Conservation partners in the field
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Conservation Partners

Every restoration project on this site is run by a real organisation. Here's who they are, what they do, and how you can support them directly.

21

Partner organisations

12

Independently verified

26

Active restoration projects

9

Accept direct donations

Organisation Type

Ecosystem

Showing 21 of 21 organisations

IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature

Gland, Switzerland · Est. 1948

International NGO
94/100

The world's largest conservation network and the global authority on the status of the natural world. Maintains the Red List of Threatened Species — the definitive reference for biodiversity assessments worldwide.

Active Projects (2)

Khulna Community Mangrove Belt

U Minh Peatland Restoration

Rated by INGO Accountability Charter

WWF – World Wildlife Fund

Gland, Switzerland · Est. 1961

International NGO
83/100

One of the world's leading conservation organizations, operating in over 100 countries to protect wildlife, wildlands, and the natural systems that sustain all life on Earth.

Active Projects (3)

Sundarbans Tiger Corridor

Paraguay River Floodplain Restoration

Mekong Dolphin Sanctuary

Rated by Charity Navigator

UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

New York, USA · Est. 1965

UN Agency
92/100

The UN's global development network, supporting countries to build resilience through sustainable ecosystem management. Funds wetland carbon certification and marsh rehabilitation in Iraq and Bangladesh.

Active Projects (2)

Sundarbans Blue Carbon Initiative

Central Marshes Rehabilitation

Rated by UN Accountability Index

Panthera

New York, USA · Est. 2006

International NGO
91/100

The world's leading wild cat conservation organization, dedicated to ensuring the future of all 40+ wild cat species. Runs the world's largest jaguar corridor program across 18 countries in Latin America.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Pantanal Jaguar Corridor

Rated by Charity Navigator

Wildlife Conservation Society

New York, USA · Est. 1895

International NGO
89/100

Working in 60+ countries to save wildlife and wild places through science, conservation action, and education. Operates New York's Bronx Zoo and manages community-led conservation programs worldwide.

Active Projects (2)

Pantanal Jaguar Corridor

Community Forest Carbon Credits

Rated by Charity Navigator

BirdLife International

Cambridge, UK · Est. 1922

International NGO
87/100

A global partnership conserving birds, their habitats and global biodiversity. Present in over 120 territories, running the world's most comprehensive waterbird monitoring networks.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Marsh Bird Monitoring Network

Rated by UK Charity Commission

African Wildlife Foundation

Nairobi, Kenya · Est. 1961

International NGO
85/100

Working across Africa to ensure wildlife and wildlands thrive in the modern world through community-based conservation and habitat corridor programs protecting Africa's most iconic ecosystems.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Bonobo Sanctuary Corridor

Rated by Charity Navigator

AMAR International Charitable Foundation

London, UK · Est. 1991

International NGO
84/100

Providing humanitarian aid and sustainable development in Iraq. Supports the return and rebuilding of Marsh Arab (Ma'dan) communities to their traditional wetland homeland in southern Iraq.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Ma'dan Cultural Restoration

Rated by UK Charity Commission

GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Bonn, Germany · Est. 2011

Development Agency
90/100

Germany's international development agency, implementing sustainable development on behalf of the German Federal Government. Leads integrated coastal mangrove management across 254km of Vietnam's Cà Mau coastline.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Cà Mau Mangrove Coastal Shield

Rated by OECD DAC Peer Review

Deltares

Delft, Netherlands · Est. 2008

Research Institution
93/100

Independent institute for applied research in water, subsurface and infrastructure. World-leading expertise in delta resilience — the knowledge that built the Netherlands and is now being applied to save the Mekong Delta.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Delta Sediment Replenishment Study

Rated by Netherlands Research Council

SOS Pantanal

São Paulo, Brazil · Est. 2010

Local NGO
80/100

Brazil's leading Pantanal conservation NGO, dedicated exclusively to protecting and restoring the world's largest tropical wetland through emergency response, reforestation, and national advocacy campaigns.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

SOS Pantanal Reforestation

Rated by Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

Instituto Arara Azul

Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil · Est. 1990

Local NGO
82/100

Pioneering conservation of the Hyacinth Macaw and its Pantanal nesting habitat. Their community guardian program has become a global model for species-focused wetland restoration over three decades.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Hyacinth Macaw Nest Site Recovery

Rated by Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

Nature Iraq

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq · Est. 2004

Local NGO
77/100

Iraq's leading environmental organization, dedicated to protecting and restoring Iraq's natural environment. Conducts critical biodiversity surveys in the Mesopotamian Marshes that inform international policy.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Central Marshes Rehabilitation

Rated by Arab NGO Network for Development

National Park Service

Washington D.C., USA · Est. 1916

Government Agency
96/100

The US federal agency managing national parks, monuments and conservation areas. Oversees one of the most ambitious wetland restoration programs in history at Everglades National Park.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Picayune Strand Restoration

Rated by US Government Accountability Office

US Army Corps of Engineers

Washington D.C., USA · Est. 1802

Government Agency
88/100

Federal agency engineering water infrastructure across the United States. Currently building the $1.7 billion EAA Reservoir — designed to restore natural water flow to the Everglades for the first time in 70 years.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir

Rated by US Government Accountability Office

South Florida Water Management District

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA · Est. 1949

Government Agency
82/100

Regional agency managing water across 16 South Florida counties. Operates the infrastructure that determines how much water reaches the Everglades — a decisive role in recovery or continued collapse.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands

Rated by Florida Auditor General

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Tallahassee, Florida, USA · Est. 1999

Government Agency
84/100

Florida's primary wildlife agency, leading the Florida Panther recovery program — one of the most celebrated endangered species comebacks in US conservation history, from 15 individuals to 200+.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Florida Panther Corridor

Rated by Florida Auditor General

Bangladesh Forest Department

Dhaka, Bangladesh · Est. 1875

Government Agency
72/100

Government agency managing Bangladesh's forests and protected areas, including the Sundarbans Reserve Forest. Co-manages the world's largest mangrove system in partnership with IUCN and international conservation bodies.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

South Khulna Saline Barrier

Rated by FAO Country Review

Iraq Ministry of Water Resources

Baghdad, Iraq · Est. 1948

Government Agency
65/100

The Iraqi federal ministry responsible for managing the Tigris-Euphrates water system. Negotiating minimum flow quotas to protect the Mesopotamian Marshes — a critical political battle for ecosystem survival.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Hawizeh Marsh Water Allocation

Rated by World Bank Governance Indicators

ICCN – Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature

Kinshasa, DR Congo · Est. 1969

Government Agency
70/100

The DRC's national conservation authority, managing all national parks and protected areas. Working with international partners to establish the world's largest tropical peatland protection zone in the Congo Basin.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Cuvette Centrale Protection Zone

Rated by World Bank Governance Indicators

University of Leeds — School of Geography

Leeds, UK · Est. 1904

Research Institution
95/100

World-leading research institution whose 2017 expedition revealed the full extent of the Congo peatlands — 30 billion tons of carbon hidden from science. Now operates a permanent monitoring station inside the peatlands.

Ecosystems

Active Projects (1)

Congo Peatland Research Station

Rated by UK Research Excellence Framework

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