• An aerial view of salt flats and hydromorphological formations of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico. Photo credit: © Nick Hall for The Nature Conservancy

  Water for Life

  It’s time to manage water for the precious resource it is.

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• On rivers like the Magdalena, in Colombia, TNC is working to find a new equilibrium that supports environmental needs while sustaining traditional livelihoods such as fishing, shown here at the Barbacoas marshes. © Juan Arredondo

  Water Work

  Saving great rivers, communities and people

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We are who we are as a species because of our ability to harness water. But as populations grow, we must use ingenuity and innovation to support our water resources—so that they can support us.

Dan Kusnierz, the Water Resources Program Manager for the Penobscot Nation, collects water samples on the Penobscot River near Indian Island, Maine. The Nature Conservancy in partnership with an unprecedented array of partners, including the Penobscot Indian Nation, have come together to accomplish the goal of restoring the Penobscot River. Photo credit: © Bridget Besaw

Protecting Our Rivers

We all want clean energy and lower flood risk for our communities, but that doesn’t have to come at the expense of healthy rivers.

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June 2015. Fred Kihara, TNC Africa Program, along the banks of the Tana River in the Upper Tana Watershed, Kenya. The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the Upper Tana Watershed in Kenya and provide cleaner, more reliable water for Nairobi. Photo credit: © Nick Hall for The Nature Conservancy

Enough Water for All

Farmers, utility owners and investors the world over are coming together to improve water quality and supply.

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July 2015. Shanghai's skyline and the Yangtze river at night. More than half of China’s population lives in cites and is facing significant challenges — like stifling air pollution and poor water quality — that nature can help to address. The Conservancy is striving to provide these nature-based solutions and to engage urban dwellers in conservation action. Photo credit: © Kevin Arnold

Urban Water Security

With more people living in cities than ever before, securing future water supplies matters to us all.

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Hidden Water

Most of the water we use doesn’t come from a tap. It’s hidden in the things we eat, buy and even wear. How much do you use?

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Help Save Water

Whether you’re at home, in the office or in your neighborhood, you can have an impact on water and make a difference!

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Support Our Science

Every acre we protect, every river mile restored, every species brought back from the brink, begins with you.

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Water News & Insights

Aerial photo of a tidal marsh creek in Wax Lake Delta, all part of the greater Atchafalaya River Delta, Louisiana. The Nature Conservancy’s Gulf of Mexico Program is a partnership among our five Gulf State Chapters to accomplish conservation across the entire Gulf ecosystem. The Gulf Program employs conservation professionals in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas to restore and protect natural systems and natural areas across political boundaries. Photo credit: © Carlton Ward Jr.

The Power of Rivers

How better management of hydropower can yield economic, financial and environmental benefits.

June 2015. Chania Falls in Thika near Nairobi in the Upper Tana Watershed, Kenya. The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the Upper Tana Watershed in Kenya and provide cleaner, more reliable water for Nairobi. Photo credit: © Nick Hall

Beyond the Source

The path to clean water isn’t exclusively lined in concrete. Protecting sources upstream can have massive benefits.

A group of local kids visit the world's largest known Western larch tree just outside of The Nature Conservancy's Great Western Checkerboards Project, Montana. Seeley Lake, Montana. Photo credit: © 2014 Steven Gnam for the Nature Conservancy

This Decade’s Most Important Climate Solution

Nature-based solutions are an essential piece of the climate puzzle. And nature’s time is now.

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