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2024 Geospatial Annual Report

Our sixth edition focuses on the science of resilience in advancing our work.

June 04, 2025 | Arlington, Virginia

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RESILIENCE DATA The report cover features a rendition of maps and data that conveys a progression from paper maps to more sophisticated spatial analysis and scientific modeling techniques. © The Nature Conservancy

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The Nature Conservancy is pleased to present its sixth edition Geospatial Conservation at The Nature Conservancy Annual Report & Map Book. Every year, TNC compiles conservation technology stories across the organization that highlight our geospatial science.

Geospatial technology, the combined disciplines of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Earth observation (EO), including remote sensing, as well as more recent developments in machine learning and generative AI, continue to inform TNC’s conservation science and planning strategies. This edition focuses on the science of resilience in advancing our work. Highlights include:

  • A prologue and epilogue excerpted from the works of renowned author Jeremy Rifkin
  • A foreword from Jan Glendening, Executive VP, North America, Caribbean and Micronesia
  • A primer on resilience science, along with maps and case studies highlighting spatial data at work supporting conservation and restoration of lands, freshwater and oceans & coasts from TNC’s Center for Resilient Conservation Science 
  • Projects around the world where the science of resilience is driving critical conservation decisions
  • Results from our annual survey that reached over 2,000 staff
  • A foldout section on mapping climate resilience in Brazil
  • A cartography story on restoring freshwater connectivity in the Colorado River Basin  

TNC’s Resilient and Connected Network is a shining example of how science and data can drive powerful conservation outcomes.

Jan Glendening

Executive Vice President, North America, Caribbean and Micronesia

 

See more of our geospatial conservation portfolio in our Geospatial Conservation Atlas.

TNC hopes that readers will find this edition inspiring as we continue to drive toward meeting our 2030 conservation goals leveraging essential data and tools including geospatial science and technology. 

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. The Nature Conservancy is working to make a lasting difference around the world in 81 countries and territories (40 by direct conservation impact and 41 through partners) through a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit nature.org or follow @nature_press on X.