Colorado-Based Environment & Conservations Organizations

African Wildlife and Conservation Project

Address: P.O. Box 1918, Boulder, CO 80306
Tel: 303-442-2637   Fax: 303-546-0875   Email: info@africanwildliferesources.org

http://www.africanwildliferesources.org

The project seeks to become a comprehensive Internet directory, virtual library, research tool and resource center, which will facilitate awareness, and motivate people towards positive action and support for sustainable wildlife practices.

 

Friends of Africa International

Address: P.O. Box 6388, Snowmass Village, CO 81615-6388 

Tel: 970-923-2466   Fax: 970-923-2467

http://www.friendsofafricainternational.org/

Friends of Africa International supports effective and established foundations, research centers, and programs designed to preserve and protect African wildlife, environment, and culture from the constant threat of extinction. Through education, monetary contributions and hard work, it is the goal of Friends of Africa International to raise the awareness of the public to the plight of the African continent and to prevent what has at times appeared to be its inevitable devastation.  We represent Save the Elephants, Bill Woodley Mount Kenya Trust and African Conservation Foundation by accepting donations on their behalf from US donors who wish to make a US tax-deductible donation to these organizations.  We also sponsor local presentations on African culture and conservation issues.

 

Global Greengrants Fund

Contact: Ron Aggabao

Address: 2840 Wilderness Place Suite E, Boulder, CO 80301

Tel: 303-939-9866   Fax: 303-939-9867

Email: ron@greengrants.org or info@greengrants.org

http://www.greengrants.org/index.html

We provide a way for donors to support conservation and environmental justice in places around the world often unreachable by normal philanthropic channels. With very low overhead we route small grants to start-up groups that can seed positive change from the ground up. All grant making decisions are made by an established network of advisors around the world, so GGF does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.

 

Global Response

Address: P.O. Box 7490, Boulder CO 80306

Tel: 303-444-0306   Fax: 303-449-9794   Email: action@globalresponse.org

            http://www.globalresponse.org

At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response organizes urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction. Global Response involves young people as well as adults in these campaigns to develop in them the values and skills for global citizen cooperation and earth stewardship.

 

Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund

Address: P.O. Box 2211, Englewood, CO 80150-2211

Tel: 303-781-8484   Toll Free: 1-866-GORILLA   Fax: 303-781-0929   Email: info@mgcf.net

 http://www.saveagorilla.org/

The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF) is dedicated to the conservation and protection of mountain gorillas and their habitat in Africa. The MGCF is also dedicated to assisting the people surrounding the National Parks.

 

The Murulle Foundation

Address: P.O. Box 1442, Fort Collins, CO 80522

Tel: 970-493-3118   Fax: 970-493-3189   Email: murulle@earthlink.net

 http://www.murulle.org

A non-profit organization committed to conserving the balance between cultural and natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa beginning with initial projects in Ethiopia.

 

Roots and Shoots (The Jane Goodall Institute)

University of Colorado

http://www.rootsandshoots.org/

The Roots & Shoots program began in Tanzania in 1991 with the help of Dr. Jane and 16 visiting students. Animal behavior and environmental concerns fascinated the students, but none of their classes covered these topics. Those students went back to their school, forming clubs with other interested young people, and Roots & Shoots began.

 

Wildize Foundation

Address: PO Box 3078, Aspen, Colorado, USA 81612         
Tel: 970-923-1795   Toll Free: 1-877-351-4507   Fax: 970-923-1695   Email: info@wildize.org

http://www.wildize.org/

Wildize Foundation is a Colorado organization dedicated to sustainable protection and conservation efforts with respect to Earth's diminishing wildlife, habitats, and indigenous cultures of Africa, and to increasing awareness, education and the exchange of ideas toward community and grass-roots based conservation endeavors. We accomplish our mission and goals by linking with like minded people and organizations around the globe, to further partnerships towards a healthier Earth and her communities.