Earth Island Institute works for solutions to environmental problems by promoting citizen action and incubating a diverse network of projects
National Wildlife Federation
- The nation's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment
Rainforest Action Network
- Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action
Tree People - mission is to inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest - educating, training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, learn, work and play
Trees for the Future - A nonprofit organization established in 1989 with a mission to help communities in Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia,Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Brazil, Haiti, and Honduras plant trees.
Rainforest Foundation
- mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous people and traditional populations of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights by assisting them
Nature Conservancy
- mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
Trees Water People
- develops and manages continuing reforestation, preserving local trees, wetlands, watershed protection, appropriate technology, and environmental education programs in Central America, Mexico, and the American West
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
- mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption
Wilderness Society
- goal is to ensure that future generations will enjoy clean air and water, wildlife, beauty and opportunities for recreation and renewal that pristine forests, rivers, deserts and mountains provide
Sierra Club
- Organization that helps to protect & save America's Forests, Arctic refuges, Lakes, Rivers, Streams, and National Wildlife
Stop Global Warming
- a non-political effort to bring all Americans together in one place, proving there is a vast consensus that global warming is here now and it is time for our country to start addressing it
Friends of the Earth
- Friends of the Earth International is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 71 diverse national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent. We campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues.
We challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies Our decentralized and democratic structure allows all member
groups to participate in decision-making. We strive for gender equity in all of our campaigns and structures.
Green Biz
- is the leading information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success. They provide valuable news and resources to large and small businesses through a combination of Web sites, workshops, daily news feeds, electronic newsletters, and briefing papers. Their resources are free to all users.
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