
Portugal
Russia
South Africa
- North West Parks & Tourism Board Honorary Officer Association
- Friends of the Pilansberg
- Earthlife Africa
- Koeberg Alert
- Cape Town Ecology Group
- Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa*
- NiMBLE - Nelson Mandela Bay Local Environmentalists
Slovakia
- Greenpeace Slovakia
- VLK - Saving The Forests and Wild Animals
- WOLF Forest Protection Movement
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
United Kingdom
- Aldersgate Group
- Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
- The Corner House
- Down to Earth
- Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
- Forest Peoples Programme
- Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Greenpeace UK
- The Institution of Environmental Sciences
- John Muir Trust
- Rainforest Foundation UK
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Transport 2000
- UK CEED (UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development)
- Council for the Protection of Rural England
- RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
- Worldforests
- World Wildlife Foundation
- CECB
United States
- Abalone Alliance (historic)
- African American Environmentalist Association
- Adirondack Council
- Aldo Leopold Foundation
- American Bird Conservancy
- American Farmland Trust
- American Rivers
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- CampaignEarth!
- Center for a New American Dream
- Center for Transportation and the Environment
- Clamshell Alliance
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Earth First!
- Earth Island Institute
- Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
- Earthpledge
- Ecologyfund.com
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Integrity Project
- Environmental Ministry Network
- ForestEthics www.forestethics.org
- Forest Guardians
- Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee
- Global Environmental Technology & Management
- Global Green USA
- Jigeemu.com
- League of Conservation Voters
- Izaak Walton League
- National Association of Environmental Management
- National Audubon Society
- Nature's Classroom
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Native Forest Council
- National Geographic Society
- National Hispanic Environmental Council
- National Wildlife Federation
- NatureServe
- Negative Population Growth
- Neighborhood Parks Council
- New Jersey Audubon Society
- New York City Audubon
- Northwest Earth Institute
- Population Connection
- Rainforest Action Network
- Republicans for Environmental Protection
- Resource Renewal Institute
- Sand County Foundation
- Save the Dunes Council
- Save the Redwoods League
- Sea Shepherd
- Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
- Sierra Club
- The Marine Mammal Center
- The Lands Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- The School for Field Studies
- TreePeople
- Touch Tanks For Kids
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- The Rewilding Institute
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- White Kiwi Foundation
- The Wilderness Society
- The Wildlands Project
- Worldchanging
- The Wyoming Outdoor Council
Vietnam
Other (to be categorized)
- The Resource Foundation
- The Civic Trust
- GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
- Groundwork
- The Town and Country Planning Association
- Rehbar
- Environmental Defense
- ACT for Disarmament
- Industrial Workers of the World
- League of Conservation Voters
- Essential Information
- Environmental Working Group