Conservation International

People depend on nature for many things. A stable climate. Clean air. Fresh water. Abundant food. Cultural resources. And the incalculable additional benefits the world’s biodiversity provides. Conservation International (CI) works to ensure a healthy and productive planet for us all.

Yet economic and infrastructure development, which are so necessary for human well-being, can also have serious impacts on nature. That is why CI is working at every level – from remote villages to the offices of presidents and premiers – to help move whole societies toward a smarter development path.

Through science, policy and field work, we're applying smart solutions to protect the resources that we all depend on. We help communities, countries and societies protect tropical forests, lush grasslands, rivers, wetlands, abundant lakes and the sea. Only through properly valuing the essential services these ecosystems provide can we create a sustainable development path that will benefit all people for generations to come.

EIN

52-1497470

CFC Code

11430

CFD Code

0314960

King County Charity Code

2588

City of Seattle Charity ID

14053

Snohomish County/PUD Code

3066

Address

1919 M Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C.
20036

Phone number

(800) 406-2306

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Sarshen Marais has always lived in an environment rich in nature. "I live in Cape Town, within the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot. Table Mountain sits on my doorstep — a place so remarkable that it has just been added to the list of the 'new seven wonders of the world,'" she says. She was also raised in a family that values nature. Her mother lives on a wine farm and influenced the owners to become both biodiversity and wine champions by initiating visitor walks along the foothills surrounding the farm, where there are remaining patches of critically endangered fynbos plants. Guides explain the need to conserve the services provided by ecosystems, as development advances around us.
 
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Mission

Every person on Earth deserves a healthy environment and the fundamental benefits that nature provides. But our planet is experiencing an unprecedented drawdown of these resources, and it is only by protecting nature and its gifts – a stable climate, fresh water, healthy oceans and reliable food – that we can ensure a better life for everyone, everywhere.