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Improving human health, economic well-being, women’s empowerment, and the environment by promoting climate-friendly solar cooking for vulnerable populations worldwide.
Because whales and dolphins play a critical ecological role, our mission is to ensure whale and dolphin populations survive and thrive as key contributors to the health of our shared planet. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is the leading global charity dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales and dolphins. Our vision of a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free is not a noble gesture, but a necessary goal for a healthy planet on which humans and wildlife can survive and thrive. We defend these remarkable creatures against the many threats they face through campaigns, lobbying, advising governments, conservation projects, field research and rescue.
Our mission is to conserve and steward Oregon's wetlands in partnership with communities. For more than 40 years, The Wetlands Conservancy has educated and assisted landowners, neighborhood groups, land trusts, and watershed councils on local stewardship to support fish and wildlife, clean water, open space and people's appreciation of nature.
Our mission is to empower indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their lands and culture and, using insights gained from that work, to educate and inspire individuals everywhere to bring forth a thriving, just and sustainable world.
SOS Children's Villages supports orphans and vulnerable children in several ways. We provide long-term,family-based care in our SOS Villages for over 75,000 children and youth worldwide. Each child is welcomed into a loving family environment and a supportive community in which to grow. We provide the education, training and life skills to help them become active, empowered young adults. In addition, SOS works with communities to help prevent child abandonment and to aid families struggling with poverty and disease through our SOS Family Strengthening Programmes. SOS Children's Villages supports over 1,000,000 children and their families through these family strengthening programmes, our schools and medical centres.
Thlong-range vision is: “To forever protect and preserve the natural features of Lemon Bay, Charlotte Harbor, their surrounding waters and uplands, and vital fish and wildlife habitat, through property preservation, environmental education and advocacy for sustainable land and water conservation policies and practices.”To support that long-range vision, we focus our mission in three areas: Saving land;Environmental education; andAdvocacy for sustainable environmental policies.
Beverly Vermont Community Land Trust Is A Community-Based Organization Dedicated To Providing Opportunities For Low-To-Moderate-Income Residents To Secure Housing That Is Decent, Affordable And Controlled By The Residents On A Long-Term Basis. It Is Equally Dedicated To Using Land And Natural Resources To Promote The Long-Term Well-Being Of The Community And The Environment. Our Long-Term Goal Is To Ensure Continued And Expanded Long-Term Affordable Resident-Controlled Housing Opportunities For Low To Moderate Income Residents, Environmental Restoration, Pedestrian-Oriented Transportation, Recreational Green Space And Sustainable Small Business.
Groton Open Space Association (GOSA) is a volunteer-led land trust that acquires, protects, and stewards local forests, streams, and wildlife habitat in southeastern Connecticut so those places remain available for passive recreation, education, and community enjoyment. GOSA works through land purchases, stewardship of conserved properties, and public education/advocacy to preserve open space and local ecological values.
The Garden works to deepen people’s connection to plants and the natural world by offering public gardens, environmental education, and community programs that preserve and showcase local plant communities. It focuses on hands-on learning, stewardship, and providing accessible spaces for recreation, events, and conservation.
The objectives of the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada are to: Increase primate habitat conservation; Increase awareness of, support for and training in issues related to our relationship with each other, the environment and other animals (leading to behaviour change); Expand non-invasive research programs on chimpanzees and other primates; Promote activities that ensure the well-being of chimpanzees, other primates and animal welfare activities in general.
Our mission at the Alliance for the Great Lakes is to conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife.
Access Fund is the U.S. national climbing-advocacy organization that works to keep climbing areas open and conserve the climbing environment. They lead advocacy and policy work, support stewardship and on-the-ground conservation projects, and help protect or acquire threatened climbing lands so climbers (and the land) have sustainable access now and for the future.