Our Planet's Future Depends on Biodiversity

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) enables civil society to protect the world’s biodiversity hotspots—biologically rich ecosystems that are essential to humanity, yet highly threatened.
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Two gray monkeys sit on a tree branch.
Spectacled langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus), Thailand.
© O. Langrand

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With financial and technical support from CEPF, civil society organizations around the globe are delivering innovative solutions that conserve biodiversity and help communities thrive. Find out what they're doing by clicking on biodiversity hotspots highlighted on the map.

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Four people on horseback riding down a grassy mountain between stands of trees.
First time riders on horse back, Ile Alatau National Park Kazakhstan
©Andrey Kulagin (@kulagin)
Sustainable Tourism in the Dzungaria Corridor of Kazakhstan
Tabigat Republican Association of Hunting Communities and Farms
Empowering local women in conservation through beekeeping initiatives. Cape Three Point Forest buffer area, Ghana.
Empowering local women in conservation through beekeeping initiatives. Cape Three Point Forest buffer area, Ghana.
© Mike Ayeh/Resourcetrust Network
Income Initiatives for Smallholder Conservation Practices in Ghana
Resourcetrust Network
Shebenik Glacial Lakes, Shebenik Park. Albania.
Shebenik Glacial Lakes, Shebenik Park. Albania.
© A.Roci
Support of Livestock Breeders for Maintenance of Pastures in Shebenik Jabllanice National Park, Albania
Shoqata AlbNatyra
Four people wearing headlamps, crouched on ground looking at something in between them.
Reptile count at night.
© Matluba Mustaeva
Conservation of Key Natural Complexes in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley
Michael Succow Foundation
Two men in rocky landscape crouched on ground, talking.
A surveyor with a local herder.
© Azamat Mamatali Uluu/Panthera
Engagement Communities to Safeguard Rural Livelihoods and Cultivate Conservation Partnerships in Kyrgyzstan
Panthera Corporation
Two small boats on water, people standing, holding long line stretched above their heads.
Measuring a sample site.
© Meth Monthary, FISHBIO
Evaluating Cambodian Freshwater Conservation Projects in the Lower Mekong
FISHBIO
Dozens of black-and-white birds on and above water.
Critically Endangered sociable lapwings.
© Oleg Kashkarov
Monitor Sociable Lapwing in Uzbekistan's Talimarzhan Reservoir Key Biodiversity Area
NGO "Society for the protection of birds of Uzbekistan"
Brown river and mountains in background, small village dotted with trees in foreground
Sarihosor Jamot, Baljuvan, Tajikistan.
© Khisravshokh Shermatov
Endemic Plant Conservation in the Sarihosor Jamot, Baljuvan District, Tajikistan
PO "NOOSFERA"
Man with large backpack standing next to yellow-flowering tree.
© Elena Efimova
Environmental Education in the Zhulay District of Kazakhstan
PA "Mountain Club "Jabagly-Manas"
Two men examine water samples
Monitoring water quality
© Conservation International/photo by Gabriela Villanueva
Policy Strengthening for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Municipality of Sorata in Cotapata Key Biodiversity Area, Bolivia
Conservation International - Bolivia
Vista with water in background and fluffy white clouds in the sky.
Prespa National Park, an important site for several endemic plant species.
© L. Shuka_Iliria
Site Restricted Endemics of Prespa National Park, Albania: Assessment, Protection and In-situ/Ex-situ Conservation, through the Involvement of Young Professionals
ILIRIA-Protection and Social & Environmental Development Association
Woman bending down, clipping a white-and-purple iris out of a dozen or so.
Iris lortetii data collection in Nablus, Palestine.
© Rana Jamous
Engagement of Local Communities in the Conservation of the Threatened Ecosystem and Plant Species in the Nablus Region, Focusing on the Iris of Nablus, Palestine
Biodiversity and Environment Research Centre
Gombrani Islet, Rodrigues Island, Republic of Mauritius.
Gombrani Islet, Rodrigues Island, Republic of Mauritius.
© Ter-Mer Rodriguez Association
Increase the Biodiversity of the Gombrani Islet in Rodrigues via Enhanced Conservation Practices
Ter-Mer Rodriguez Association
Aerial view of forest canopy.
Cape Three Points Forest Reserve, Ghana.
© Hen Mpoano
Enhancing Participatory Planning and Management of Cape Three Points Key Biodiversity Area
Hen Mpoano
Group of people standing with large banner.
Raising awareness about sustainable use of natural resources in Yawri Bay Key Biodiversity Area.
© MUWODA/Image by Immanuel Walters
Demonstrate Sustainable Livelihood in Communities for Conserving Sierre Leone's Yawri Bay Area
Muloma Women’s Development Association
Four people standing in forest, talking.
ResourceTrust Network, 2019
Farm and forest boundary visit.
Supporting Implementation of Best Management Practices in Smallholder Plantations
Resourcetrust Network
Group of about 20 people standing outside, smiling at camera. Most wear bright-green shirts.
Participants of a land-use validation workshop.
© SEC/Image by James Kollie
Strengthening Community Capacity for Sustainable Land-Use Plan in Zwedru/Cavally, Liberia
Society for Environmental Conservation
Degraded farmland
Degraded farmland being restored.
© Friends of Ecosystem and the Environment – FEE / Image by M Marcus Paye
Community-led Coastal Biodiversity Management in Cestos-Senkwen, Liberia
Friends of Ecosystem and the Environment
Close-up of brown bird in nest.
Santa Cruz ground dove (Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis) chick in nest.
© Jessie Kampa
Promoting Ecotourism in the Santo Mountain Chain and Green Hill Key Biodiversity Areas of Vanuatu
Live & Learn Environmental Education - Vanuatu
Man standing at open-air meeting.
Luke N'drasal from the Climate Change and Environment Unit, explaining the Manus Provincial Government plan for protected areas.
© George Puipui / WCS
Empowering Communities to Conserve Central Manus Key Biodiversity Area in Papua New Guinea
Wildlife Conservation Society - HQ
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CEPF 2022 Impact and Annual Report
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Announcing CEPF's 2023 Photo Contest Winners
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