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

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

Audubon

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

Bluewater Network

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

Center for a New American Dream

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

EarthJustice

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

Earth Rights International

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

Environmental Defense

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

Environmental Working Group

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

Friends of the Earth US | Friends of the Earth International

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

GRACE - Global Resource Action Center for the Environment

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

Greenpeace

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

National Environmental Trust

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

Natural Resources Defense Council

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

National Wildlife Federation

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

Resources for the Future

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

Sierra Club

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

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

Wilderness Society

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

World Resources Institute

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

Worldwatch Institute

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

World Wildlife Fund International | WWF US

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

We have MANY more environmental groups categorized by their major area of focus.   Click to see the categories

Also see: General Environmental Resources Government Agencies

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