Two gray monkeys sit on a tree branch. — Spectacled langurs (*Trachypithecus obscurus*), Thailand.

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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) supports civil society to protect the world’s biodiversity hotspots—biologically rich ecosystems that are essential to humanity, yet highly threatened.

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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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Updating and Promotion of the Management Plan for the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, Dominican Republic

FUNDACION DE APOYO AL SUROESTE, INC

Glacial lake surrounded by snowy mountains.

Promoting Gender Equality and Community Conservation in Moyobamba, Peru

Asociación Amazónicos por la Amazonía

Strengthening Management and Agroforestry in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia

Pastoral Social Caritas Diocesana Coroico

Conserving the Black-and-chestnut Eagle in Ecuador

Fundación Condor Andino Ecuador

Conserving the Andean Cat in Bolivia and Peru

Fundación Teko Kavi

Conserving the Black-and-chestnut Eagle in Colombia

Asociación para el Estudio y la Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas en Colombia -Calidris

Capacity Building for Local Forest Management Committees in Jamaica

Environmental Foundation of Jamaica

Reducing Impacts of Gold Mining on Biodiversity and Communities, Bolivia

Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Ecología

Amphibian Conservation in Serranía de los Paraguas, Colombia

CALIMA, FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD Y CONSERVACIÓN EN EL TRÓPICO

Critically Endangered Ridgway’s Hawk Conservation Action Plan Implementation, Dominican Republic

The Peregrine Fund, Inc.

Strengthening Governance and Ecological Connectivity in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic

Fundación Sur Futuro, Inc.

Regional Implementation Team for the Cerrado Biodiversity Hotspot, Brazil

Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil

Strengthen Networking and Capacities of Civil Society through the Fifth Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week, Limassol, Cyprus

Frederick University

Forest Fire Prevention and Restoration in Southern Ecuador

Fundación Ecológica Arcoiris

Biodiversity Conservation and Women's Empowerment in Awa Communities, Colombia

Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales Awá Organización Unidad Indígena del Pueblo Awá "UNIPA"

Reducing Biodiversity Threats and Strengthening Community Conservation in Antioquia, Colombia

Fundación Con Vida

Pemba Island Mangrove Restoration and Female Youth Leadership Program, Zanzibar, Tanzania

The Popular Inspiring and Relief Organization (PIRO)

Generating Resilience through Ecological Enhancement in Ngezi Forest, Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Istituto Oikos E.T.S.

Strengthening Conservation and Climate Resilience on Tumbatu Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Climate Action Network-Tanzania

Supporting Small Island Communities to Restore Coral Reefs, Mafia, Tanzania

The Ropes of Hope Tanzania

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Regeneration of the Coral Reefs on Sakatia Island, Madagascar

Compagnie des iles Vanille Madagascar

Conservation and Sustainable Development of Muyuni Forest Key Biodiversity Area, Zanzibar

The Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania

Building Local Capacity to Conserve the Blue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica

Northumbria University

Strengthen Advocacy for Conservation and Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Madagascar

INDRI - Initiative pour le Développement, la Restauration écologique et l'Innovation

Reducing Threats in Enclave Seco del Río Dagua, Colombia

Corporación Ambiental y Forestal del Pacífico

Strengthening Private Reserves in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil

Fundação Pró-Natureza

Reducing Threats and Supporting Women in Q’eros-Kosñipata Conservation Area, Peru

Fundación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza- PRONATURALEZA

Babassu Consortium Expansion and Consolidation, Brazil

Cooperativa Central do Cerrado Ltda

Community Conservation to Reduce Threats in Quincemil and Rio Araza, Peru

HERPIRO SOCIEDAD ANONIMA CERRADA DE BENEFICIO E INTERES COLECTIVO

Regional Implementation Team for the Mediterranean Basin, Phase 3

BirdLife International

Participatory Management Plan for the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, Ecuador

Fundación Conservación Ambiental Ecuador

Supporting the Artisan Network of Sertanejo Women, Brazil

Central Veredas

Developing the First Quilombola Territorial and Environmental Management Plan, Brazil

Associação Quilombo Kalunga

Biodiversity and Gender: Women of the Cerrado Speak Out

Comissão Pastoral da Terra – Articulação do Cerrado

Promoting Partnerships Among CEPF Grantees in the Dominican Republic

Fundación José Delio Guzmán

Participatory Conservation of the Caoní River and its Endangered Species, Ecuador

Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

Promoting Sustainable Agroextractivism and Gender Inclusivity, Brazil

Cooperativa de Trabalho e Serviços Técnicos

Participatory Management and Sustainable Landscapes in Pau Furado State Park, Brazil

Associação para a Gestão Socioambiental do Triângulo Mineiro

Supporting Quilombola and Indigenous Women’s Networks in the Cerrado

Ecologia e Ação

Weaving Political and Agroecological Knowledge in Flower-Picking Communities, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Associação Serra Viva das Apanhadoras de Flores

Guardians of Life: Training New Generations of Apinajé Guardians, Brazil

Associação Indígena Apinajé PYKA MEX

Seeds of Autonomy: Strengthening the Foundations of Ecological Restoration, Brazil

Associação de Coletores de Sementes da Chapada dos Veadeiros

Supporting Women in the Construction of Sustainable Landscapes in the Cerrado Mineiro, Brazil

Consórcio Cerrado das Águas

Supporting Environmental Recovery in the Alto Descoberto Basin, Brazil

Associação de Agricultura Ecológica

Local Governance: Fire Prevention in the Pyrenees Mountains Protection Mosaic, Brazil

Aliança da Terra

Productive and Inclusive Environmental Restoration with Traditional Peoples in the Cerrado

Instituto New Era

Bird Conservation in the Miranda - Bodoquena Corridor, Brazil

FUNDAÇÃO NEOTRÓPICA DO BRASIL

Improving and Expanding the Regional Market for Agro-ecological Products, Brazil

ASSOCIAÇÃO DE EDUCAÇÃO ECOLOGIA E SOLIDARIEDADE-AMANU

Sustainable Cerrado: Valuing Biodiversity, Leadership and Gender Equality, Brazil

Associação Comunitária dos Artesãos e Pequenos Produtores de Mateiros

Seeds of Equality: Planting Cooperativism and Harvesting Sociobiodiversity in the Cerrado

Cooperativa Agroecológica dos Produtores Rurais do Município de Alto Paraíso de Goiás e Região

Blooming in the Cerrado: Strengthening Women's Leadership in the Peruaçu Valley

Instituto Ekos Brasil

Supporting Women and Biodiversity in Jalapão, Brazil

Fundação de Apoio Científico e Tecnológico do Tocantins

Implementing Effective, Gender-Inclusive and Sustainable Food Production Processes in the Cerrado

Associação Dos Produtores Rurais De Quilombos Do Povoado Bonsucesso

Women's Governance: Expanding Spaces and Supporting Women in Cerrado Restoration

Rede de Sementes do Cerrado

Supporting Local and Indigenous Organizations in the Cerrado by Strengthening Sustainable Agricultural Practices

ORGANIZAÇÃO COOPERATIVA DE TRABALHO, SERVIÇOS, PROJETOS E CONSULTORIAS EM AGROECOLOGIA

Strengthening the Territorial Protections and Environmental Management of the Krikati Indigenous Land, Brazil

Instituto Makarapy

Restoring the Heart of Cavalcante's Waters, Brazil

IPA

Supporting the Production of Sustainable Biodiversity Products in Alto Rio Pardo, Brazil

Centro de Agricultura Alternativa do Norte de Minas

Conserving the Ecosystems of the Veadeiros Pouso Alto Kalunga Corridor, Brazil

Nome: Instituto Pato-Mergulhão

Promoting Sustainable Development Together with Local Stakeholders in the Cerrado

Instituto Ubá de Sustentabilidade Ubá Gestão em Sustentabilidade Ltda

Improving Access to Traditional Food in Public Schools in Quilombola Communities in the Cerrado

Núcleo Gestor da Cadeia de Valor do Pequi e Outros Frutos do Cerrado

Strengthening Communities and Protecting Cerrado Biodiversity

Associação Civil Alternativa Terrazul

Reducing Threats to Biodiversity from Agricultural Encroachment and Fires, Colombia

fundacion ecohabitats

Supporting Indigenous Women in the Cerrado, Brazil

Centro de Trabalho Indigenista

Brightly colored canoe on lake with two people, headed toward several floating buildings.

Empowering Communities for Fisheries Resource Sustainability, Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Fisheries Action Coalition Team

Strengthening Community-based Fishery Management in Sesan and Srepok Rivers, Cambodia

3S Rivers Protection Network

Reducing Threats to Conserve the Long-nosed Harlequin Frog, Ecuador

Fundación Jambatu

Empowering Women and Reducing Fire Threat for Biodiversity Conservation, Ecuador

Fundación Ecuatoriana para la Investigación y Conservación de las Aves y sus Hábitats

Supporting Women in Conservation Leadership in the Indo-Burma Hotspot

Mandai Nature Fund Ltd

Women Leadership and Biodiversity Conservation in Bosque San Antonio, Colombia

CORPORACIÓN PARA LA GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL BIODIVERSA

Strengthening the Capacity of Female Community Conservation Leaders in the Cerrado

Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza

Advancing Capacity and Sustainable Livelihoods along the Mekong River, Cambodia

Cambodian Rural Development Team

Expanding Sustainable Upland Cropping System with Ibis Rice Model, Cambodia

Sansom Mlup Prey

Updating the Ecosystem Profile for the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

Wild Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Strengthening Women’s Biodiversity Conservation Roles across Three Priority Cambodian Ecosystems

NatureLife Cambodia Organization

Translocation of a Threatened Banteng Herd to a Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia

Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.

Emergency Dam Construction to Restore Lake Sofia, Madagascar

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Species Conservation and Women’s Leadership in Cambodia

Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise Co. Ltd.

Flood Relief, Facility Restoration and Emergency Care for Tortoises, Madagascar

Turtle Survival Alliance

Sign on fish conservation within Stung Treng Ramsar Site.

Enhancing Sustainable Fishery Management on the Mekong, Stung Treng, Cambodia

Culture and Environment Preservation Association

Supporting Women and Forest Fire Reduction in Cordillera de Colan, Peru

Yunkawasi

Inclusive, Gender-responsive Conservation by Indigenous People in Northeastern Cambodia

Non-Timber Forest Products

Conservation Planning and Implementation to Safeguard Bolivia's Puya raimondii

Centro de Estudios en Biología Teórica y Aplicada

Cerrado Guardians for Socio-environmental Justice, Brazil

Rede Cerrado

Regional Implementation Team in the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot - Phase III

Profonanpe

Empowering Communities to Conserve the Cordillera de Colán, Perú

Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza

Womens group mapping fisheries resources in Samkhuoy village.

Women and Youth Leadership in Fishery Resource Conservation in Cambodia

My Village Organization

Reducing Conservation Threats and Empowering Women In Pilon Lajas, Bolivia

Consejo Regional T'simane Mosetenes Pilon Lajas

Enhancing Community Participation in the Lower Mun and Mekong Rivers, Thailand

Mekong Community Institute Association

Empowering Youth to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade in Lao PDR

Rural Development Agency

Empowering Women and Youth for Threats Reduction in Northwest Ecuador

Fundación para el Desarrollo de Alternativas Comunitarias de Conservación del Trópico

Building on Conservation Success of Vultures and Ibises in Cambodia

Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.

Brazil’s Resilient Cerrado Women: Conservation, Restoration and Socio-biodiversity

WWF-Brasil - Fundo Mundial para a Natureza

Enhancing Ecological Connectivity Between Jozani and Kiwengwa Forests, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Wildlife Conservation Society

Community Conservation to Reduce Threats in Serranía de los Paraguas, Colombia

Corporación Serraniagua

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Establishing a volunteer mechanism to support biodiversity conservation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area , China

Guangzhou Green City Environmental and Cultural Development Center

Community setting up fish conservation zone

Supporting Community Engagement in Conservation in Thailand

Northeast Community Network in 7 Provinces of MeKhong River Basin (ComNetMekhong)

Building Climate Resilience in the Nyon River Watershed, Ferney, Mauritius

Ferney Ltd

Strengthening and Connecting Indigenous Youth Groups in Cambodia

Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association

Promoting Participatory Governance in Intag Toisán for Biodiversity Conservation, Ecuador

Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio

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Our Planet’s Future Depends on Biodiversity

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3,343 Projects in All Regions

New from CEPF

CEPF Impact and Annual Report

CEPF to Collaborate With Conservation International for GEF Small Grants Program

Government of Canada Provides US$14.4 Million for Biodiversity and Gender Equity