Many of the world's most serious environmental threats transcend national borders. Global warming pollution from power plants and cars in the United States increases the risk of floods in Europe and droughts in Asia. Mercury pollution from overseas contaminates fish sold in American supermarkets. Meanwhile, intense demand in the United States and other developed countries for natural resources combines with the long reach of multinational corporations to threaten forest and marine ecosystems throughout the Americas. NRDC mobilizes activists around the world to help protect indigenous and traditional communities and crucial wildlife habitat from industrialization. At the same time, we help secure the fulfillment of international treaties and commitments to help stem urgent threats to the planet including global warming, species extinction and illegal logging.