An environmental organization is an

organization An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived fro ...

coming out of the conservation or environmental movements that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces. In this sense the environment may refer to the biophysical environment or the

natural environment The natural environment or natural world encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses ...

. The organization may be a charity, a trust, a

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

, a

governmental organization A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administratio ...

or an

intergovernmental organization Globalization is social change associated with increased connectivity among societies and their elements and the explosive evolution of transportation and telecommunication technologies to facilitate international cultural and economic exchan ...

. Environmental organizations can be global, national, regional or local. Some

environmental issue Environmental issues are effects of human activity on the biophysical environment, most often of which are harmful effects that cause environmental degradation. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on t ...

s that environmental organizations focus on include

pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...

plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. Plastics that act as pollutants are cate ...

waste Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste pr ...

resource depletion Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources (see also mineral resource classification). Use of either ...

, human overpopulation and

climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...

Intergovernmental organizations

Global organizations

* Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) * Earth System Governance Project (ESGP) *

School strike for climate School Strike for Climate ( sv, Skolstrejk för klimatet), also known variously as Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate, Climate Strike or Youth Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Friday ...

or Fridays for Future (FFF) * Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) *

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) a ...

(IPCC) *

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natur ...

(IUCN) *

United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on ...

(UNEP) *

European Environment Agency The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment. Definition The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides ...

(EEA) * Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

Governmental agencies

Many states have agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment: ;Netherlands * Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality * Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy *

Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport ( nl, Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for public health, health care, quality of life, social work and sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 a ...

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* Staatsbosbeheer ;New Zealand *

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment __NOTOC__ The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (''Te Kaitiaki Taiao a Te Whare Pāremata'' in Māori) is an independent Officer of the New Zealand Parliament appointed by the Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''govern ...

;Nigeria *

Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency The Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency (KASEPPA) is a government agency in Kano State, Nigeria that is responsible for issues concerning the environment in the state. Functions include planning urban centers, control of developm ...

;Saudi Arabia * Saudi Environmental Society ;South Africa * CapeNature * Eastern Cape Parks * Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife *

Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board is a governmental organisation established in 2001 and responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Parks Managed by Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board ...

* Mpumalanga Parks Board *

North West Parks and Tourism Board The North West Parks Board is a governmental organisation responsible for the management of protected areas and public nature reserves in North West Province, South Africa. The different reserves are scattered throughout the province, each with ...

* South African National Parks ;Switzerland * Federal Office for the Environment ;United States *

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with ot ...

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government within the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of ...

* Inter-Tribal Environmental Council

International non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in

environmental management Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aims ...

lobbying In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, whic ...

advocacy Advocacy is an Action (philosophy), activity by an individual or advocacy group, group that aims to influence decision making, decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to infl ...

, and/or conservation efforts:

International

350.org 350.org is an international environmental organization addressing the climate crisis. Its stated goal is to end the use of fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy by building a global, grassroots movement. The 350 in the name stands fo ...

* African Conservation Foundation * African Wildlife Foundation * A Rocha * Anti-nuclear movement * Arab Forum for Environment and Development *

Biofuelwatch Biofuelwatch is a non-governmental environmental organization based in the United Kingdom and the United States, which works to raise awareness of the negative impacts of industrial biofuels and bioenergy, on biodiversity, human rights, food sov ...

* American Forests * Bioversity International *

BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...

CEE Bankwatch Network CEE Bankwatch Network is a global network which operates in central and eastern Europe. There are 17 member groups, multiple non-governmental organizations based in different locations; the network is one of the largest networks of environmental ...

* Center for Development and Strategy *

Citizens' Climate Lobby Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) is an international grassroots environmental group that trains and supports volunteers to build relationships with their elected representatives in order to influence climate policy. The CCL is a registered 501(c)( ...

* Climate Action Network * Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies *

Conservation International Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and communities. The or ...

Dancing Star Foundation The Dancing Star Foundation is a U.S.-based non-profit organization engaged in environmental, cultural and animal welfare activities, including environmental education, global biodiversity conservation, and animal rights. It was founded in 1993. ...

Deep Green Resistance Deep Green Resistance (DGR) is a radical environmental movement that views mainstream environmental activism as being ineffective. The group, which perceives the existence of industrial civilization itself as the greatest threat to the natural ...

* Earth Charter Initiative * EARTHDAY.ORG * Earthwatch *

Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund or EDF (formerly known as Environmental Defense) is a United States-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. The group is known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and h ...

* Fauna and Flora International * Foundation for Environmental Education * Forest Stewardship Council *

Forests and the European Union Resource Network A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The Polypodiophyta, polypodiophytes include all living pteridop ...

* Frankfurt Zoological Society * Friends of Nature * Friends of the Earth *

Global Footprint Network The Global Footprint Network was founded in 2003 and is an independent think tank originally based in the United States, Belgium and Switzerland. It was established as a charitable not-for-profit organization in each of those three countries. Its ...

* Global Landscapes Forum *

Global Witness Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide. The organisation has offices in London and Washi ...

* GoodPlanet Foundation * Great Transition Initiative *

Green Actors of West Africa Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA) is a network of environmental organizations from West Africa created in 2005. The goal of GAWA Network is to develop ways of enhancing cooperation and coordination between and among the various donors and environ ...

Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) is a youth-led advocacy group based in Ghana. It was founded in 2014 by Joshua Amponsem and Desmond Alugnoa. The group focuses on environmental sustainability and community improvement. GAYO aims is to insp ...

Green Cross International Green Cross International is an environmentalist organisation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993. Today, member organisations are in 30 countries. Its primary mission is to "respond ...

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth ...

* Green Belt Movement * IDEAS For Us *

Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense The Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (Spanish: ''Asociacion Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente'') (AIDA) is a non-profit international environmental law organization founded in 1996 by a collaboration of five environ ...

* International Analog Forestry Network * International Institute for Environment and Development * International Rivers * International Tree Foundation *

* Let's Do It! World * Marine Stewardship Council * Miss Earth * Mountain Wilderness *

NatureServe NatureServe, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Arlington County, Virginia, US, that provides proprietary wildlife conservation-related data, tools, and services to private and government clients, partner organizations, and the public. Nat ...

* Oceana * Panthera Corporation *

Partners in Population and Development Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is an intergovernmental initiative created specifically for the purpose of expanding and improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population, and development. PPD was l ...

Plant A Tree Today Foundation The Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT) is a non-governmental environmental organization with primary operations in the United Kingdom and Thailand. Established in 2005, PATT attempts to raise environmental awareness and foster better practice ...

* Pragya * Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification * Project AWARE * Rainforest Action Network * Rainforest Alliance * Rainforest Foundation Fund * Rainforest Foundation UK * Rainforest Foundation US * Rainforest Trust * Rewilding Europe * Sandwatch * Sea Shepherd *

Seeds of Survival SeedChange (Sème l'avenir in French), formerly known as USC Canada, is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit organization that works with farmers around the world, including in Canada, to strengthen their ability to grow food sustainably with local ...

* Society for the Environment * Surfrider Foundation * The Climate Reality Project * The Mountain Institute *

The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. it works via affiliates or branches in 79 countries and territories, as well as across every state in the US. Founded in 1951, The Natu ...

* This is My Earth *

Traffic (conservation programme) TRAFFIC (Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce), the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, is a global non-governmental organisation monitoring the trade in wild animals and plants that focuses on biodiversity and sustainable dev ...

* Tree Aid * Wetlands International * WILD Foundation *

Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions. Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological ...

* World Business Council for Sustainable Development * World Land Trust *

World Resources Institute The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. WRI's activities are focused on seven areas: food, fo ...

* World Union for Protection of Life *

World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc. (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the Wor ...

* Worldwatch Institute * Xerces Society * Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative * Young Friends of the Earth *

Zoological Society of London The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It was founded in 1826. Since 1828, it has maintained the London Zoo, and since 1931 Whipsnade Park. History On 29 ...

Continental

Africa

* Environmental Foundation for Africa * Women Environment Programme

Europe

Bioenergy Europe Bioenergy Europe (formerly known as AEBIOM) is a European trade association open to national biomass associations and bioenergy companies active in Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right ...

* ClientEarth * Climate Action Network – Europe (CAN-Europe) *

Coastwatch Europe Coastwatch Europe is a voluntary organisation which monitors the coastal and wetland environments of several European countries, campaigns for improvements to environmental policies and for the implementation of existing environmental legislation, ...

European Environmental Bureau The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is a network of around 170 environmental citizens' organisations based in more than 35 countries. The EEB is a democratic federation, representing local, national, European and international groups in E ...

European Wildlife The European Wildlife is a Pan-European non-profit organization. Its main goal is nature conservation. The European Wildlife key objective is to conserve biological diversity and to reduce the impact of climate changes on nature and humankind. T ...

North America

* Aytzim: Ecological Judaism *

Fund for Wild Nature The Fund For Wild Nature is an environmental organization that gives financial support to grassroot projects and organizations that work for the protection of biodiversity and wilderness. The Fund works exclusively for projects in countries of Nort ...

International Joint Commission The International Joint Commission (french: Commission mixte internationale) is a bi-national organization established by the governments of the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. Its responsibilities were expa ...

* National Cleanup Day * North American Native Fishes Association *

Rivers Without Borders Rivers Without Borders is a nonprofit organization fiscally sponsored by the Tides Center in the United States. Rivers Without Borders works as a project oTides Canada Initiativesin Canada. Tides Canada's mission is to provide uncommon solutions f ...

Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, w ...

Stand.earth Stand.earth (formerly ForestEthics) is a grassroots environmental organization founded in 2000. The organization protects endangered forests by transforming corporate policy and governmental laws in the United States and Canada. Stand.earth uses p ...

East Asia

Greenpeace East Asia Greenpeace East Asia is an office serving the East Asia region of the global environmental organization Greenpeace. It is one of the largest international NGOs in China. History Greenpeace East Asia's first China office was opened in Hong Kong i ...

* Global Green Growth Institute

Southeast Asia

* Rainforest Foundation Norway *

Green Life Environmental Conservation and Social Development Group Green Life is nonprofit environmental protection and social development group in Myanmar. It was formed by villagers with 48 members in 2011 at Sagaing Region, Sagaing Township, Tabuyin Khwe village. Now, Green Life's members are 280 youths from ...

* Greenpeace Southeast Asia

National non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in

, and/or conservation efforts at the national level:

Albania

Institute for Environmental Policy in Albania The Institute for Environmental Policy or short IEP (Albanian: Instituti i Politikave Mjedisore) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in November 2008 in Tirana, Albania which promotes environmental sustainability in Albania. Aim ...

Australia

* Australian Conservation Foundation * Australian Koala Foundation * Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices *

Australian Student Environment Network The Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN) is the national network of many campus environment collectives in Australia, formed at the 1997 Students and Sustainability convergence in Townsville. People from ASEN facilitate communication betw ...

Australian Youth Climate Coalition The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is a youth organisation in Australia. When the organisation first began, the coalition consisted of 25 other youth organisations, which included the National Union of Students amongst many, howeve ...

* Australian Wildlife Conservancy *

Blue Mountains Conservation Society The Blue Mountains Conservation Society is an incorporated non-governmental organisation working to protect, conserve, and advocate for the natural environment of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Bush Heritage Australia Bush Heritage Australia is a non-profit organisation with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, that operates throughout Australia. It was previously known as the Australian Bush Heritage Fund, which is still its legal name. It's vision is: Hea ...

* Birds Australia * Blue Wedges * CERES Community Environment Park * Clean Ocean Foundation * Environment Victoria * Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife * Greening Australia * Public Transport Users Association * The Wilderness Society (Australia) *

Wildlife Watch Australia Wildlife Watch Australia is a non-profit organisation in Australia established in 2008 by Glenn Allen, the organisation leader and public relations officer. Wildlife Watch Australia's main goal is to raise funds for the purchase of land in region ...

* Keep Australia Beautiful

Austria

* Transitforum Austria Tirol

Bangladesh

* Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

Belgium

* Corporate Europe Observatory

Bolivia

* Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY)

Cambodia

* Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity *

Free the Bears Fund The Free the Bears Fund (FBF) is an Australian charitable wildlife- protection organization. It was started by Mary Hutton after she watched a documentary in 1993 on bears kept in small cages for bile farming. The fund was registered as a no ...

* Save Cambodia's Wildlife

Canada

Ancient Forest Alliance The Ancient Forest Alliance is a grassroots environmental organization in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in January 2010, and is dedicated to protecting British Columbia's old growth forests in areas where they are scarce, and ensuring ...

* Bird Protection Quebec *

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is a Canadian-based non-profit organization dedicated to environmental issues, especially as they relate to human health. The group was founded in 1994, and is composed of over 4,70 ...

Canadian Environmental Law Association The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is a non-profit, public interest organization established in 1970 to use existing laws to protect the environment and to advocate environmental law reforms. It is also a free legal advisory clin ...

* Canadian Environmental Network * Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society *

Canadian Youth Climate Coalition The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (CYCC) is a nonprofit Youth organization, youth organisation in Canada. The coalition consists of various youth organisations, which includes the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Labour Congress, ...

David Suzuki Foundation The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based non-profit environmental organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Montreal and Toronto. It was established as a federally registered Canadian charity on Jan ...

* Earth Liberation Army (ELA) * Earth Rangers * Ecojustice Canada *

Energy Probe Energy Probe is a non-governmental social, economic, and environmental policy organization based in Toronto, Canada known for denying man-made climate change. It was founded in 1970 as a sister project of Pollution Probe. In 1980, the two organi ...

Green Action Centre Green Action Centre (GAC) (formally known as the Recycling Council of Manitoba and the Resource Conservation Manitoba) is an environment non-profit organization based in Manitoba, Canada. It includes promoting greener living through environmental ...

Manitoba Eco-Network The Manitoba Eco-Network is an environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO) and registered charity located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a regional affiliate of the Canadian Environmental Network, based in Ottawa, Ontario. The Manito ...

* Nature Canada * Nature Conservancy of Canada * Ontario Nature * Pembina Institute * Regenesis (non-profit organization) * Sierra Club Canada * Sierra Youth Coalition *

The Society for the Preservation of Wild Culture The Society for the Preservation of Wild Culture (SPWC) was a Toronto arts organization in existence from 1986 to 1991 that explored environmental and ecological issues from an artistic perspective in a "quirky and innovative" way.''Ryerson Revi ...

Toronto Environmental Alliance The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) is a Canadian non-profit environmental organization. Formed in 1988, TEA provides an activist voice on environmental issues affecting Toronto, Ontario. Mandate Since 1989, the Toronto Environmental Allia ...

(TEA) * Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Cape Verde

Quercus Cabo Verde Quercus Cabo Verde is a Capeverdean branch of the Portuguese environmental organization Quercus. It is headquartered in the capital city of Praia. Its logo features the grey-headed kingfisher. The first and current head is Paulo Ferreira. Que ...

China

Friends of Nature (China) Friends of Nature (FON, ) is the People's Republic of China's oldest environmental non-government organization. On March 31, 1994, the organization was officially registered under the name Green Culture Institute of the International Academy of Chin ...

Green Camel Bell Green Camel Bell () was established on November 4, 2004 as the first civic environmental organization in the Gansu region in China. It is devoted to environmental protection in western China, and it contributes to the improvement of the compromise ...

Colombia

* Fundación ProAves

Costa Rica

Acción de Lucha Anti-Petrola Formed in December 1999, Acción de Lucha Anti-Petrola (ADELA) is a Costa Rican grassroots environmental group created to oppose offshore oil exploration and drilling.

Croatia

Ekološko društvo Zeleni Osijek The Ecologic Association Green Osijek ( hr, Ekološko društvo Zeleni Osijek) was founded in 1995 in Osijek, Croatia. Its main activities are environmental protection, schools in nature, ecotourism and preserving the cultural and natural heritage ...

Czech Republic

Hnutí Brontosaurus Hnutí Brontosaurus (- Czech, translated to English as ''The Brontosaurus Movement'') is a large nature conservation group in the Czech Republic concentrated on the youth. Brontosaurus was founded in 1974, being the first such an organization in ...

Hnutí DUHA Hnutí DUHA ( Czech, translated to English as ''The Rainbow Movement'') is an environmental movement in the Czech Republic. The movement has been a member of the Friends of the Earth International since 1994. History Hnutí DUHA was founded in ...

– Friends of the Earth Czech Republic

Denmark

* Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)

Estonia

Estonian Nature Fund Estonian Fund for Nature (Eestimaa Looduse Fond) or ELF is an Estonian environmental non-profit organisation. Mission Mission of ELF is to preserve the rich natural diversity in Estonia and the world through active cooperation with individua ...

* Tartu Students' Nature Conservation Circle

Ethiopia

* Population, health, and the environment (PHE) *

SOS Sahel Ethiopia SOS Sahel Ethiopia is an Ethiopian Non Governmental Organization (NGO) focusing on environmental sustainability and agriculture. It formerly operated under the direction of SOS Sahel UK from 1989 until 2005, when it evolved into an independent na ...

Finland

* Finnish Association for Nature Conservation * Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation

France

France Nature Environnement France Nature Environnement (FNE) is a national federation of associations for the protection of nature and the environment in France. Created in 1968 as the French Federation of Societies for the Protection of Nature (' it was recognised as having ...

* GoodPlanet Foundation *

Water and Rivers of Brittany Eau et rivières de Bretagne (Water and rivers of Brittany) is the second most important environmental organisation in Brittany, the first being the SEPNB (Société pour l'Étude et la Protection de la Nature en Bretagne – Society for the Study ...

Germany

* Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland * BUNDjugend *

EarthLink e.V. EarthLink is an international organisation fighting for human rights and the environment, established in Munich, Germany in 1998. With partners around the globe, EarthLink is actively involved in the pursuit of a common cause—harmony between p ...

Ethecon Foundation Ethecon Foundation is a German environmental organisation, which describes itself as a "foundation for ethics and economy". Founded in 2004, Ethecon started presenting annual awards, the Blue Planet Award which is given for actions deemed to be pr ...

* Fuck for Forest * German Foundation for World Population * Global Nature Fund * Naturschutzbund Deutschland * Robin Wood

Greece

* Environmental Centre ARCTUROS *

ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece {{third-party, date=March 2014 ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece was founded in 1983. It aims to protect sea turtles and their habitats in Greece through research, public awareness campaigns, restoring habitats, and through its ...

* Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles (MEDASSET)

Hong Kong

* Clean Air Network * Clear the Air (Hong Kong) * Friends of the Earth (HK) * Green Council * Green Power *

Lights Out Hong Kong Lights Out Hong Kong (香港熄燈 or 888熄燈) is a campaign in Hong Kong to protest against the city's light pollution. Organisers of the campaign urged people in Hong Kong to switch off their lights for 3 minutes at 8pm on 8/8/2006 as a statem ...

* Society for Protection of the Harbour *

The Conservancy Association The Conservancy Association () is a Hong Kong non-governmental organisation founded in 1968. The organisation focuses on the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. It also seeks to enhance the qu ...

* The Climate Group

India

* Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) * Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) * Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) * Conserve *

Environment Conservation Group Environment Conservation Group (ECG) is a non-governmental organisation based in Coimbatore, India. The group is active since 2009 and works towards conservation of the environment and wildlife. ECG was formed by a group of wildlife and environm ...

* Environmentalist Foundation of India *

Pasumai Thaayagam பசுமை தாயகம் - Pasumai Thaayagam ( meaning "Green Motherland" ) is a mass based, voluntary, Non-partisan, Non-governmental organization (NGO) from India that promotes nature conservation. Its jurisdiction covers the states ...

TNPT * Poovulagin Nanbargal * Pragya India * The Energy and Resources Institute *

Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation The Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (VENHF) is a registered non-profit organisation (2012) with its headquarter in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, working for the protection and conservation of the nature, natural resources and ...

Indonesia

* Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation *

Fire Free Alliance The Fire Free Alliance (FFA) is a multi-stakeholder group initiated for the management of recurrent haze and fire problems occurring in Indonesia. The group was founded in 2016 by APRIL and Asian Agri, Musim Mas, Wilmar, and NGOs including PM.Haz ...

* Gili Eco Trust *

The Indonesian Forum for Environment The Indonesian Forum for Living Environment (''Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia'', WALHI) is an Indonesian environmental non-governmental organization, which is part of the Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) network. WALHI was founded in ...

* Mangrove Care Forum Bali * Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat * Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme *

Yayasan Merah Putih The Merah Putih Foundation (YMP – Yayasan Merah Putih) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization first established on December 14, 1989 in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 1992, YMP has focused on advocacy work and on efforts to ...

Ireland

Gluaiseacht Gluaiseacht for Global Justice is an Irish environmental, peace and social justice group. ''Gluaiseacht'' () means "movement" in the Irish language. The group believes in non-violent resistance to the current form of capitalist globalisation. ...

* Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) * Tramore Eco Group

Israel

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundati ...

* Israel Union for Environmental Defense * Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel *

Zalul Environmental Association Zalul Environmental Association (Or in short "Zalul",צלול, lit:clear) is an Israeli environmental group founded in 1999 with the goal protecting the seas and rivers of Israel through conservation, activism, research, awareness-raising and edu ...

Italy

* Rientrodolce * Legambiente

Kenya

* Green Belt Movement * Pragya Kenya

Korea

Friends of the Earth Korea Friends of the Earth Korea is a non-profit organization in South Korea. It shares a vision and cooperates with Friends of the Earth for the conservation of nature and life. Friends is better known in Korea as KFEM ( Korean Federation for Enviro ...

* Global Green Growth Institute *

Korean Federation for Environmental Movement The Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) is a non-profit organization in South Korea that focuses on environmentalism. The group was founded in April 1993 as a federation of eight environmental groups, the largest being the Korean ...

Korean Mountain Preservation League The Korean Mountain Preservation League, formerly the Korean Mountaineering League, is a non-profit non-governmental organization that focuses on the conservation of South Korea's mountain environments. It was founded in 2005 by Shawn James Morri ...

North Macedonia

Macedonian Ecological Society The Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) was founded in 1972, in what was then known as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Principal tasks and goals * Encourage the development of ecological scientific disciplines in North Macedonia * Promot ...

Madagascar

* Blue Ventures * L'Homme et L'Environnement

Malta

* BirdLife Malta

Nepal

* International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development * National Trust for Nature Conservation

Netherlands

* Global Forest Coalition * Milieudefensie * Rutgers WPF *

Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals The Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals ( nl, Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Dieren or '' De Dierenbescherming'') is a Dutch voluntary animal protection organisation, founded in 1864. Today it has about 200,000 members and abo ...

New Zealand

Buller Conservation Group Buller Conservation Group is a registered incorporated society and an environmental organisation active on the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast of New Zealand. The organisation was actively involved in supporting Native Forest Action's campai ...

* Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand * Live Ocean *

Native Forest Restoration Trust Founded in 1980, the NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust is an organisation involved in forest restoration. The Trust acquires land to protect important species, restore their habitats and to improve the quality of waterways. It now has 28 res ...

New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network (NZERN) is an environmental organisation dedicated to protecting and restoring the biodiversity of New Zealand. References Environmental organisations based in New Zealand {{NewZealand-org-stu ...

New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health The New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health (NZIEH) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation that promotes best practice in environmental health and represents those engaged in environmental and health protection fields in New Zealand. ...

OceansWatch OceansWatch is an international not-for-profit NGO that works with sailors, divers and scientists worldwide to help coastal communities conserve their marine environments, develop sustainable livelihoods and ensure access to primary schools. Ocean ...

* Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand * Save Happy Valley Campaign *

Waipoua Forest Trust Waipoua Forest is a forest, on the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri tre ...

Norway

* Bellona Foundation *

Eco-Agents Eco-Agents ( no, Miljøagentene) is a member-based environmental organization for children. A subsidiary of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, it has 3000 members. The three focus issues are conservation of nature, global war ...

* Green Warriors of Norway * Nature and Youth * Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature * Zero Emission Resource Organisation

Pakistan

* Himalayan Wildlife Foundation

Palestine

Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network The Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGON) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with a mandate to protect the environment of Palestinian territories, Palestine by acting as a coordinating body for Palestinian environmental organizations located ...

Philippines

* Haribon Foundation * Sibuyanons Against Mining * Alyansa Tigil Mina

Poland

Workshop for All Beings Workshop for All Beings - is a Polish ecological non-governmental organization. It was established and gained a legal status in 1990. In their activity they follow the philosophy of Deep Ecology. Their goal is preservation of wild nature and its ...

Portugal

Quercus An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ' ...

Puerto Rico

* Casa Pueblo

Sierra Leone

ENFORAC The Environmental Forum for Action (ENFORAC) is a coalition of 16 environmental non-governmental organisations, community groups and academic institutions that have come together as a united voice to protect and advocate for Sierra Leone’s natura ...

(Environmental Forum for Action)

South Africa

* Cape Town Ecology Group * Dolphin Action & Protection Group *

The Earth Organization Lawrence Anthony (17 September 1950 – 2 March 2012) was an international conservationist, environmentalist, explorer and bestselling author. He was the long-standing head of conservation at the Thula Thula animal reserve in Zululand, Sout ...

* Earthlife Africa * Endangered Wildlife Trust * EThekwini ECOPEACE * Groundwork * Koeberg Alert * Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment * Wildlife & Environment Society

Spain

Asociación pola defensa da ría The Asociación Pola Defensa da Ría (Association in Defence of the Ria) of Pontevedra, known as APDR, is a Galician local environmental non-governmental organisation created in 1987 to address the environmental degradation of Pontevedra's ria area ...

* Fundación Limne

Switzerland

* Pro Natura * Swiss Association for the Protection of Birds * Ecology and Population * Eaternity *

Swiss Association for Transport and Environment The VCS Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz (French: ''ATE Association transports et environnement''; Italian: ''ATA Associazione traffico e ambiente''; English: Swiss Association for Transport and Environment) is an association that provides ''a human and ...

* Pro Specie Rara

Tanzania

* Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society (TECOSO Tanzania)

Uganda

Conservation Through Public Health Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) is a non-profit organization based in Uganda and the US that conducts programs to protect gorillas and other wildlife from human and livestock disease risk; to reduce human and livestock diseases in the vi ...

(Population Health Environment programme)

Ukraine

* Ukraine Nature Conservation Society (UkrTOP)

United Arab Emirates

Emirates Environmental Group The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is a non-governmental professional working group founded in 1991 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). EEG is composed of corporate members, federal and local government agencies, reputed regional and inte ...

* Zayed International Foundation for the Environment

United Kingdom

Agroforestry Research Trust The Agroforestry Research Trust (ART) is a British charitable incorporated organisation that researches temperate agroforestry and all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops. It produces several publicat ...

* Association for Environment Conscious Building * Bat Conservation Trust *

Bicycology Bicycology is a UK-based collective that was formed after the 2005 London to Scotland G8 Bike Ride. It is a non-hierarchical non-profit organisation which aims to promote cycling as part of a wider focus on social and environmental sustainabi ...

* BioRegional *

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) is a scientific society for the study of flora, plant distribution and taxonomy relating to Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The society was founded as the Bota ...

* British Ecological Society *

British Mycological Society The British Mycological Society is a learned society established in 1896 to promote the study of fungi. Formation The British Mycological Society (BMS) was formed by the combined efforts of two local societies: the Woolhope Naturalists' Field ...

* British Phycological Society * British Trust for Ornithology *

Buglife Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust (usually referred to simply as Buglife) is a UK-based nature conservation charity. Structure Buglife's head office is in Peterborough, England; with additional offices in Scotland, Wales, Nor ...

* Bumblebee Conservation Trust * Butterfly Conservation * Campaign for Better Transport * Campaign for National Parks (CNP) * Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales * Campaign to Protect Rural England * Canal & River Trust * Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) *

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is an independent professional body and a registered charity in the United Kingdom that works internationally to advance the science and practice of water resource management ...

(CIWEM) * The Conservation Volunteers *

Earth Liberation Front The Earth Liberation Front (ELF), also known as "Elves" or "The Elves", is the collective name for autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the ELF Press Office, use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploita ...

(ELF) * Earth Liberation Prisoner Support Network (ELPSN) *

Earthworm Society of Britain The Earthworm Society of Britain aims to promote and support scientific research so that earthworms and their environment can be better understood. Through its work the society aims to encourage the conservation of earthworms and their habitats ...

Environmental Investigation Agency The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is an international NGO founded in 1984 in the United Kingdom by environmental activists Dave Currey, Jennifer Lonsdale and Allan Thornton. At present, it has offices in London and Washington, D.C. ...

* Environmental Justice Foundation *

Environmental Law Foundation The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) is a UK registered charity, dedicated to environmental law and disseminating information on the subject. Mission One of the main purposes of the organisation is to bring individuals and community groups w ...

(ELF) * Environmental Protection UK *

The Facilities Society The Facilities Society was founded in the UK on 9 December 2008 as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (registered in England nr. 6769050). The Society is dedicated to interdisciplinary and cross-sector academic enterprise to support the ...

(sustainable facilities) *

Forest Peoples Programme Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) advocates an alternative vision of how forests should be managed and controlled, based on respect for the rights of the peoples who know them best. FPP works with forest peoples in South America, Africa, and Asia, ...

* Friends of the Earth *

Froglife Froglife is a British wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Liv ...

Garden Organic Garden Organic, formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), is a UK organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. The charity maintains the Heritage Seed Library to pre ...

* Global Action Plan * Green Alliance *

Green Wood Centre The Green Wood Centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire – formerly the Green Wood Trust, which was formed in 1984 with the help of many volunteers and specialists who were concerned about the environment – is now the home of thSmall Woods Associat ...

Groundwork UK Groundwork UK is an environmental organisation in the United Kingdom. It is based in Birmingham and is a registered charity under English law. History In 1980, the Countryside Commission launched an initiative known as UFEX80. This was re-brand ...

Hardy Plant Society The Hardy Plant Society is a British charity that promotes the cultivation of hardy herbaceous plants. The society was founded in 1957 by a group of gardeners and nurserymen. It has approximately 7,500 members and provides information about fa ...

* John Muir Trust * Keep Britain Tidy * The Mammal Society * Manx National Heritage * Marine Conservation Society * National Biodiversity Network * National Fruit Collection * National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty *

National Trust for Scotland The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland ( gd, Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba), is a Scottish conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organi ...

* Open Spaces Society *

People & Planet People & Planet is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. It is "the largest student campaigning organisation in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment." Organisation Pe ...

* People's Trust for Endangered Species * Permaculture Association * Plane Stupid * Plantlife *

Population Matters Population Matters, formerly known as the Optimum Population Trust, is a UK-based charity that addresses population size and its effects on environmental sustainability. It considers population growth as a major contributor to environmental deg ...

* Possible * The Ramblers *

Residents Against SARP Pollution Residents Against SARP Pollution (RASP) was formed in June 1998 in response to two incidents of toxic gases escaping the SARP UK chemical plant in May 1998, in the town of Killamarsh on the border of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, England. The c ...

* The Rivers Trust * Royal Forestry Society *

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (No ...

* RSPB (

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales and in Scotland. It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment throu ...

) * Scottish Wildlife Trust * Soil Association * Stop Climate Chaos * Sustrans * The Tree Register * The Civic Trust * The Corner House * The Institution of Environmental Sciences * The Wildlife Trusts * Town and Country Planning Association *

UK Environmental Law Association The United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) is a charity registered in England, founded in 1987 and dedicated to improving environmental law in the United Kingdom; its implementation; understanding and awareness of the subject, and ...

(UKELA) * UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) * Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society * Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust * Woodland Trust