Resources
We’ve put together a list of resources and organizations that are involved in different environmental issues. You’ll find most of these groups will have extensive news and information on specific subjects, but should you find something not covered in this list, let us know and we’ll find additional resources. Also, if you would like to add your website or any other organization to this list, send us an email at info@greenfudge.org.
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APEN (Asian Pacific Environmental Network)
APEN is an organization that helps low-income Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities achieve environmental and social justice.
More info: http://www.apen4ej.org/
Biosphere Expeditions
Biosphere Expeditions is an international, non-profit volunteer organization that runs conservation expeditions across the globe. By going on the expeditions, they are hoping to make a difference for the planet.
More info: http://www.biosphere-expeditions.org/
Care 2
Care2 was created for people who want to live a healthy, green lifestyle, and also as a means to provide information and impact on the causes they care about most.
More info: http://care2.com/
Center for Biological Diversity (CBD)
Through science, law and media, the Center for Biological Diversity works to ensure a future for all species, especially those on the brink of extinction.
More info: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/
Choose Cruelty Free (CCF)
CCF encourages manufacturers and service providers to adopt a cruelty-free ethic, surveys companies who don't test their products on animals, and educates people on the negative effects of animal lab testing.
More info: http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC, CCA, CCE)
The CEC works to address environmental concerns, prevent trade and environmental conflicts, and promote the enforcement of the environmental law.
More info: http://www.cec.org/
Conservation Foundation
The Conservation Foundation was started to provide a way for people to collaborate on environmental projects. Over the years, their work has consisted of conferences, special events, field studies, school programs, workshops and more.
More info: http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/
Conservation Fund
The Fund attempts to forge a path that will bring the environmental and economic communities together by conserving land, providing education, and helping other groups to acquire and protect landscapes for recreation or habitat reasons.
More info: http://www.conservationfund.org/
Conservation International
Conservation International is on a mission: to create a world in which societies are committed to the care of nature, to benefit all life.
More info: http://www.conservation.org/
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit organization that works for the protection of all native species. Their work includes restoring and protecting wildlife, resolving conflicts and safeguarding habitats.
More info: http://defenders.org/
Earth Island Institute
The Earth Island Institute was founded in 1982, and encourages people to be bold, by promoting environmental activism and providing education on different issues.
More info: http://www.earthisland.org/
Earth Share
EarthShare wants to help people and organizations work to create a healthy and sustainable environment. Their focus is through payroll campaigns and collecting donations for a variety of environmental charities and causes.
More info: http://www.earthshare.org/
Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch is an organization that allows volunteers to join research teams around the world to conduct scientific field studies. Environmental areas they focus on include: rainforests, marine wildlife, and archaeology.
More info: http://www.earthwatch.org/
Ecotrust
Ecotrust is attempting to create environmental well-being, economic opportunities and social equity, by integrating private and public practices, as well as profit and non-profit structures.
More info: http://www.ecotrust.org/
EEA (European Environment Agency)
The EEA has provided environmental information since 1994. With the information, they hope to help others make decisions that will improve the environment, work towards sustainability, and integrate environmental issues into economic policy.
More info: http://www.eea.europa.eu/
Endangered Species Coalition
The Endangered Species Coalition is formed by hundreds of conservation, scientific, education, business, community and other organizations working to protect wildlife and places.
More info: http://www.stopextinction.org/
Environmental Institute
The Environmental Institute was formed to integrate and distribute technologies for water purification, by recycling nutrients for agriculture, soil protection and biogas energy production.
More info: http://www.oia.org.br/new/english_home.asp
Environmental Investigation Agency
The EIA has been at work for over twenty years, investigating, exposing and campaigning against illegal wildlife trade and environmental destruction.
More info: http://www.eia-international.org/
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA is a leader in environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. Since 1970, they have been working towards a cleaner, healthier environment.
More info: http://www.epa.gov/
Friends of Nature
More than a century old, the NFI has been working to protect the environment, encourage sustainable mobility, ensure that nature tourism is environmentally sound, and create a healthy environment for all cultures and living things.
More info: http://www.nfi.at/
Friends of the Earth International
FOEI is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, campaigning on the most serious environmental issues. With the aide of over 2 million people, they challenge economic and corporate globalization, and promote environmental sustainability.
More info: http://foei.org/
Gaia Foundation
Working across the globe with both local and indigenous people, the Gaia Foundation attempts to create diverse, just ways of living on the planet; seeing every environmental issue as interconnected, they hope to achieve a unified response.
More info: http://www.gaiafoundation.org/
Galapagos Conservancy
The Galapagos Conservancy is dedicated to the protection and perseverance of the Galapagos Islands, working day and night with a number of allies, to ensure its continuation.
More info: http://www.galapagos.org/
Global Witness
Global Witness is an organization that exposes exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, in order to push campaigns that end impunity, resource conflict and the abuse of environmental and human rights.
More info: http://www.globalwitness.org/
Green Alliance
Green Alliance is a think tank working to ensure that UK political leaders create solutions to global environmental issues. Through research, advocacy and having high-profile events, they have changed environmental policies.
More info: http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/
Green Power
Green Power is a Hong Kong based organization concerned about local environmental problems. They have worked with schools, resource centers, and helped with the conservation of butterflies, rivers and trees.
More info: http://www.greenpower.org.hk/
GreenCorps
Green Corps is a graduate school program for environmental organizers. Participants can gain a solid academic ground in their field of choice, obtain hands-on field experience, and more.
More info: http://www.greencorps.org/
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent organization that attempts to change or fix environmental and humanitarian issues. By using non-violent confrontation and exposing threats, they hope to give the Earth a voice where it has none.
More info: http://www.greenpeace.org
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare and conservation groups in the world and has been making great effort for the past 40 years to improve the welfare of both wild and domestic animals.
More info: http://www.ifaw.org/splash.php
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
The IPCC is a scientific body, formed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), to inform the world on climate change and its potential consequences.
More info: http://www.ipcc.ch/
IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
IUCN is a global environmental network that helps find solutions to environmental threats and development challenges. Their focus includes: biodiversity, climate change and energy.
More info: http://www.iucn.org/
Jane Goodall Institute
Through research, education and advocacy, the Institute seeks to improve understanding and treatment of great apes, preserve their lives and habitat, and create a global network of people who care for all living things, and will take action in helping the
More info: http://www.janegoodall.org/
National Audubon Society
The National Audubon Society conserves and restores ecosystems, with a focus on birds, wildlife and their habitats. By individual action, advocating environmental policies and volunteer work, they are trying to benefit biological diversity.
More info: http://www.audubon.org/
National Geographic Society
National Geographic is a well-known magazine. They support global exploration, research and conservation efforts, and have a multitude of media and exhibits on a variety of subjects.
More info: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
National Recycling Coalition
The National Recycling Coalition is the largest national organization that pushes the advancement and improvement of recycling, reuse, waste prevention and composting.
More info: http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy has been in action since 1951. Since their founding, they have protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide.
More info: http://nature.org
NatureServe
Natureserve is a conservation organization that works to provide scientific information needed for effective conservation action. They are a leading source for information on rare and endangered species, and also threatened ecosystems.
More info: http://www.natureserve.org/
NWF (National Wildlife Federation)
NWF works to inspire Americans to protect wildlife, for the sake of their children and grandchildren. They take on the challenge of fighting against global warming and habitat loss; working to improve policies that will also improve wildlife conservation.
More info: http://nwf.org
Ocean Conservancy
The Ocean Conservancy works towards healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems, opposing anything that threatens ocean life. They wish to inform and inspire people to speak and act on the oceans' behalf, through education, research and scientific advocacy.
More info: http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Action Network fights for the forests, their inhabitants and the life sustaining ecosystems of this planet, by changing the international market through education, non-violent direct action, and grassroots organization.
More info: http://www.ran.org/
REC (Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe)
The REC is an international organization working to solve environmental problems. Areas they have worked in include: biodiversity, climate change, environmental law and policy, renewable energy and waste management.
More info: http://www.rec.org/
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
The Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization, working to end the destruction of ocean habitats and the slaughter of its wildlife.
More info: http://seashepherd.org
Sierra Club
For more than a century, the Sierra Club has been working to protect the planet. Founded by the famous conservationist, John Muir, in 1892, it is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots organization in the USA.
More info: http://www.sierraclub.org/
Trees for Life
Trees for Life is an international organization dedicated to helping people of developing countries plant and grow fruit trees. With this knowledge, people will be able to work together on future projects that will benefit themselves and the environment.
More info: http://www.treesforlife.org/
UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme)
UNEP is attempting to encourage care for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and individuals to improve their quality of life, without having a negative impact on future generations.
More info: http://www.unep.org/
WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
The WCS has been on a mission since 1895, to save wildlife and wild places throughout the world. Currently, they are managing 500 conservation projects across the globe.
More info: http://www.wcs.org/
WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society)
Through conventions, campaigns, scientific research and investigations, and conservation efforts, the WDCS is working to stop captivity, whale and dolphin hunting, climate change and pollution.
More info: http://www.wdcs.org/
Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society has been making conservation efforts since 1935, protecting the wilderness and inspiring others to do the same. Their most notable achievement is writing and passing the Wilderness Act.
More info: http://wilderness.org/
Wildlife Trusts
The United Kingdom hosts 47 different wildlife trusts, all working toward an environment rich in wildlife. The Wildlife Trust is the largest UK voluntary organization dedicated to conserving all of its habitats and species, on both land and sea.
More info: http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals)
WSPA has been working for the past 25 years at promoting animal welfare, and ending animal cruelty. Their focus lies in areas of the world where animals may have little, or no protection or rights at all.
More info: http://www.wspa.org.uk/
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature / World Wildlife Fund)
WWF is a global organization that is working to stop destruction of the environment, and build a world where people and nature may live together. Key projects include conservation, pollution reduction, and the ensuring of renewable natural resources.
More info: http://wwf.org
