Select an area of the above diagram to learn more about our approach to conservation.
Methods
Under Conservation by Design, the Conservancy identifies a portfolio of high priority sites in each ecoregion—places that collectively capture the biological diversity of the region. The Conservancy then develops customized conservation strategies to manage these portfolios to ensure the long-term survival of their native life and natural communities—not just those that are threatened. Taken together, these portfolios represent a Conservation Blueprint—a detailed picture of the places that must be protected and their corresponding strategies—that represents a benchmark against which the Conservancy can measure its success.
The Conservancy has five priority conservation initiatives to address global threats to achieving our mission and to maximize our conservation impact, focusing on the large-scale ecological challenges posed by climate change, fire management, freshwater conservation, invasive species, and marine conservation.
CONSERVATION BY DESIGN
Learn more about Conservation by Design, the Conservancy's framework for achieving mission success.
- Download a copy of Conservation by Design: A Framework for Mission Success (PDF, 1.95 MB)
- Download a version en español (PDF, 943 KB)
Setting Priorities
Learn how the Conservancy sets conservation priorities through the process of ecoregional planning.
Developing Strategies
Learn how the Conservancy uses conservation area planning to develop our conservation strategies, through the 5-S Framework.
Taking Action
Learn about the innovative conservation tools the Conservancy uses to take conservation action.
- View recent examples of different conservation actions taken by the Conservancy.
Measuring Success
Learn how the Conservancy regularly measures both the threat level and the biodiversity health at conservation areas in every ecoregion.
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