The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest national conservation organisation. The Society's mission is to preserve and protect the native plants and animals and natural features of New Zealand.



Forest and Bird is active on a wide range of conservation and environmental issues. These include the protection of native forests, tussock grasslands, wetlands, coastlines and marine ecosystems, energy and resource conservation, sustainable fisheries and sustainable land management. Forest and Bird is also involved in South Pacific rainforest conservation work and is working to ensure the protection of Antarctica from environmental damage.



Forest and Bird’s strength as an organisation comes from over 40,000 members in 54 branches throughout the country. Much of the on-the-ground conservation work of the Society is done by volunteer branch members who run local campaigns and comprehensive conservation programmes in their regions.