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TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world.

The Cougar Fund protects the cougar – also known as a mountain lion, puma, and panther – and other carnivores throughout the Americas by educating children and adults on their value, and by monitoring state policies and advocating for management based on sound science, to assure a lasting place for these creatures.

The Earth League is a voluntary international alliance of prominent scientists from world‐class research institutions, who look to work together to respond to some of the most pressing issues faced by humankind, as a consequence of climate change, depletion of natural resources, land degradation and water scarcity.

Half-Earth is a call to protect half the land and sea in order to manage sufficient habitat to reverse the species extinction crisis and ensure the long-term health of our planet. The Half-Earth Project is bringing this goal to life.

Dr. Jane Goodall discovered that when we put local communities at the heart of conservation, we improve the lives of people, animals and the environment. JGI advances Dr. Goodall’s holistic approach through a tapestry of nine strategies that build on each other and bring the power of community-centered conservation to life.

The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide a counterpoint to today's accelerating culture and help make long-term thinking more common. We hope to foster responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.

Join a fun and fascinating 13.8-billion-year exploration of nature, science and the astonishing diversity of life on our planet.

The Nature Conservancy, founded at its grassroots in the United States in 1951, is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.  Thanks to more than a million members and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and more than 400 scientists, we impact conservation in 79 countries and territories across six continents.

The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful not-for-profit organisation that supports a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing remaining fragmented orangutan populations - including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level. 

The Otter Project protects our watersheds and coastal oceans for the benefit of California sea otters and humans through science-based policy and advocacy.

The Oxygen Project was founded to raise awareness and defend the ecosystems that produce our oxygen. We deliver a digest of climate news stories told through raw, diverse perspectives and a global point of view. .

The Primate Specialist Group is a network of scientists and conservationists who stand against the tide of extinction which threatens humanity’s closest kin.

Our mission is to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places.

At The World We Want, our aim is to encourage and support organizations which are finding innovative solutions to today’s most pressing global issues – poverty and environmental degradation.

The YEARS Project is a multimedia storytelling and education effort designed to inform, empower, and unite the world in the face of climate change.

We are dedicated to protecting our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater through respected advocacy, innovative education, technically sound water quality monitoring, thorough research, and restoration actions.

Conserving the Nature of America

U.S. Right to Know is an investigative research group focused on the food industry. We produce groundbreaking investigations and journalism to expose how powerful food and chemical industry interests impact the food we eat and feed our children.

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre is a world leader in biodiversity knowledge. It works with scientists and policy makers worldwide to place biodiversity at the heart of environment and development decision-making to enable enlightened choices for people and the planet.

United for Wildlife works to tackle illegal wildlife trade by bringing together conservation organisations, governments, and global corporations.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

Veterans for Wildlife is an international charity committed to the protection of wildlife and the world’s critically endangered species. By deploying highly-skilled and experienced former service personnel, Veterans for Wildlife aims to play a critical role in conservation and the ongoing prevention of wildlife crime. 

Mission: To end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation, Vision: A world free of extreme poverty, where people have the economic means to sustain their families.

The Foundation takes the responsibility of proper land management very seriously.  From proper forestry stewardship to building wetlands, we are constantly building diversity in habitat for all wildlife species so that these properties will always be a good model for conservation, both today and in the future.

People helping people – volunteers, communities, local schools, strategic partners working towards sustainable community development. We tackle problems that have kept generations of families in poverty.

Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water.  We’re the largest and fastest-growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. We preserve and protect water by connecting local Waterkeeper groups worldwide.  Our goal is drinkable, fishable, swimmable water everywhere.

Building upon corporate and scientific partnerships, WeForest empowers communities to sustainably advance and implement innovative, high standard, scalable and lasting solutions to restore forest landscapes.

Our Vision: WellBeing International envisions people, animals and the environment thriving in a healthy and harmonious world.

Our Mission: WellBeing International seeks to achieve optimal well-being for people, animals and the environment through collaborative engagement, education, direct care and science.

We Need Water is a water conservation campaign based in the Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest. Through social media outreach, regional connections, community engagement, and internal development, our goal is to educate others about water related issues, engage people with solutions, and empower individuals to make a difference.

The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation’s mission is to enhance the survival of the remaining wild chimpanzee populations and their habitat, thereby participate in saving the behavioural diversity of this fascinating species.

We believe that when the buying stops, the killing can too. The illegal wildlife trade is a multi-billion dollar global industry largely driven by consumer demand in expanding economies. While most wildlife conservation groups focus on scientific studies and anti-poaching efforts, WildAid works to reduce global consumption of wildlife products and to increase local support for conservation efforts. 

WildEarth Guardians protects and restores the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West.  We believe in nature’s right to exist—and thrive.

Wildlife Alliance provides on-the-ground protection to one of the last unfragmented rainforests in Southeast Asia.

WCN protects endangered wildlife by supporting conservationists who ensure wildlife and people co-exist and thrive.

WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity.

The Wolf Conservation Center teaches people about wolves, their relationship to the environment and the human role in protecting their future.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Our scientists and engineers push the boundaries of knowledge about the ocean to reveal its impacts on our planet and our lives.

Our mission is to create a better world for animals, We end the needless suffering of animals, We influence decision-makers to put animals on the global agenda, we help the world see how important animals are to all of us, we inspire people to change animals’ lives for the better, we move the world to protect animals

Defeating climate change isn’t something to fight over— it’s something to fight for.  We’re uniting scientists and entrepreneurs, four-star generals and youth activists, popular artists and global leaders, Democrats and Republicans, and millions of people to not only build back—but to build forward into a clear-skied future.

Our mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.  Also check out the educational Biodiversity Toolkit.

We inspire people to support projects and programs that preserve Yosemite and enrich the visitor experience.