Natural Resources Defense Council is the most effective environmental organization in the US. We use law, science and to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places.

Our aim is to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water. We wish to establish sustainability of the Earth. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We protect nature using ways that advance the long-term welfare of the future generations. We opt for fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment.