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), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse philosophical, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues. Environmentalists a ...

s that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or

degradation Degradation may refer to: Science * Degradation (geology), lowering of a fluvial surface by erosion * Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal * Biodegradation of organic substances by living organisms * Environmental degradatio ...

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 Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * C ...

, 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 administrati ...

or an

intergovernmental organization Globalization Globalization, or globalisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences), is the process of ...

. Environmental organizations can be global, national,

regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

or local. Some environmental issues 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 catego ...

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 prod ...

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 Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedality, bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex Human brain, brain. This has enabled the development of ad ...

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 (Global Alliance on Health and Pollution) is a network of international and national level agencies committed to a collaborative, multi-sectoral approach to address the global pollution crisis and the resulting health and economic impacts. GA ...

(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 (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 nat ...

(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 th ...

(UNEP) * European Environment Agency (EEA) *

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is a regional partnership programme implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services ( UNOPS). ...

(PEMSEA)

Governmental agencies

Many states have agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment: ;Netherlands *

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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy , type = Department , logo = Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat Logo.png , logo_width = 250x250px , logo_caption = Logo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy , image = Overzic ...

* Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport * Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management *

Staatsbosbeheer Staatsbosbeheer, founded in 1899, is a Dutch government organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves. Staatsbosbeheer currently oversees over 250,000 hectares of land in the Netherlands. Usually this land is open to the public ...

;New Zealand * Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment ;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 CapeNature (officially the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board) is a governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Parks managed by CapeNature Wes ...

* Eastern Cape Parks *

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is a governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wildlife conservation areas and biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Their headquarters is in Queen Elizabeth Park situated on the northern slopes o ...

* 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 The Federal Office for the Environment (german: Bundesamt für Umwelt; french: Office fédéral de l'environnement; it, Ufficio federale dell'ambiente) is the Swiss environmental agency, a division of the Federal Department of Environment, ...

;United States * Environmental Protection Agency *

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 othe ...

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...

Inter-Tribal Environmental Council The Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC) was set up in 1992 to protect the health of Native Americans, their natural resources , and environment. To accomplish this ITEC provides technical support, training and environmental services in a var ...

International non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in environmental management,

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, which ...

, advocacy, 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 The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands. AWF's programs and conservation strategies are designed to protect the wildlife and wild lands of ...

A Rocha A Rocha is an international network of environmental organizations with Christian ethos. A Rocha, which means "the rock" in Portuguese (see entry '' Rocha''), was founded in Portugal in 1983. Organisation The organization network is constitut ...

Anti-nuclear movement The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, natio ...

Arab Forum for Environment and Development The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) ( ar, المنتدى العربي للبيئة والتنمية) is a not-for-profit regional non-governmental organization, membership-based organization headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, with ...

* Biofuelwatch * American Forests * Bioversity International * BirdLife International * CEE Bankwatch Network *

Center for Development and Strategy The Center for Development and Strategy (CDS) is an environmental and economic American think tank and online publisher based in Buffalo, New York, in the United States. The center develops policy studies, risk briefs, and OpEds on political, econ ...

* Citizens' Climate Lobby * Climate Action Network * Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies * Conservation International * Dancing Star Foundation * Deep Green Resistance *

Earth Charter Initiative The Earth Charter Initiative is the collective name for the global network of people, organizations, and institutions who participate in promoting the Earth Charter, and in implementing its principles in practice. The Initiative is a broad-based, ...

* 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 hu ...

* Fauna and Flora International * Foundation for Environmental Education *

Forest Stewardship Council The Forest Stewardship Council A. C. (FSC) is an international non-profit, multistakeholder organization established in 1993 that promotes responsible management of the world's forests via timber certification. It is an example of a market-ba ...

* Forests and the European Union Resource Network *

Frankfurt Zoological Society Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is an international conservation organization founded in 1858 with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. FZS focuses on maintaining biodiversity and conserving wildlife and ecosystems in protected areas an ...

Friends of Nature Friends of Nature (international abbreviation: NFI, for German: Naturfreunde International) is a non-profit organisation with a background in the social democratic movement, which aims to make the enjoyment of nature accessible to the wider commun ...

* Friends of the Earth * Global Footprint Network *

Global Landscapes Forum The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is a multi-stakeholder forum to participate in landscape approach. Overview The GLF is a platform on sustainable land use. Since 2013, over 4,400 organizations and 190,000 people have taken part in Forum even ...

* Global Witness * GoodPlanet Foundation * Great Transition Initiative * Green Actors of West Africa *

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 ins ...

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 to ...

* Greenpeace *

Green Belt Movement The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots organization in Kenya that empowers women through the planting of trees. It is one of the most effective and well-known grassroots organisations addressing the problem of global deforest ...

* 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 is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

International Rivers International Rivers is a non-profit, non-governmental, environmental, and human rights organization. Founded in 1985 by social and environmental activists, International Rivers works with policy and financial analysts, scientists, journalists, ...

* International Tree Foundation *

Let's Do It! World Let's Do It World is a global civic organization that started from Estonia, mobilizing people worldwide in joining local, national and regional clean-up events. Among other projects, it is the founder of World Cleanup Day, on which a network of ...

* Marine Stewardship Council * Miss Earth *

Mountain Wilderness Mountain Wilderness is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the preservation of mountain areas, in their natural and cultural aspects. The organization was founded in Europe and has a stronger presence in alpine and pyrene ...

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 Panthera Corporation, or Panthera, is a charitable organization devoted to preserving wild cats and their ecosystems around the globe. Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to the conservation of the world’s 40 species of wild cats and the vast ec ...

* Partners in Population and Development *

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 practices i ...

* Pragya * Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification * Project AWARE *

Rainforest Action Network Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is an environmental organization based in San Francisco, California, United States. The organization was founded by Randy "Hurricane" Hayes and Mike Roselle in 1985, and first gained national prominence with a gr ...

* Rainforest Alliance *

Rainforest Foundation Fund The Rainforest Foundation Fund is a charitable foundation founded in 1987 and dedicated to drawing attention to rainforests and defending the rights of indigenous peoples living there. The fund and its three sister organizations (Rainforest Fou ...

* Rainforest Foundation UK * Rainforest Foundation US * Rainforest Trust *

Rewilding Europe Rewilding Europe is a non-profit organisation based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, working to create rewilded landscapes throughout Europe. Their goal is to maintain and expand areas of wildlife, in a manner that has a positive impact on climate and e ...

* Sandwatch *

Sea Shepherd The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...

* Seeds of Survival * 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 Nat ...

* This is My Earth * Traffic (conservation programme) * Tree Aid *

Wetlands International Wetlands International is a global organisation that works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity. It is an independent, not-for-profit, global organisation, supported by government and NGO membership from ...

* 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 The World Land Trust is a UK registered charity. It raises money to buy and then protect environmentally-threatened land in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. In 2018 it claimed to have raised more than £25 million and to have bought ...

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, for ...

* 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 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative or Y2Y is a transboundary Canada–United States not-for-profit organization that aims to connect and protect the 2,000 mile (3,200 kilometre) Yellowstone-to-Yukon region. Its mission proposes to mai ...

* Young Friends of the Earth * Zoological Society of London

Continental

Africa

Environmental Foundation for Africa The Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA) is a non-governmental organization that aims to protect and restore the environment in West Africa. It was founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom as the Environmental Foundation for Sierra Leone (ENFOSA ...

* Women Environment Programme

Europe

* Bioenergy Europe * ClientEarth * Climate Action Network – Europe (CAN-Europe) * Coastwatch Europe * European Environmental Bureau * European Wildlife

North America

* Aytzim: Ecological Judaism * Fund for Wild Nature *

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 * Sierra Club * Stand.earth

East Asia

* Greenpeace East Asia * Global Green Growth Institute

Southeast Asia

Rainforest Foundation Norway Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working to protect the world's rainforests and to secure the legal rights of their inhabitants. It is one of the largest rainforest organizations in the world, and collabo ...

* Green Life Environmental Conservation and Social Development Group * Greenpeace Southeast Asia

National non-governmental organizations

These

s are involved in environmental management,

, advocacy, and/or conservation efforts at the national level:

Albania

* Institute for Environmental Policy in Albania

Australia

Australian Conservation Foundation The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is Australia's national environmental organisation, launched in 1965 in response to a proposal by the World Wide Fund for Nature for a more co-ordinated approach to sustainability. One high-profil ...

* Australian Koala Foundation *

Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is an Australian law centre that encourages and enables litigation, law reform, and community engagement on environmental issues. EDO formed in late 2019 with the merger of eight separate state and territor ...

* Australian Student Environment Network * Australian Youth Climate Coalition * 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. I ...

* Bush Heritage Australia * Birds Australia * Blue Wedges * CERES Community Environment Park * Clean Ocean Foundation *

Environment Victoria Environment Victoria, formerly the Conservation Council of Victoria, is an Australian not-for-profit, charitable group and Victoria's peak non-government environment organisation. It works in collaboration with over 150 groups Australia-wide to p ...

Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife is an Australian not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation that was incorporated on 29 June 1970. Its purpose is to foster the protection of Australia's native plants, animals and cultural heritag ...

Greening Australia Greening Australia is an Australian environmental organisation, founded in 1982, the International Year of the Tree, to protect, restore and conserve Australia's native vegetation. Greening Australia was formed by the United Nations Association ...

Public Transport Users Association The Public Transport Users Association is a community-based public transport lobby group in Victoria, Australia, based in Melbourne. It is run entirely by volunteers and has no full-time staff. History and aims The organisation was founded ...

The Wilderness Society (Australia) The Wilderness Society is an Australian, community-based, not-for-profit non-governmental environmental advocacy organisation. Its vision is to "transform Australia into a society that protects, respects and connects with the natural world that ...

* Wildlife Watch Australia *

Keep Australia Beautiful The Litter Act 1979 was an act passed by the Western Australian Government to prevent littering. It helped to set up the Keep Australia Beautiful Council (W.A.). See also * Litter in Australia References Law of Australia Australian Publi ...

Austria

* Transitforum Austria Tirol

Bangladesh

* Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

Belgium

Corporate Europe Observatory The Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to "expose any effects of corporate lobbying on EU policy making". It is based in Brussels. The team (2021) consists of 13 staff members. ...

Bolivia

Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is a Bolivian non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental education and the care of sick, mistreated and abandoned wildlife. It is the country's largest destination for confiscated wildlife and curren ...

(CIWY)

Cambodia

Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) is a non-governmental organization in Cambodia. ACCB is "one of the first nature conservation and endangered wildlife rescue and breeding centre" in the country. It works towards the conser ...

* Free the Bears Fund * Save Cambodia's Wildlife

Canada

* Ancient Forest Alliance *

Bird Protection Quebec Bird Protection Quebec (''Protection des oiseaux du Québec'', BPQ) was founded in Montreal in 1917, and is the oldest organization of birders in Quebec. BPQ exists to conserve wild birds and the environment. With the support of members, they own ...

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 * Canadian Environmental Network *

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) (french: la Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP)) was founded in 1963 to help protect Canada's wilderness. Overview CPAWS was initially known as the National and Provincial Pa ...

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

* David Suzuki Foundation * Earth Liberation Army (ELA) * Earth Rangers *

Ecojustice Canada Ecojustice Canada (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund prior to September 2007), is a Canadian non-profit environmental law organization that provides funding to lawyers to use litigation to defend and protect the environment. Ecojustice is Canad ...

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 * Manitoba Eco-Network *

Nature Canada Nature Canada is a member-based environmental organization headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Its supporters include more than 100,000 individuals and over 800 affiliated organizations, including local and provincial naturalist clubs. The orga ...

* Nature Conservancy of Canada *

Ontario Nature Ontario Nature is a non-profit organization based in Toronto that promotes the preservation and conservation of wild species and spaces in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was established in 1931 as the Federation of Ontario Naturalists and ch ...

* Pembina Institute *

Regenesis (non-profit organization) Regenesis is Canadian youth and young adult-focused environmental organization. Regenesis has chapters at university and college campuses across Canada. Each university chapter is independent and democratically run. Regenesis was founded in Toron ...

Sierra Club Canada Sierra Club Canada (SCC) is a Canadian environmental organization. Terry A. Simmons incorporated the Sierra Club BC in 1969, affiliating the local organization with the Sierra Club of the United States. Several members of the club were prominen ...

* 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

China

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

Colombia

Fundación ProAves Fundación ProAves is a nonprofit environmental organization in Colombia established in 1998. Its primary aims are to protects birds of conservation concern and their habitats across Colombia. ProAves has over 60 full-time professional staff. It ...

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 SustainableEnergy (VedvarendeEnergi), which was called Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE) until 2010, is a non-governmental, non-profit, membership based association. SustainableEnergy was founded in 1975 based on a popular movement f ...

(OVE)

Estonia

* Estonian Nature Fund *

Tartu Students' Nature Conservation Circle Tartu Students' Nature Conservation Circle is a nature conservation organization (society) at the University of Tartu. Established in 1958, it is the oldest student nature conservation society in the world. It has been continuously active since ...

Ethiopia

Population, health, and the environment Population, health, and the environment (PHE) is an approach to human development that integrates family planning and health with conservation efforts to seek synergistic successes for greater conservation and human welfare outcomes than single sec ...

(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 Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (; BUND, ) is a German non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to preserving nature and protecting the environment. The name means "German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation". ...

* BUNDjugend * EarthLink e.V. * Ethecon Foundation * Fuck for Forest *

German Foundation for World Population DSW (german: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung) is an international non-governmental organisation addressing Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) and population dynamics. DSW funds its project and advocacy work from private donations and the finan ...

Global Nature Fund Global Nature Fund, established in 1998, is a private non-profit foundation with the stated goal of protecting the environment. It is headquartered in Radolfzell, Germany. The organization, which sponsors the Living Lakes Network, marks World Wet ...

Naturschutzbund Deutschland The Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. ("Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union") or NABU is a German non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to conservation at home and abroad, including the protection of rivers, forests and individ ...

* 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) Friends of the Earth (HK) Charity Limited (FoE (HK)) is a Hong Kong based environmental organisation founded in 1983. Commonly known as Friends of the Earth (HK) or FoE (HK), it has a membership of more than 12,000 individuals. As FoE (HK) re ...

* Green Council * Green Power * Greenpeace * Lights Out Hong Kong * Society for Protection of the Harbour * The Conservancy Association *

The Climate Group The Climate Group is a non-profit organisation that works with businesses and government leaders around the world to address climate change. The Group has programmes focusing on renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Launched i ...

India

* Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) *

Bombay Natural History Society The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in Conservation movement, conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts t ...

(BNHS) *

Centre for Science and Environment Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, ...

(CSE) * Conserve * Environment Conservation Group *

Environmentalist Foundation of India The Environmentalist Foundation of India (E.F.I) is an environmental conservation group based out of Chennai, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Coimbatore which focuses on wildlife conservation and habitat res ...

* Pasumai Thaayagam TNPT * Poovulagin Nanbargal * Pragya India *

The Energy and Resources Institute The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974, it was formerly known as the Tata Energy Research 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 Burung Indonesia ( Indonesian for: ''BirdLife Indonesia Association''), official name: Perhimpunan Pelestarian Burung Liar Indonesia or ''BirdLife Indonesia Association'', is the affiliate of BirdLife International in Indonesia. It was founded on Ju ...

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is a collaborative project involving Indonesian NGO Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL) - as the main implementer in Indonesia, its Swiss partner the PanEco Foundation, and the Indonesian Ministry ...

* Yayasan Merah Putih

Ireland

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

Israel

* Green Party *

Israel Union for Environmental Defense The Israel Union for Environmental Defense ( he, אדם טבע ודין, ''Adam Teva veDin'', lit. ''Man Nature and Law'') is an environmentalist group in Israel. Tel Aviv islands In November 2002 the Israeli Government appointed a six-member co ...

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel ( he, החברה להגנת הטבע, ''HaHevra LeHaganat HaTeva''), or SPNI, is an Israeli non-profit environmental organization working to preserve plants, animals, and natural environments that repr ...

* Zalul Environmental Association

Italy

* Rientrodolce *

Legambiente Legambiente is an Italian environmentalist association with roots in the anti-nuclear movement that developed in Italy and throughout the Western world in the second half of the '70s. Founded in 1980 as part of the ARCI, it later became a stand-a ...

Kenya

* Pragya Kenya

Korea

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

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 Morriss ...

North Macedonia

* Macedonian Ecological Society

Madagascar

Blue Ventures Blue Ventures is a science-led social enterprise that develops transformative approaches for nurturing and sustaining locally led marine conservation. The organisation works in partnership with coastal communities in places where the ocean is vit ...

* L'Homme et L'Environnement

Malta

BirdLife Malta BirdLife Malta is Malta's biggest environmental movement. The organization's stated aim is to "achieve protection of wild birds, natural habitat and biodiversity". BirdLife Malta is also Malta's first environment NGO. It was founded in Januar ...

Nepal

* International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development *

National Trust for Nature Conservation The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), () previously known as King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is a Nepalese non-governmental organization working in the field of nature conservation. History It was established in 1982 as ...

Netherlands

* Global Forest Coalition * Milieudefensie *

Rutgers WPF The World Population Foundation (WPF) was founded in 1987 in the Netherlands by Diana and Roy W. Brown. Their purpose was to create an organisation to draw attention to the effects of high birth rates and rapid population growth on maternal and in ...

* Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals

New Zealand

* Buller Conservation Group *

Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand The Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO) was formed in 1971 under the name of CoEnCo and changed its name to ECO in 1976. It is a non-profit umbrella group and network of around 50 organisations and publish '' ...

* Live Ocean * Native Forest Restoration Trust *

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 New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Oce ...

* New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health * OceansWatch * Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand *

Save Happy Valley Campaign The Save Happy Valley Coalition (SHVC) is an environmental activist movement formed with the express purpose of preventing the Cypress mine, an open cast coal mine on the West Coast of New Zealand, from proceeding. The Coalition is a member of ...

* Waipoua Forest Trust

Norway

Bellona Foundation The Bellona Foundation is an international environmental NGO headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with branches in Europe and North America. Founded in 1986 by Frederic Hauge and Rune Haaland as a direct action protest group to curb Norway's oil and ...

* Eco-Agents * Green Warriors of Norway * Nature and Youth * Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature *

Zero Emission Resource Organisation Zero Emission Resource Organisation or ZERO is a Norwegian environmental organisation that was founded in 2002 to work on the reduction of greenhouse gases, primarily in Norway. The philosophy of the organisation is that if new facilities are ma ...

Pakistan

* Himalayan Wildlife Foundation

Palestine

* Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network

Philippines

Haribon Foundation The Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc., simply known as Haribon Foundation, is a nature conservation organization in the Philippines. The name "Haribon" ("bird king") is a reference to the Philippine eagle. The gro ...

* Sibuyanons Against Mining * Alyansa Tigil Mina

Poland

* Workshop for All Beings

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 (Environmental Forum for Action)

South Africa

* Cape Town Ecology Group * Dolphin Action & Protection Group * The Earth Organization * Earthlife Africa *

Endangered Wildlife Trust The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that s ...

EThekwini ECOPEACE The ECOPEACE Party is a national environmentalist political party in South Africa founded in 1995. The party was formerly known as eThekwini ECOPEACE and eThekwini Ecoparty—eThekwini is the Zulu name for Durban, where the party is based. Th ...

* Groundwork * 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 Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

(TECOSO Tanzania)

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 The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) is a registered British charity dedicated to the conservation of bats and their habitats in the UK. BCT was founded in 1991 and is the only national organisation solely devoted to bats. Its vision is a world where ...

* Bicycology * 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 Botani ...

British Ecological Society The British Ecological Society is a learned society in the field of ecology that was founded in 1913. It is the oldest ecological society in the world. The Society's original objective was "to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest ...

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 The British Phycological Society, founded in 1952, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom promoting the study of algae. Members interests include all aspects of the study of algae, including both natural biodiversity and applied uses. ...

* British Trust for Ornithology * Buglife * Bumblebee Conservation Trust * Butterfly Conservation * Campaign for Better Transport *

Campaign for National Parks Campaign for National Parks (CNP) – formerly the Council for National Parks and the Standing Committee on National Parks – is a UK registered charity promoting the National Parks of England and Wales. Their vision is: National Parks are be ...

(CNP) * Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales * Campaign to Protect Rural England *

Canal & River Trust The Canal & River Trust (CRT), branded as in Wales, holds the guardianship of 2,000 miles of canals and rivers, together with reservoirs and a wide range of heritage buildings and structures, in England and Wales. Launched on 12 July 2012, the ...

* Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) * Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental 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 Wiktionary:Autonomy, autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the Earth Liberation Front Press Office, ELF Press Office, use "econom ...

(ELF) *

Earth Liberation Prisoner Support Network The Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network (ELPSN), also known as Spirit of Freedom, Best, Steven and Best & Nocella. ''Terrorist or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Animals'', Lantern Books, 2004, p. 380. is a network to provi ...

(ELPSN) * Earthworm Society of Britain *

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

Environmental Justice Foundation The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) founded in 2000 by Steve Trent and Juliette Williams that works to secure a world where natural habitats and environments can sustain, and be sustained by, the com ...

* Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) *

Environmental Protection UK Environmental Protection UK is a UK environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to improve the quality of the local environment - specialising in the subjects of air quality, noise management and land quality. It was formerly know ...

* The Facilities Society (sustainable facilities) * Forest Peoples Programme * Friends of the Earth * Froglife * Garden Organic *

Global Action Plan Global Action Plan is an NGO that specialises in sustainable behaviour change, and in particular in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). There are programmes for schools and youth, households and communities, and workplaces. The ethos ...

* Green Alliance * Green Wood Centre * Groundwork UK * Hardy Plant Society *

John Muir Trust The John Muir Trust (JMT) is a Scottish charity, established in 1983 to conserve wild land and wild places for the benefit of all. The Trust runs an environmental award scheme, manages several estates, mainly in the Highlands and Islands of Scot ...

* Keep Britain Tidy * The Mammal Society * Manx National Heritage *

Marine Conservation Society The Marine Conservation Society is a UK based not-for-profit organization working with businesses, governments and communities to clean and protect the oceans. Founded in 1983, the group claims to be working towards "cleaner, better-protected, h ...

* 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 The Open Spaces Society is a campaign group that works to protect public rights of way and open spaces in the United Kingdom, such as common land and village greens. It is Britain's oldest national conservation body and a registered charity. Foun ...

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 Plane Stupid is a UK-focused group of environmental protesters who state their aim as wanting to see an end to airport expansion for what it sees as "unnecessary and unsustainable" flights. It is a loose association of autonomous regional gro ...

Plantlife Plantlife is the international conservation membership charity working to secure a world rich in wild plants and fungi. It is the only UK membership charity dedicated to conserving wild plants and fungi in their natural habitats and helping peo ...

* Population Matters * Possible *

The Ramblers The Ramblers is the trading name of the Ramblers Association, Great Britain's leading walking charity. The Ramblers is also a membership organisation with around 100,000 members and a network of volunteers who maintain and protect the path ...

* Residents Against SARP Pollution *

The Rivers Trust The Rivers Trust (RT) is an environmental charity No. 1107144, and an umbrella organisation for 60 member trusts concerned with rivers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Trust's headquarters are in Callington, Cornwall. Th ...

Royal Forestry Society The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is an educational charity and one of the oldest membership organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for those actively involved in woodland management. The RFS has a broad membership which includes woo ...

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 (Nor ...

* RSPB ( Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) * Scottish Wildlife Trust *

Soil Association The Soil Association is a British registered charity. The organisation activities include campaigning – against intensive farming, for local purchasing and public education on nutrition – and certification of organic foods. It was establ ...

* Stop Climate Chaos *

Sustrans Sustrans is a United Kingdom-based walking, wheeling and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network. Its flagship project is the National Cycle Network, which has created of signed cycle routes throughout the United K ...

* The Tree Register * The Civic Trust * The Corner House *

The Institution of Environmental Sciences The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) is a professional body (professional association) in the United Kingdom. The organisation is a registered charity with the object of "to advance environmental protection and improvement by promoting ...

The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 46 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after more than 2 ...

Town and Country Planning Association The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is an independent research and campaigning charity founded and based in the United Kingdom. It works to enable homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive. Through its research, tr ...

* UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) *

UK Student Climate Network UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) is a student-led climate justice organisation operating in England and Wales founded by Anna Taylor, then aged 17, on 1 December 2018, along with Ivi Hohmann and Daniela Torres Perez. UKSCN are a group of mai ...

(UKSCN) *

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), formerly Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society in the UK, is a wildlife charity that is dedicated solely to the worldwide conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans). It has ...

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is an international wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Its patron is Charles III, and its president is Kate Humble. History The WWT was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist a ...

Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 50 million trees since 1972. The Woodland Tr ...