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Deserts and Aridlands
Harsh Habitats Teeming with Life
Deserts are among the harshest habitats on Earth. And while it may seem to be hospitable to nothing, look a little closer: the desert is teeming with life. The hardiest and most adaptable of species are often found in desert habitats, but even they need protection from threats such as encroaching development and invasive species.
What The Nature Conservancy Is Doing
We are working to preserve these crucial habitats by using all the tools of conservation — including science, partnerships, land management and restoration. And our strategies are based on the belief that no matter what the conservation challenge, people form the core of the solution.
Nachusa Grasslands is one of the Conservancy's greatest on-going success stories, and it serves as a living model for a variety of land management techniques.
In Kenya's northern rangelands, we are using our collaborative approach to support the development of conservation agreements with local communities and landowners - and to save grasslands.
The Conservancy’s conservation work in Argentina today concentrates on the country’s Patagonian grasslands — one of the world’s least protected and most threatened habitats.
Explore Our Conservation Work
Experience the beauty and wonder of California's deserts.
Anza-Boreggo Desert State Park
Sand, sheep and so much more!
Travel along with the Conservancy's Anne Zuparko on a bighorn sheep count in the desert.
Ocampo Protected Area in Mexico
Find out why this region in the Chihuahuan Desert is so special.
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We're addressing Latin America's most pressing conservation issues. Read the Story
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