Conservation International Protects Nature Like This
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The food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe â it all comes from nature.
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We have a plan to keep nature safe
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Securing the health of Earthâs climate, ecosystems and biodiversity is essential to the well-being of all people. Worldwide, Conservation International is working to improve the lives of people everywhere by protecting oceans, forests and other living ecosystems.
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### Stabilize our climate
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We are protecting and restoring ecosystems including forests, mangroves and peatlands that absorb climate-warming carbon.
[Learn how we protect nature to stabilize the climate](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/stabilizing-our-climate-by-protecting-and-restoring-nature)
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### Double Ocean Protection
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We aim to double the total amount of ocean area under protection, while developing innovative science to protect the high seas, coral reefs and mangroves that support all life on Earth.
[Learn how we protect the ocean](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/doubling-ocean-protection)
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### Expand Nature-Positive Economies
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We are helping countries build self-sustaining economies that are built on the protection, not the destruction, of nature.
[Learn how we expand nature-positive economies](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/expanding-nature-positive-economies)
© Marlon del Aguila Guerrero
### Stabilize our climate
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We are protecting and restoring ecosystems including forests, mangroves and peatlands that absorb climate-warming carbon.
[Learn how we protect nature to stabilize the climate](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/stabilizing-our-climate-by-protecting-and-restoring-nature)
© Pete Oxford/iLCP
### Double Ocean Protection
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We aim to double the total amount of ocean area under protection, while developing innovative science to protect the high seas, coral reefs and mangroves that support all life on Earth.
[Learn how we protect the ocean](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/doubling-ocean-protection)
© Christina Mittermeier/sealegacy
### Expand Planet-Positive Economies
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We are helping countries build self-sustaining economies that are built on the protection, not the destruction, of nature.
[Learn how we expand planet-positive economies](https://www.conservation.org/priorities/expanding-planet-positive-economies)
© Marlon del Aguila Guerrero
How we work
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Since 1987, Conservation International has combined fieldwork with innovations in science, policy and finance to secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
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Innovations in Science
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Conservation International is behind some of the most extraordinary, cutting-edge conservation science taking place today. Our research is cited more than leading universities.
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Innovations in Finance
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From our launch of the world's first debt-for-conservation swap in 1987, Conservation International is changing the equation to make nature more valuable alive than destroyed.
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Partnering with Communities
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Respecting the rights of Indigenous people and local communities was one of our founding principles, and it guides our work to this day.
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Working with Governments
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Our science and expertise are helping governments take action to protect nature and the benefits it provides to people.
Conservation Internationalâs approach to conservation puts human well-being on equal footing with environmental goals. We [respect human rights](/priorities/human-rights), ensure our programs are designed with [gender equality](/priorities/gender-equality) in mind and create opportunities for [local communities to earn a living while also helping nature](/priorities/restoration).
Conservation International In the News
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**Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna**
The Washington Post
**A Mouse That Swims and Dozens More Species Are Discovered in a Peruvian Jungle**
The New York Times
**âSri Lanka has lot to offer the worldâ: Conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan**
DailyFT
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