At present, there are five main public nature conservation organisations registered in Turkmenistan. The oldest of these is the Turkmen Society of Nature Protection that exists for 30 years, and has its regional organisations practically in all velayats. From 1978, the Turkmen Society of Nature Protection is the acting member of the International Nature Protection Union.
Also one of the oldest public organisations is the Turkmen Society of Hunters and Fishermen. It is distinguished by its energetic activity and scale of work. It has a developed network of its organisations both at the velayat and etrap levels. The main hunting grounds are assigned to the hunting teams of this society.
In Turkmenistan there are the Catena Ecological Club and the Dashoguz Ecological Club. In addition, there is the Ecological Fund created with the goal to provide environmental education to schoolchildren.