Campaign OverviewThe threats to nature and the benefits it gives people are growing — threats from bleached coral reefs to vanishing rainforests, rising sea levels to degraded rivers. That's why The Nature Conservancy has launched the Campaign for a Sustainable Planet — the largest conservation campaign in history — to ensure the survival of the natural world that sustains us all. Use this page to explore this unprecedented campaign — and find out how you can help us protect all the habitat types critical to people and nature. Learn About the CampaignFind out more about The Campaign for a Sustainable Planet and our plan to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. A Record of Conservation SuccessLearn why The Nature Conservancy's 55-year record of conservation success makes it the organization to lead the Campaign for a Sustainable Planet. Mark Tercek on the CampaignRead why Nature Conservancy President and CEO Mark Tercek calls the Campaign the most significant conservation effort of our generation. Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Chris Helzer/TNC (Sandhill cranes flying along the Platte River, Nebraska); © Emre Turak (Fish and coral in coastal waters surrounding Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia); © Sergio Pucci (Aerial photo of the forest at Reserva Forestal Earth, Costa Rica); © Chris Helzer/TNC (Canada goldenrod and big bluestem at Griffith Prairie, Nebraska); © Wayne Lawler/Ecopix courtesy of Australian Bush Heritage Fund (Flowering dune vegetation, Quennsland, Australia); © Li Xueliang (Desert spring, Altun Mountain Reserve, China); © Harley Soltes (Recording data on Ellsworth Creek, Washington); © Corbis (melting ice at polar icecap); © Kenneth K. Coe (Lion in Great Rift Valley, Kenya); Harold E. Malde (Sunrise, Pine Butte Swamp Preserve, Montana); Mark Godfrey/TNC (Mark Tercek); © Patricio Robels Gil (Chisos Mountains, Mexico) |
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