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Supporting a Vibrant Network of Projects to Protect Our Planet

Earth Island Institute

Building a Better World through Activist Projects, Legal Advocacy, Youth Leadership, and an Award-Winning Journal

Earth Island Institute is a nonprofit environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, energy and climate, women’s environmental leadership, international and Indigenous communities, sustainability and community resilience, and more. The organization also includes a legal division, Earth Island Advocates, a youth leadership program, New Leaders Initiative, and an award-winning magazine, Earth Island Journal. Founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower, Earth Island Institute is one of the leading environmental activist organizations in the United States.
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Our Project Support Program

Supporting environmental projects across the United States and around the globe with financial management, administration, training, and peer learning.

Our Project Network
Programs and Services
Become an EI Project
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Project Newsroom

Press Releases

Earth Island Institute Executive Director to Step Down

Founding member of Earth Island Institute to relinquish top role but remain within organization
November 8th, 2022

Wildlife Advocates Sue to Stop Unscientific, Senseless Wolf Slaughter in Montana

Lawsuit alleges state actors flouted law, relied on outdated, unscientific data
October 27th, 2022

Wildlife Advocates Claim Victory in Fight Against Toxic Rat Poison in California

Court Rules that California Department of Pesticide Regulation Must Comply with Environmental Regulations when Renewing Rodenticide
September 28th, 2022

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In the News

Montana Judge Won’t Halt Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Agressive Wolf Hunt

Featuring Earth Island's Project Coyote
The Intercept, November 30th, 2022

Brower Youth Awards honor young environmental activists

Featuring an interview with three of this year's Brower Youth Award winners
KALW Public Media, October 18th, 2022

Keep it or toss it? ‘Best Before’ labels cause confusion

Featuring Earth Island's Food Shift
Associated Press, October 5th, 2022

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Earth Island Journal

An Earth Island Institute news publication.

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June 12th, 2024

TheAxisofFluoride:CorporatePollutioninArgentina

Aluar: the secret of fluoride in Patagonia

January 18th, 2023

TheAxisofFluoride:CorporatePollutioninMexico

Fluoride City, sewage sludge in Sierra de Álvarez

December 22nd, 2022
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Earth Island Advocates

Earth Island Advocates uses the law to fight for justice for the planet’s beautiful and varied ecosystems and inhabitants.

Current Legal Actions

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ProtectingAmerica'swolves

October 27th, 2022

ProtectingRaptors,andOtherWildlife,fromLethalRodenticides

September 27th, 2022

StoppingFormosa'sPlasticBuildoutinSt.JamesParish

September 9th, 2022
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New Leaders Initiative

Supporting a new generation of environmental leaders and presenting the premier youth environmental prize in North America, the Brower Youth Award.

2022 BYA Winners
BYA Awards Event
About Our Work

Images at the top of this page: Picture Lake and Mount Shuksan, North Cascades, James Patterson/TandemStock; Kikuyu farmer near Lake Bogoria, Kenya, Scott Davis/TandemStock; dolphin off the coast of Ixtapa, a Pacific Coast beach resort in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Christian Vizl/TandemStock; a young boy hugging a tree, Karine Aigner/TandemStock.

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