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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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Rocky stream in forest.
Stream in Huánuco, Peru.
© Micheel N. Cotrina Fabián
Establishing Legal Protection of Carpish Montane Forest of the Carpish - Yanachaga Conservation Corridor in Peru – Phase II
Nature and Culture International
Women and small boy in community plant nursery.
In the Alambi community, family members work in the community nursery where native plants are propagated for the restoration of degraded habitats.
© Juan Carlos Valarezo - www.birdiblue.com
Participatory Conservation of the Critically Endangered Black-Breasted Puffleg in the Key Biodiversity Areas of Mindo (Pichincha Volcano) and Intag-Toisán in Ecuador
BirdLife International - Ecuador (Aves y Conservación)
Close-up of people at meeting, looking to right.
partners meeting at Reserva Natural Rio Nambi Narino, Colombia.
© Jeisson Zamudio/Asociación Calidris
Conserving Four Globally Endangered Birds of the Paraguas-Munchique Conservation Corridor of Colombia, Phase II
Asociación para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas en Colombia
Eight people, including one small child, standing and smiling at camera within a tree nursery.
Community nursery for reforestation, San Jose de Lourdes, Peru.
© Practical Action
Strengthening Management and Protection of the San Jose de Lourdes Key Biodiversity Area in Peru to Safeguard Globally Threatened Birds – Phase II
Practical Action - Regional Office for Latin America
Man standing next to crops.
© Conservation International/photo by Peggy Poncelet
Nursery for Agroforestry Production at Brejão Indigenous Land, Brazil
Associação Hanaiti Yomomo
Close-up of reddish-orange bell-shaped flower.
Hildegardia erythrosiphon in Montagne des Français protected area.
© Fabien Rahaingoson
Improving biodiversity knowledge and conservation of Montagne des Francais protected area
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
About 10 people stand in an agricultural field, smiling up at camera.
© Cooperativa Agropecuária dos Produtores Familiares de Niquelândia – Cooperagrofamiliar
Food Products from the Forests in the Cerrado, Brazil
Cooperativa Agropecuária dos Produtores Familiares de Niquelândia
Man pointing to chart on blackboard.
Climate change and conservation workshop and launch of the Santo Sunset Environmental Network.
© GIZ – Coen Bosboom
Strengthen Local Conservation Networks to Respond to Threats within the Santo Mountain Chain
Edenhope Foundation
Brownish coral with many small, bright blue fish above.
A healthy reef in Banggai marine corridor.
© SIKAP Institute
Community-Based Marine Protected Area Management in Banggai Laut, Sulawesi
SIKAP Institute
Three brown birds in large cage standing on branch.
© Instituto Ariramba de Conservação da Natureza
Reintroducing the Bicudo in Key Areas for Conservation in the Cerrado, Brazil
Instituto Ariramba de Conservação da Natureza - ARIRAMBA
Dark river surrounded by green and brown hills.
Tocantizinho River.
© Ruy Alcides
Avoid Extinction of Brazilian Merganser within the Veadeiros Pouso Alto Kalunga Corridor, Brazil
Instituto Amada Terra de Inclusão Social - IAT
Landscape of lush, green trees with shorter grasses in the foreground.
© Conservation International/photo by Peggy Poncelet
Miranda-Bodoquena Corridor: Filling Socioenvironmental Gaps in Brazil
ECOA - Ecologia e Ação
Forest in foreground, mountain background.
Forest of Mount Nimba, Guinea.
© O. Langrand
Strengthening Capacity of Local Communities to Sustainably Manage Mount Nimba’s Natural Resources
Initiative de Base pour la Gestion des Ressources Naturelles
Young man looking at poster with bird drawing and Chinese writing.
Strengthening species identification skills during a 2018 training.
© XTBG
Hunting for Solutions in Southwest China
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
About a dozen people standing in dirt area ready for planting.
© Rede Bartô
Agroforestry Providing Ecosystem Services in Jardim Botânico Ecological Station, Brazil
Associação Rede Rio São Bartolomeu de Mútua Cooperação
Group of a couple people in matching green shirts standing behind a banner with photos of apes and "Save Them" along with other text.
Community outreach.
© Presbyterian University College Ghana, 2019
Promoting Endangered Primate Conservation in Three Forest Reserves in Ghana
Presbyterian University College Ghana
Man sitting at desk, studying dried plant specimens.
© Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra
National Herbarium of São Tomé: Establishing a Reference for the Study and Conservation of Plants of São Tomé and Principe
University of Coimbra
Group of boys stand around tree planting sign, outside.
Maiden conservation club members in comprehensive secondary school. This school is the project model school.
© SWOVUGE
Ukpom-Okom Community Mangrove Restoration and Tree Planting Project, Nigeria
Society for Women and Vulnerable Group Empowerment
Leatherback turtle hatchling release.
© CEM/ Image by Alexandre Dah
Creation of First Marine Protected Area in Côte d’Ivoire
Conservation des Espèces Marines
Five women standing next to several trees with yellow ribbons tied to them.
Boonroung Woman Group at tree ordination in their community wetland forest in Boonroung Village, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
© Mekong Community Institute Association
Strengthening a Women’s Network for Riverine Biodiversity Conservation in the Ing River Basin (Phase 2)
Mekong Community Institute Association (MCI)
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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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