Table comparing conservation NGOs

ORGANIZATION (Year founded)	WHERE IT WORKS	EXPENDITURES IN RECENT FISCAL YEAR	STAFF SIZE¹	DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT IN: ²
ORGANIZATION (Year founded)	WHERE IT WORKS	EXPENDITURES IN RECENT FISCAL YEAR	STAFF SIZE¹	direct action³	biological monitoring or research	political lobbying	legal action	educating public
The Conservation Fund (1985)	throughout U.S.A.	$106M (2003)	85	+++	+	+	-	++
Conservation International (1987)		$570M (2003)

1	Staff size is the number of permanent staff
2	Degree of involvement: - nil, + low, ++ medium, +++ high
3	Direct conservation action includes: buying/securing land; protecting/managing reserves; ecological restoration work; implementing species-specific conservation measures in the field; and implementing sustainable economic uses in conjunction with conservation.