List of environmental organizations
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This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private.
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Intergovernmental Organizations
International organizations and bodies established under international organizations to protect the environment:
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA)
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
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Government Organizations
The governments of all developed countries today have government departments or agencies devoted to monitoring and protecting the environment:
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Canada
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New Zealand
- Department of Conservation
- Ministry for the Environment
- Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
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United Kingdom
- English Heritage
- English Nature
- The Environment Agency (England & Wales)
- The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Scotland)
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United States
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Native American Nations (http://www.itecmembers.org)
- Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (http://www.itecmembers.org)
- All US states have fish & game departments that regulate local hunting and other taking of wild animals.
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Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
These organizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts:
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International
- BirdLife International
- The Center for International Environmental Law
- Earth Charter Organization
- Earth Liberation Front
- Environmental Communication Online (http://www.ecoresearch.net/) - Interdisciplinary Research Network
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Environmental Law Association Worldwide
- Foundation for Environmental Education
- Friends of the Earth
- Green Cross International
- Greenpeace
- iNSnet (http://www.insnet.org/)
- The Nature Conservancy
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Worldwatch Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
- North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
- The Xerces Society
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Australia
See also Category:Australian environmental organisations.
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Canada
- ACTivist Magazine (http://www.activistmagazine.com)
- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Canadian Environment Network
- The 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
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Germany
- ROBIN WOOD
- BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany)
- BUNDjugend (Bund's Youth organization)
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New Zealand
- Buller Conservation Group
- Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO)
- Native Forest Restoration Trust
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
See also: Category:New Zealand environmental organisations and List of New Zealand Environmental organizations (http://www.greenpages.org.nz)
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United Kingdom
- Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
- Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Greenpeace UK
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Transport 2000
- Council for the Protection of Rural England
- RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
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United States
- American Bird Conservancy
- Earth First!
- League of Conservation Voters
- Izaak Walton League
- National Audubon Society
- Nature's Classroom
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Native Forest Council
- National Wildlife Federation
- Negative Population Growth
- Population Connection
- Rainforest Action Network
- Sea Shepherd
- Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
- Sierra Club
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- The Rewilding Institute (http://www.rewilding.org)
- White Kiwi Foundation (http://www.whitekiwi.org)
- The Wilderness Society
- The Wildlands Project
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Other (to be categorized)
- African Conservation Foundation
- The Civic Trust
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Environmental Defense Fund
- European Biomass Association
- Forest Stewardship Council
- GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
- Groundwork
- The Town and Country Planning Association
- North American Native Fishes Association
- Transitforum Austria Tirol
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See also
- Activism industry
- Earth Day
- Environment
- Environmental agreements
- Environmentalism
- Green party,
- List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations
- List of organizations
- World Ocean Day
- World Water Day
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External links
(These should be sorted into categories above; those that aren't primarily organizations, but rather websites, should be moved to environment)
- Scorecard.org (http://www.scorecard.org) - lots of info about pollution in your area, just enter your zip code. Colored maps also show how bad certain types of pollution are in your area.
- Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov)
- OEHHA (http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/61501LSTB.htm)
- Environmental Defense Fund (http://www.edf.org)
- ACTivist Magazine (http://www.activistmagazine.com)
- CUSP (http://www.uscongress-enviroscore.org/) - environmental voting records for the United States Congress, including overpopulation-related votes
- League of Conservation Voters (http://www.lcv.org/) - environmental voting records for the United States Congress
- Rachel's Environment and Health News (http://www.rachel.org) - Weekly news about how the polluted environment affects people, and what corporations and governments are doing about it. Also in Spanish.
- Essential.org (http://www.essential.org) - Some organizations related to consumers and consumer protection, including pollution.
- CleanUp GE.org (http://www.cleanupge.org) - Info about GE's shady dumping practices on the Hudson River.
- Extoxnet newsletters (http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/newsletters/ghindex.html) - environmental pollution news. Last update 1998.
- Environmental News Network (http://www.enn.com/) - more news
- Environmental Working Group (http://www.ewg.org/)
- Sewage Sludge (http://www.ejnet.org/sludge/)
