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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Two gray monkeys sit on a tree branch.
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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Kadu Village gibbon patrol group.
© The Northern Green Lights
Piloting Community-based Initiatives for Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in the Indawgyi Watershed
The Northern Green Lights
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
iTHINK: a Joint Campaign Platform to Tackle Wildlife Consumption
FREELAND Foundation
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
Stung Treng Ramsar Site in Cambodia: Integrating Fisheries Management and Wetlands Conservation (Phase II)
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management
Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii).
© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff
Giant Soft Shell Turtle Protection in the Kratie Region, Cambodia
Conservation International
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
Development of a Holistic Approach to the Conservation of the Cat Ba Langur
Fauna & Flora International
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
Embedding Sustainable Community Management Practices at Key Sarus Crane Wetlands in the Cambodian Lower Mekong
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
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
Building Sustainability for the Mekong Turtle Conservation Project in Kratie, Cambodia
Conservation International
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A view from Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
© Burung Indonesia/photo by Tri Susanti
Workshop on coastal and marine conservation in North Sulawesi
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Pendidikan Konservasi Alam
Misty stream with lush foliage.
Most of the freshwater primary catchment areas in the Western Ghats are still unexplored, haven’t been studied and, although rich in endemic species, are rapidly vanishing.
© Unmesh Katwate
Western Ghats Network of Protected Areas for Threatened Amphibians
University of Delhi
Luscious forest, trees with green up the trunks, which are leaning right.
Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
© Robin Moore/iLCP
Institutionalizing Integrated Biodiversity Management and Sustainable Livelihoods Enhancement in Awi Zone, Amhara National Regional State (phase 2: Consolidating and Scaling Up)
Bees for Development Ethiopia
Landscape, water in foreground and green mountains in background.
A view from Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
© Burung Indonesia/photo by Tri Susanti
Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations for Effective Conservation Action in Indonesia
Penabulu Foundation
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
Sustainable Trade in Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Sino-Vietnamese Limestone Corridor
TRAFFIC International
Chameleon amongst yellow grass.
© Conservation International/Pierre Carret
Structuring and Strengthening the Fikambanana Bongolava Maitso Association for the Effective Management of the New Protected Area of Bongolava
Fikambanana Bongolava Maitso
Landscape, water in foreground and green mountains in background.
A view from Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
© Burung Indonesia/photo by Tri Susanti
Conservation of Endemic Species by an Indigenous Community in Taunusa Mountain, West Seram, Indonesia
Toma Lestari
Luscious forest, trees with green up the trunks, which are leaning right.
Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
© Robin Moore/iLCP
Civil Society Alliance for Enhanced Implementation of Environmental Impact Assessments in Key Biodiversity Areas of the Albertine Rift Region - Phase II
Albertine Rift Conservation Society
Landscape, water in foreground and green mountains in background.
A view from Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
© Burung Indonesia/photo by Tri Susanti
Marine Biota Conservation by Fishermen at Hadakewa Bay, Lembata
Lembaga Pengembangan Masyarakat Lembata
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Preparing and Implementing a Management Plan for Megapodes on Tongoa, Vanuatu
BirdLife International
Landscape, water in foreground and green mountains in background.
A view from Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
© Burung Indonesia/photo by Tri Susanti
Improving Ecosystem Management and Livelihoods around Mt. Egon in Flores, Indonesia
Yayasan Wahana Tani Mandiri
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Developing Conservation Champions: Community-Based Conservation Management Course
University Of The South Pacific
Fisherman on water in small boat, lush island in the background.
Fisherman in the East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
© John Slaney/Flickr Creative Commons
Building Coalitions in Solomon Islands to Enhance Resource Management and Sustainable Development
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management
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Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
© Jacob Bock-FFI
CEPF to Collaborate With Conservation International for GEF Small Grants Program
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Woman holds plant while standing in grassy habitat.
Reforestation project, Bolivia.
© Márton Hardy – Asociación Armonía
Government of Canada Provides US$14.4 Million for Biodiversity and Gender Equity
Funding will support efforts in the Tropical Andes, Cerrado and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots
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