Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Building a New Future in Central America

Sergio Pucci/TNC

The Conservancy is working with indigenous communities in Central America to create the Indigenous Ecotourism Network. Its goal is to provide cultural and ecotourism services to local and foreign visitors that will take advantage of the region’s extraordinary natural and cultural resources without harming them.

Ecotourism Benefits Wildlife and Communities »

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Protecting the Natural Beauty of Costa Rica

Sergio Pucci/TNC

Costa Rica hosts as much as 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Unfortunately, its natural treasures are at risk. Costa Rica aspires to be the first developing country in the world to establish a sustainably managed and permanently financed protected areas system. Costa Rica could change the face of global conservation forever.

Learn More About Forever Costa Rica »

Thursday, 2 April 2009

A Scientist's Journey in Africa

Photo © Kenneth K. Coe

The grasslands of Africa host an array of wildlife species. Rob Sutter, a Nature Conservancy scientist, recently traveled to Tanzania to provide assistance to the MENTOR Fellowship Program, which aims to combat illegal poaching of wild animals in Eastern Africa. Read excerpts from his travel diary and view nature images from his trip.

Travel Across the Grasslands of Africa »

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Adopt an Acre and Make a Difference

Photo © Ron Geatz/TNC

Learn how the Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program is making a difference around the world. Read letters from Adopt an Acre program directors, thanking you for your commitment to nature. You can even download an “I support Adopt an Acre” widget customized for your favorite location and post it on your web page, blog or social network profile.

Read Thank You Letters »

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Reporting Back on Adopt an Acre®

© David Woodfall

Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula is a lush tropical paradise buffered from the Pacific Ocean by only a strip of white sand beach. Osa is home to some of nature's most colorful and graceful creatures. Find out how your support is making a difference!

Conservation Successes at the Osa Peninsula »

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Make a Gift That Goes Twice as Far!

Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC

Now your gift to our Adopt an Acre® program in Australia can go twice as far! Pew Charitable Trusts is offering to match gifts made to protect the Western Woodlands, an area located within Australia's Gondwana Link region. Gifts of any size are eligible – and welcome.

Double Your Impact –Adopt an Acre in Australia »

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