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The Nature Conservancy – protecting nature, preserving life – works to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive in all 50 United States and in more than 30 countries around the world.
The Nature Conservancy in Africa
The Nature Conservancy begins its work in Africa with two priority landscapes spanning the five countries of Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania and Kenya.
The Nature Conservancy in Asia Pacific
The Nature Conservancy is helping preserve the most spectacular landscapes, from Indonesia's coral reefs to the jagged peaks of China.
The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean
The Caribbean is home to some of the richest land and marine environments, with 40 percent of the plant life here found nowhere else on Earth.
The Nature Conservancy in Central America
The Nature Conservancy is helping preserve the great Maya Forest — home of the endangered jaguar — and other landscapes of this important corridor.
The Nature Conservancy in North America
The Nature Conservancy is helping preserve millions of acres of lands and waters across the continent through chapters in all 50 United States and programs in Canada and Mexico.
The Nature Conservancy in South America
The Nature Conservancy is helping preserve the diversity of landscapes found here, from the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal, to the magical Galapagos Islands.
Coral Reefs
The whimsical names of corals — bubble, staghorn, starburst, and brain — hint at their spectacular appearance, but not necessarily at their true value. As the largest living structures on the planet, coral reefs are also among the greatest storehouses of biodiversity on Earth. Coral reefs are also one of the most threatened marine systems. Scientists estimate that unless we take immediate action, we could lose up to 70 percent of coral reefs by 2050.
Forests
From rainforests to pine woods to the boreal forests of the northern latitudes, forests blanket nearly one-third of Earth’s land mass. They harbor in their shady depths an astounding variety and abundance of life. Communities of people everywhere rely on forests for their livelihoods and survival. The Nature Conservancy and our Global Forest Partnership are working to conserve forests in sites across the US, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa.
Freshwater Ecosystems
Freshwater ecosystems — including rivers, lakes, and wetlands — provide virtually all of the easily accessible drinking water on the planet, and support a wide variety of other species, including fish and other aquatic organisms, wildlife and plants.
Great Rivers
The Great Rivers Partnership is a collaboration between a wide array of partners dedicated to the conservation of the world's great river systems for the benefit of the people and the species that depend upon them for life.
Islands
Islands often have unique and fragile ecosystems and house many rare species, which means global environmental problems can hit them first and hardest. The Nature Conservancy works with many island programs around the world, to help build and stabilize their conservation efforts.
Marine Ecosystems
Although once considered a limitless and inexhaustible resource, the oceans of the world are increasingly in jeopardy. The Nature Conservancy’s Global Marine Initiative links land and sea conservation in an effort to protect the rich array of plant and animal life and safeguard the tremendous benefits the oceans provide.
Rainforests
Wild and wondrous, rainforests extend from as far as Alaska and Canada to Latin America, Asia and Africa. They nurture thousands of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth and provide life's essentials such as our medicines, food and water. The Nature Conservancy is working around the world to protect rainforests, engaging local and indigenous communities in creative solutions that balance the needs of people with nature.
