LINKS and RESOURCES

The following selection of organizations are but a few of the diverse groups that play important roles in promoting the continuing health of our environment and educating people about the necessity of a balanced and sustainable future for Earth’s inhabitants.

Ancient Forests International – California based conservation group that has been instrumental in protecting primary forests around the world.

www.ancientforests.org

Conservation Fund – A leading U.S. conservation organization active in the effort to protect wildlife habitat, watersheds, working landscapes and community open space.

www.conservationfund.org

Conservation International – Conserving Earth’s living natural heritage, global biodiversity, and demonstrating that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.

www.conservation.org

Cousteau Society – Dedicated to protection and improvement of the quality of life for future generations on the water planet.

www.cousteausociety.org

E.F. Schumacher Society – Actively working to shape diverse regional economies based on social and ecological principals.

www.smallisbeautiful.org

Just Earth - Amnesty International’s program to defend the human rights of environmental defenders.

www.amnestyusa.org/justearth

Land Trust Alliance - Providing leadership, resources and training to the United States’ 1200 plus non-profit, grassroots land trusts that work to protect important open spaces.

www.lta.org

Native Forest Network – Global autonomous collective of forest activists, indigenous people, nongovernmental organizations and conservation biologists working to protect Earth’s remaining native forest ecosystems to ensure they survive, flourish and maintain their evolutionary potential.

www.nativeforest.org

Nature Conservancy - International conservation organization working to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

www.nature.org

Planet Drum Foundation – Promoting bioregional sustainability, education and culture.

www.planetdrum.org

Resurgence – An international forum for ecological and spiritual thinking.

www.resurgence.org

Rocky Mountain Institute – Fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world secure, just, prosperous and life sustaining.

www.rmi.org

Sierra Club – One of our older conservation organizations (founded in 1872) whose mission is to protect the wild places of the Earth, to practice and promote responsible use of Earth’s ecosystems and resources, and to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.

www.sierraclub.org

Trust for Public Land – Working to protect and conserve land for recreation, spiritual nourishment, and to improve quality of life for American communities. www.tpl.org
Wildlands Project – Working to restore and protect North America’s natural heritage.

www.wildlandsproject.org

Wilderness Society – Working to deliver to future generations an unspoiled legacy of wild places, through a combination of science, advocacy and education.

www.wilderness.org

World Wildlife Fund – Dedicated to protecting the world’s wildlife and wildlands, this leading privately funded conservation organization focuses on protecting endangered species and addressing global threats.

www.worldwildlife.org