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The Stories of Our Grantees

CEPF works to empower civil society organizations to do what they do best: Manage the global biodiversity crisis one initiative at a time. Sharing their stories and lessons learned is vital to our collective success.

Two women walking, carrying straps of woven bags across their heads.
Flores, Indonesia.
© Conservation International/photo by Aulia Erlangga

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Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Black-and-chestnut eagle (Spizaetus isidori).
© Jaime Culebras
Announcing CEPF's 2025 Photo and Video Contest Winners
Winners include images from Ecuador and Myanmar, and video from Bolivia.
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A gray and brown hawk with an open beak perches on a tree branch.
Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi).
© O. Langrand
Raptors and Resilience
CEPF Donors Visit Nature Conservation and Livelihood Projects in the Dominican Republic
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© Oke Revoh
Vangunu Giant Rat: Elusive Ambassador For Conservation of Solomon Islands' Forests
A new mammal species was recently discovered by a former CEPF grantee
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Once thought to be extinct, today the Asian crested ibis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Once thought to be extinct, today the Asian crested ibis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
© Olivier Langrand
Celebrating Biodiversity: Asian Crested Ibis
How one bird came back from the brink of extinction
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Observing Endangered Iris sofarana, found only in Lebanon. The Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is home to approximately 30,000 plant species, more than 13,000 species of which are found nowhere else.
Observing Endangered Iris sofarana, found only in Lebanon. The Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is home to approximately 30,000 plant species, more than 13,000 species of which are found nowhere else.
© Université Saint‐Joseph/photo by Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat​
Looking Forward: CEPF's Second Investment In The Mediterranean Basin Hotspot
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