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African Biodiversity Network (ABN)
The network is committed to unearthing and implementing African solutions to African problems and building solidarity on biodiversity and community rights issues on the continent. It accompanies Africans in voicing...
African Wildlife Foundation
Works to develop "innovative conservation strategies so wildlife, wild lands, and people can thrive...addressing not only direct threats to wildlife like poaching and habitat loss, but also working with communities...
American Forests
A national conservation organization, which aims to restore threatened forest ecosystems and inspire people to value and protect urban and wildland forests. Their projects have restored hundreds of thousands of...
Animal Welfare Institute
It works to alleviate the suffering inflicted on animals by humans. It was started with the aim of ending the cruel treatment of animals in experimental laboratories but the work...
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
A network of 30+ NGOs that aims to "protect the Antarctic and Southern Ocean’s unique and vulnerable ecosystems by providing the unified voice of the NGO community." It plays a...
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Australian Research Council/James Cook University; annual reports, scientific publications on ecosystem dynamics and reef resilience Research Programs: People and ecosystems Ecosystem Dynamics: Past, Present and Future Responding to a Changing...
Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services
Published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, this is a powerful eye-opening work by 184 authors, summarizing some 4,000 sources. Insights: Land degradation—a pervasive, systemic phenomenon...
Books | Reports, Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, Environmental Assessment, Land Degradation Assessment
Association for Fire Ecology
An organization "of professionals dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management through science and education." Aims to "play a key role in wildland fire and...
Bat Conservation International
A non-profit that "is dedicated to the enduring protection of the world’s 1300+ species of bats and their habitats and creating a world in which bats and humans successfully coexist....
Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics
Mission: “To carry out research and stimulate cooperation to promote a deeper understanding of the interplay between ecological systems and social and economic development.” Worldwide collaboration with organizations such as...
Biodiversity and Climate Change: Workshop Report
In December 2020, 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts appointed by the IPBES and IPCC held a virtual workshop "to examine the synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity...
Biodiversity Finance Program
BIOFIN was established in response to the urgent global need to divert more finance from all possible sources toward international and national biodiversity goals. Works to create an action plan,...
Biodiversity Research Institute
A research centre with the mission "to assess emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems through collaborative research, and to use scientific findings to advance environmental awareness and inform decision makers."...
Bird Life International
A "global partnership of conservation organisations (NGOs) that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources." They consist...
Blue Justice Initiative
On 28 June 2017, the Nordic Council of Ministers adopted the first Declaration in the town of Ålesund (the Ålesund Declaration). This initiative "responds to the need to cooperate and...
Book Review: An Introduction to Ecological Economics
As we rush headlong into the Anthropocene age, when humans dominate and disrupt the earth and its natural systems, governance of evolution becomes increasingly imperative. “Sustainable development” of some sort...
Brighter Green
A non-profit policy action tank aiming "to raise awareness and encourage dialogue on issues that span the environment, animals and sustainable development." It works in the U.S. and internationally with...
Campus de la Transition
A group of teachers, students, entrepreneurs, and researchers is where people can learn about and develop a healthy relationship with the environment. Its courses continue to push the boundaries of...
Catholic Climate Covenant
Catholic Climate Covenant (2006; Washington; 5 staff; catholicclimatecovenant.org) A faith based organization supported by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, that aims to "address growing ecological awareness and the...
Center for Biodiversity Policy and Law
A research center focusing on biodiversity policies and laws that cater to the needs of national and international rule-making and subsequent implementation on issues of biodiversity. Themes areas: Access and...