Arizona Conservation Science
Protecting nature starts with science
That tenet has been the foundation of The Nature Conservancy since the very beginning, leading to conservation success around the world and right here in Arizona.
Today, we are facing damaging wildfires and extreme drought; intense demand for infrastructure, water and energy; and the loss of native plants and wildlife. These are complex, multidimensional and interconnected challenges. But by holding steadfast to our commitment to evidence-based strategies, we can deliver solutions fast enough and at a scale large enough to safeguard communities and the natural world.
Our Science in Action
The Nature Conservancy pursues science that challenges conventions, bridges disciplines and accelerates the pace and scope of conservation action.
From collecting evidence that demonstrates how and where we are improving conditions for people and nature, to novel uses of emerging technologies that overcome long-standing challenges, to mapping the next great places to protect and restore, read stories of how our science advances conservation.
Explore our work
Report: Discovering Nature’s Secrets on TNC Preserves in Arizona
TNC preserves are living laboratories for scientists to test theories, conduct pilot projects and learn from effects of management actions. Read the five-year report that catalogs this research.
Leveraging Social Science to Evaluate Conservation’s Impact on People and Communities
Discover how The Nature Conservancy in Arizona’s Science and Cities Programs partner with experts to advance people outcomes.
Meeting TNC’s 2030 Goals
Will we take the critical, collective steps necessary to protect our natural world before it’s too late? That’s the million-dollar conservation question.
Our Library
Our Arizona science team is made up of respected experts who publish their work in peer-reviewed journals and produce data, maps and other tools that influence further research and conservation action across the state and beyond.
Explore our publications, reports and other resources on Conservation Gateway, TNC’s online platform that provides our research freely with communities, practitioners, scientists and decision-makers to accelerate progress for people and nature.
Explore Our Science
How We Work
TNC’s Arizona science team answers the how, where and why of our conservation work. We work in the spaces between science and practice to solve problems, to demonstrate where conservation is effective and to show where solutions can be applied at larger scales now and into the future to achieve lasting and durable results. Our approach is nimble—when we don’t have the answers, we use a science innovation fund to bring in leading experts whose expertise in emerging technologies or social sciences can unlock solutions.
Our Experts
The problems facing people and nature are complex, multidimensional and interconnected—and they are increasing exponentially. For conservation to succeed, science has to keep up. We question, collaborate and learn to identify evolving threats and opportunities.
TNC has invested deeply in a team of world-class scientists who follow their curiosity to discoveries that inform real solutions that have implications across the state, the region and beyond.
