Organizations Making a Difference

Mission: To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends by working with partners across sectors and borders to find innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. 

  Impact: Protected more than 125 million acres of land and 6,000 miles of rivers worldwide, supported over 1,000 conservation projects in 72 countries, influenced policies and practices in key areas such as climate change, water security and sustainable agriculture. 

Mission: To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth by working in collaboration with local communities, governments, businesses, and other stakeholders. 

  Impact:  Supported more than 14,000 conservation projects in over 100 countries, helped protect over 100 million hectares of land and thousands of species and launched global campaigns such as Earth Hour and TX2 to raise awareness and mobilize action. 

Mission:  To advance the preservation and protection of the natural environment by empowering the citizenry, especially democratically elected officials, to adopt policies that protect the Earth’s ecological integrity. 

Impact: Established more than 430 parks and monuments, helped pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act, supported the development of renewable energy sources, and opposed fossil fuel projects. 

  Mission: To protect and restore redwood forests and connect people with their peace and beauty so these wonders of the natural world flourish by acquiring redwood land, restoring logged forests, studying how to best protect them and teaching children and adults about these magical expressions of life. 

Impact:   Protected more than 216,000 acres of redwood forests in California, restored vital habitat for wildlife and water quality, supported scientific research and education programs on redwood ecology and conservation, inspired millions of people to experience the beauty and benefits of redwoods. 

Mission:  To support environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate development within indigenous communities by building alliances among indigenous peoples, environmental organizations, and other movements, providing resources for indigenous campaigns and strategies, and promoting indigenous rights at local, national, and international levels. 

 Impact:   Resisted destructive projects such as pipelines, mines, and dams that threaten indigenous lands and livelihoods, promoted indigenous solutions to climate change such as renewable energy and traditional knowledge, and empowered indigenous youth and women to become leaders in environmental justice. 

  Mission:  To save wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature by working with local communities and organizations across four regions: Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the world’s oceans.
 

Impact:  Protected more than 200 million acres of wild places around the globe, helped bring back species such as gorillas, tigers, elephants, and bison from the brink of extinction and educated millions of visitors at its five parks in New York City. 

  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 by working with businesses, governments, NGOs, and local communities to promote best practices for agriculture, forestry, and tourism.

 

Impact:   Certified more than 5 million hectares of forestland in 78 countries according to rigorous environmental and social standards, helped more than 2 million farmers adopt sustainable practices that increase yields and incomes and trained more than 200,000 people in climate-smart land management techniques. 

  Mission:  To protect and enhance America’s national parks for present and future generations by advocating on behalf of the national parks and the National Park Service, educating decision-makers and the public about the importance of preserving these places.  

Impact:  Helped establish new national parks and monuments, defended existing parks from harmful development and pollution, secured funding and resources for park maintenance and restoration, and engaged millions of park supporters and visitors through outreach and education. 

  Mission: To empower societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity by using science, policy, and partnerships to protect the nature people rely on for food, freshwater, and livelihoods.
 

Impact: Protected more than 6 million square kilometers of land and sea across more than 70 countries, helped establish 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries and improved the human well-being of 2 million people through conservation projects. 

  Mission:  To provide farming families in Central America with the training and tools to preserve our planet’s tropical forests while overcoming poverty by teaching organic agriculture, agroforestry, and forest conservation techniques that improve soil health, crop yields, and food security.
 

Impact:  Worked with over 3,200 families in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to plant over 4 million trees, conserve over 100,000 acres of tropical forest, and improve nutrition and income levels for rural communities. 

  Mission:   To protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges by creating science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it.

 

Impact:    Mobilized millions of volunteers for the annual International Coastal Cleanup event, advocated for science-based policies to protect marine life from overfishing, pollution, and climate change, and supported innovative ocean planning initiatives that balance conservation and development.