National nonprofit using environmental law, science and media campaigns to protect endangered species and wild places, with a nationwide office network led from Tucson.
The Center for Biological Diversity is a national nonprofit organization that uses environmental law, science and creative media campaigns to protect endangered species and wild places from extinction. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, it operates a network of offices across the United States and works across the country on threats ranging from local habitat destruction to global climate change.
Its work is organised around three interlocking programmes. Environmental lawyers pursue lawsuits against government agencies and corporations to secure legally binding protections for species and habitats; the organisation reports winning 83% of its legal battles. Scientists conduct research and field surveys to ground campaigns in evidence, a practice that began with grassroots owl surveys in the Gila wilderness. A third strand runs multidisciplinary campaigns that combine legal expertise, science and creative storytelling.
Staff work across several technical domains, including environmental law and litigation, conservation biology and species science, endangered species protection, climate change advocacy, creative media and grassroots field conservation. Roles typically bring together lawyers, scientists and communicators in collaborative teams.
The organisation describes its approach as relentless advocacy backed by law and science, and it is willing to challenge both government agencies and corporations. Its stated conviction is that nature's diversity has intrinsic value, and it appeals to people who see law and science as tools for environmental justice and species protection.
