List of nature conservation organizations
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This is a list of conservation organisations that primarily aim to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems.
List of international conservation organisations[edit]
- African Wild Dog Conservancy - dedicated to conserving the African wild dog
- American Bird Conservancy - conserving native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
- Bat Conservation International - working to conserve the world's bats and their habitats.
- BirdLife International - a global partnership of organisations that strive to conserve birds
- Center for Biological Diversity - protecting endangered species through legal action, petitions, media and activism
- Conservation International - secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - mission to save species from extinction.
- EcoHealth Alliance - protecting the health of people, animals, and the environment from emerging infectious diseases.
- Fauna and Flora International - safeguard the future of southern Africa’s large mammal populations.
- GRACE Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center - create a stable future for Grauer’s gorilla in DR Congo, Africa.
- Greenpeace - raising environmental issues to public knowledge.
- International Anti-Poaching Foundation - created a structured military-like approach to conservation in Africa.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature - a partnership of 1400 organisations working in the field of nature conservation.
- National Audubon Society - non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation
- National Wildlife Federation - conservation education and advocacy.
- Ocean Conservancy - formulate ocean policy based on peer reviewed science.
- Operation Wallacea - international conservation NGO
- Rainforest Action Network - preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights.
- Rainforest Alliance - provision of an environmental certification on forestry and agriculture.
- Rainforest Foundation Fund - preserving rainforest by defending the rights of the indigenous peoples
- Rainforest Foundation UK - preserving rainforest by defending the rights of the indigenous peoples
- Rainforest Trust - focused on the purchase of tropical lands
- Rare - helps communities adopt sustainable behaviors toward their environment
- The Nature Conservancy - largest environmental nonprofit by assets and revenue in the world.
- Wildlife Conservation Network - protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats.
- Wildlife Conservation Society - manages four New York City wildlife parks in addition to the Bronx Zoo.
- World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund - international conservation
- Zoological Society of London - devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.
List of national or local conservation organisations[edit]
- Ancient Forest Alliance - conserving old growth forests in British Columbia, Canada
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Maine to Georgia
- BirdLife Australia - Australian ornithological conservation organisation
- California Coastal Conservancy - government agency that manages coastline resources
- Central Park Conservancy - manages 843 acre 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
- Defenders of Wildlife - works to protect all native animals and plants throughout North America.
- Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
- Ducks Unlimited
- European Wildlife
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation - German
- Great Swamp Watershed Association
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- Izaak Walton League of America - devoted to conservation in the United States.
- The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) - land trust modeled after the National Trust of Britain
- Live Ocean - New Zealand Marine conservation charity
- Miami Conservancy District - Ohio agency that manages flood control of the Great Miami River
- National Trust of Britain
- Nature Conservancy of Canada - help protect Canada's most important lands, waters and wildlife.
- North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power - Chinese public university
- Open Space Institute - conservation organisation and think tank in the Eastern United States.
- Operation Wallacea - international conservation NGO
- Pheasants Forever
- Point Blue Conservation Science - advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research
- Pro Natura - 650 nature reserves in Switzerland (250 square kilometers)
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) - converted 13,150 miles (21,160 km) of former rail lines to trails
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy - dedicated to the acquisition of land for conservation in California.
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy - state conservancy in California
- Ukraine Nature Conservation Society
- Sierra Club
- The Conservation Fund - to pursue environmental preservation and economic development in the United States.
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- 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 Research and Conservation Trust - undertakes field research to promote the conservation of wildlife in India
- Wolf River Conservancy - protects the Wolf River in Tennessee
Cave conservancies[edit]
To see organisations that are specialized land trusts managing caves and karst features in the United States, refer to Cave conservancies.
