Environment Charities That specialise in Conservation and sustainability
Discover 1,091 Environment charities that specialise in conservation and sustainability. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
Economic and community development, EnvironmentThe Trust manages land in the Ironbridge Gorge for the benefit of local people and for the benefit of visitors to the Gorge to balance public access, landscape, nature conservation, safeguarding historic and cultural features, with public engagement and developing awareness and knowledge of the Trust and its work.
Wishanger Wellness
Environment, Facilities, HealthTo promote and protect physical and mental health by providing opportunities to access open spaces by harnessing the healing power of the natural environment, ecotherapy. It has sixty acres and will share the farm to provide vital access to open space for those in the community whose well-being would benefit most while also ensuring the habitat is protected and enhanced.
Lindengate
Environment, Health, LeisureTo improve people's mental health, physical health and wellbeing through the provision of nature based activities in horticulture, gardening, environmental conservation, heritage skills, arts and craft, woodworking and education.
Yorkshire And Humber Ecological Data Trust
Economic and community development, EnvironmentYorkshire & Humber Ecological Data Trust seeks to improve and inform environmental planning, sustainable development, land management and countryside stewardship in Yorkshire. It achieves this through the collation, management and dissemination of biodiversity and other environmental information.
The Sophie Jane Tyler Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment, Social welfareThe charitable objects of the Trust are wide and are at the absolute discretion of the trustees. The policy of the trustees has been to support a range of charities, particularly assisting disabled or deprived children both in the UK and overseas, conservation of the environment and providing for the welfare of animals.
Langland Conservation LTD
Crime and Justice, EnvironmentTHE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH AS PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PREDICTIVE ANTI-POACHING TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER TECHNICAL ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES TO ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF POACHING AND ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.
Harmony In Education
Education, EnvironmentThe Charity's objects are to advance education for the benefit of the public in particular but without limitation by supporting schools and teachers to deliver education using nature and the natural environment. The Charity is registered as a charity in England and Wales.
Storey's Field Community Trust
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, EnvironmentThe Trust has set up, established and is managing a facility for the advancement of community development and environmental improvement. It promotes volunteering for the benefit of the communities local to the community facility. It promotes the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment of the community facility and its open land.
Initiative Earth
Environment, HeritageInitiative Earth Charity enables people to restore ecosystems and revive communities around the world by providing online learning and educational resources around climate and systems change; practical ecosystem restoration skills; networking opportunities for change-makers worldwide and generation of support for grassroots initiatives. We operate remotely from various locations in the UK.
Thameside Nature Park LTD
Environment, FacilitiesTHE CHARITY OPERATES THE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK, WHICH IS FORMED OF RECLAIMED LANDFILL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Stroud Valleys Project LTD
EnvironmentThe aim of Stroud Valleys Project (SVP) is to protect and enhance the local environment by working with local communities to embrace sustainable development and biodiversity, and so to make Stroud and its surrounding area a better, healthier place in which to live for both present and future generations.
Rewriting Earth
EnvironmentWe make stories to help the public understand the importance of biodiversity, and to take action to help.
Acton Scott Heritage Farm
Arts, Economic and community development, Environment, HeritageThe objects of the CIO are the advancement of education through operation of a heritage working farm which will provide in situ vocational courses to the general public in rural and endangered skills and crafts, and demonstrate historical agricultural practices. It will display and preserve historic buildings and equipment, promote biodiversity, and seek to enhance wellbeing through nature.
The Railway Land Wildlife Trust Limited
Environment, FacilitiesInspiring environmental sustainability by bringing nature to the heart of Lewes.We do this through:Running the Linklater Pavilion building as a community-based hub for the understanding of a sustainable environmentProviding inclusive outdoor learning using innovative approachesSupporting the local authority in managing the Railway Land Local Nature Reserve for the whole community
The Halpin Trust
EnvironmentThe Charity has as its main concerns the advancement of education, health, the saving of lives and the conservation of the environment.
Bitou Community Foundation Trust
Environment, Facilities, Social welfareThe Bitou Trust is dedicated to assisting disadvantaged communities and advancing sustainable development and conservation within the Bitou region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Situated in the heart of the UNESCO Garden Route Biosphere Reserve, the Bitou municipal area covers 992 square kms within one of the most diverse biodiversity hot spots on the planet.
Horsell Common Preservation Society
Environment, Facilities, LeisureThe ownership provision and preservation of Horsell Common and other commons and open spaces for informal recreation and enjoyment of the public at large, the protection of the environment for future generations and the protection and management of habitats for all flora and fauna living on such commons and open spaces.
Riverside Christian Centre
Environment, Religion, Social welfareTo advance the christian faith, to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to advance education.
The Orchard Pre-School And Playgroup
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Environment, FacilitiesWe are a parent-involving community based group providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children. The pre-school offers a tailored curriculum promoting the importance of play in the development of the child. Session themes centre around the natural environment with half of the sessions held entirely outdoors in our purpose-made nature garden.
Western Sussex Rivers Trust
EnvironmentWestern Sussex Rivers Trust (WSRT) is dedicated to the environmental protection and enhancement of the Western Rother, the Arun and Western Streams including their tributaries. WSRT works with local people & communities, farmers, landowners and the statutory bodies to conserve and improve local rivers.
Reforest Africa
Environment, HeritageReforest Africa works to implement techniques for ecological restoration, conservation and monitoring of African forests for wildlife and people. Our initial focus is on high biodiversity regions in Tanzania.
Globalteer
Economic and community development, EnvironmentGlobalteer's mission is to create a lasting positive impact within the communities we serve. We achieve this through initiatives in education, community development, animal welfare, wildlife rescue, environmental conservation, and service learning.
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Limited
Economic and community development, EnvironmentTo promote sustainable development in the shipping industry for the benefit of the public by:- The preservation, conservation and protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources;- The improvement of conditions of life at sea and in related communities; and- The promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration.
The Long Run
Environment* Bring together a global community of people committed to conserve biodiversity and improve the wellbeing of people through small tourism enterprises* Promote learning and exchange * Provide technical assistance to help conservancies be change agents* Rigorous standard (GER) to mainstream best practices and expand collective positive impacts.* Collective voice to change business attitude
Foundation For Common Land
EnvironmentOur charitable objectives are:To conserve for the benefit of the public commoning and the management of common land.To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment. To conduct research into common land issues. To educate the public in subjects pertaining to commoning and common land
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many conservation-and-sustainability environment charities are there in the UK?
There are 1,091 registered conservation-and-sustainability environment charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the conservation-and-sustainability environment charities by income?
Canal & River Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£232.6m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?
Conservation-and-sustainability environment charities reported a combined annual income of £3.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?
Across all conservation-and-sustainability environment charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 84.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of conservation-and-sustainability environment charities?
Conservation-and-sustainability environment charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.