IUCN Congress
We are celebrating landmark conservation decisions advancing global policy on ecological integrity, wildlife pet trade, synthetic biology, environmental crime, and One Health.
Read MoreForest Conservation
In Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands, five clans have come together to formally protect 2,000 hectares of ancestral forest. Indigenous communities leading conservation.
Listen
WCS Impact Report
-
Conserves habitat for
~40%
of Earth’s biodiversity and promotes sustainable resource management
-
360+
protected areas WCS helped create since our founding, which help maintain regional stability
-
3.5M
visitors to our zoos and aquarium in 2023
-
440+
local partner organizations, which help us deliver efficient, impactful aid
In the news
Stopping Deforestation
Can global south countries break free from the deforestation trap? A novel financing initiative called the Tropical Forest Forever Facility could help, writes Garo Batmanian and WCS's Dan Zarin.
Local Governance
In Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve, forest management by community members who live in and depend on the forest has been fundamental to maintaining its integrity, says WCS’s Gabriela Ponce.
Sign Up for Email Updates
Get news from the field and learn about ways you can help Earth’s most threatened species.
