ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS IN CHINA

Beijing Brooks Education Center

www.brooks.ngo.cn

Beijing registered NGO that is engaged in Environmental Protection Education
and Citizenship Awareness Education.

China Association for NGO Cooperation

www.cango.org

CANGO's mission is to create an empowered network of Chinese NGOs. They act as an intermediary and partner with foreign NGOs and bilateral and multilateral organizations to enhance fundraising, provision of technical support and capacity building.

China Environmental Protection Foundation

http://www.cepf.org.cn/

Founded by China’s former State Environmental Protection Administrator, Qu Geping, in 1993. China’s first non-governmental foundation for environmental protection.

China Foundation for Desertification Control

www.cn5195.com

Helps combat desertification in China.

Conservation International

www.conservation.org

Mission is to conserve the earth’s biodiversity.

Desert Control Volunteers Network

www.desert.org.cn

A Chinese NGO aims to fighting against desertification.

Environmental Defense China Program

www.cet.net.cn

One of the major US NGOs working on air pollution in China, ED is known for its work on sulfur cap and trade programs.   They are also working with the US EPA on environmental enforcement training in China.

Ford Foundation, Beijing

www.fordfound.org

The Beijing office opened in 1989 and gives grants in various fields including economics, law, environment and development and reproductive health.

Forest Trends

www.forest-trends.org

Forest Trends is an international non-profit organization that works to expand the value of forests to society; to promote sustainable forest management and conservation by creating and capturing market values for ecosystem services; to support innovative projects and companies that are developing these new markets; and to enhance the livelihoods of local communities living in and around those forests.

Friends of Nature

www.fon.org.cn

This is one of China’s earliest local NGOs, founded by Liang Qichao’s grandson, Liang Congjie.  It is mainly focused on biodiversity preservation.

Fuping Development Institute

www.fdi.ngo.cn

Chinese NGO registered in 2002 aims to diminish poverty and maintain sustainable development in China.  Connected to an organization called LEAD, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation that furthers environmental leadership.  Cooperative Programs with World Resources Institute.

Global Environmental Institute

www.geichina.org

Established in 2004, GEI's mission is to design and implement market-based models for solving environmental problems.

Global Greengrants Fund China

www.greengrants.org.cn

Headquartered in Colorado, U.S.A, this international non-profit organization provides small financial aids to small NGOs at their starting points.

Green Earth Volunteers

green_earth@yeah.net

This group of volunteers started in 1996 with tree planting projects, but now also raises awareness and funds for the conservation of animals and environmental education. All projects are funded by the participants.

Green Peace, China

www.cn.greenpeace.org

Major projects in China: Climate and Energy; Toxics; Forest

Green River

http://green-river.org

A NGO registered at Sichuan Province aims to protect the headwater areas of Yangtze River and Yellow River.

Green Web

www.green-web.org

An online community for exchanging information on environment protection and enhancing liaison between various local NGOs and NPOs that focus on environmental protection.

Institute of Public & Environment Affairs

www.ipe.org.cn

This NGO focuses on water pollution issues in China.

International Fund for Animal Welfare

www.ifaw.org

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is an international NGO focused on humane treatment of animals and animal protection.

International Fund for China's Environment

www.ifce.org

The mission of the International Fund for China's Environment (IFCE) is to help ensure the protection of the world's environment and its biological diversity by providing assistance to China in resolving its environmental problems.

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

www.iirr.org

Promotes people-centered, participatory, community-based approaches to rural development in Yunnan province.

IUCN Asia Regional Office

www.iucn.org

IUCN is the world’s preeminent biodiversity conservation organization.  It has three categories of membership – governments, scientists and NGOs.  The United States is one of 110 country members, and almost every environmental NGO is, as well.  Scientists meet in “species groups” to consider the health of various species, and IUCN’s recommendations are central to the determining of endangered species lists.

The Nature Conservancy, Beijing Office

www.tnc.org.cn

TNC is headquartered in Kunming and has a small Beijing office.  The focus is on preserving biodiversity and areas of great ecological importance throughout China.

Oxfam, Hong Kong

Chinainfo.oxfam.org.hk

Works on long-term programs to eradicate poverty and promote justice. Focus is on development, emergency response, policy research and advocacy.

Pacific Environment

www.pacificenvironment.org

Provides small grants, capacity-building support and networking opportunities for dozens of grassroots groups in China.

Society Entrepreneur & Ecology

www.see.org.cn

A corporate social responsibility-focused NGO

Tibetan Plateau Ecological Protection Society, Wild Yak Team

www.qtpep.com

An NGO focused on environmental and wildlife protection on the Tibetan Plateau.

Upper Yangtze Organization

www.snowland-great-rivers.org

NGO formulated by Tibetan people to promote environmental protection in Tibetan Plateau.

Wildlife Conservation Society, Beijing

www.chinabiodiversity.com

An NGO focused on biodiversity conservation.

World Wildlife Fund

www.wwfchina.org

The first international conservation organization invited to work in China. Since 1980 WWF has been working on various projects -  from restoring the Yangtze wetlands to environmental education and panda conservation.