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The Leatherback Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the leatherback sea turtle and other threatened and endangered marine species through research, education, and advocacy initiatives primarily aimed at mitigating fisheries bycatch and designating and implementing marine protected areas.

We work towards restored balance, decreased anthropogenic pressures on overexploited resources and a sustainable future for the world’s ocean ecosystems and coastal habitats, allowing for the recovery of endangered wildlife like the leatherback. We have been working in Ecuador since 2019 to decrease fisheries bycatch through collecting data on endangered species stranding, fisheries interactions, fishermen’s perspectives on conservation, and working with government and community stakeholders to come up with comprehensive solutions to decrease fisheries bycatch.

This work is currently being supported as a United Nations Development Program Ocean Innovation Challenge project. Our team also works in Panama to identify and study new-to-science sea turtle nesting and foraging grounds throughout the Pearl Islands Archipelago, illuminate key threats to biodiversity, and collaborate with local communities to come up with impactful, long-lasting conservation solutions such as proposing a community-managed National Wildlife Refuge around Isla Saboga and a new law recognizing the Rights of Nature (Law 287). In 2023 The Leatherback Project also started the long-term monitoring program, together with the Guna People of Armila, Panama in one of the largest nesting aggregation of leatherback turtles in the world.

The WILD Foundation is a global community of change-makers fighting for wilderness everywhere. We believe that to counter the root cause of the destruction of wilderness, we must address the values and policies that determine acceptable behavior and propel conservation forward. We partner with Indigenous stewards to create community-level change and empower our planet’s most effective conservationists. We have several on the ground projects in addition to policy and advocacy work, including the Mali Elephant Project and working with the Yawanawa in the Western Amazon.

Join us in fighting for wilderness and conserving our wild nature!

LandPaths mission is to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We engage more than 8,000 community members each year with our (3) core initiatives – Rooting Youth in Nature, Branching Out Conservation for Everyone, and Growing Community with Nature. These complimentary initiatives get youth from marginalized communities outside for recreation and science based nature exploration, connect families to the natural world through our Community Gardens and Vamos Afuera program, and engage volunteers in stewarding the land we manage to benefit the land while nourishing our volunteers.

Point Blue Conservation Science is a California-based, globally impactful 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that advances conservation of birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through science partnerships and outreach. Our highest priority is to reduce the impacts of habitat loss, climate change, and other environmental threats while promoting nature-based solutions for wildlife and people, on land and at sea. Our decades of data, carefully collected and analyzed by boots on the ground scientists, have contributed to the creation of the largest marine protected area on the planet, habitat restoration policy and implementation over thousands of acres throughout California, and ongoing ecological discovery that improves conservation action. We recognize that increasing racial, gender, cultural, and other diversity, equity, and inclusion factors at Point Blue and in our partnerships is essential for the success of our mission, vision, and strategy. We are actively engaging in a process to create lasting organizational change.

LandPaths mission is to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We engage more than 8,000 community members each year with our (3) core initiatives – Rooting Youth in Nature, Branching Out Conservation for Everyone, and Growing Community with Nature. These complimentary initiatives get youth from marginalized communities outside for recreation and science based nature exploration, connect families to the natural world through our Community Gardens and Vamos Afuera program, and engage volunteers in stewarding the land we manage to benefit the land while nourishing our volunteers.

Saving Our Sharks Foundation is committed to protecting sharks by improving the livelihoods of coastal communities. With over 11,000 sharks fished every hour globally, we’re dedicated to transforming fishermen’s livelihoods from shark fishing to ecotourism. By collaborating with local partners, scientists, and policymakers, we support shark research, conservation, and advocacy initiatives. Our vision is a future where sharks are recognized for their vital role in ocean ecosystems and valued for the benefits they provide to both marine life and human livelihoods.

Join us in safeguarding the balance of our oceans and ensuring a brighter future for sharks and coastal communities in the Mexican Caribbean.LandPaths mission is to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We engage more than 8,000 community members each year with our (3) core initiatives – Rooting Youth in Nature, Branching Out Conservation for Everyone, and Growing Community with Nature. These complimentary initiatives get youth from marginalized communities outside for recreation and science based nature exploration, connect families to the natural world through our Community Gardens and Vamos Afuera program, and engage volunteers in stewarding the land we manage to benefit the land while nourishing our volunteers.

Earth League International is an innovative non-governmental organization that fights environmental/wildlife crime by merging the worlds of conservation, intelligence, investigation, research, analysis, and media production.

As pioneers in the use of professional intelligence applied to environmental crime, and with a significant track record, we have been working for over a decade with top professionals from various fields, including conservation, intelligence, investigation, analysis, geospatial intelligence, technology and media, to create a unique bold organization willing and capable of fighting Environmental/Wildlife Crime at the highest possible level.

We work on the trafficking of endangered species and illegal wildlife products such as ivory, rhino horn, tigers parts, shark fins and marine products. We also work on illegal logging, deforestation and illegal fishing.LandPaths mission is to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We engage more than 8,000 community members each year with our (3) core initiatives – Rooting Youth in Nature, Branching Out Conservation for Everyone, and Growing Community with Nature. These complimentary initiatives get youth from marginalized communities outside for recreation and science based nature exploration, connect families to the natural world through our Community Gardens and Vamos Afuera program, and engage volunteers in stewarding the land we manage to benefit the land while nourishing our volunteers.