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The Nature Conservacy |
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One of my favorite environmental nonprofits is
The Nature Conservancy. This charitable organization is working
to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that
represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands
and waters they need to survive.
Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy works in more than 30
countries and all 50 states of the United States. The
Conservancy has over one million members, has protected more
than 69,000 square kilometers (17 million acres) in the United
States and more than 473,000 square kilometers (117 million
acres) internationally.
The Nature Conservancy rated as one of the most trusted national
organizations in Harris Interactive polls in 2007, 2006, and
2005 poll. Forbes magazine rated The Nature Conservancy's
fundraising efficiency at 88% in its 2005 survey of the largest
U.S. charities. The Conservancy received a four-star rating from
Charity Navigator in 2008 and was named by the organization in
2005 on their list of "10 of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard
Of." The American Institute of Philanthropy gives the
Conservancy an A- rating and includes it on its list of
"Top-Rated Charities."
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The Nature Conservancy takes a scientific
approach to conservation, selecting the areas it seeks to
preserve based on analysis of what is needed to ensure the
preservation of the local plants, animals, and ecosystems. The
Nature Conservancy is one of the world's largest environmental
organizations as measured by number of members and area
protected. It is a nonprofit organization supported primarily by
private donations.
The Nature Conservancy works with all sectors of society
including businesses, individuals, communities, partner
organizations, and government agencies to achieve its goals. The
Nature Conservancy is known for working effectively and
collaboratively with traditional land owners such as farmers and
ranchers, with whom it partners when such a partnership provides
an opportunity to advance mutual goals. The Nature Conservancy
is in the forefront of private conservation groups implementing
prescribed fire to restore and maintain healthy ecosystems and
working to address the threats to biodiversity posed by
non-native and invasive plants and animals.
The Nature Conservancy has pioneered new land preservation
techniques such as the conservation easement and debt for nature
swaps. A conservation easement is a way for land owners to
ensure that their land remains in its natural state while
capitalizing on some of the land's potential development value.
Debt for nature swaps are tools used to encourage natural area
preservation in third world countries while assisting the
country economically as well: in exchange for setting aside
land, some of the country's foreign debt is forgiven.
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