An environmental organization is an

organization An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences) is an legal entity, entity—such as ...

coming out of the conservation or

environmental movement The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity a ...

s 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 The natural environment or natural world encompasses all life, biotic and abiotic component, abiotic things occurring nature, naturally, meaning in this case not artificiality, artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts ...

or the

natural environment The natural environment or natural world encompasses all life, biotic and abiotic component, abiotic things occurring nature, naturally, meaning in this case not artificiality, artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts ...

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

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

, a

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

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 exchange. ...

. Environmental organizations can be global, national,

regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

or local. Some

environmental issue Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment) or they can be natural. These issues are considered serious when the ecosystem cannot recov ...

s that environmental organizations focus on include

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

, plastic pollution,

waste Waste 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 Value (economics), economic value. A wast ...

resource depletion Resource depletion occurs when a natural resource is consumed faster than it can be replenished. The value of a resource depends on its availability in nature and the cost of extracting it. By the law of supply and demand, the Scarcity, scarcer ...

, human overpopulation and

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

Intergovernmental organizations

Global organization in the world

* Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) *

Global Biodiversity Information Facility The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around th ...

(GBIF) * School strike for climate 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 "provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies". The World Met ...

(IPCC) *

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...

(IUCN) * Intersectional Ecoliberation Movement (IELM) *

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 Declaration of the United Nati ...

(UNEP) * European Environment Agency (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: ;Bangladesh * Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh) ;Netherlands * Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth * Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management * Staatsbosbeheer ;New Zealand * Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment ;Nigeria * Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency ;Saudi Arabia * Saudi Environmental Society ;South Africa * CapeNature * Eastern Cape Parks * Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife * Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board * Mpumalanga Parks Board * North West Parks and Tourism Board * South African National Parks ;Switzerland * Federal Office for the Environment ;United States * Environmental Protection Agency * Fish and Wildlife Service *

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 US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...

Inter-Tribal Environmental Council The Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC) was set up in 1992 to protect the health of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, their natural resources, and Natural environment, environment. To accomplish this ITEC provides techn ...

International non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in

environmental management Environmental resource management or environmental 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. Environment ...

lobbying Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agency, regulatory agencies or judiciary. Lobbying involves direct, face-to-face contact and is carried out by va ...

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

Bioversity International Bioversity International is a global research-for-development organization that delivers scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural biodiversity to attain global food security, food- and nutritio ...

* BirdLife International * Botanic Gardens Conservation International * CEE Bankwatch Network * Center for Development and Strategy * Citizens' Climate Lobby * Climate Action Network * Climate Cardinals * Community Forests International * Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies * Conservation International * Dancing Star Foundation * Deep Green Resistance * Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International * Earth Charter Initiative * EARTHDAY.ORG * Earthwatch * Environmental Defense Fund * Extinction Rebellion * Fauna and Flora International * Fondation Pacifique * Foundation for Environmental Education * Forest Stewardship Council * Forests and the European Union Resource Network * Frankfurt Zoological Society * Friends of Nature * Friends of the Earth * Global Footprint Network * Global Landscapes Forum * Global Witness * GoodPlanet Foundation * Great Transition Initiative * Green Actors of West Africa * Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) * Green Cross International * GreenFaith *

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of Environmental movement, environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its biod ...

* Green Belt Movement * Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity * IDEAS For Us * Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense * 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, United States, US, that provides proprietary wildlife conservation-related data, tools, and services to private and government clients, partner organizations, and ...

* Oceana * Panthera Corporation * Partners in Population and Development * Plant A Tree Today Foundation * Pragya * Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification * Project AWARE * Rainforest Action Network *

Rainforest Alliance The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) with staff in more than 20 countries and operations in more than 70 countries. It was founded in 1987 by Daniel Katz, an American environmental activist, who serve ...

* Rainforest Foundation Fund * Rainforest Foundation UK * Rainforest Foundation US * Rainforest Trust * Rewilding Europe * Sandwatch * Save the Elephants * Sea Shepherd * Seeds of Survival * Society for the Environment * Society for the Protection of Underground Networks * Surfrider Foundation * The Climate Reality Project * The Mountain Institute * The Nature Conservancy * The Earth Organization * This is My Earth * Traffic (conservation programme) * Tree Aid * Wetlands International * WILD Foundation * Wildlife Conservation Society * World Business Council for Sustainable Development * World Land Trust * World Resources Institute * World Union for Protection of Life * World Wide Fund for Nature * Worldwatch Institute * Xerces Society * Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative * Young Friends of the Earth * Zoological Society of London

Continental

National non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in

, and/or conservation efforts at the national level:

Albania

* Institute for Environmental Policy in Albania

Australia

* Australian Conservation Foundation * Australian Koala Foundation * Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices * Australian Student Environment Network * Australian Youth Climate Coalition * Australian Wildlife Conservancy * Blue Mountains Conservation Society * Bush Heritage Australia * Birds Australia * Blue Wedges * CERES Community Environment Park * Clean Ocean Foundation * Environment Victoria * Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife * Greening Australia * Keep Australia Beautiful * Public Transport Users Association * The Sunrise Project * The Wilderness Society (Australia) * Wildlife Watch Australia

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 * Save Cambodia's Wildlife

Canada

* Ancient Forest Alliance * Bird Protection Quebec * Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment * Canadian Environmental Law Association * Canadian Environmental Network * Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society * Canadian Youth Climate Coalition * David Suzuki Foundation * Earth Liberation Army (ELA) * Earth Rangers * Ecojustice Canada * Energy Probe * Green Action Centre * Manitoba Eco-Network * Nature Canada * Nature Conservancy of Canada * Ontario Nature * Pembina Institute * Regenesis (non-profit organization) * Sierra Club Canada * Sierra Youth Coalition * Stand.earth * The Society for the Preservation of Wild Culture * Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) * Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Cape Verde

* Quercus Cabo Verde

Chile

* Cetacean Conservation Center * CODEFF * Modatima

China

* China greentech initiative * Friends of Nature (China) * Green Camel Bell * Greenpeace East Asia

Colombia

* Fundación ProAves

Costa Rica

* Acción de Lucha Anti-Petrola

Croatia

* Ekološko društvo Zeleni Osijek

Czech Republic

* Hnutí Brontosaurus * Hnutí DUHA – Friends of the Earth Czech Republic

Denmark

* Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)

Estonia

* Estonian Nature Fund * Tartu Students' Nature Conservation Circle

Ethiopia

* Population, health, and the environment (PHE) * SOS Sahel Ethiopia

Finland

* Finnish Association for Nature Conservation * Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation

France

* France Nature Environnement * GoodPlanet Foundation * Water and Rivers of Brittany

Germany

* Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland * BUNDjugend * EarthLink e.V. * Ende Gelände * Ethecon Foundation * Fuck for Forest * German Foundation for World Population * Global Nature Fund * Naturschutzbund Deutschland * Robin Wood * The Heinz Sielmann Foundation

Greece

* ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece * 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 * Society for Protection of the Harbour * The Conservancy Association * The Climate Group

Hungary

* Göncöl Foundation

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 * Environmentalist Foundation of India * Leaf Bank * Pasumai Thaayagam TNPT * Poovulagin Nanbargal * Pragya India * The Energy and Resources Institute * Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation

Indonesia

* Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation * Fire Free Alliance * Gili Eco Trust * The Indonesian Forum for Environment * Mangrove Care Forum Bali * Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat * Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme * Yayasan Merah Putih

Iraq

* Nature Iraq

Ireland

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

Israel

* Green Party * Israel Union for Environmental Defense * Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel * Zalul Environmental Association

Italy

* Rientrodolce * Legambiente

Kenya

* Green Belt Movement * Pragya Kenya * Trees4Goals ( Lesein Mutunkei)

Korea

* Friends of the Earth Korea * Global Green Growth Institute * Korean Federation for Environmental Movement * Korean Mountain Preservation League

North Macedonia

* Macedonian Ecological Society

Madagascar

* Blue Ventures * L'Homme et L'Environnement

Malta

* BirdLife Malta * Friends of the Earth (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

New Zealand

* Buller Conservation Group * Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand * Environment Hubs Aotearoa * Live Ocean * Native Forest Restoration Trust * New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network * New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health * OceansWatch * Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand * Save Happy Valley Campaign * Waipoua Forest Trust

Norway

* Bellona Foundation * Eco-Agents * 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

Peru

* Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

Philippines

* Haribon Foundation * Sibuyanons Against Mining * Alyansa Tigil Mina

Poland

* Workshop for All Beings

Portugal

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Puerto Rico

* Casa Pueblo * Para La Naturaleza

Romania

* StrawberryNet

Sierra Leone

* ENFORAC (Environmental Forum for Action)

South Africa

* Cape Town Ecology Group * Dolphin Action & Protection Group * The Earth Organization * Earthlife Africa * Endangered Wildlife Trust * EThekwini ECOPEACE * Koeberg Alert * Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment * Wildlife & Environment Society

Spain

* Asociación pola defensa da ría * Fundación Limne

Switzerland

* Pro Natura * Swiss Association for the Protection of Birds * Ecology and Population * Eaternity * Swiss Association for Transport and Environment * Pro Specie Rara

Tanzania

* Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society (TECOSO Tanzania)

Turkey

* Right to Clean Air Platform Turkey * Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion

Uganda

* Conservation Through Public Health (Population Health Environment programme)

Ukraine

* Ukraine Nature Conservation Society (UkrTOP)

United Arab Emirates

* Emirates Environmental Group * Zayed International Foundation for the Environment

United Kingdom

* Agroforestry Research Trust * Association for Environment Conscious Building * Bat Conservation Trust * Bicycology * BioRegional * Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland * British Ecological Society * British Mycological Society * British Phycological Society *

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* Buglife * 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 (CPRE) * Canal & River Trust * Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) * Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) * The Conservation Volunteers * Earth Liberation Front (ELF) * Earth Liberation Prisoner Support Network (ELPSN) * Earthworm Society of Britain * Environmental Investigation Agency * Environmental Justice Foundation * Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) * Environmental Protection UK * The Facilities Society (sustainable facilities) * Forest Peoples Programme * Freshwater Habitats Trust https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/ * Friends of the Earth * Froglife * Garden Organic * Global Action Plan * Green Alliance * Green Wood Centre * Groundwork UK * Hardy Plant Society * 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 * Open Spaces Society * People & Planet * People's Trust for Endangered Species * Permaculture Association * Plane Stupid * Plantlife * Population Matters * Possible * The Ramblers * Residents Against SARP Pollution * 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 ...

* RSPB (

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) * Scottish Wildlife Trust *

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) (also known as Anti-Scrape) is an amenity society founded by William Morris, Philip Webb, and others in 1877 to oppose the Victorian restoration, destructive 'restoration' of ancient bu ...

* 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 (UKELA) * UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) * Vincent Wildlife Trust * Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society * Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust * Wildlife and Countryside Link * The Wildlife Trusts * Woodland Trust

United States

* American Environmental Research Organization The AERO, Inc. (Wisconsin)