ENWC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: White Clay Creek, National Audubon Society, Wildlife Conservation Society
18 May 2018
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NGOs and international Conservation
● NGO=Non Governmental Organization
○ No government status
○ Wide social aim
○ Works quicker and with government it is hard to go into other countries and
crossing boundaries to help protect
○ Defined by the World Bank as "private organizations that
○ pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the
environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community
development"
● Primary methods:
○ Public relations/lobbying
○ Projects and activities
● Funding
○ Private donors
○ Membership dues
○ Sales of goods and services
○ Grants (often from the Gov)
● Provide a structured means for concerned citizens to take actions, even if only through
donations
● Local
○ White clay creek has a local GMO associated with it
■ Their mission is to protect and preserve the park and surrounding creek
valley through needs assessment, enhancement projects, public relations
and education
■ Based on volunteer hours
● National
○ National Audubon Society - Audubon’s Mission: To conserve and restore natural
ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of
humanity and the earth's biological diversity
■ Key to conservation in the human social space - need to bring in people
for conservation
■ Christmas year count - longest bird census
■ 100 million revenues brought in
○ Sierra Club
■ Preservation more so than conservation
■ Addresses coal a lot
■ Mission Statement: To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the
earth;
■ To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems
and resources;
