organizations

The All-Russian Society for the Protection of Nature (VOOP) becomes the first major Russian environmental organization.

The first bird protection organization in the United States is founded in Boston.

To protect the recently created Yosemite National Park against exploitation, John Muir founds the Sierra Club as the first grassroots environmental organization in the United States.

In 1999, the World Green Building Council is founded in San Francisco.

The Business Council for Sustainable Development promotes sustainable development among businesses.

The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment becomes the first UN conference focused solely on the global environment.

The environmental protection NGO is founded in Vancouver, Canada.

In light of the dramatic decline in whale populations, whaling nations found the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is founded. Today, it is considered the world’s largest conservation organization.

David Brower, a former Executive Director of the Sierra Club, founds the environmental network “Friends of the Earth” to promote solutions for environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.