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Southern Tanami tileYinapaka, (Lake Surprise) an area of high cultural and biological significance/ ©Central Land Council
Stunning Accomplishment at Southern Tanami

We're helping Indigenous Australians manage the country's largest protected area.

Sichuan PandaThis giant panda, it seems, is sitting down to a dinner that includes meat--and this is the first known photo documenting the animal's omnivorous diet. © TNC
Sichuan Province Land Trust Reserve

In one of the world's last remaining giant panda habitats, we're trying something new.

Safe Haven for Turtles - exploreGreen Turtle © Philippe Guillaume/Flickr
Safe Haven For Turtles

An Indonesian village is protecting endangered green sea turtles while also creating livelihood opportunities.

Explore Micronesia Fish and TraditionAerial view of Ant Atoll. Ant Atoll lies 18 miles west of the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia and is in line to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve due to its high levels of biodiversity and abundance of endemic species of marine birds and fishes. Federated States of Micronesia. © Nick Hall
Keeping Ant Safe

The Conservancy is working with local communities to protect habitat for birds and coconut crabs on Micronesia's Ant Atoll.

Gala DavaaGala Davaa © TNC
Meet Gala Davaa

A lot has changed since he grew up in the mountains of Mongolia. Now, Gala Davaa's working to conserve the country’s immense natural resources well into the future.

Climate challenger tileRead about the Climate Challenger! ©Ruth Konia/TNC
A Voyage for Change

The Climate Challenger canoe embarked on an epic journey around the Pacific to connect communities confronted by a shared enemy: climate change.

Margaret Lou-Vike 215x143Margaret Lou-Vike is a mother of five living in Kia Village in Solomon Islands. Photo © Bridget Besaw
Margaret's Mission

Meet Margaret Lou-Vike, whose mission to protect the Solomon Island forests on which her children depend has inspired an entire community to action.

Jack Hurd 215x143Jack Hurd © TNC
Meet Jack Hurd

Get to know the Deputy Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Asia-Pacific Region.

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

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