WHAT SETS US APART
Bottom Up Conservation
We focus on achieving concrete conservation results implemented by our experienced in-country staff.Learn more
Working with Local and Indigenous Communities
We believe local and indigenous people hold the key to conservation success.Learn more
Catalyzing Conservation through Sustainable Development
We seek to improve the economic wellbeing of communities while conserving nature.Learn more
NATURE AND CULTURE IN THE MEDIA
Peru: Marañon dry forests protected as a regional conservation area
“It is a small area, but one of the richest of the world.”
Ecuador announces a new national park in the Andes
“Due to efforts by local communities, researchers, Nature and Culture, the Andes Amazon Fund, and the Ecuadorian government – particularly the Ministry of the Environment – Río Negro-Sopladora National Park has received the highest conservation category status in the country.”
Nature and Culture Helps Ecuador Establish a 6.3-million-acre Conservation Corridor in Amazon Rainforest
“The creation of the Pastaza reserve is a global example of what local and provincial governments working together with indigenous communities can do to protect vital natural resources while ensuring their own long-terms sustainable development and livelihoods.”
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life
“We are part of nature. When we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.”
Del Mar Organization is Creating Big Change for World’s Ecosystems
“To actually go in the field and see the environmental battlefront…and see NCI working right there, trying to turn the tide and preserve it, is incredible.”
Despair Fuels Developer’s Conservation Dream
“I just respect so deeply someone who says ‘I am going to make this happen.’ And then has the passion and perseverance to make it happen.”