Nature Matters

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Nature Is Food. Nature Is Our Livelihood. Nature Is a Cure.

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all.

Idamane using solar oven. © Bridget Besaw

Have you ever benefited from nature? These people have, and they're sharing their stories. From coral reefs that have saved lives, to forests that provide food and rivers that keep a man employed, nature matters to us all.

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Idamane Supreme. © Bridget Besaw

Nature Feeds Our Families

How can you save a forest while also improving quality of life in Haiti?

Nature is My Livelihood

Can technology ensure that Preston has fresh water for his farm?

Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Saved My Life

Coral saved Arden's life. But who will save the coral?

Alice Coles in Bayview, Virginia. Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC

Nature Brought Us Together

With the help of the Conservancy, a community in Bayview, VA comes together to protect their heritage and the ecology of the Eastern Shore.

Ranchers Shane and Kristi Daniels, with their four daughters. Photo © David Radler

Nature Preserves Our Future

Ranchers Shane and Kristi Daniels believe that if you take care of the land the land will take care of you.

Joshua Carrera photographed near the city of Arequipa in southern Peru. Photo © Dave Lauridsen

Nature Opened My Eyes

Joshua Carrera joined the Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) program — an experience that changed his life forever.

Bill Blue offloads his catch at the dock in Morro Bay, California. Photo © Bridget Besaw

Nature Shapes My Community

Bill Blue and other fishermen in Morro Bay, California are working to implement more sustainable fishing methods.

Margaret Lou-Vike is a mother of five living in Kia Village in Solomon Islands. Photo © Bridget Besaw

Nature Inspired Action

Margaret Lou-Vike and the village of Kia in the Solomon Islands is taking a stand against persistent logging to protect their sources of food and water.

Ann Harvey photographed on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Photo © Tracy Ko

Nature Kept Us Safe

Ann Harvey is a champion for mangroves – when Hurricane Ivan blew threw the Grenadines in 2004, mangroves protected her new school from Ivan’s high winds and waves.

Sam Gon, senior scientist for The Nature Conservancy in Hawai‘i. Photo © Ian Shive

Nature Provides Clean Water

Sam Gon is one of just a few people working ridge-to-reef with partners in the He‘eia watershed on O‘ahu to improve forest health, restore wetlands, remove invasive algae and prevent sediment and pollutants from flowing into coral reefs.