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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Group of purple flowers growing from ground.
2021 CEPF photo contest winner showcasing Palestine’s national flower, Iris haynei.
© Ahmed ALomary

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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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Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand

Public Fund "Socio-Ecological Fund"
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons

Solomon Islands Rangers Association Trust Board Inc
Green forest, misty clouds.
East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia.
© Conservation International/photo by Bailey Evans

Fondation d'Entreprise BIOTOPE pour la Biodiversité
Green forest, misty clouds.
East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia.
© Conservation International/photo by Bailey Evans

Conservation Society of Sierra Leone
Flat orange landscape, small body of water, vast sky.
Lake and palm swamps on the upper Peruaçu River in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil.
© Guilherme B. Ferreira

Cooperativa Central do Cerrado
Green forest, misty clouds.
East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia.
© Conservation International/photo by Bailey Evans

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

The Society for the Protection of Nature and Natural Resources in Lebanon
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

WADI NGO
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Eco Values for Sustainable Development
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

ESCAPADE TUNISIE
Stream running through mountains.
Ile-Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan.
© O. Langrand

Michael Succow Foundation
Flat orange landscape, small body of water, vast sky.
Lake and palm swamps on the upper Peruaçu River in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil.
© Guilherme B. Ferreira

Fato Relevante
Green forest, misty clouds.
East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia.
© Conservation International/photo by Bailey Evans

Society for Sustainability and Conservation Education for Rural Areas
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Biflores – Conservação da Biodiversidade
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Groupe de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Barbary Maccaque Conservation in the Rif Mountains
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Société Ras Adar pour divertissements touristiques
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Jouzour Loubnan Association
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA

Hemaya Company for Environmental Consultancies and Services
Green forest, misty clouds.
East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia.
© Conservation International/photo by Bailey Evans

Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA)
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