Pacific Environment

Pacific Environment is a nonprofit environmental organization working across the Pacific Rim. It connects local and global movements, supports policy change and inspires action to address environmental challenges. The organization says its aim is to promote a healthy climate, reduce pollution and conserve biodiversity for an equitable and thriving future.

Founded in 1980 as the Golden Gate Energy Center, the organization changed its name to Pacific Environment in 1993 as its work expanded across the Pacific Rim. Its early efforts focused on old-growth forests and supporting local communities facing environmental destruction in Russia, Asia and the Arctic. Today, it links community leaders, environmental experts and advocates in regional and global campaigns.

The organization’s work focuses on climate solutions, plastics reduction, ocean conservation and Arctic protection. Its climate efforts include advancing zero-emission shipping and clean-energy policies. On plastics, it advocates for policies to curb production and expand reuse. Its ocean conservation work includes supporting marine protected areas and safeguarding marine wildlife, while Arctic initiatives partner with Indigenous communities and local leaders to protect ecosystems and advance community-led solutions.

Pacific Environment works with grassroots organizations, regional coalitions, global alliances, local governments, businesses and other stakeholders. Its regional partnerships span North America, Asia and the Arctic. In Asia, the organization describes collaboration with local organizations, agencies, ports and businesses on topics including zero-waste cities, plastic reduction, marine protected areas and cleaner maritime shipping. In North America, it works with communities and labor groups on industrial emissions and clean shipping.

Its approach combines local organizing and leadership with research, policy advocacy, coalition-building and campaigns. The organization says it grounds its work in science as well as traditional, Indigenous and local knowledge, and seeks to hold polluting industries accountable while supporting communities most affected by pollution. It also translates environmental issues into campaigns and communications intended to mobilize public action.

Pacific Environment describes its operating values as collaboration, care, creativity, evidence-based solutions and long-term impact. It emphasizes trusted partnerships and says it supports local leaders with resources, networks and knowledge to influence decisions. Its careers page characterizes its staff as strategists, storytellers, advocates and organizers working across borders, and highlights collaboration, bold action and the leadership of people most affected by environmental crises.

The organization is headquartered at 1012 Torney Avenue in San Francisco, California. Its publicly listed contact email is info@pacificenvironment.org. Pacific Environment presents its work as a way to connect community-led efforts with broader policy change for people and ecosystems.