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Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally through earthday.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
International Union for Conservation of Nature
international organization
WWF International
international non-governmental environmental organization
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations organisation
BirdLife International
global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
aggregator of scientific data on biodiversity; data portal
Live Earth
organization
Agenda 21
1992 action plan of the United Nations
Critical Mass
informal cycling action where many people travel as a group on bicycles at a set location and time
biodiversity hotspot
biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity
The Venus Project
american organization
Forest Stewardship Council
organization promoting and certifying responsible management of forest
Global Witness
British NGO
World Cleanup Day
world cleanup day
Global Environment Facility
public funder of projects to improve the global environment
Green Cross International
environmental organization
Reclaim the Streets
resistance movement aiming for community ownership of public spaces
350.org
350.org is an international environmental organization addressing the climate crisis. Its stated goal is to end the use of fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy by building a global, grassroots movement.
Alliance of Small Island States
intergovernmental organization of low-lying coastal and small island countries
Conservation International
nonprofit environmental organization
International Association of Public Transport
organization
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
organization
Marine Stewardship Council
organization promoting and certifying sustainable fishing
International Pollutants Elimination Network
organization
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
IFOAM – Organics International (formerly known as the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) is a worldwide organization advocating for organics, with over 700 affiliates in more than 100 countries and territories.
Center for International Environmental Law
organization
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
organization
Foundation for Environmental Education
organization
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Collaboration centre of UN Environment Programme
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
plant conservation programme and organization
Fauna and Flora International
conservation organization
CDP Global
CDP is a not-for-profit that runs the global disclosure system
Mountain Wilderness
organization
Friends of Nature
non-profit organization with a background in the social democratic movement
Ceres
non-profit organization advocating sustainability
A Rocha
international environmental organization
Species360
Species360 (formerly International Species Information System, abbreviated as ISIS), founded in 1974, is an international non-profit organization that maintains an online database of wild animals under human care. As of 2023, the organization serves more than 1,300 zoos, aquariums and zoological associations on six continents and in 102 countries worldwide. The organization provides its members with zoological data collection and management software called ZIMS—the Zoological Information Management System.
European Environmental Bureau
organization
Peace Boat
Non-government organization based in Japan
Whale and Dolphin Conservation
wildlife charity that is dedicated to the conservation and welfare of all cetaceans.
Citizens' Climate Lobby
American non-profit organization
International Crane Foundation
other organization in Baraboo, United States
Oikos International
organization
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
organization
Oceana
organization
Frankfurt Zoological Society
voluntary association
International Rivers
non-profit organization in the USA
World Commission on Dams
organization
Earth Charter Initiative
company
Senegal River Basin Development Authority
other organization in Dakar, Senegal
Earthwatch Institute
non-profit organization in the USA
Bioversity International
former global research for development organization, merged with CIAT (Q1054314)
Environmental globalization
International practices on environmental protection
Environmental Defense Fund
United States environmental advocacy organization, headquartered in New York City
Eco-Schools
thumb|Eco-Schools Green FlagEco-Schools is an international programme of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that aims to “empower students to be the change our sustainable world needs by engaging them in fun, action-orientated, and socially responsible learning.”
The Global Experience
voluntary association
Green Building Council
national non-profit, non-government organization; part of World Green Building Council global network
Pesticide Action Network
International NGO network
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
international nonprofit organization
Future Earth
research program