Across aisles. Across sectors. Across borders.
The Nature Conservancy is tackling the dual threats of accelerated climate change and unprecedented biodiversity loss. Science determines where we focus and equity guides how we achieve lasting results. Grounded by decades of local on-the-ground experience, we maximize our ability to affect change by bringing together real-world solutions, policy expertise, sustainable financing and collaborative partnerships.
![Acoustic recorder deployed in the forest. Each recorder collects more than 24 hours of continuous sound data, which scientists can use as a rough measure of biodiversity.](jpg/tnc_83453221_full97b0.jpg?crop=1333%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&wid=640&hei=640&scl=4.1671875)
Evidence-Based Science
With a grounding in rigorous science, we take innovative conservation approaches from idea to impact, scaling to achieve system change.
![The United States Capitol in Washington, DC, USA.](jpg/tnc_76679271_full7d18.jpg?crop=769%2C0%2C2461%2C2461&wid=640&hei=640&scl=3.8453125)
Driving Policy
We use a practical, nonpartisan approach to show policymakers across the political spectrum how nature can provide effective solutions to major challenges like climate change.
![Worker's clean solar panels for maximum efficiency at the power solar facility in Lancaster, California. Photo credit: © Dave Lauridsen](jpg/tnc_15070243_large_1640x12306191.jpg?crop=205%2C0%2C1230%2C1230&wid=640&hei=640&scl=1.921875)
Working with Companies
The private sector has a significant impact on our climate & our natural resources. That’s why we're applying our science & expertise to help businesses make better decisions.
![Yurok tribal members hold tanoak acorns gathered on traditional Yurok land in northern California
near the Klamath River. The acorns are a staple of the Yurok tribe's diet, which they eat in (reconstituted) powder form.](jpg/ca_201511_yurok_49490c01.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2670%2C2670&wid=640&hei=640&scl=4.171875)
Partnering with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Lasting conservation must actively involve the people linked to the natural systems we seek to protect. Their voices must be at the center of what we do. We are continually learning and growing in how we show up as an authentic, ethical partner.
![Dr. Steve Schill, Lead Scientist for TNC in the Caribbean, prepares a drone for launch. This will validate and verify the accuracy of the satellite and aerial mapping.](jpg/drone-aho_76089adb.jpg?crop=666%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&wid=640&hei=640&scl=4.1671875)
Technology & Innovation
We must work smarter to achieve our conservation goals. New technologies & collaborations with private startups allow us to leverage the power of disruption to conserve faster.
![Landscape in Anse Royale Beach, Mahé Island, Seychelles.](jpg/tnc_97902556_4000x22007cfd.jpg?crop=900%2C0%2C2200%2C2200&wid=640&hei=640&scl=3.4375)
Finance & Investing
By catalyzing more investment in nature's services, we can unlock new sources of capital that allow us to scale up our work far beyond what traditional funding can do alone.
![Orca Recovery Day is an annual restoration effort to help improve orca and salmon ecosystems across Puget Sound. A volunteer work party removes invasive species from salmon habitat in West Seattle along the banks of Longfellow Creek. Youth and parents from a local girl scout troupe remove invasive bamboo. Photo by Hannah Letinich.](jpg/wa_longfellowcreekorcaday__191102_068_jpgac18.jpg?crop=415%2C0%2C1669%2C1669&wid=640&hei=640&scl=2.6078125)
Inspiring the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders
The Nature Conservancy is listening to and collaborating with the young nature lovers, future scientists and emerging trailblazers who are coming of age and demanding a different path forward.
![Building an oyster reef off of Hong Kong](jpg/hongkongoysterproject8449.jpg?crop=665%2C0%2C2670%2C2670&wid=640&hei=640&scl=4.171875)
Keep Up With Our Work
How are we are confronting the challenges of our time? Discover our victories, our challenges and the hope we bring to our work every day. Check out Our Insights.
Our Goals for 2030
Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises over the next decade is a massive undertaking, and it involves countless partners, communities, funders, governments and businesses. With a grounding in rigorous science, we take innovative conservation approaches from idea to impact, scaling to achieve system change.