Today, Conservation International's Chief Scientist Johan Rockström receives the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. 🌟 Dr. Rockström is one of the most-cited researchers in the world, his Planetary Boundaries framework identifies the natural systems supporting human life on Earth and the changes that can be safely made within them without severely altering life on the planet as we know it.
Conservation International
Non-profit Organizations
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Since 1987, we have been fighting to protect nature for people.
About us
Since 1987, Conservation International has worked to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity. Combining fieldwork with innovations in science, policy and finance, we’ve helped protect more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea across more than 70 countries. Today, with offices in more than two dozen countries and a worldwide network of thousands of partners, our reach is truly global. But we couldn't have made it this far without you. Your contributions support our work to protect nature for the benefit of us all.
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http://www.conservation.org
External link for Conservation International
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- Arlington, Virginia
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1987
- Specialties
- biodiversity conservation, corporate sustainability, natural capital accounting, landscape & seascape mgmt., innovative conservation finance, indigenous, traditional communities, marine protected areas, fresh water security, global climate change, and food security
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According to new data from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland, Earth lost 9.2 million acres of tropical forest last year, an area nearly the size of the Netherlands. Yet amid these sobering findings, there are signs of hope: Two countries are bucking worldwide trends — and proving that effective laws and governance can stem the decline of forests. https://lnkd.in/efhjzads
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🌎 Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution, and the spread of invasive species are all factors making infectious diseases increasingly dangerous, according to a recent The New York Times article. Conservation International Pandemic Prevention Fellow, Neil Vora, MD states, “We must fix our broken relationship with nature or we can likely expect another pandemic within a decade.” Learn more. 👇
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CI Ventures is incredibly proud that two of our portfolio companies -- INVERSA Leathers-Leathers and Sway -- were featured in this The Washington Post story, Biodegradable fabric might be the next best thing in clothing: https://lnkd.in/eC2gixbJ If you are a nature-positive SME in the Global South looking for early-stage funding, reach out and learn more. #sustainablefashion #impactinvesting
Biodegradable fabric might be the next best thing in clothing
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We’re excited to share that Niue’s Ocean Conservation Commitments (OCCs) project was named the Nature category winner of Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. ⭐️ The Blue Nature Alliance, Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust and Conservation International are honored on behalf of the project. NOW Trust’s Coral Pasisi and Brendon Pasisi, together with Maël Imirizaldu, Senior Regional Program Officer for Conservation International’s Center for Oceans and the Blue Nature Alliance, worked alongside the Government of Niue and local nonprofit, Tofia Niue, to bring OCCs to fruition. Learn more about this incredible achievement and how to become an OCC sponsor: https://lnkd.in/evG9DfE8
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💭 “Climate change is the elephant in our medical school classrooms. It's time to address it,” writes Conservation International Pandemic Prevention Fellow, Neil Vora, MD, for MedPage Today. 🩺 “On a moral level, I believe my fellow physicians should speak up on societal issues that affect the health of our patients. But even setting that obligation aside, medical educators are shirking their primary responsibility: preparing future doctors for the real world.” Learn why Dr. Vora is advocating for climate change to be a crucial part of health education. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eanaUX-S
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Exciting news from the desk of Esme Stallard, BBC News ✍️ 🌱 An analysis of more than 600 conservation efforts — some dating back a century — found that they’re making a BIG difference for nature. 🔗 We explore what that means for the future of biodiversity here. ⬇️
News spotlight: Conservation works, offers hope for biodiversity
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To protect species and meet our global goals for species recovery by 2030 and 2050, it will take everyone – which is why the first-ever World Species Congress is so important. On May 15, Conservation International Senior Vice President, Center for Natural Climate Solutions, Will Turner is moderating a WSC panel with The Nature Conservancy Climate Change Ecologist Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, Re:wild Senior Director of Conservation Strategies Barney Long, and founder and CEO of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation Gary Tabor. Registration is open for the event, May 15 @ 17:00 GMT, Aligning & Amplifying Climate Action, Land Protection, and Species. https://lnkd.in/e8bgBP9V
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New findings from Conservation International scientists show the loss of essential carbon reserves — underscoring the need to halt deforestation and expand protected areas. Here's what we know. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eAqusMhq cc: Allie Goldstein | Mary Kate McCoy
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🎙️ Conservation International CEO Dr. M Sanjayan joins Like It's Live host @Arroe Collins to explain what scientists around the world are doing to improve the fate of corals, which is the theme of Changing Planet series 3. 🌐 Changing Planet, a 7-year project now in its third year, examines issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems—such as coral reefs. You can stream Changing Planet on PBS, and listen to Dr. M Sanjayan on Like It’s Live here. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ensHCpN4