The Netherlands is the most deliberately constructed landscape in Europe. A quarter of it lies below sea level, and it stays dry only because of an engineering system of dikes, dunes, pumps, and storm barriers maintained continuously for a thousand years. The Dutch did not adapt to their environment so much as negotiate a permanent armistice with it, and the phrase they use, that God made the world but the Dutch made Holland, is only partly a joke.
The Wadden Sea along the northern coast is the ecological jewel and one of the largest intertidal systems on Earth: a vast expanse of sand and mudflat that empties and fills twice daily, feeding millions of migratory birds moving between the Arctic and Africa. It is a place of global significance, and it sits directly against one of the most intensively farmed and densely populated countries in the world.
The organizations here work on that collision. They defend the Wadden, they push back against a nitrogen crisis so severe it has halted construction and forced a national reckoning with intensive livestock farming, and they rethink water itself, giving rivers room to flood rather than walling them ever higher. The Dutch are running the experiment the rest of the world will need to learn from.
Environmental Organizations in This Bioregion
87 organizations working across this landscape.
Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Development Europe (ASEED)
Anna's Tuin & Ruigte
Permaculture and nature development project
Batumi Raptor Count
Batumi Raptor Count (BRC) aims to monitor and promote the Batumi bottleneck, where over 1,000,000 migrating raptors pass each autumn. Our annual counts serve as
Because We Carry
Supporting Mums on the Run
Bijen Educatie Stichting Nederland
The Dutch Bee Conservation (Bijenstichting) works to protect wild bees and their habitats in the Netherlands through education and advocacy.
B Lab Europe
B Lab is the non-profit that certifies companies as B Corporations, like All Good, Patagonia, and Athleta. A historic global culture shift is underway to harness th...
Black Jaguar Foundation
Become part of one of the largest restoration projects on Earth...
Buitenfonds
Buitenfonds wants to protect nature to make sure future generations will be able to benefit from their natural environment.
Buurtbuik
Stichting Buurtbuik serveert gratis gezonde maaltijden van gered voedsel. We brengen de buurt bij elkaar, helpen mensen die een extra warme maaltijd en gezelschap go...
Chocolonely Foundation
Chocolonely Foundation
Clean Climber Netherlands
In 2018 the founder, Gerard van Laar, wanted to do something back to the sport that gave him so much. It started off with a cleanup event in Ettringen, where trash ...
coöperatie GOED
We develop renewable energy production and give away all net-profits to those in need.
Dierenzorgcentrum Louterbloemen
Hulp bieden aan in het wild levende dieren en huisdieren in nood
Drinkable Rivers
Stichting Drinkable Rivers works towards a world with drinkable rivers through inspiring walks, events, research, education, and mobilisation through various action ...
Dutch Civilian Action
"Amidst the tumultuous times of conflict, Dutch Civilian Action 's unwavering mission is to alleviate suffering, foster peace, safeguard the environment, and empower...
Ecosystem Restoration Communities
At more than 80 vibrant communities around the world, everyday people are leading the charge towards the sustainable restoration of ecosystems.
FishAct
FishAct is a conservation movement of volunteers from all over Europe with the aim of preserving healthy oceans full of life. The voluntary fisheries observers, the ...
Follow This
Follow This is a shareholder movement driving real change in the fight against climate change.
Fonds Bijzondere Noden Rotterdam
Fonds Bijzondere Noden Rotterdam verstrekt directe hulp aan Rotterdammers in een acute financiële noodsituatie.
Fossil Free Culture
Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieu Defensie Holland)
Green Labs NL
Green Labs NL, Greenlabs, Sustainability in science, LEAF, Planetary health, Biomedical research, Laboratory waste, Animal-free science, Freezers
Healthy Seas
Healthy Seas is a global foundation focused on removing marine litter through clean-up missions, education, and partnership for sustainable solutions.
IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative
International Mountain Bicycling Association Europe (IMBA Europe)
Mission: - Improving people’s lives with better health, climate and economics through mountain biking - Advocate easy access to sustainable mountain bike and shared-...
Justdiggit
Justdiggit uses nature-based solutions to regreen degraded landscapes in Sub-Saharan Africa. After all, the greener it gets, the cooler it becomes!
Kelp Forest Foundation
Kelp Forest Foundation (KFF) exists to independently and transparently establish the ecosystem value of cultivated kelp forests as a powerful nature-based solution. ...
Koploperbos
Bedrijven te informeren over de kansen en mogelijkheden van duurzaam ondernemen en hen inspireren om tot actie over te gaan.
Made Blue Foundation
Contribute with the water that you save, use, serve or sell. We’re here to assist you to communicate about it.
Nature For Health
We were established in 2013 and we are a non-for-profit foundation. We have an official 'good cause"- status, granted by the Tax Authorities. In recent times, it ...
NEW ORDER OF FASHION
New Order of Fashion (NOoF) believes that it takes creative talent to fix the fashion industry. Our selection of recently graduated international fashion design tal...
Plastic Soup Foundation
No unnecessary, single-use plastics used in our global society. Closing the plastic tap at its source
Project SeaSense
Project SeaSense builds a distributed ocean observation network by transforming sailing vessels into mobile environmental monitoring stations. We provide independent...
Protect Our Winters Netherlands
POW NL (ANBI since 2024) uses the love and passion found in outdoor sports to help brands, organizations and individuals become impactful climate advocates.
qi.foundation
qi.foundation is a Dutch charitable foundation with ANBI-status. it is our mission to rewild our planet and restore our connection to our own wild nature.
REEFolution Foundation
Restoring Kenya's coral reefs with local communities
Rewilding Europe
Rewilding breathes life back into our landscapes. With that we work on a future where people and nature not only co-exist, but flourish.
Sea Ranger Service
Sea Shepherd Global
Sea Shepherd is an international direct-action ocean conservation movement.
SICAMM International Association for the Protection of the Dark European Bee.
SICAMM seeks to promote national and international cooperation between beekeepers, scientists, associations and institutions concerned with conservation of the dark ...
Slow Food Youth Network Netherlands
SFYN believes that we, as young people, must play an important role in the future of food production and consumption. That is why we bring young consumers, produc...
Smart Shelter Foundation
SSF transforms non-engineered seismic science into practical, open-source knowledge that empowers communities and promotes sustainable solutions.
Soil Heroes Foundation
Soil Heroes Foundation (SHF) is a Dutch non-profit organization on a mission to catalyse the transition to regenerative agriculture in Europe. Regenerative a...
Stichting BoesBos
Our mission is simple but powerful: planting one tree for every person in the Netherlands. The most forest for every euro. Boes Bos ensures that your donation is spe...
Stichting Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
Bye Bye Plastic Foundation helps to eliminate single-use plastics from the music industry.
Stichting De Noordzee
The North Sea Foundation advocates for a clean and healthy North Sea, since 1980.
Stichting Designathon Works
Worldwide there are 2 billion children of school going age. How can we prepare them to prosper in this rapidly changing, increasingly technological and complex worl...
Stichting DierenLot
Voorkomen van onnodig lijden van gezelschaps- , zwerf- en natuurdieren is ons doel. Hierbij is een fijnmazig netwerk van lokale dierenwelzijnsorganisaties van belang...
Stichting Doggerland
Doggerland Foundation restores North Sea ecosystems, enforces environmental laws, and drives marine conservation through active restoration.
Stichting Effectief Doneren
Objectives and Means 1. The foundation aims to promote the well-being of people, animals, and the environment worldwide. 2. The foundation seeks to achieve its objec...
Stichting Grond Verbond
Regenerating agricultural landscapes by building personal connections between citizens, farmers and their landscapes.
Stichting Join the Pipe Foundation
We want to bring clean drinking water to all those without it while making the world single-use plastic free.
Stichting Ki Culture
Ki Culture is committed to creating a sustainable future through the cultural heritage sector. We provide solutions to promote sustainable practices for professional...
Stichting Nederland Cares
NL Cares is on a mission to empower and inspire people and businesses to contribute their time, skills and resources in addressing the great challenges of our time. ...
Stichting New Shoes
Giving homeless people proper new shoes
Stichting Plastic Whale / Plastic Whale Foundation
Stichting Plastic Whale / Plastic Whale Foundation is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with toxics & pollution. Based in Amsterdam, Netherland...
Stichting Ryce Travel
Non-profit to support local guides and local communities to benefit sustainably from (winter) tourism.