List of environmental organizations
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This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve, analyze or monitor the environment in different ways. Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private.
[edit] Intergovernmental Organizations
International organizations and bodies established through international agreements or other commitments to protect the environment:
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA)
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
[edit] Government Organizations
The governments of all developed countries today have government departments or agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment:
[edit] Canada
[edit] New Zealand
- Department of Conservation
- Ministry for the Environment
- Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] England
- English Heritage
- English Nature
- Environment Agency (England & Wales)
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Wales
- Countryside Council for Wales
- Cadw
- Environment Agency (England & Wales)
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] United States
[edit] Native American Nations
- All US states have fish and game departments that regulate local hunting and other taking of wild animals.
[edit] Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
These organizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts:
[edit] International
- Bellona Foundation
- BirdLife International
- Center for International Environmental Law
- Christian Vegetarian Association
- Conservation International
- Earth Charter Initiative
- Earth Policy Institute
- ECOresearch Network
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Environmental Law Association Worldwide
- EthicalNetwork.org - Global Online community of environmentalists
- FERN
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Foundation for Environmental Education
- Friends of the Earth
- Gaia Mater (the mother Earth)
- Global Witness
- Green Cross International
- Greenpeace
- Friends of Nature
- Information for Action
- iNSnet
- The Nature Conservancy
- Nicodemus Wilderness Project
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Worldchanging
- Worldwatch Institute
- World Rainforest Movement
- World Wildlife Fund
- Xerces Society
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
[edit] Regional
[edit] Africa
- African American Environmentalist Association
- African Conservation Foundation
- Environmental Foundation for Africa
[edit] Europe
- European Biomass Association
- European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
[edit] North America
[edit] National
[edit] Australia
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Student Environment Network
- Landcare_Australia
- Youth Environment Council of South Australia
- Environment Victoria
- Public Transport Users Association
See also Category:Environmental_organisations_based_in_Australia.
[edit] Austria
- GLOBAL 2000 - Friends of the Earth Austria
- Transitforum Austria Tirol
[edit] Belgium
- Flemish Forest Organisation (Vereniging voor Bos in Vlaanderen)
- Greenpeace Belgium
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Bulgaria
[edit] Canada
- ACTivist Magazine
- A Rocha
- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Canadian Environment Network
- Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
- The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Environmental Bureau of Investigation
- Environmental Defence
- Pollution Probe
- Sierra Club of Canada
- Sierra Legal Defence Fund
- Environmental Earth Angels
See also Category:Canadian environmental organizations.
[edit] Croatia
- Ekološko društvo Pan
- Ekološko društvo Zeleni Osijek
- Osjecki zeleni
- Udruga Franjo Koščec
- Udruga za prirodu, okolis i odrzivi razvoj Sunce
- Udruga Zelena Istra
- Zaštitarsko ekoloska organizacija Nobilis
- Zelena akcija
[edit] Czech Republic
- Hnuti DUHA - Friends of the Earth Czech Republic
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Finland
- Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto)
- Finnish Nature League group (Luonto-Liiton metsäryhmä)
- Greenpeace Finland
[edit] France
- Les Amis de la Terre - Friends of the Earth France
[edit] Germany
- ARA
- Bergwaldprojekt e.V.
- Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) = Friends of the Earth Germany
- BUNDjugend (BUND's Youth organization)
- Bundesvereinigung gegen Fluglärm (BVF)
- Global 2000
- Greenpeace Germany
- Pro Regenwald e.V.
- Rettet den Regenwald
- Robin Wood
- Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD)
[edit] Hungary
- Védegylet - Protect the Future!
[edit] Ireland
- Irish Woodworkers for Africa (trading as Just Forests)
[edit] Israel
- Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), Adam Teva V'Din
[edit] Italy
[edit] Macedonia
[edit] The Netherlands
- AIDEnvironment
- Greenpeace Netherlands
- ICCO
- Milieudefensie - Friends of the Earth Netherlands
- Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
- WWF Netherlands
[edit] New Zealand
- Buller Conservation Group
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO)
- Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand
- Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
- Native Forest Restoration Trust
- New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
- Save Happy Valley Campaign
- TerraNature
- Trees for Survival
- Waipoua Forest Trust
[edit] Norway
- Rainforest Foundation Norway (Regnskogfondet)
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] Russia
[edit] South Africa
- North West Parks & Tourism Board Honorary Officer Association
- Friends of the Pilansberg
- Earthlife Africa
- Koeberg Alert
- Cape Town Ecology Group
[edit] Slovakia
- Greenpeace Slovakia
- VLK - Saving The Forests and Wild Animals
- WOLF Forest Protection Movement
[edit] Spain
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] United Kingdom
- Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
- The Corner House
- Down to Earth
- Forest Peoples Programme
- Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Greenpeace UK
- John Muir Trust
- Rainforest Foundation UK
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Transport 2000
- Council for the Protection of Rural England
- RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
- Worldforests
- World Wildlife Foundation
- CECB
[edit] United States
- Abalone Alliance (historic)
- African American Environmentalist Association
- Adirondack Council
- American Bird Conservancy
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- CampaignEarth!
- Center for a New American Dream
- Center for Transportation and the Environment
- Clamshell Alliance
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Earth First!
- Earth Island Institute
- Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
- Ecologyfund.com
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Integrity Project
- Environmental Ministry Network
- Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee
- Global Environmental Technology & Management
- Jigeemu.com
- League of Conservation Voters
- Izaak Walton League
- National Audubon Society
- Nature's Classroom
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Native Forest Council
- National Hispanic Environmental Council
- National Wildlife Federation
- Negative Population Growth
- Neighborhood Parks Council
- New York City Audubon
- Northwest Earth Institute
- Population Connection
- Rainforest Action Network
- Resource Renewal Institute
- Sea Shepherd
- Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
- Sierra Club
- The Marine Mammal Center
- TreePeople
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- The Rewilding Institute
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- White Kiwi Foundation
- The Wilderness Society
- The Wildlands Project
[edit] Other (to be categorized)
- The Civic Trust
- GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
- Groundwork
- The Town and Country Planning Association
- Rehbar
- Environmental Defense
- ACT for Disarmament
- Industrial Workers of the World
- League of Conservation Voters
- Essential Information
- Environmental Working Group
