Charities and organisations 

The London Wildlife Trust

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With 43 years of experience, The London Wildlife Trust has been striving to protect and enhance London’s wildlife with great dedication. Get involved and join their current team of ~1250 volunteers by contributing to one of their exciting projects such as the Wimbledon Park Project and work to restore habitats while working to improve London’s open green spaces. 

​Website: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/londonwildlifetrust?igsh=cTg4a3dmMGNtYXBi

 

Thames21

​Thames21 is a charitable organisation based in with a focus of combating pollution and restoring rivers in order to improve habitats for wildlife. Despite being a local organisation, their impact is sweeping, having recently won the Ashden Award for ‘Local Nature Recoverers’ ( a prestigious global climate award) for their contributions to protecting wildlife particularly in the Enfield area with the help of the Enfield Council.

Website: https://www.thames21.org.uk/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thames21?igsh=bGs2Y25hdzJsc24= 

Marine Conservation Society

This community of passionate ocean-lovers are profound advocates for the betterment of marine life who use their scientific research to create staggering advancements towards a cleaner ocean and safer marine ecosystem in the UK. Their annual reports outline how their supporters drive their mission forward. Furthermore, you can explore their endless outreach opportunities on their website.

Website: https://www.mcsuk.org 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mcs_uk?igsh=MThiNWZxYnIyYnBwZg== 

 

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The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE)

The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) is a UK based non-profit with an objective to preserve marine life and diversity for future generations by creating marine reserves, reducing overfishing and protecting the oceans. BLUE supports the restoration of vital marine ecosystems like seagrass meadows and coral reefs stimulating biodiversity whilst expanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect marine environments from commercial exploitation in the form of overfishing. 

Website: https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bluemarinefoundation?igsh=ZXQ0NmljbGt4bTNw 

 

The Shark Trust

The Shark Trust is an organisation situated in Plymouth, England which is integral to the conservation of sharks and is a founding member of the Shark Alliance, a European committee which tackles matters related to the protection of sharks. Check out the monthly news digests to find out more about the importance of their work and the positive change they’ve created by creating public awareness and improving legislation to protect sharks such as encouraging sustainable fishing practices.

Website: https://www.sharktrust.org 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thesharktrust?igsh=MXZnN214aGd1eDEwNQ== 

 

National Geographic

The National Geographic has a thriving global community and is renowned for its extensive philanthropic efforts.  The organisation is undeniably committed to promoting exploration, education and conservation of nature and often uses its platform to foster support for the protection of our wildlife and marine life. Some of its initiatives to safeguard marine life include the Pristine Seas project, its Ocean Exploration programme, and its funding of other critical, cutting edge research projects dedicated to understanding the ecosystems of various marine species.

Website: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/natgeo?igsh=MWtnZDJxMXVmZzFxOQ== 

 

The Ocean Cleanup

Founded in 2013, The Ocean Cleanup delivers innovative solutions to plastic pollution in our oceans through their consistent investment into the development of technologies that eliminate plastic in our waters. The organisation is solely reliant on donations from the public and with the help of the community, aims to remove 90% of the world’s floating plastic by 2040. 

Website: https://theoceancleanup.com/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theoceancleanup?igsh=MTY3Mjd4dzFrY2Y5YQ== 

 

WWF

With their influence spanning around 100 countries across 5 different continents and over 60 years of experience, WWF is one of the world’s leading climate organisations. WWF aims to connect humanity and nature so that the two can live in harmony for many generations to come and propels progress towards this goal through significant efforts to minimise human impact on wildlife. Their multi-faceted approach ranges from advocacy and campaigning to working with communities and businesses to accelerate the reduction of their emissions to bring about a healthier climate.

Website: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ 

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wwf?igsh=MW5pdmh0M21iaWtxNw==