Member Type Non Governmental Organization
Wildlife Conservation Society
Founded in 1895, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a global conservation organization with a mission to save the last of the wild. We work in places where there is still more wildlife than people, running field conservation projects in nearly 60 countries and all of the world’s oceans.
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Along some of the world’s most bountiful coastlines, WCS works to safeguard 11 priority seascapes where the last of our ocean giants, coral reefs, and great colonies of sea birds thrive. These vast areas—where barrier reefs may protect shorelines, fishery stocks sustain human and wildlife communities, and migratory species like sea turtles and whales come to rear their young—are integral to both people and nature. Addressing the complex relationships between the ecosystems of the sea, coast, and areas inland, WCS links marine and land management initiatives in comprehensive conservation strategies. These strategies are the backbone of such WCS projects as the Sea & Sky initiative to protect Argentina’s Southwest Atlantic, and our work in the coastal forests and shallow waters of Madagascar’s Antongil Bay.
- WCS Report to the 24th GM
- WCS Report to the 26th General Meeting
- WCS report to the 27th ICRI General Meeting
- WCS report to the 28th ICRI General Meeting
- WCS report to the 29th ICRI General Meeting
- Wildlife Conservation Society report to the 31st ICRI General Meeting
- WCS report to the 33rd ICRI General Meeting
- ICRI’s 3 asks #ForCoral: A story from Fiji
- Madagascar Coral Reef Network, a revitalization to achieve the ocean decade challenges
- Two new WCS whitepapers on coral reefs: nutrition & forecasting of climate sanctuaries
- ReefCloud – open access tool launched for fast, accurate reef data
- Summary of ICRI side event at the CBD negotiations in Geneva: 3 ways to save coral reefs through the GBF
- Whitepaper: conservation finance for coral reefs
- New study: main human pressures on coral reefs
- Whitepaper: opportunities for coral reefs at the ocean-climate policy nexus
- MERMAID a new technology allows us to track real-time health of coral reefs around the world
- Virtual photographic exhibition of underwater life in Mozambique to celebrate World Oceans Day
- Study finds Only 2.5 percent of the world’s coral reefs are currently being actively protected
- News release – Madagascar Gets Tough with Poachers
- Government of Madagascar Creates Country’s First Shark Sanctuary
- Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations
- Finance Tools for Coral Reef Conservation: A Guide
- Finance Tools for Coral Reef Conservation: An Overview webinar (June 5th)
- Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management with Tourism-Related Tools webinar (17th July)
- Financing Coral Reef Conservation and Management: Conservation Trust Funds and Impact Investing (2nd October)
- Besides hot water, coral bleaching is also about location, location, location
- New global collaboration to tackle impacts of wastewater pollution on the world’s coral reefs
- WCS Wins Award to Create New Global Pollution Mapping Tool For Coral Reefs
- A guide for integrated conservation and sanitation programs and approaches
- Side event during CBD meetings: Three Ways to Save Coral Reefs through the GBF: An informal exchange with coral reef champions
- Side event during CBD meetings: Three Ways to Save Coral Reefs through the GBF: An informal exchange with coral reef champions
- Protecting the Future of Coral Reefs – ICRI side event at Our Ocean Conference
- United for a decade of conservation action #ForCoral – CBD COP15 Cocktail Event
- Future of Reefs – ICRI side event at Our Ocean Conference
Last Updated: 23 October 2023