List of nature conservation organizations

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## List of international conservation organisations

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* 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
* MarAlliance \- non-profit that supports the effective management and conservation of large marine wildlife and their critical habitats with the support of dependent communities.
* National Audubon Society \- non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to conservation
* Ocean Conservancy \- formulate ocean policy based on saving ocean.
* Population Balance \- uses humane education to advocate for ecocentrism.
* 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 Partnership \- links communities in Latin American rainforests to partner communities in the United States
* 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 \- saves wildlife and wild places worldwide with programs in 60 countries; also manages five New York City wildlife parks including 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

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### Africa (and offshore islands)

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* Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society (TECOSO Tanzania) - advancing environmental preservation, social and economic development sustainability in Tanzania

### Americas

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* Ancient Forest Alliance \- conserving old growth forests in British Columbia, Canada
* American Prairie Foundation \- building large wildlife reserve in Montana, United States
* Appalachian Trail Conservancy \- Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Maine to Georgia
* California Coastal Conservancy \- government agency that manages coastline resources
* Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team \- nonprofit devoted to vernal pond conservation and education in Massachusetts
* 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 of Southwest Florida
* Conserving Carolina
* Defenders of Wildlife \- works to protect all native animals and plants throughout North America
* Ducks Unlimited
* Golden State Salmon Association \- works to restore California's salmon
* Great Swamp Watershed Association
* 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
* Miami Conservancy District \- Ohio agency that manages flood control of the Great Miami River
* National Wildlife Federation \- conservation education and advocacy for Northern American Wildlife
* Nature Conservancy of Canada \- help protect Canada's most important lands, waters and wildlife
* Open Space Institute \- conservation organisation and think tank in the Eastern United States
* Pheasants Forever \- conserving wildlife habitat suitable for pheasants.
* Point Blue Conservation Science \- advancing conservation through bird and ecosystem research
* 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
* Southern Conservation Trust - nonprofit land trust established in 1993; operates six public nature areas throughout Fayette County in addition to an environmental education center headquartered in Fayetteville, Georgia[1]
* Sierra Club
* The Conservation Fund \- to pursue environmental preservation and economic development in the United States
* Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
* Urban Bird Foundation \- to protect, defend, rescue and conserve bird life
* 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 (extends to Japan)
* Wolf River Conservancy \- protects the Wolf River in Tennessee

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* Conservancy Association \- Hong Kong's oldest non-governmental environmental organisation
* Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
* North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power \- Chinese public university
* Wildlife Research and Conservation Trust \- undertakes field research to promote the conservation of wildlife in India

### Australia/Oceania

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* Blue Mountains Conservation Society \- NGO, conservation of Greater Blue Mountains area in Australia
* BirdLife Australia \- Australian ornithological conservation organisation
* Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
* Live Ocean \- New Zealand Marine conservation charity

### Europe

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* European Wildlife \- conserve biological diversity with non-state reserves
* Federal Agency for Nature Conservation \- Germany
* National Trust of Britain
* Pro Natura \- 650 nature reserves in Switzerland (250 square kilometers)
* Ukraine Nature Conservation Society

### Cave conservancies

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

## See also

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* List of environmental organizations
* List of population concern organizations

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Conservation of species

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Conservation
biology|

* Biodiversity
* Captive breeding
* Compassionate conservation
* Conservation behavior
* Conservation-dependent species
* Conservation genetics
* Conservation-induced extinction
* Conservation status
* Endemism
* Ex-situ conservation
* Extinction threshold
* In-situ conservation
* Latent extinction risk
* Marine conservation
* Mutualisms and conservation
* Nature conservation
* Nuisance wildlife
* Pest
* Vermin
* Conservation biology of parasites
* Species translocation
* Conservation welfare
* Threatened species
* Vulnerability and susceptibility

Approaches|

* Conservation agriculture
* Conservation development
* Conservation finance
* Conservation grazing
* Conservation management system
* Conservation movement
* Conservation photography
* Conservation psychology
* Conspicuous conservation
* Community-based conservation
* Ecoregion conservation status
* Environmental protection
* Evidence-based conservation
* Flagship species
* Forest management
* Forest protection
* Tropical rainforest conservation
* Integrated Conservation and Development Project
* Other effective area-based conservation measures
* Riparian buffer
* Roadless area conservation
* Roadside conservation
* Site-based conservation
* Wetland conservation

Protected
areas|

* Conservation designation
* Conservation district
* Conservation easement
* Conservation reserve
* Gap analysis
* Habitat conservation
* High conservation value area
* Landscape-scale conservation
* Marine protected area
* Marxan
* Open space reserve
* Wildlife corridor
* 30 by 30 target

Key issues|

* Conservation refugee
* Fortress conservation
* Habitat fragmentation
* Human–wildlife conflict

Restoration|

* Assisted natural regeneration
* Ecosystem restoration
* Island restoration
* Reforestation
* afforestation
* Rewilding
* marine
* Species reintroduction

By taxon|

* Arthropod
* Bird
* Hawaiian honeycreeper
* Raptor
* Golden eagle
* Fungi
* Land mammal
* American bison
* Arabian oryx
* Bear
* Polar bear
* Cheetah
* Elephant
* Indian elephant
* Slow loris
* Tiger
* Bengal Tiger
* Wolf
* Marine
* Dolphin
* Gray nurse shark
* Manatee
* Painted turtle
* Salmon
* Sea otter
* Plant
* Seed bank
* Cryopreservation

By country|

* Angola
* Australia
* Belize
* Brazil
* Canada
* Central African Republic
* Costa Rica
* Hong Kong
* Iceland
* India
* Indonesia
* Ireland
* Italy
* Malaysia
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* Papua New Guinea
* South Sudan
* Sweden
* Uganda
* United Kingdom
* Scotland
* United States
* forests

Related|

* Conservation officer
* De-extinction
* Planetary boundaries
* IUCN Red List
* NatureServe conservation status
* Special Area of Conservation
* Soil conservation

* List of conservation issues
* List of organisations
* List of people
* Category

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Conservation organisations and groups

Organisations|

* American Prairie Foundation
* Australian Wildlife Conservancy
* BirdLife International
* Bombay Natural History Society
* Conservation International
* Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
* Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
* Frankfurt Zoological Society
* Fauna and Flora International
* Friends of the Earth
* Greenpeace
* Malaysian Nature Society
* National Wildlife Federation
* National Audubon Society
* International Union for Conservation of Nature
* Marine Conservation Society
* Natural Resources Conservation Service
* The Nature Conservancy
* Panthera
* Sea Shepherd
* Sierra Club
* The Conservation Fund
* The Conservation Volunteers
* Wildlife Conservation Network
* Wildlife Conservation Society
* World Wide Fund for Nature
* Zoological Society of London

Key topics|

* Community-based conservation
* Conservation community
* Conservation movement
* Nature conservation
* Marine conservation
* activism
* Protected area
* marine
* 30 by 30
* Restoration ecology
* Wildlife conservation

Related|

* List of environmental organizations

* Index of conservation articles
* List of conservation issues
* Category

Portals:

* Ecology
* Environment

## References

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1. ^ "About Us". Southern Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

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