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An environmental organization is an organization
Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
 that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation.

In this sense the environment may refer to the biophysical environment
Environment (biophysical)

The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physics environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and include all variables that comprise the Earth's biosphere....
, the natural environment
Natural environment

The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that encompasses all life and non-living things occurring nature on Earth or some region thereof....
 or the built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
. The organization may be a charity
Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
, a trust
Trust

Trust may refer to:* Trust , relationship of reliance* Trust fall, trust-building gameIn law:* Trust law, where money or property is owned and managed on behalf of another...
, a non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization is a term that has become widely accepted for referring to a legally constituted, non-business organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government....
 or a government organization. Environmental organizations can be global, national
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
, regional
Subregion

A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion....
 or local.








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An environmental organization is an organization
Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
 that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation.

In this sense the environment may refer to the biophysical environment
Environment (biophysical)

The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physics environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and include all variables that comprise the Earth's biosphere....
, the natural environment
Natural environment

The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that encompasses all life and non-living things occurring nature on Earth or some region thereof....
 or the built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
. The organization may be a charity
Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
, a trust
Trust

Trust may refer to:* Trust , relationship of reliance* Trust fall, trust-building gameIn law:* Trust law, where money or property is owned and managed on behalf of another...
, a non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization is a term that has become widely accepted for referring to a legally constituted, non-business organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government....
 or a government organization. Environmental organizations can be global, national
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
, regional
Subregion

A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion....
 or local.

List of environmental organizations


The most important global environmental organizations are the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme

The UN Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices....
 (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body tasked to risk management of climate change caused by human activity....
 (IPCC).

See also

  • Conservation movement
    Conservation movement

    The conservation movement also known as nature conservation is a political, social and, to some extent, scientific movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future....
  • Environmental agreements
  • Environmentalism
    Environmentalism

    Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and social movement centered on a concern for the Conservation movement and improvement of the environment ....
  • Environmental movement
    Environmental movement

    The environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation movement and green movement movements, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
  • List of environmental organizations
    List of environmental organizations

    This is a list of environmental organizations....
  • Green politics
    Green politics

    Green politics is a political ideology which places a high importance on ecology and environmentalism goals, and on achieving these goals through broad-based, grassroots, participatory democracy....
  • List of environmental issues
    List of environmental issues

    This is a list of environmental issues that are due to human activity. These articles relate to the anthropogenic effects on the natural environment....