Environs Kimberley

Environs Kimberley (EK) is an independent and local community environmental organisation in Broome dedicated to protecting the nature and culture of the Kimberley region. Environs Kimberley believes that the natural environment of the Kimberley is its major asset and must be protected; decisions about the region should be made in consultation with local residents, through participatory planning and Traditional Owners have an intrinsic right to manage their country. We work both as advocates on a wide range of significant issues in the Kimberley, as well as through practical programs focused on natural resource management and community environmental education.

http://www.environskimberley.org.au/

WWF Australia

WWF-Australia is part of the WWF International Network, the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation. It has close to five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. With over 80,000 supporters, and active projects in Australia and the Oceania region, WWF works to conserve Australia's plants and animals, by ending land clearing, addressing climate change, and preserving and protecting our fresh water, marine and land environments.

http://wwf.org.au

Conservation Council of WA

The Conservation Council is State's main non-government advocacy organisation for environmental protection in Western Australia and is the State representative for a range of conservation groups who are active in protecting the natural environment and sustainability in WA.

The Council engages regularly with federal, state & local Government to promote to promote positive change to legislation and policy, campaign to change community attitudes on environmental issues and assist conservation groups or projects to gain access to resources.

http://www.conservationwa.asn.au

Pew Environment Group-Australia

The Pew Environment Group, the environmental arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts, addresses environmental issues around the globe with major emphases on climate change, protecting life in the sea, and preserving wilderness and habitat. Individual projects, many of them conducted in partnership with other organizations, are located in Canada, throughout the United States, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, and several potential marine sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean. Pew Environment Group-Australia, and The Nature Conservancy pledged in 2006 to jointly develop the Wild Australia Program, an ambitious, multi-year effort to identify and protect large landscapes and seascapes in remote parts of Australia

http://wildaustralia.org

WDCS

Established in 1987, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, WDCS, is the world's most active charity dedicated to the conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (also known as cetaceans).

WDCS Australasia implements many of WDCS's international policy programs in our region. We work with governments, policy makers, researchers and other conservation organizations to create a safer environment for the whales and dolphins that inhabit the waters around our shores. Go to the WDCs website to find out about our work and how you can support their efforts to protect these amazing animals.

http://www.wdcs.org.au/

AMCS

The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is the voice for Australia's oceans. AMCS work on behalf of the community to protect our ocean wildlife, make our fisheries sustainable and create places in the sea where our precious ocean animals are safe from harm.

AMCS is an independent charity and are a committed group of professional and passionate scientists, educators and advocates who have defended Australia's oceans for over forty years.

http://www.amcs.org.au/

The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society (TWS) is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation whose purpose is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth.

TWS works through the avenues of public education and empowerment, advocacy and negotiation, and desk and field research. TWS is politically unaligned, but uses democratic processes to maximise wise conservation decisions.

TWS values passion for our purpose, the power of people to make change, organisational independence and integrity, compassion in dealing with our staff and others, and a commitment to success in protecting the environment.

TWS supports indigenous people's land and sea rights, and is committed to proper and detailed consultation with affected indigenous people before and during campaigns to protect wilderness and biological diversity.

Established in 1976, TWS is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation. The vast majority of our funding is obtained from membership dues, donations, public fundraising and our retail operations.

http://www.wilderness.org.au