4 Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations That You must know

1. World Wildlife Fund

An environmental organization that operates internationally. Their mission is to conserve the Earth's natural habitat and reduce the threats in the diversity of life. They organize their work in 6 different key areas: fresh water, forests, food, marine, wildlife, and climate. World Wildlife Fund is the most influential and the world's leading conservation group. Five million people in one-hundred countries around the world are currently participating in their movement. They are the ones behind the Earth Hour, an annual event wherein businesses and homes worldwide turn their lights off around 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. In their website, you can actually participate in their movement by joining WWF's Action Center, speaking up for species and places, and raise funds through creating your own event in Panda Nation Page.

Website: https://www.worldwildlife.org/

2. Clean Air Asia

It is an international non-government organization that has a mission to have a cleaner, healthier and livable countries across Asia. They aim to reduce the greenhouse gases and the air pollution in the 1000+ Asian countries through their programs and policies about air quality, industrial emissions and energy use.

Website: http://cleanairasia.org/

3. Save Philippine Seas

Save Philippine Seas is an associate environmental organization that specialize in the coastal and marine resources of the Philippines. It started in May 2011 as a response to a large-scale illegal wildlife trade case and evolved into a movement in August 2012. SPS conduct workshops and execute awareness campaigns, that aim to teach and encourage individuals to participate in conservation activities and projects.

Website: https://www.savephilippineseas.org/

4. Earth Island Institute Asia-Pacific

It is an international environmental organization that promotes awareness, grassroots environmentalism and activism for the protection, conservation and restoration of nature. It was founded by David Brower, a well-known American environmentalist, in San Francisco, USA. One of their first projects is the International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP). It is a movement that protects the marine species and their natural habitat. IMMP stopped the slaughter of dolphins, and destructive fishing practices.

Website: http://www.earthislandph.org/