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CI Efforts in the Hotspots

The challenge of conserving biodiversity in the hotspots, and indeed worldwide, is so great that no one organization can do it alone. CI works in 40 nations on four continents, and involves partners at many different levels, from collaborating with a single expert to protect a threatened species to working with the government of large countries like Brazil and China to facilitate national conservation initiatives. Leveraging other organizations to protect biodiversity in the hotspots is a crucial part of CI's strategy.

A variety of conservation approaches are needed to protect biodiversity in the hotspots, from the establishment, expansion and management of protected areas to the implementation of innovative economic alternatives such as ecotourism and conservation concessions. Hotspots conservation also requires influencing the behavior of people at the local level, through education, and at the national level, through policy work and awareness campaigns. It involves working with international corporations to ensure that their business practices do not contribute to further biodiversity loss. CI employs scientific, economic, policy, and education tools to create effective conservation strategies.

While CI has its headquarters in Washington D.C., most of its conservation efforts occur within the hotspots, and are led by staff from the nations in which the hotspots are located. CI has regional programs in the Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Neotropics regions. These programs are supported by technical teams based in DC, and through a number of thematic conservation programs.

CI Regional Program websites

Conservation International - Bolivia
Conservation International - Brazil
Conservation International - China
Conservation International - Colombia
Conservation International - Indonesia
Conservation International - Japan
Conservation International - Melanesia
Conservation International - Mexico
Conservation International - Mexico, Gulf of California
Conservation International - Peru
Conservation International - Suriname

CI Conservation Programs

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Global Conservation Fund
Verde Ventures
Conservation Enterprise
Ecotourism
Conservation Policy
Global Awareness
Population and Environment

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CI is supporting efforts to build management capacity in nature reserves in the Mountains of Southwest China Hotspot.

Data and Tables

Targets for Conservation on the Ground

Protected Area Coverage in the Hotspots

CI Efforts in the Hotspots