Conservation International Singapore

Staying true to its identity as a ‘City in Nature’, Singapore aims to become the world’s greenest city. Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. In Singapore, we enable nature-based solutions, climate finance, and blue carbon research to support positive climate action, in partnership with the government and businesses to help achieve Singapore’s net zero ambitions.

About us

OUR FOCUS

Conservation International’s global mission is to empower people to protect our most fundamental needs, such as food, water, and a stable climate for the benefit of all life on Earth.

Conservation International-Singapore is committed to supporting Singapore’s development as a leading hub for nature markets by offering policy advice and channeling capital and investments into nature-based solutions. These solutions include conservation programs that support carbon sequestration, improve food security and community livelihoods, and protect biodiversity in critical ecosystems around the world.

Operating out of Singapore, the Asia-Pacific Carbon Team and the International Blue Carbon Institute were set up by Conservation International to unlock the full potential of nature-based solutions in Asia-Pacific in the fight against climate change. We support carbon project development across a diverse portfolio of nature-based projects with end-to-end technical, financial, and strategic support from project origination through implementation.

We also partner governments, local communities and the global scientific network in conservation efforts of blue carbon ecosystems. In addition to our carbon teams, our Singapore-based freshwater conservation and sustainable finance experts are unlocking new ways to finance ecosystem restoration in the long term.

OUR HISTORY

Conservation International was established in Singapore in 2009 as a regional office and later registered its local entity Conservation International Singapore Conservation Trust (CSCT). In 2017, CSCT received the Institute of Public Character (IPC) status as a testament to our local engagement efforts in serving communities, by inspiring youth in Singapore to pursue green careers and advocate for nature through the educational resources, access to conservation experts and exclusive experiences we provide.

View our past education and youth programs.

We need nature

Nature is life: Every breath you take, every drop you drink, every bite you eat — it all comes from nature. Here’s how Conservation International works to protect it.

Innovation in science and finance

We produce and apply science-based evidence to promote nature-based development, while working to make nature a viable and attractive investment. We do this by creating conservation tools that decision-makers need; publishing policy-relevant research; and attracting private capital for protecting nature.

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Expanding planet-positive economies

We promote self-sustaining, conservation-based economies in areas with the most importance for people and nature. We do this with self-sustaining, scalable conservation models that can be adapted from one country to another by focusing on large ecological systems that we call landscapes and seascapes.

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Conserving our oceans

We seek to double the world’s ocean area under protection while innovating new ways to sustain marine fisheries. We do this by helping countries secure and monitor their waters; enabling the inclusion of coastal habitats in climate policies; and disrupting damaging practices in the seafood sector.

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Protecting nature for climate

We protect forests that absorb and store critical carbon by working with businesses and governments to account for their impacts on forests; enabling private investment in forest protection initiatives; and helping local and indigenous communities protect forests on their lands.

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Support us

Join the thousands who have stepped up to protect nature. Make a donation to Conservation International Singapore Conservation Trust (CSCT).

Conservation International Singapore Conservation Trust is an organization approved by the Commissioner of Charities bearing the Institution of Public Character (IPC) status.

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