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Conservation International
Mission Statement: Conservation International works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity. Key Projects: 'Nature Is Speaking' advertising campaign, 'Ocean Health Index', 'Protect an Acre'.
The Sierra Club
Mission Statement: The Sierra Club's mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources. Key Projects: 'Beyond Coal', 'Our Wild America', 'Ready for 100'.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Mission Statement: WWF aims to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Key Projects: 'Protecting Wildlife', 'Sustainable Forests', 'Ocean Conservation'.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Mission Statement: The EDF's mission is to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends, guided by science and economics. Key Projects: 'Sustainable Agriculture', 'Climate Corps', 'Energy Innovation'.
350.org
Mission Statement: 350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. Key Projects: 'Fossil Free', 'Global Divestment Day', 'People's Climate March'.
Greenpeace
Mission Statement: Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. Key Projects: 'Save the Arctic', 'Stop Plastic Pollution', 'Protect the Oceans'.
Oceana
Mission Statement: Oceana seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy, and abundant as they once were. Key Projects: 'Stop Overfishing', 'Save the Oceans, Feed the World', 'Climate & Energy'.
The Nature Conservancy
Mission Statement: The Nature Conservancy's mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Key Projects: 'Plant a Billion Trees', 'NatureNet Science Fellows', 'Global Water Security'.
Rainforest Alliance
Mission Statement: The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior. Key Projects: 'Sustainable Agriculture Certification', 'Forest Conservation', 'Climate Smart Agriculture'.
Earthjustice
Mission Statement: Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. Key Projects: 'The Right to Zero', 'Clean Energy program', 'Biodiversity Defense'.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Mission Statement: NRDC works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. Key Projects: 'Climate Change & Clean Energy', 'Reviving the Oceans', 'The Pollinator Initiative'.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Mission Statement: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. Key Projects: 'Global Marine program', 'Elephants and Ivory', 'Connecting People to Nature'.
Friends of the Earth
Mission Statement: Friends of the Earth strives for a more healthy and just world. Key Projects: 'Climate Justice & Energy', 'Forests & Biodiversity', 'Food & Agriculture'.
Green Belt Movement
Mission Statement: The Green Belt Movement promotes environmental conservation, community development, and capacity-building through tree planting and water conservation. Key Projects: 'Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies', 'Advocacy for the environment and women’s rights', 'Pan African Climate Justice Alliance'.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Mission Statement: IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Key Projects: 'Red List of Threatened Species', 'Key Biodiversity Areas', 'Nature-based Solutions'.
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