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Locals in canoe at sunset in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Chris Crowley

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Rod Salm exploring reefs © Stephanie Wear/The Nature Conservancy

Keeping Coral Colorful

For years, it was a mystery. Find out how stumped marine scientists found the answers to coral bleaching right under their face masks.

Green Turtle © Philippe Guillaume/Flickr

Safe Haven for Turtles

We are helping an Indonesian village become a safe haven for the endangered green sea turtle.

Village children playing on the sand of a Micronesia beach © Ami Vitale

The Conservancy is joining with supporters and partners around the world to celebrate a suite of stunning achievements for conservation of the planet's greatest concentration of coral reefs — the Coral Triangle.

Alison Green's favorite pastime — counting fish in halmahera. © Andreas Muljadi

Halmahera Expedition

A team of top marine scientists embarked on a journey to uncharted waters on the outer edge of the Coral Triangle
Find out what made these scientists "yahoo" with excitement as they explored Halmahera.

Boat and mangroves in Choiseul, the Solomon Islands © Jeanine Almany/The Nature Conservancy

Adapting to Climate Change in Choiseul

Find out why we are celebrating with the communities in Choiseul and how we are helping them adapt to climate change.

Local villagers catch a Tuna (using a simple single hook hand-line) while floating in the middle of a large school of Tuna feeding on the surface of Kimbe Bay, West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. © Mark Godfrey

Protecting Marine Life and Human Needs in Kimbe Bay

Kimbe Bay is home to more than half of the worlds' coral species, and is the site of one of the world's first marine protected area designed to withstand the impacts from climate change.

Pere net fishing, Papua New Guinea © Simon Foale

Hope for Fish and Tribal Communities

With global fish supplies crashing, The Nature Conservancy is racing to help communities around the world protect the oceans’ nurseries — coral reefs. In remote Pere village on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea we find a story of precarious hope.