List of nature conservation organizations

This is a list of conservation organisations that primarily aim to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems.

List of international conservation organisations[]

• African Wild Dog Conservancy - dedicated to conserving the African wild dog
• African Wildlife Foundation - ensuring that wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa
• Bat Conservation International - working to conserve the world's bats and their habitats
• BirdLife International - a global partnership of organisations that strive to conserve birds
• Center for Biological Diversity - protecting endangered species through legal action, petitions, media and activism
• Conservation International - secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity
• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - mission to save species from extinction
• EcoHealth Alliance - protecting the health of people, animals, and the environment from emerging infectious diseases
• Fauna and Flora International - safeguard the future of southern Africa's large mammal populations
• Greenpeace - raising environmental issues to public knowledge
• International Anti-Poaching Foundation - created a structured military-like approach to conservation in Africa
• International Union for Conservation of Nature - a partnership of 1400 organisations working in the field of nature conservation
• National Audubon Society - non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation
• National Wildlife Federation - conservation education and advocacy
• Ocean Conservancy - formulate ocean policy based on peer reviewed science
• Rainforest Action Network - preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights
• Rainforest Alliance - provision of an environmental certification on forestry and agriculture
• Rainforest Foundation Fund - preserving rainforest by defending the rights of the indigenous peoples
• Rainforest Foundation UK - preserving rainforest by defending the rights of the indigenous peoples
• Rainforest Trust - focused on the purchase of tropical lands
• Rare - helps communities adopt sustainable behaviors toward their environment
• The Nature Conservancy - largest environmental nonprofit by assets and revenue in the world.
• Wildlife Conservation Network - protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats.
• Wildlife Conservation Society - manages four New York City wildlife parks in addition to the Bronx Zoo
• World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund - international conservation
• Zoological Society of London - devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats

List of national or local conservation organisations[]

• Ancient Forest Alliance - conserving old growth forests in British Columbia, Canada
• Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Maine to Georgia
• BirdLife Australia - Australian ornithological conservation organisation
• California Coastal Conservancy - government agency that manages coastline resources
• Central Park Conservancy - manages 843 acre Central Park under a contract with City of New York
• Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi - Bolivian non-governmental organisation
• Conservancy Association - Hong Kong's oldest non-governmental environmental organisation
• Conservancy of Southwest Florida
• Conserving Carolina
• Defenders of Wildlife - works to protect all native animals and plants throughout North America
• Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
• Ducks Unlimited
• European Wildlife
• Federal Agency for Nature Conservation - German
• Great Swamp Watershed Association
• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
• Izaak Walton League of America - devoted to conservation in the United States
• The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) - land trust modeled after the National Trust of Britain
• Live Ocean - New Zealand Marine conservation charity
• Miami Conservancy District - Ohio agency that manages flood control of the Great Miami River
• National Trust of Britain
• Nature Conservancy of Canada - help protect Canada's most important lands, waters and wildlife
• North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power - Chinese public university
• Open Space Institute - conservation organisation and think tank in the Eastern United States
• Pheasants Forever
• Point Blue Conservation Science - advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research
• Pro Natura - 650 nature reserves in Switzerland (250 square kilometers)
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) - converted 13,150 miles (21,160 km) of former rail lines to trails
• Santa Lucia Conservancy - land trust and conservation community protecting 18,000 acres in California
• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy - dedicated to the acquisition of land for conservation in California
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy - state conservancy in California
• Ukraine Nature Conservation Society
• Sierra Club
• The Conservation Fund - to pursue environmental preservation and economic development in the United States
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - 200,000 acres (800 km²)
• Whaleman Foundation - protection of cetaceans
• Wild Salmon Center - identifies and protects the best salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim
• Wildlife Research and Conservation Trust - undertakes field research to promote the conservation of wildlife in India
• Wolf River Conservancy - protects the Wolf River in Tennessee
• Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society (TECOSO Tanzania) - advancing environmental preservation, social and economic development sustainability in Tanzania

Cave conservancies[]

To see organisations that are specialized land trusts managing caves and karst features in the United States, refer to Cave conservancies.

See also[]

• List of environmental organizations
• List of population concern organizations