Independence Lake Forest Reflection Independence Lake Preserve near Reno, NV © Simon Williams/The Nature Conservancy
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Naronyo Nang’oiho stands with his livestock in Selela, northern Tanzania.

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Healthy Grasslands Tanzania

A new grasslands management program in northern Tanzania is helping pastoralists manage their lands well — for themselves, their livestock, and the wildlife that shares this landscape.

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We work to meet this ambitious goal by focusing on these key areas of conservation.

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An aerial view of a river system in Jordan.

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Steering Policy into a New Decade

by Lynn Scarlett  |  Jan 14, 2020

Waves crashing in Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul-SC, Brazil. © Laura Mandelli/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Above a Beach

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Five Chances to Change the World in 2020

Jan 06, 2020

Birds Flying Above a Beach © Frank McKenna
Peninsula area in Long Beach, California

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We're Dangerously Close to too Late

Jan 15, 2020

Sea Level Rise Peninsula area in Long Beach, California © TNC
A colorful sunrise at the beach

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A Transformative Deal for Nature

by Linda Krueger  |  Jan 16, 2020

Carolina Sunrise A stunning sunrise that displayed all the colors of the rainbow on the coast of North Carolina, USA. © Elyse Browning/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Crystal blue glacier ice

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Progress on Climate Change Action

Nov 27, 2019

Antarctica Iceberg Half view under and above the surface of an iceberg in Antarctica © Florian Ledoux/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Captured in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area, Florida, United States.
An Endangered Florida Panther. Captured in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area, Florida, United States. © William Freund/TNC Photo Contest 2018

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Disappearing habitat is pushing many species, like the endangered Florida panther, to the brink of extinction.

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A highly threatened Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) at Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, Florida. This captive animal resides at the ranch as part of an educational exhibit for schools and tourists. The 92,000 acre Babcock ranch in southwest Florida, protects some of the best wetland and wildlife habitat in the state.
NCM100520_D101 A highly threatened Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) at Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, Florida. This captive animal resides at the ranch as part of an educational exhibit for schools and tourists. The 92,000 acre Babcock ranch in southwest Florida, protects some of the best wetland and wildlife habitat in the state. © TNC

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.