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World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

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Mission: To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Notable projects: Earth Hour, 'Save the Tiger' campaign. Successes: Establishment of over 13,000 protected areas globally.

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Conservation International

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Mission: To protect nature as a source of food, fresh water, livelihoods, and a stable climate. Notable projects: Sustainable Coffee Challenge, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. Successes: Helped protect more than 6 million square kilometers of land and sea across more than 70 countries.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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Mission: To influence, encourage, and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature. Notable projects: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. Successes: The Red List has become the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi, and plant species.

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Rainforest Alliance

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Mission: To create a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. Notable projects: Sustainable Agriculture Certification, Forest Conservation Program. Successes: Influenced land management on over 180 million acres of land, certification programs for sustainable agriculture.

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The Wildlife Trusts

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Mission: To restore, recreate and reconnect natural habitats across the United Kingdom. Notable projects: Living Landscapes, Nature Reserves. Successes: Manages over 2,300 nature reserves, contributed to the formation of Marine Conservation Zones.

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Jane Goodall Institute

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Mission: To advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things. Notable projects: Roots & Shoots program, Chimpanzee Eden sanctuary. Successes: Significant contributions to primate conservation, particularly chimpanzees, and empowering young people with the Roots & Shoots program.

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Sierra Club

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Mission: 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. Notable projects: Beyond Coal campaign, John Muir Exhibit. Successes: Instrumental in the creation of new national parks and monuments, promoting clean energy solutions.

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Traffic

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Mission: To ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Notable projects: Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, Engagement with CITES. Successes: Significant impact on international policies against illegal wildlife trade, works closely with governments and law enforcement.

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Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN)

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Mission: To protect endangered species and preserve their natural habitats by supporting entrepreneurial conservationists who pursue strategies for people and wildlife to co-exist and thrive. Notable projects: Elephant Crisis Fund, Lion Recovery Fund. Successes: Supported over 100 different species in over 40 countries, leveraging a network of conservation partners.

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African Wildlife Foundation

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Mission: To ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever. Notable projects: Classroom Africa, Species Protection Program. Successes: Works to reduce the impact of agriculture and infrastructure on wildlife, conserves endemic species through protection programs.

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Xerces Society

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Mission: To protect wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. Notable projects: Pollinator Conservation Program, Endangered Species conservation. Successes: Considered the foremost authority on native pollinators, developed guidelines for protecting native bee species.

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Friends of the Earth

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Mission: To champion a healthy and just world. To stand up against injustice and live within our planetary means. Notable projects: Climate Justice Campaign, Anti-fracking campaigns. Successes: Influential in the ban on leaded gasoline, campaigns for renewable energy solutions.

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The Nature Conservancy

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Mission: To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Notable projects: Plant a Billion Trees, Debt for Nature Swaps. Successes: Protected more than 119 million acres of land, thousands of miles of rivers worldwide, and operates more than 100 marine conservation projects annually.

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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

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Mission: To promote the conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment. Notable projects: Big Garden Birdwatch, Giving Nature a Home. Successes: Manages over 200 nature reserves in the UK, instrumental in several bird species recovery efforts.

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Polar Bears International

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Mission: To ensure the long-term survival of polar bears and the sea ice they depend on. Notable projects: Save Our Sea Ice Campaign, Bear Tracker. Successes: Leading polar bear conservation group, contributing to scientific research and climate change policy influence.

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David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

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Mission: To protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Kenya. Notable projects: Orphans’ Project, Anti-Poaching teams. Successes: World's most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program, significant anti-poaching achievements.

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Bat Conservation International

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Mission: To conserve the world’s bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet. Notable projects: Bats and Wind Energy, Bat Conservation and Management Workshops. Successes: Leader in bat conservation worldwide, successful in reducing bat mortality at wind facilities.

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International Rhino Foundation

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Mission: To ensure the survival of rhinos through strategic partnerships, targeted protection, and scientifically sound interventions. Notable projects: Rhino Protection Units, Operation: Stop Poaching Now. Successes: Played a role in the recovery of several rhino populations, including the black rhino in Zimbabwe.

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Oceanic Society

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Mission: To inspire and empower people worldwide to take part in building a healthy ocean. Notable projects: Blue Habits, State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) program. Successes: Pioneer of conservation travel programs, contributes to sea turtle conservation through research and awareness.

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Oceana

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Mission: To make our oceans more biodiverse and abundant by winning policy victories in the countries that govern much of the world's marine life. Notable projects: Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting campaign, Save the Oceans Feed the World. Successes: Contributed to the protection of over 4.5 million square miles of ocean, bans on destructive fishing practices.

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The Coral Reef Alliance

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Mission: To unite communities to save coral reefs. Notable projects: Clean Water for Reefs Initiative, Adaptive Reefscapes. Successes: Implements community-driven projects to reduce pollution, promotes healthy fisheries and resilient coral reefs.

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International Crane Foundation

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Mission: To work worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways on which they depend. Notable projects: Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, African Crane Conservation Programme. Successes: Key initiatives for safeguarding all 15 species of cranes, habitat restoration efforts.

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Island Conservation

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Mission: To prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. Notable projects: Removing rats from South Georgia Island, Protecting seabirds in Mexico and the Caribbean. Successes: Helped protect 1099 populations of 399 species and subspecies on 59 islands.

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National Audubon Society

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Mission: To protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Notable projects: Audubon’s Climate Initiative, Plants for Birds program. Successes: Played key role in the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Important Bird Area program.

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Greenpeace

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Mission: To ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity. Notable projects: Anti-nuclear campaigns, Save the Arctic initiative. Successes: Influencing the Antarctic Treaty, which protects the Antarctic environment, and campaigning successfully for a ban on toxic wastes exports to less developed countries.

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Wildlife Conservation Society

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Mission: To save wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. Notable projects: 96 Elephants campaign, New York Seascape program. Successes: Helped establish protected areas around the world, saving countless wildlife species.

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Ocean Conservancy

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Mission: To work with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Notable projects: International Coastal Cleanup, Trash Free Seas Alliance®. Successes: Removal of millions of pounds of trash from oceans and waterways, advancing sustainable fisheries management.

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Defenders of Wildlife

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Mission: To protect all native animals and plants in their natural communities. Notable projects: Wolf Conservation, Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance. Successes: Instrumental in the recovery of several species under the Endangered Species Act, including the gray wolf.

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Fauna & Flora International

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Mission: To conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide. Notable projects: The Flagship Species Fund, The Mountain Gorilla Project. Successes: Groundbreaking work on gorilla conservation, over 140 conservation projects in over 40 countries.

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BirdLife International

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Mission: To conserve birds, their habitats, and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. Notable projects: Preventing Extinctions Programme, Flyways Programme. Successes: Key player in conservation and designation of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs).

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