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FYWB 1123-01: Writing and the Environment (Mehta)

A resource guide for Professor Mehta's First Year Writing Course Fall 2023

Environmental & Wildlife Organizations

Environmental and wildlife protection organizations and conservancies exist for almost every type of eco-system, or animal or plant species. There are also numerous organizations dedicated to specific geographical regions, parks, and ecosystems. There are also local and national government departments dedicated to environmental research and protection around the world. This list below focuses on independent, non-governmental organizations. 
 

Multi-Ecosystems

& Wildlife

Forests

& Rainforests

Wetlands & Prairies

Oceans

& Rivers

Deserts

Sierra Club

Audubon Society

Rainforest Action Network Wetlands International Oceana Sahara Conservation
Nature Conservancy World Agroforestry Centre Waterkeeper Alliance Ocean Conservancy McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
World Wildlife Fund Rainforest Trust The Wetlands Initiative Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
Fauna and Flora International Global Forest Coalition American Prairie Foundation Riverkeeper Mojave Desert Land Trust

International Union for the Conservation

of Nature

Ancient Forest Alliance Prairie Land Conservancy River Network  
Environmental Defense Fund Save the Redwoods  League      
Greenpeace World Rainforest Movement      
Defenders of Wildlife        

Earth Institute Center for Environmental Research and Conservation