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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Spectacled langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus), Thailand.
© O. Langrand

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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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Tiny eel on person's finger.
Young European eel.
© Borut Rubinič
Assessment of the European Eel Population in the Bojana River, Montenegro
Green Home
Glacial lake surrounded by snowy mountains.
A view of a glacial lake with a retreating glacier in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Strengthening Local Capacity of CEPF Partners in the Tropical Andes Hotspot
Soluciones Ambientales BYOS Cía. Ltda
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Strengthening Civil Society Organizations to Support Biodiversity Conservation in Bougainville
NGO PROmotion Incorporated
Urban river.
Trebišnjica River.
© Borut Rubinič
Conservation of the Southern Dalmatian Minnow, Advanced Semi-cave Fish of the Dinaric Karst in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrvatsko društvo za biološka istraživanja
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
From the Inventory of Monumental Skadar Pedunculate Oak to Restoration of its Forests and Protection of Biodiversity. Montenegro
Crnogorsko Društvo Ekologa - Montenegrin Ecologists Society
Glacial lake surrounded by snowy mountains.
A view of a glacial lake with a retreating glacier in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Strengthening Capacities of Civil Society Organizations for Participatory Management of the Connectivity Corridor in Southern Alto Nangaritza Protected Forest, Ecuador
Fundación Ecológica Arcoiris
Glacial lake surrounded by snowy mountains.
A view of a glacial lake with a retreating glacier in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Strengthening Bird Informants and Local Communities With Conservation Agreements in Colombia
National Audubon Society
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Promoting Sustainable Development and Responsible Production Across Papua New Guinea’s Natural Resource Sectors
Papua New Guinea Forest Certification Incorporated
Glacial lake surrounded by snowy mountains.
A view of a glacial lake with a retreating glacier in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range.
© Conservation International/photo by Michele Zador
Action Plan Preparation to Conserve Amphibian Trigger Species in Pilón Lajas Key Biodiversity Area, Bolivia
Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Ecología
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 Indigenous Youth Participation in Protection of Cambodia's Northern Plains Seasonally
Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association
Six people outside standing around a map, pointing to various parts.
Discussing a zoning system to re-instore traditional grazing practices.
© Zaid Salmad, AFMI
Conserving the Biodiversity of Morocco's Ifrane National Park Through Revitalization and Adaptation of Traditional Grazing Practices
Association Forêt Modèle Ifrane
Two researchers outside, bending down to look at plant.
Researching endemic plants in Budoske Bare, Niksic, Montenegro.
© Jovo Radulovic
Plant Diversity within the Wet and Aquatic Habitats of Nikšić Polje Basin, Montenegro
Župa u Srcu
Lake with yellow-and-blue rowboats sitting on the shoreline.
Ohrid Lake.
© Marijana Demajo
Ecological and Economical Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Lake Ohrid Catchment, Albania
Qendra per Menaxhimin Agro-Mjedisore dhe Ekonomik
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
Grande Sertão - Extractivism, Conservation and Income Generation in the Cerrado, Brazil
Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares e Agroextrativistas Grande Sertão
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Habitat Enrichment and In-situ Conservation of a Rare Endemic Species of Birthwort, Albania
Qendra për Iniciativa Rajonale
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
Study of Expansion of Protected Areas in the Mosaic Sertão Veredas Peruaçu, Brazil
Associação Mineira de Defesa do Ambiente
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Distribution, Population and Status of Threats to the Biodiversity of Freshwater snails, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Centar za krš i speleologiju
Group of about 20 people wearing blue rain ponchos, standing/sitting in front of ranger station.
Ranger training attendees in front of the Swire Research Station.
© Daniel Solomon Okena
Capacity Building for Rangers and Conservationists in Papua New Guinea
New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Lagoon with green, rolling hills in background and blue sky.
Orikum Lagoon and Karaburun Peninsula, Albania.
© Mirjan Topi/PPNEA
Exploring the Habitat Range and Preferences of Rare and Insufficiently Known Local Endemic Plants in Albania
Tölgy Természetvédelmi Egyesület
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Establishing Ngali Nut Agroforestry for Forest Conservation in the Marovo-Kavachi Key Biodiversity Area, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership
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