About us

WE PROTECT NATURE FOR PEOPLE.

Our Priorities

Since 1987, Conservation International has combined fieldwork, science, policy and finance to protect 13 million square kilometers of land and sea — an area four times the size of India.

Our Mission & Vision
Climate

We work with nature to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere — and help communities thrive in a changing world.

Oceans

We help create marine protected areas — and reimagine aquatic industries — to secure the ocean’s bounties for future generations.

Biodiversity

We protect and restore priceless ecosystems, while creating jobs and opportunity for all.

Our Global Footprint

We are a global organization. We support conservation efforts in 100+ countries and maintain offices in over thirty. Our marine conservation work spans all five of our planet's oceans. Our land-based projects are concentrated in the tropics, which are home to the world's richest reservoirs of biodiversity and carbon. We value local expertise. Ninety-seven percent of our program staff hail from the region where they work. Our field teams possess specialized knowledge of the local stakes, opportunities and socio-political context.

Our Country Programs

Over four decades, we’ve touched 100 million lives.

Our approach to conservation prioritizes both human well-being and environmental goals. We respect human rights, design our programs with gender equality in mind and create new opportunities for local communities to earn a living while also helping nature thrive.

We're Different: Here's How

Our People

Conservation International is a team of over 1,600 people working across six continents. We are scientists and economists, community leaders and business leaders, experts in policy and forestry.

Meet our team

Our Partners

We are a trusted partner to thousands of organizations around the world, including large foundations and multi-lateral institutions, corporations and investment firms, and national governments and local communities.

Corporate Partners

Multiply Your Impact

Every private donation helps unlock additional funding from governments, foundations, companies, and other global institutions. We can multiply your impact by up to 300%.

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One-time donation

Your gift funds urgent conservation work, helping us move quickly to protect the places that need it most.

Monthly recurring gift

Our community of monthly givers provides the steady support we need to plan ahead and deliver lasting conservation impact.

Giving Circles

Each year, our most engaged donors help power large-scale, long-term conservation efforts around the world.

Corporate partners

Help make business part of the solution - funding nature projects and better ways of doing business.

Grantmakers and Foundations

Support big-picture change - like national policies, climate plans and global partnerships.

Humanity and nature can bothPROSPER

A Living Legacy

We deliver results. Over four decades, we've helped protect 13 million square kilometers of land and sea — an area four times the size of India.

CLIMATE

Small towns, big impacts

In Bolivia, small communities taking charge of the forests they depend on

OCEAN

In Hawai’i, a beautiful menace

How Conservation International is turning the tide against an aquatic invader

BIODIVERSITY

From the Himalayas to the sea

In the Eastern Himalayas, nature’s bounty supports millions of people. Can this region cope with climate change and the loss of wildlife before it’s too late?