Environmental Groups

Environmental groups, such as the green police, have managed to sustain the movement for the conservation of natural resources and also managed to address diverse environmental issues. The movement for saving the environment and the planet are carried on by a number of organizations both at the micro and the macro levels. These environmental groups work towards generating environmental awareness amongst the masses. Environmental groups comprise people from all walks of life and such diverse representation may not always lead to a consensus. However, the basic objective that unites all of them is that of saving the planet.

The history of the environmental groups in North America and Europe can be traced back to the nineteenth century when there was a rising concern about environmental negligence. In the United States there were environmental groups that followed two different course of action. While one group under Gifford Pinchot was keen on saving the resources for later use, the other group under John Muir wanted to save the resources for its own sake.

Some of the international recognized environment groups or organizations of the day include names like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Earth System Governance Project, European Environment Agency and the United Nations Environment Programme or UNEP.