The OneWorld network spans five continents and produces content in 11 different languages, published across its international site, regional editions, and thematic channels.
IFAW's mission is to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. We seek to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies.
Project Primate, Inc. is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of chimpanzees, chiefly through the support and rehabilitation of chimpanzees who have been orphaned or otherwise taken from the wild, and through local public education. PPI Supports the Chimpanzee Conservation Center who house and rehabilitate orphan chimpanzees in Guinea, Africa.
Research, Education and Enrichment brings together three important elements combined to produce new information about chimpanzees living in captive environments.
An online database that describes the cultural variations in chimpanzee behaviour, and shows behaviour distributions across the long-term study sites in Africa.
Conservation, Animal
Welfare, & Wildlife Research Links
The nation's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment.
New England Anti-Vivisection Society ("NEAVS") works to expose and replace animal experiments in laboratories and classrooms with ethically and scientifically responsible modern research methods.
A community of former and current primate laboratory workers whose shared knowledge and experience are combined to promote the interests of nonhuman primates held in laboratories and other captive settings.
An Organization created to develop and to maintain the highest of ethical standards in comparative ethological research that is conducted in the field and in the laboratory.
An Organization Dedicated to promoting the sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships among scientists, the general public, educators, and businesses.
Operation Migration was founded in 1994 as a non- profit charitable organization by Bill Lishman and Joe Duff. That was five years after Bill became the first human to fly with birds, and one year after the two artists, turned biologists, used ultralight aircraft to lead a small flock of Canada geese from Ontario, Canada to Virginia, USA. The unassisted return migration of these geese the following spring garnered world-wide attention that led to the making of the hit movie Fly Away Home with Columbia Pictures.
Co-op America is dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change. Co-op America's unique approach involves working with both the consumer (demand) and business (supply) sides of the economy simultaneously.
The Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF) facilitates the work of its members in identifying and implementing effective and appropriate solutions to the commercial exploitation of endangered and threatened species.
The Born Free Foundation campaigns for the protection and conservation of animals in their natural habitat and against the keeping of animals in zoos and circuses and as exotic pets.
Part of an international effort working to promote, foster, and develop humane nonlethal control programs for feral and stray cats through sterilization programs
This Nature Conservancy program benefits the Jane Goodall Institute and other programs. Adopt an Acre® today and help protect the tropical Forests of the Rift Valley.
Interdisciplinary eco-cultural education and action programs for cities,
neighborhoods and villages Building community vitality in harmony with nature.
Delivering high quality professional development programs and online instructional materials to meet the changing needs of K-12 school districts nationwide.
A private non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational adventures in nature's classroom to inspire a personal connection to the natural world and responsible actions to sustain it.
An organization dedicated to the development, integration and application of technologies to promote and enhance human development, learning and communication.
For over 40 years, the Kalamazoo Nature Center has been one of the nation’s leading nature centers, educating and inspiring people to care about the environment.
In the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the mission of The Franklin Institute is to inspire an understanding of and passion for science and technology learning.
a rich site for the animal rights activist, the humane and environmental educator, youth who want to help animals and the environment, and for professionals and volunteers at humane organizations
The Children's Nature Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating kids, teachers and parents in the natural sciences and to inspire respect and appreciation for our natural environment.
The Whole Child Initiative identifies, chronicles, and shares the most effective practices and program approaches which improve the well-being of children and their families.
Windows on the Wild is an environmental education program of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), its' goal is to educate people of all ages about biodiversity issues and stimulate critical thinking, discussion, and informed decision making on behalf of the environment.
The Anthropology Club is an organization of students interested in Anthropology and its sub-fields. Anyone who is interested in Anthropology is welcome to become a part of our group!
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the UN agency responsible for the safety and well-being of the nearly 20 million refugees worldwide. UNHCR offers FREE lesson plans, magazines, games, videos and posters for ages K-12 on teaching about refugees, human rights and tolerance.
One World Youth Project is a unique global sister-school program for middle and high school students, linking students and schools from around the world together in learning partnerships that build and connect communities of youth action through cultural understanding, leadership training, and service learning.
A non-profit organization looking for solutions to the world¹s conservation crisis by rescuing knowledge out of the past, in the present, for the future.
The Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies is a unique
partnership between The Jane Goodall Institute, a private non-profit
organization dedicated to wildlife research, education and conservation,
and Western Connecticut State University.
The Global Security Institute is dedicated to the worldwide reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons, in a series of well-defined stages accompanied by increasing verification and control.
Students Helping Street Kids International (SHSKI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings global education and community service together in a scholarship program for street kids and other at-risk kids in Brazil and Tanzania.
IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center that provides kids, adults and families with hands-on learning experiences that combine science, technology and the arts
NANPA, the North American Nature Photography Association, is the first and only association in North America committed solely to serving the field of nature photography.
HARVEST FOR HOPE takes readers through the early history of agriculture, through the mismanagement of crop farming to today's genetically modified foods and the horrors of today's factory farms.
Counterpart International is a non-profit international human development organization founded in 1965 as the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific. We are headquartered in Washington D.C. and work in more than 60 countries.
The BellSouth Education Gateway web site is designed to help educators and students make the most of their teaching and learning experiences through technology and the power of the Internet.
An alliance of sanctuaries across Africa committed to providing the best facilities and care possible to captive African primates, while working towards the protection and conservation of the species in the wild.
An organisation founded to support the conservation and understanding of the orangutan and its rain forest habitat while caring for ex-captive individuals as they make their way back to the forest.
Created to encourage all areas of non-human primatological scientific research, to facilitate cooperation among scientists of all nationalities engaged in primate research, and to promote the conservation of all primate species. The Society is organized exclusively for scientific, educational and charitable purposes.
A newly established international group founded to work for the removal of the nonhuman great apes from the category of property, and for their immediate inclusion within the category of persons.
Home of Koko the gorilla famous for her sign language skills, The Gorilla Foundation is bringing interspecies communication to the public to help save Koko and other endangered great apes.
Dedicated to the conservation of gorillas and their habitats in Africa through anti-poaching, regular monitoring, research, education and support of local communities, The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International uniquely continues to promote the ideals and vision of Dr. Dian Fossey.
The Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) helps sponsor a reintroduction program for confiscated orangutans on the island of Borneo but faces enormous problems at the moment due to political problems, fires, drought and failing harvests.
Primate Conservation, Inc., (PCI) is an all volunteer not for profit foundation [501(c)(3)] dedicated to studying, preserving and maintaining the habitats of the least known and most endangered primates in the world.
A center for the study of ape and human evolution at Emory University and the Yerkes Primate Center. Through behavioral, neurological, and genetic research on great apes - 'living links' to our past - we look to illuminate human evolution.
Established in 1981, Friends of Washoe is a non-profit organization (501.c3) dedicated to the welfare of chimpanzees and especially the four chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute located on the campus of Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington.
A joint initiative of Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, USA and Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) in Equatorial Guinea, Africa. BBPP's conservation efforts protect the wildlife of Bioko Island.
AskPrimate is an e-mail-based international reference service for questions dealing with primates, primate organizations, or individuals in primatology. It is recommended that users of this service explore local resources and check local public, school, or university libraries, before consulting AskPrimate.
Ecoprint has become recognized by its industry colleagues and others as a leader in environmentally responsible printing, mailing/fulfillment, and design. Going beyond basic compliance with environmental laws, Ecoprint has spent years doing research with ink manufacturers and paper mills to come up with new products and processes that create a higher standard of environmental excellence.
YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA (YSA) is a resource center and premier alliance of 300+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally.
Virtual volunteering allows anyone to contribute time and expertise to not-for-profit organizations, schools, government offices and other agencies that utilize volunteer services, from his or her home or office.
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.
NetAid's mission is to build an active network of people and organizations in developed countries committed to ending extreme poverty around the world.
An annual global event that is organized to get millions of young people in countries everwhere will highlight and carry out thousands of community improvement projects.
Give Five is a campaign begun in 1987 to encourage people to give five hours a week and 5% of their income to the causes and charities of their choice.
In coordination with annual Earth Day, the Earth Day Network links and promotes the work of environmentalists across the planet, increasing public awareness of critical environmental issues, and strengthening the impact of individual network members' work.
Operates volunteer programs around the world in partnership with sustainable community initiatives, bringing people together to work side-by-side while sharing perspectives and fostering cultural understanding.
