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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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Woman examining a clump of Sawasan Nablus flowers on a hillside covered in rocks and grass.
Mapping of endemic endangered Sawasan Nablus Iris lortetii var. samariae. Beit Dajan, Nablus, Palestine.
© Salam Abu-Zaitoun

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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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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Strengthen Community Participation in Conservation of Lebanon Endemic Flora, Lebanon
The Friends of Nature
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Plant Conservation in the North Eastern Slopes Region Key Biodiversity Area, Palestine
Nature Palestine Society
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Conservation of Endangered Sea Turtles and Vultures on Santo Antão Island, Cabo Verde
Projeto de Conservação das Tartarugas Marinhas em Porto Novo
Brightly colored canoe on lake with two people, headed toward several floating buildings.
Village of the middle of Tonle Sap in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
© Kristin Harrison & Jeremy Ginsberg
Strengthened Community-based Conservation for Fishery Management in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
Oxfam America
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Strengthening the Protection of Iris Species in the Micro-Reserves of Lebanon
Jouzour Loubnan Association
Brightly colored canoe on lake with two people, headed toward several floating buildings.
Village of the middle of Tonle Sap in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
© Kristin Harrison & Jeremy Ginsberg
Taking Action to Conserve Three Critically Endangered Vulture Species in Myanmar
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Ecological Restoration of Heritage Species in Kerkennah Archipelago, Tunisia
Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Wetlands Conservation in the Atlas Cedar Biosphere Reserve, Morocco
Association Marocaine pour l'Ecotourisme et la Protection de la Nature
Palm trees on grassy shore, budding up against sea.
The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Establishing the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Management of the Point Sable Environmental Protected Area, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia National Trust
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Protection of Priority Areas for the Coastal Zone Management of the Catchment Surrounding Nikšić, Montenegro
Crnogorsko društvo ekologa [Montenegrin Ecologists Society (MES)]
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Building Resilience in the Lower Bojana River Basin and Ulcinj Ecosystem Complex , Montenegro
NVO Program za zivotnu sredinu (NGO Environmental Programme)
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Maintaining the Ecological Integrity and Biodiversity of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park, Albania
Albanian Ornithological Society
Palm trees on grassy shore, budding up against sea.
The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Developing a Conservation Action Plan for the Endangered Whistling Warbler in the Cumberland Forest Reserve and the Central Mountain Range, St. Vincent
BirdsCaribbean
Palm trees on grassy shore, budding up against sea.
The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Using Nature-Based Tourism to Strengthen Biodiversity Conservation in the Cockpit Country, Jamaica
Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency
Palm trees on grassy shore, budding up against sea.
The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation Plan for Cockpit Country, Jamaica
Jamaica Environment Trust (JET)
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Conservation and Propagation of the Albanian Tulip, Phase 2, Albania
Instituti i Politikave Mjedisore (IEP)
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity of Oued Maden, Tunisia
Association Tunisienne de la Vie Sauvage
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Belchista Wetland, North Macedonia
Association for ecology and tourism ECOTOURISM-2016, Ohrid
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Reviving Traditional Agricultural Practices in Al-Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
Al-Shouf Cedar Society
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Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Certification Model to Promote Sustainable Fishing Practices Inside a Marine Protected Area, Capo Verde
Biosfera I Association for environment protection (Biosfera 1)
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