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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

FEATURED STORIES:

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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Executive Director of Friends for Conservation and Development, Rafael Manzanero.
Executive Director of Friends for Conservation and Development, Rafael Manzanero.
© Jason Houston​
A DECADE OF SUCCESS: 10 YEARS AFTER RECEIVING GRANT, NGO IS FLOURISHING
Since receiving a CEPF grant 10 years ago, Friends for Conservation and Development has become an important organization in helping to protect the biodiversity of Belize.
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Male (left) and female (right) red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus murghi) taken by field biologist Elena Kreuzberg in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
Male (left) and female (right) red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus murghi) taken by field biologist Elena Kreuzberg in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
© Elena Kreuzberg
Celebrating Biodiversity: Year of the Rooster
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A horned ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) in the Grand Police Wetland.
A horned ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) in the Grand Police Wetland.
Photo courtesy Marine Conservation Society Seychelles
Protecting Freshwater Wetlands in Seychelles
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