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Environmental Groups/Organizations/NGOs
(Large, Broad-Based)

 

Large, General-Interest Environmental Groups
      . . . a.k.a. Environmental NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)

Works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats; aka The National Audubon Society

Champions protection of ecosystems by reducing fossil fuel use and eradicating other causes of air and water pollution, global warming, and habitat destruction

Helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice

Environmental/social justice organization dedicated to the prevention of Earth-damaging developments

Public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment

Activists, organizers, and lawyers working on human rights, environment, and corporate/government accountability

Works to link science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems

Environmental research organization that uses the power of information to improve public health and protect the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food

Campaigns on the most urgent environmental and social issues of our day while simultaneously catalyzing a shift toward sustainable societies

Links with the research, policy and grassroots communities to protect the quality of the environment and preserve the future of the planet

Focuses on the the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment

Informs citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life

Uses law and science to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things

Unites individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment

Works to improve environmental and natural-resources policymaking worlwide through objective social science research

Mission: to educate and enlist humanity to enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth, its ecosystems and its resources

Alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists; pursues scientific analysis and innovative thinking to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world

Protecting America's wilderness since 1935 through the potent combination of science, advocacy and education

Develops solutions to move human society to live in ways that protect the earth's environment and improve people's lives

Analyzes interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends to promote transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society

Committed to saving endangered species and the wild places that are so vital to our planet's health and survival

 

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