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Water sampling Scientist taking water samples to inform the restoration of Maine’s Penobscot River in the United States. © © Bridget Besaw 2009

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NC researcher, Meaghan Johnson studies Perfection Reef, the site of elkhorn coral outplanting by The Nature Conservancy in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Restoring Coral Reefs The Nature Conservancy is working to restore healthy coral reefs along Florida’s unique reef track that runs between the Dry Tortugas and Fort Lauderdale. © Carlton Ward Jr.
Staff from New Mexico’s Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife (NNDFW) tag/scan, weigh and measure young razorback suckers
Solving Complex Problems The challenges of conservation demand innovation so TNC scientists adapt high-tech tools – from drones to artificial intelligence, to satellites – to solve global problems. © Erika Nortemann
Chantal Migongo-Bake, the new Nature Conservancy director and Samuel Brown look for lions at Loisaba Wilderness in Laikipia, Northern Kenya.
Grounded in Science TNC’s science is collaborative & applied. Our scientists partner with local communities & combine new technologies with indigenous knowledge for lasting conservation results. © Ami Vitale
× NC researcher, Meaghan Johnson studies Perfection Reef, the site of elkhorn coral outplanting by The Nature Conservancy in Dry Tortugas National Park.
× Staff from New Mexico’s Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife (NNDFW) tag/scan, weigh and measure young razorback suckers
× Chantal Migongo-Bake, the new Nature Conservancy director and Samuel Brown look for lions at Loisaba Wilderness in Laikipia, Northern Kenya.

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