Needs Protection
Protect the Most Irreplaceable Biodiversity Sites on Earth
66
2,743,779
Hectares Identified
Proposals
$148,597,889
Funding Need
Around the world, local partners are working to protect some of the planet’s most important habitats—areas identified as Conservation Imperatives, home to rare and threatened species found nowhere else. Each proposal listed below represents a time-sensitive opportunity to safeguard one of these irreplaceable places.
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Your support goes directly to protecting land acre by acre. Whether it's one hectare or one hundred, every acre matters for the species that call it home.
Explore the full list of Conservation Imperative sites currently seeking protection:
Featured Sites
66 active proposals are currently seeking funding, spanning over 200,000 hectares of critical habitat. These sites have been proposed by trusted local partners and Indigenous-led organizations working directly on the ground. Explore the Featured Sites below to learn more.
Each Conservation Imperatives site proposal listed here is:
Outside of current formal protection
Home to rare, threatened, or range-restricted species
Facing urgent threats from land-use change, development, or degradation
