China: Decade of Conservation Progress

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A Decade of Conservation Progress

The Nature Conservancy marks over 10 years of working with Chinese partners

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As the Conservancy marks 10 years of working with Chinese partners to conserve the country’s remarkable natural heritage, there is much good news to share.

In China, as elsewhere around the world, the Conservancy is:

Pushing the frontiers of science.
Applying that knowledge to drive on-the-ground conservation that works.
Using these tangible results to motivate leaders to make policies that can bring about large scale conservation success.

Three particular stories showcase the creative, results-driven strategies we’re putting into action — and the exciting success we’re having today:

June 2008 - Yunnan Province, China. There are fewer than 2,000 Yunnan Golden (Snub-Nosed) Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) left in Yunnan's old-growth alpine forests. They are considered one of the most endangered primates on Earth. © Long Yongcheng

Saving the Yunnan Golden Monkey

The whimsical looking Yunnan golden monkey seems born of a child's imagination. But the perils the monkey is facing are all too real. Explore

China. © Scott Warren

Transforming China's Natural Reserves

Learn why the Chinese government has asked the Conservancy to help strengthen the country's nature reserves — safeguarding their rich habitat and promoting sustainable ecotourism. Explore

Mr. Carl Lu; Presidend and CEO of A © Ron Geatz/The Nature Conservancy

Joining Forces to Combat Illegal Logging

Can you save orangutans with a bookshelf? Read about a new agreement between China and the United States that is giving people around the world more power to save forests and fight climate change. Explore