ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Canada, like many countries in the world, has many environmental organizations. The following lists and links can help you see what each organization represents ... it may even help you find an organization to join.

Canadian Environmental Organizations
Provincial Environmental Organizations
International Environmental Organizations
Synopsis of Selected Environmental Organizations

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Alternatives Magazine Links is a very useful resource directory with links to a variety of environmental sites including:

• Canadian non-government environmental organizations
• Canadian Government departments or initiatives

PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

These are some sites that were not included in the Alternatives Magazine Links at the time of publishing.

Alberta Wilderness Association is a provincial organization concerned with wildlife and wildlands in Alberta.
B.C. Environmental Directory lists over 500 environmental groups in BC (available in hard copy only).
Environmental Services Association of Alberta

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

This is a developing area of the Environmental Resource Centre ... keep checking back for updates!

International Society for Environmental Ethics

SYNOPSIS OF SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Here are the blurbs on or by environmental organizations that we promised avid site users last month.  The pages below were written by Dr. Draper, unless otherwise noted.  Many of the pages contain links to the respective organizations' Web sites and e-mail addresses.

Calgary River Valleys Committee

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Canadian Water Resources Association

The Canadian Wildlife Federation

The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Earthtrust

The Environmental Mining Council of British Columbia

The IUCN and the Canadian Committee for IUCN

Ocean Voice International

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society