ISLAND CONSERVATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS: ISLANDS REPRESENT APPROX. 5% THE WORLD'S LAND AREA, YET ARE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS THAT HAVE HOSTED 75% OF BIRD, MAMMAL, AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE EXTINCTIONS SINCE 1500. THE MAJORITY OF THESE EXTINCTIONS ARE CAUSED BY INVASIVE SPECIES. WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, WE CAN REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ISLAND. THIS INTERVENTION ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO RECOVER. SINCE 1994, ISLAND CONSERVATION AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE DEPLOYED TEAMS TO 60 ISLANDS WORLDWIDE, TO BENEFIT 1090 POPULATIONS OF 399 SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES. IN 2020, ISLAND CONSERVATION PARTNERED WITH ~140 ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR PROJECTS TO PROTECT THREATENED SPECIES IN FRENCH POLYNESIA, HAWAII, GALAPAGOS, PALAU AND CHILE. SPECIES BENEFITTING FROM THIS WORK INCLUDE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RAYADITO ON ALEJANDRO SELKIRK, THE ENDANGERED NEWELL'S SHEARWATER IN HAWAII, AND ENDANGERED PERUVIAN DIVING-PETREL ON CHANARAL ISLAND.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.4MProgram 2 [2020]
CONSERVATION SCIENCE - TO ASSESS IF ISLAND RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE PROTECTING IMPERILED SPECIES, ISLAND CONSERVATION MONITORS, MEASURES AND MAPS TARGETED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS BEFORE AND AFTER OUR INTERVENTION. WE ALSO DO CONSERVATION DATABASE WORK CONNECTED TO THIS, PROVIDING DATA TO INFORM OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS, AND WORKING WITH OTHER ORGS TO MAKE THAT DATA AVAILABLE FOR OTHER ORGS TO USE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$624.8KIsland Conservation Initiative
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS: ISLANDS ARE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS AND HOPE SPOTS FOR THE PLANET. THEY'RE SPECIAL PLACES WHERE CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS MAKE AN OUTSIZED IMPACT FOR NATURE, OCEANS, AND PEOPLE. ISLANDS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THREE MAJOR THREATS: CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTINCTION CRISIS, AND FAILING OCEAN HEALTH--BUT THEY ARE ALSO RESILIENT. BY BRINGING BACK BIODIVERSITY, ISLAND CONSERVATION RESTORES THE VITAL NUTRIENT FLOWS THAT NOURISH BOTH LAND AND SEA, A NATURE-BASED SOLUTION THAT PREVENTS EXTINCTIONS, IMPROVES HUMAN LIVELIHOODS, AND BOOSTS CLIMATE RESILIENCE. ISLAND CONSERVATION SUPPORTS LOCAL ISLAND COMMUNITIES' VISION OF A WORLD FILLED WITH VIBRANT, THRIVING ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS. IN SO DOING, WE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND HEALTHY ISLAND-OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE GLOBE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.2M
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