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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White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) in Bolivia.
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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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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
Integrated Conservation of Wetland Ecosystems in Cambodia
FISHING CAT ECOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
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
Establishing an Evidence-Based Approach to Search for the Last Kouprey, Cambodia
Re:wild
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
Ex-situ Management of Bengal Florican in Cambodia
Westfälischer Zoologischer Garten
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
Organic Livelihoods Conserving Cambodia's "Big Five"
Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Protect Wild Relict Endemic Pear Species in Tajikistan
PA "Kuhhoi Pomir"
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
Inundated Forest Conservation Through Wetland Restoration and Disease Reduction in Northeast Cambodia
Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Save Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake from Fish Nets
PF "Issyk-Kul clean"
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Reduce Threats to Biodiversity in Kazakhstan Sairam-Ugam State National Natural Park Through Integrated Pasture Management
PF "Zhassyl Azyk"
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Building a Network of Freshwater Ecosystems Important for Biodiversity in Morocco
Groupe de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Promote Ecotourism in Western Tien Shan, Kazakhstan
Public Association " Ugam"
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
Reducing Wildlife Trafficking Across Logistics Supply Chains and Online Platforms, Vietnam and China
TRAFFIC International
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Restore Pastures in Kyrgyzstan's Ak-Dobo Village
Union of pasture users of Ak-Dobe village district
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Facilitate Regional Networking and Develop the Technical Capacities of Civil Society Through the Third Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
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
Changing Attitudes and Behaviors to Reduce Illegal Wildlife Trade Around Namha National Protected Area, Lao PDR
China Exploration & Research Society Limited
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand
Conservation of Threatened Wild Fruit Tree Species in South Tajikistan by Establishing Micro-Nurseries
NGO “Ganji Tabiat”
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
Community-based Conservation of Northern White-cheeked Gibbon in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve, Vietnam
Center for Nature Conservation and Development
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Protecting Indigenous Forests from Emerging Logging Threats in the Santo Mountain Chain Key Biodiversity Area, Vanuatu
Santo Sunset Environment Network
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
Using Crime Script Analysis to Understand Wildlife Crime in Annamite Mountains, Vietnam
Institute of Biology, Chemistry and Environment
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
Strengthening Capacity and Collaboration for Combating Illegal Trade of Pangolin and Other Wildlife in Thailand
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
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
Building Capacity and Networks for Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey in China
Shan Shui Conservation Center
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