How to care for your planet
"The environment is very important in the aspects of peace, because when we destroy
our resources and our resources become scarce, we fight over that." - Wangari Maathai (Nobel Prize 2004)

	AmazonWatch.org - [English] - Works with environmental organizations in Amazon Basin to defend the environment and indigenous peoples' rights versus industrial development, oil/gas pipelines, power lines, roads, mega-projects.
	EarthJustice.org - [English] - "Because the Earth needs a good lawyer." Non-profit public-interest law firm (USA) protecting magnificent places, natural resources, wildlife. Defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. Enforcing and strengthening environmental laws.
	EarthShare.org - [English] - Nationwide USA network, hundreds of leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations (some international). Promotes environmental education and charitable giving through the business workplace, employers, and employees.
	Ecological Internet (ecologicalinternet.org) - [English] - Supports global movement for environmental sustainability by providing information retrieval tools, portal services, analysis. Aids in the conservation of climate, forest, ocean and water ecosystems; promotes ecological restoration.
	Environmental Defense Fund - [English] - Leading USA non-profit organization, creates innovative, equitable, cost-effective solutions to urgent environmental problems. Protects environmental rights of future generations: clean air, clean water, healthy food, flourishing ecosystems.
	Forest Conservation Portal (Forests.org) - [English] - "Ecological Science-Based Forest Conservation Advocacy." Vast resources and links lists for rainforests, forest/biodiversity conservation news, information. Huge searchable database and directory of articles, relevant Web-sites.
	Global Trees Campaign (GlobalTrees.org) - [English] - Works to save the world's threatened tree species and habitats through information, conservation, wise use (over 8000 species, 10% of the world's total, are threatened with extinction). Enables local peoples' rescue/sustainable-use programs.
	Greenpeace.org - [English] - Activist worldwide non-profit organisation, focused on crucial threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment. Exposes environmental criminals, challenges governments and corporations when they fail to safeguard our future. Many languages.
	League of Conservation Voters - [English] - Political voice of the USA environmental movement, devoted to shaping a pro-environment Congress and White House. Runs tough and effective campaigns to defeat anti-environment candidates and support leaders who stand up for a healthy future America.
	Rainforest Action Network - [English] - Campaigns for forests, their inhabitants, natural systems that sustain life. Transforming the global marketplace through grassroots organizing, education, nonviolent direct action. Helps activists and consumers make sigificant change.
	RainforestRelief.org - [English] - Protects the world’s tropical and temperate rainforests, their human and non-human inhabitants, by reducing demand for the products of rainforest logging, mining and agricultural conversion. Education, advocacy, research, action.
	Sierra Club - [English] - Actively defending wilderness and wildlife for over 100 years: Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks, Florida Everglades, Sequoia National Monument, many others. Mostly USA focus. Wilderness camps and local outings. Excellent monthly magazine.
	Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC.org) - [English] - Grass-roots coalition of student and youth environmental groups, working together to protect our planet and our future. Combines strong political, social, environmental action. Conferences, email, magazine, organizing, and really fun people.
	The Conservation Fund - [English] - Non-membership, non-advocacy organization dedicated to tangible on-the-ground results, has protected millions of acres of USA’s outdoor heritage: wildlife habitat and watersheds, working landscapes, community open-space. Very cost-efficient programs.
	The Nature Conservancy - [English] - International non-profit organization dedicated to preserving plants and animals, the diversity of life on Earth, by protecting lands and waters. Works with corporations, indigenous people, traditional communities, and people like you.
	United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) - [English] - "Working towards a wiser world: one in which everyone recognizes that the diversity of life on Earth is vital to the future of humanity." Promotes conservation and sustainable management. News, databases, networks, international resources.
	World Conservation Union (IUCN.org) - [English] - World’s largest nature-conservation network: 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations, over 10,000 scientists from 181 countries. Many languages. Tracks endangered species; see www.iucnredlist.org.
	World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - [English] - Protects the Earth's endangered species and natural habitats. Helps countries establish parks and wildlife reserves. Helps consumers avoid contraband products. Partner Web-sites in local languages in countries around the world. See panda.org also.
	Ocean Conservancy - [English] - Promotes healthy, diverse ocean ecosystems, opposes practices that threaten ocean life and humans. Research, education, science-based advocacy. USA focus, international partnerships.
	ReforestTeak.com (Links List) - [English] - Extensive annotated list of activist ecology organizations. Furniture and other products purchased from ReforestTeak.com help to restore ecological productivity in Central America.

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