NOTHING
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BUILDING UPON A STRONG FOUNDATIONOF SCIENCE, PARTNERSHIP AND FIELD
DEMONSTRATION, CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL EMPOWERS SOCIETIESTO RESPONSIBLY AND SUSTAINABLY CARE
FOR NATURE, OUR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY,
FOR THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANITY.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSLEADERSHIP COUNCILAMERICAS COUNCIL
LETTER FROMTHE CHAIRMAN
16 LETTER FROM THE CEO
18 WHERE WE WORK
22 PROTECTING NATURE
FOR CLIMATE
38 OCEAN PROTECTION
AT SCALE
54 NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENT
74 INNOVATIONS INSCIENCE AND
FINANCE92 WHAT’S NEXT?
118 OUR SUPPORTERS
144 SENIOR STAFF LISTING
146 WAYS TO JOIN

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Peter A. Seligmann
Conservation International
Arlington, Virginia
CHAIRMAN OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Wes Bush
Former Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church, Virginia
VICE CHAIR
Harrison Ford
Actor
Los Angeles, California
BOARD MEMBERS
Dawn Arnall
Chairman
SBP Capital Corporation
Aspen, Colorado
John Arnhold
Managing Member
Arnhold LLC
New York, New York
Skip Brittenham
Senior Partner
Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Los Angeles, California
Idris Elba, OBE
Actor
London, UK
André Esteves
Senior Partner
Banco BTG Pactual S/ASão Paulo, Brazil

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERMark Ferguson
Founding Partner
Generation Investment
Management
London, UK
Robert J. Fisher
Chairman of the Board
Gap Inc.
San Francisco, California
Victor Fung, Ph.D.
ChairmanFung Group
Hong Kong
Jeff Gale
Chairman and Directorof Photography
GreenGale Publishing
New York, New YorkMadame Qiaonyu He
Chairman, Orient
Landscape Investment
Holdings Co. Ltd.
Founder, Beijing
Qiaonyu Foundation
Beijing, China
Lisa Jackson
Vice President,
Environment, Policy
and Social Initiatives
Apple, Inc.
Cupertino, California
Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and Board Chair
Emerson Collective
Palo Alto, California

Andy Karsner
Senior Strategist, [X] –The Moonshot Factory(Alphabet’s Labs)
Executive Chairman,
Elemental Labs
Palo Alto, California
Michael Klein
Managing Partner
M. Klein and Company
New York, New YorkDavid Leuschen
Co-Founder and Senior
Managing Director
Riverstone Holdings
New York, New York
Yvonne Lui, Ph.D.
Founder
Yvonne L. K. Lui
Foundation
Hong Kong
Valerie Mars
Mars, Inc.
McLean, Virginia

Story Clark Resor
Chief Executive Officer
TravelStoryGPS
Wilson, Wyoming
M. Sanjayan, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Conservation International
Arlington, Virginia
Andres Santo Domingo
Kemado Label GroupBrooklyn, New YorkJohn Swift
Conservationist
Los Osos, California
Enki Tan, M.D.
Executive Chairman
Giti Tire Global
Trading Pte Ltd
Singapore
Byron TrottFounder, Chairman
and CEO
BDT and Company
Chicago, Illinois

L. Rafael Reif, Ph.D.
President
Massachusetts Instituteof Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rob Walton
Chairman of the Board (retired)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas

Stewart A. Resnick
Chairman of the Board
The Wonderful Company
Los Angeles, California

David S. Winter
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Standard Industries
New York, New YorkAs of November 6, 2019CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL’S LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL ARE DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE ORGANIZATION’SMISSION THROUGH COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, PROFESSIONAL
EXPERTISE AND SKILLS, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Lisa Dynner
Boston, Massachusetts

Kris Moore
Los Altos Hills, California

Jesse Sisgold
Los Angeles, California

Jane GaleLas Vegas, Nevada

Eddy Moretti
Brooklyn, New York

Richard Sneider
Los Angeles, California

Mary C. Gallo
Modesto, California

Seth Neiman
San Francisco, California

Wm. Laney Thornton
San Francisco, California

MEMBERS
Lisa Anderson
Seattle, Washington

Michael Haas
Oakland, California

Philip O’Connor
Missoula, Montana

Kevin Vilkin
Eden, Utah

Patrice Auld
Seattle, Washington

Ellen Bronfman Hauptman
Los Angeles, California

Lee Pace
New York, New York

Lindsay Feldman Weissert
Santa Monica, California

Steven Bell
Estes Park, Colorado

Sarah E. Johnson
New York, New York

Christopher Redlich
San Francisco, California

Christopher White
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Kristina Brittenham
Los Angeles, California

Nick Kukrika
London, United Kingdom

Lee Rhodes
Seattle, Washington

Shannon Wong
Woodside, California

Tom Byers
Palo Alto, California

Frans Lanting
Santa Cruz, California

Nancy Morgan Ritter
Los Angeles, California

Shailene Woodley
Los Angeles, California

Kelly Chapman
Chicago, Illinois

Finn T. Longinotto
Miami Beach, Florida

Jeff Rosenthal
Santa Monica, California

Gillian Wynn
Santa Monica, California

Anisa Kamadoli Costa
New York, New YorkThomas E. Lovejoy
Fairfax, Virginia

Maureen Schafer
Las Vegas, Nevada

July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019

John de Neufville
Santa Monica, California

Jon McCormack
Los Altos, California

Daniel A. Shaw
Woody Creek, Colorado

CHAIRPERSON
Alan Dynner
Boston, Massachusetts
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Katie Vogelheim
Tiburon, California

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AMERICAS COUNCILCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL’SAMERICAS COUNCIL IS A NETWORK OFLEADERS WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVESFROM VARIOUS SECTORS DEDICATED TOADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION’S WORKIN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
CHAIRPERSON
Vivi Barguil de Sarmiento
Bogotá, Colombia
MEMBERS
Steven L. Anderson
Ohio, United States
Gonzalo Córdoba
Bogotá, Colombia
Francisco Costa
New York, United States
Gabriel Echavarría
Bogotá, Colombia
Mark K. Gormley
New York, United States

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERESSEQUIBO RIVER, GUYANA, © PETE OXFORD/ILCP

Ralph H. Isham
New York, United States

Guillermo Jaramillo
Bogotá, Colombia
José KoechlinLima, Peru
Jorge Londoño
Bogotá, Colombia
Jorge Lopez Doriga
Lima, Peru
Pablo Gabriel Obregón
Bogotá, Colombia
Jessica Sneider
California, United States
Leon Teicher
Bogotá, Colombia
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DEAR FRIENDS,WE ARE BEYOND A POINT OF ESOTERIC QUESTIONING.
THE VERY FABRIC OF OUR LIFE SYSTEMS IS IMPERILED.
IT’S NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF A
RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE, IT IS ALSO EMOTIONALLY
THREATENING, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
FEAR WHAT LIES AHEAD.

Today, that sentiment applies also to the unprecedented global healthcrisis gripping the planet. As we move past this crisis — and we will, though
it may not seem so today — the global community must regroup with asingular focus to change how we value nature both in terms of our corevalues and in terms of our economic values. As we look to the future, wemust address climate breakdown and our disconnect with the natural
world with every single fiber of our beings, our brains, our imaginations.

The work Conservation International did this past year was especiallycritical. Progress includes a fund to support the South American-led Leticia
Pact, early fire warning systems and restoration projects in the Amazon.
Every single success at Conservation International is built on determination,
an unwillingness to accept the status quo and trust emerging from solid
partnerships. This makes two vital characteristics about Conservation
International clear.

If we don’t, it will be our greatest regret.

First, it’s easy to talk about partnerships. But for partnerships to work
it requires trust, time and dedication. For more than three decades wehave linked arms with an extraordinary diversity of cultures, communities,
companies, organizations and nations. We are serious about addressing
the looming climate challenges facing humanity. We are serious about
earning the trust of our partners and collectively forging impactful alliances.

And yet, I am tremendously encouraged. After decades working on the
problem, last year at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, I saw
children on climate strike, indigenous peoples protesting in the streets,
and the realization among the most powerful institutions that there is arising new majority of voters and consumers. We have reached a newlevel of intensity. Certainly, there are powerful forces yet to overcome. But
markets are recognizing the opportunities in transforming energy systems.
Financial institutions are recognizing the risk in the status quo.

It is inspiring to look at the Conservation International team. It is deep inexperience and impact. And, just as importantly, the diversity of culturesat Conservation International gives us the rare ability to design solutions
that work for different communities in different places across this amazing
Earth. It is only through diversity that we will have the open-mindedness
required to secure the health of nature for all of humanity. This is ourcommitment and this is our promise.

Conservation International is in the unique position of focusing on naturebased parts of the solution. We must redouble our efforts to protect andsecure the extraordinary parts of the world that store carbon and shelter
wildlife — the same efforts that science shows will greatly improve ourchances of averting another pandemic. We must take a dual approach.

Thank you.

First, we need to think carefully about how to put the value of nature into
economic systems. Natural capital accounting is a tool to quantify the
intrinsic value of nature as well as the cost of short-sighted destruction.
And sustainable development based on conservation creates value for
local communities.

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Furthermore, we must make certain there is a shift in moral values.
Ensuring the security of the Earth must be a core tenet. This goes beyond
our economic and political systems. It’s about our place, what we believe
and who we are. I discussed last year that indigenous peoples cherish
the Earth. It’s about a sense of reciprocity, that if we don’t take care of the
Earth, neither can we prosper. Everything that matters to us, as humanbeings, is connected to nature. By saving nature, we can save everythingelse that matters.

PETER SELIGMANN
Chairman of the BoardCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

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DEAR FRIENDS,WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS THAT IS THE GREATESTHUMANITY HAS EVER FACED. THE AMAZON IS BURNING. THE
ARCTIC IS MELTING. AND IN A TIME WHEN OUR ASSAULT ON
NATURE HAS GIVEN RISE TO DEADLY ZOONOTIC DISEASES,
ONE HAS BECOME A CATASTROPHIC PANDEMIC. BUT THE
YOUNG ARE RAISING THEIR VOICES FULL OF DETERMINATION,RESOLVE AND RAGE. LISTEN TO THEM: IF WE DO NOT TAKE
CARE OF OUR PLANET, NOTHING ELSE WILL REALLY MATTER.

It is too late for quick wins and easy solutions. But we at Conservation
International are not about to slow down — we are dedicated to realizing
the answers available in nature.

We will continue innovating in finance. Conservation International Ventures
launched first-round investments for growth-stage enterprises that benefit
the communities most directly connected to nature. We will continue
to develop and market high quality forest carbon projects, and thanks topartners such as Apple, we are investing in new large-scale restoration
projects.

Our promise to you is simple: We will join forces with others to do all we canin our power, building on our competitive advantage, true to our values andmission, to jolt our planet onto a path that ensures that nature thrives —and thus we thrive.

In the year ahead, Conservation International, in partnership with others, issetting its sights on protecting an astonishing 18 million square kilometers(7 million square miles) of sea. To that end, we are in the process of launchinga new fund — the largest private fund of its kind — to accelerate ocean
conservation at a scale the world has never before seen.

We are protecting and restoring nature — forests, mangroves, peatlands,
grasslands—to tackle the climate crisis. We are massively increasing ocean
conservation. We are demonstrating scalable models of sustainability inbiologically critical land and seascapes. And all our work is guided byscience and fueled by innovative finance.

This past year, a personal milestone: My wife and I welcomed a daughter
into the world. Having a child is an expression of unmitigated hope. I am
hopeful that this pivotal moment we are all struggling through will also
be a grand unifying moment for humanity. I’m hopeful the natural world
will inspire her as it has always inspired us. I’m hopeful we will leave her,
and all of the world’s children, a livable, thriving planet — a planet we loveand value.

In response to the crisis in the Amazon, Conservation International
launched a fund to support a multi-country forest protection pact led by the
Colombian government. We worked closely with the Bolivian government
to create the Bajo Madidi Municipal Conservation and Management Area,
which permanently protects nearly 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres)of pristine forest, wetlands and savannas. We worked in the Brazilian
Amazon to create jobs for rural and indigenous communities restoring
degraded forests.

With gratitude,

We’re connecting cutting-edge technology with remote local communities
to identify fires and real-time alerts. And we’re helping indigenous leaders
secure more beneficial—and less environmentally damaging—agreements
between their peoples and external interests, for the benefit of all.

DR. M. SANJAYAN
Chief Executive Officer

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We continue to support groundbreaking policy. The West Papua
Conservation Province of Indonesia offers a new global standard for
valuing natural capital and sustainable development. And the Tropical
Forest Standard in California is a pioneering market mechanism that
unlocks significant capital and reinforces the message that forests are
more valuable alive than dead.

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WHERE WE WORKSTARTING WITH OUR FIRST PROJECT IN BOLIVIA MORE
THAN 30 YEARS AGO, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
HAS HELPED SUPPORT 1,200 PROTECTED AREAS
ACROSS 77 COUNTRIES, PROTECTING MORE THAN
601 MILLION HECTARES (1.485 BILLION ACRES) OF LANDAND SEA. WITH OFFICES IN 30 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE,CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL’S REACH HAS NEVER
BEEN BROADER, BUT OUR MISSION REMAINS THE SAME:TO PROTECT NATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF US ALL.

EUROPEUNITED STATESSEATTLE

JAPAN
CHINA

HAWAI IHONG KONG

GUYANA
PANAMA
COLOMBIA

PHILIPPINESCAMBODIAMEXICOSURINAME

COSTA RICA

ECUADORPERU
BOLIVIAKENYA

LIBERIASINGAPORE

INDONESIAMADAGASCARBRAZILTIMOR-LESTE

BOTSWANA

SAMOA
FIJI
NEW CALEDONIA

SOUTH AFRICA

AUSTRALIANEW ZEALANDCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL OFFICESGLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER

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ACCOMPLISHMENTACCOMPLISHMENT20NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERMADIDI NATIONAL PARK, BOLIVIA,© CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL/PHOTO BY BAILEY EVANSCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE BOLIVIAN
GOVERNMENT TO CREATE THE BAJOMADIDI MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION
AND MANAGEMENT AREA, WHICH
PERMANENTLY PROTECTS CLOSE TO
1.5 MILLION HECTARES(3.7 MILLION ACRES) OF SAVANNA,WETLAND AND RAINFOREST.

MILLION HECTARES(3.7 MILLION ACRES)CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

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MOJÚ, PARÁ, BRAZIL, © FLAVIO FORNER

PROTECTING
NATUREFOR CLIMATE

By 2025, Conservation International andglobal partners will secure irrecoverable
carbon by protecting 120 million hectaresof critical ecosystems, avoid 2 gigatonsof carbon emissions by preventing theloss of 3.3 million hectares of forest,
and remove 1 gigaton of carbon fromthe atmosphere by restoring 35 million
hectares of land around the world.

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YEARS FROM NOW, 2019
MIGHT BE REMEMBERED
AS THE YEAR NATUREWAS FULLY — FINALLY —RECOGNIZED AS A
CRITICAL PART OF
THE CLIMATE CHANGE
SOLUTION.

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Much of our work took placebehind the scenes — fromthe halls of power to thecommunities on the front
lines of conservation — todisrupt policy and rewrite
humanity’s relationshipwith nature.
Here are some of the highlights.

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This is due, in no smallpart, to the tireless work ofConservation International.

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COLLABORATIONWITH TECH GIANT
BREATHES NEW
LIFE INTO KENYA’S
DEGRADED LANDSTHE CHYULU HILLS ARE HOME TO THE MAASAIPEOPLE, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ANDLEGIONS OF ICONIC WILDLIFE — INCLUDING
SOME OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF
ELEPHANTS IN KENYA.

They are also beset by unsustainable land use
and deforestation.
With suppor t from Apple, Conser vation
International is working to restore tens of
thousands of hectares of grasslands in thearea that will protect wildlife, support the
livelihoods of the Maasai people and remove
carbon from the atmosphere. The project usesa model of restoration focused on strategicsocial interventions — helping herders shift torotational grazing, for example — that will help
degraded parts of the landscape rebound on
their own, instead of the more traditional andcostly approach of replanting.

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The project—and rangeland restoration work likeit, implemented throughout Africa — could havea powerful impact on stopping the climate crisis.
By scaling this cost-effective approach across thecontinent, up to 900 million hectares (2.2 billion
acres) of degraded lands could be restored tonatural savanna, benefiting people and wildlife
and potentially sequestering billions of tons ofcarbon dioxide per year.

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No one entity
or individual
can solve theclimate crisis.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERCOLOMBIA, © GARY TOGNONI

Our best opportunities forreal progress in this moment
come through swift action
and thoughtful solutions fromevery person, business andgovernment. Conservation
International is committed topartnerships that advance
this critical work and improve
the quality of life for everyone.

”

LISA P. JACKSON

Vice President of Environment,
Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple, Inc.
Conservation International Board member

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WOMEN ON
A MISSIONOVER THE PAST YEAR, A NEW WAVE OFWOMEN LEADERS DROVE EFFORTS TOPREVENT AND ADAPT TO THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN.

The issue — featuring cover stars Gisele
Bündchen, Doutzen Kroes, Naomi Campbell
and Anja Rubik — was unveiled by our CEO,M. Sanjayan, and ELLE Editor-in-Chief, Nina
Garcia, at Conservation International’s Los
Angeles gala. The issue and event marked thefirst in a series of efforts between ELLE andConservation International to call attention toclimate change.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERSHAMPUYACU, ALTO MAYO, PERU, © CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL PERU/ MARLON DEL ÁGUILAIn summer 2019, Conservation International partnered with the world’s largest fashion magazine
to celebrate women leading the fight against
climate change. ELLE magazine dedicated its
July issue to women in conservation — fromindigenous leaders and politicians to scientists
and activists — including three women from
Conservation International: President Jen Morris,
Vice President Dr. Emily Pidgeon and Vice
President Shyla Raghav.

ELLE Editor-in-Chief Nina
Garcia, actress Shailene Woodley
and Conservation International
President Jennifer Morris attend
the Conservation International +ELLE Los Angeles Gala.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, © DAVID POLLER PHOTOGRAPHY

In late 2018, Joênia Wapichana, a member ofConservation International’s Indigenous Advisory
Group, won the prestigious United Nations
Prize in the Field of Human Rights. Conservation
International nominated Wapichana, the firstindigenous lawyer in Brazil and the first indigenous woman elected to Brazil’s legislature, inrecognition of her fearless work to defend therights of indigenous peoples. And in 2019, Hindou
Oumarou Ibrahim, Conservation International’s
Senior Indigenous Fellow, was awarded thePritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Awardfor her tireless work advocating for indigenous
peoples in the fight to solve the climate crisis.

Conservation International launched the firstvideo in its new “Women on a Mission” series
about women protecting nature around the world.
The first episode chronicled the Awajún womenof Peru who are reviving their culture through therestoration of their forest, using traditional plants —and traditional knowledge. They now run athriving tourism trade and a burgeoning tea
business. To save Awajún knowledge for future
generations, the younger women are using cell
phones to document the wisdom of their elders.
Only by listening to women will humanity havea chance of adapting to a new climate future.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERMATA ATLANTICA, BRAZIL, © FG TRADE%

OF VERIFIED CARBON CREDITS THAT MEET RIGOROUS
STANDARDS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, SUPPORTLOCAL COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY.

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GOOD NEWS IN
THE AMAZONA SPRAWLING CORNER OF THE AMAZONBASIN IS NOW PROTECTED, THANKS IN PARTTO CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL.

Protected areas are not a novelty in the world’s
largest rainforest, but this one had a novel beginning: Most protected areas are created only bynational governments, but in this case, a local
government — using input from local communities — made it happen.
With advice and support from Conservation
International, the Bolivian municipality of
Ixiamas established the Bajo Madidi Municipal
Conservation and Management Area in the country’s northwestern region, near the Peruvian border.

Conservation International is taking lessons
learned from this success to replicate it elsewhere.

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1. MADIDI NATIONAL PARK, BOLIVIA, © JONATHAN IRISH | 2. MADIDI NATIONAL PARK, BOLIVIA, © JEKATERINA SAHMANOVA

About 40 percent of the new protected area —which at 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) is a
bit larger than the state of Connecticut — is intact
tropical forest, with another 30 percent of the area
among the most pristine savanna in the Amazon.
More than 20 endangered or threatened speciesof wildlife range there, and the protected areaconnects adjacent nature reserves to create a
massive corridor of protected and indigenous
lands in the region. A critical part of Conservation
International’s climate strategy is centered aroundincreasing the protection of carbon-rich forest in
the Amazon — for its benefits to nature, climate
and communities.

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ENABLING
POLICY CHANGECONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
FOUGHT FOR TWO MASSIVE WINS
IN THE POLICY ARENA.

In January 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump
signed into law the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act, a reauthorization of a landmark conservation
law that lapsed in 2014. For months prior,
Conservation International painstakingly engaged
with U.S. lawmakers to get the bill passed andput before the president. The act uses debt-fornature swaps, which enable countries to trade
their debt to the U.S. for funds to protect naturein their own country — an idea that Conservation
International pioneered. The act has alreadysaved more than 27.5 million hectares (68 million
acres) of tropical forest, the equivalent of taking
about 12 million cars off the road for one year.
And in September 2019, the state of California approved the Tropical Forest Standard — a blueprint
for allowing tropical forest protection initiatives
to be included in the state’s cap-and-tradesystem. The standard sets a powerful example forrecognizing the role of forest protection in solving
the climate crisis. Conservation International
made this possible, drafting rules and protections
that ensure that carbon finance programs are effective, lasting and designed collaboratively withindigenous peoples and local communities toensure respect for traditional rights and knowledge.

PROGRESS REPORT(68 MILLION ACRES) OF TROPICAL FORESTHAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH THE TROPICALFOREST CONSERVATION ACT.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERTRITON BAY, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA, © BURT JONES AND MAURINE SHIMLOCKOCEAN
PROTECTION
AT SCALE

Conservation International will work withpartners to advance the protection of 18
million square kilometers of ocean and to
improve the health and management ofat least 20 fisheries and aquaculture areas
by 2025, with the aim that 75 percent
of seafood globally is produced usingsocially responsible and environmentally
sustainable methods by 2030.

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A MASSIVE SCIENTIFICREPORT ISSUED LASTYEAR BY THE UN
INTERGOVERNMENTALPANEL ON CLIMATECHANGE UNDERSCOREDA GRIM REALITY:NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTER

Conservation International mademajor advances in understanding
our dependence on the oceans —and drove groundbreaking new
ways to protect them on an
unprecedented scale.

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Humanity is pushing the world’s
oceans to the brink. If we donothing, the oceans could — in our
lifetimes — cease to be a steadfast
source of life, food security andclimate stability.

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AN ENDOWMENTFOR ECUADOR
THE PACIFIC WATERS OFF THE COAST OFECUADOR ARE PART OF WHAT IS OFTENREFERRED TO AS “THE SERENGETI OF
THE SEA,” A MIGRATORY SUPERHIGHWAY
FOR SCORES OF ICONIC MARINE SPECIES,INCLUDING SHARKS AND WHALES.

Although large areas of Ecuador’s seas are protected,
Conservation International research has shown that
not all protected areas are created equal: Adequate
funding and staff are necessary to ensure thatmarine reserves are not “paper parks”— areas thatare protected in name only.
Now, the South American country has millions ofreasons for hope for the health of its rich waters.
In 2019, Conservation International announced
the Ecuador Azul fund, a $6 million endowment
fund supporting the conservation, management
and long-term sustainability of Ecuador’s marine
protected areas (MPAs).
Ecuador Azul will initially fund five MPAs spanning nearly 2,000 square kilometers (about
772 square miles) of diverse marine and coastal
ecosystems, containing an enormous range of
wildlife, from the world’s largest cluster of manta
rays to one of the most extensive mangrove areas
along the Pacific coast.

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Since 2005, Conservation International has
helped the country create seven marine protected areas, including four of the five that will
initially receive resources from Ecuador Azul. The
long-term goal: a solid financial mechanism toguarantee the effectiveness of all of Ecuador’smarine reserves, including any new ones thatthe country establishes.

2,000
SQUAREKILOMETERS(NEARLY 772 SQUARE MILES) OF DIVERSE
MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMSWILL BE FUNDED BY ECUADOR AZUL.

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A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE FOR
SEAFOODDAY TO DAY, HUMANITY’S DEPENDENCE
ON THE SEAS STARTS WITH FOOD.

Three out of seven people worldwide rely on
seafood as their primary source of protein — andmore than half of all seafood comes from aquaculture, also known as fish farming.

While good management practices can makefish farming sustainable and curb disease outbreaks, enacting those practices farm-by-farm isimpractical. So Conservation International ispiloting a new approach in East Java, Indonesia,
convening all the players in that region’s shrimpfarming sector — governments, companies,
seafood traders and the farmers themselves — inan audacious effort to revolutionize the entire
process and avoid the ruinous boom-and-bust
cycle of disease that promotes harmful environmental impacts including deforestation.
Conservation International field staff are now
working across the landscape to improve water
management, farmer communication and governance while contributing to scientific research.
Humanity must get aquaculture right — and our
new approach could prove to be the first step ingetting there.

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Yet as crucial as it is for the food security for billions of people, aquaculture can have massive
environmental impacts if practiced unsustainably.
In such cases, coastal forests are typically the firstcasualty of aquaculture, cut down for fish farms
to expand. The second casualty: the fish, wipedout by disease made worse by water polluted by
the fish farms themselves.

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This is an ocean planet,it covers 71 percent of the
Earth’s surface. Yet just
7 percent of the ocean
is under protection. It’s time
to focus on our largest habitat.

It matters to
our futureand it’s among
the key reasons
why I invest inConservation
International.

”

DAVID LEUSCHENFounder and Senior Managing Directorof Riverstone Holding. Conservation
International Board member

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BOLD NEWPARTNERSHIPTO TACKLE DIRE
THREATS TO
OCEAN
HUMAN SURVIVAL HINGES ON
THE LIFE-SUSTAINING BENEFITS
OF A HEALTHY OCEAN.

Three billion people rely on fish for their primaryanimal protein source — and demand will only
continue to rise. Meanwhile, climate change isacidifying seawater and warming the ocean,raising sea levels and threatening to displace
millions of people in a few short decades.
In 2020, Conservation International will announce
a bold new alliance to address some of thegravest threats to the ocean, from illegal fishingand overfishing to biodiversity loss.
PROGRESS REPORTThe partnership will protect 18 million square
kilometers (7 million square miles) of ecologically significant seas. It will replenish fisheries,
increase the resilience of marine species andecosystems to climate change and help vulnerable coastal communities eat, thrive and adapt
for generations to come.

18 MILLIONSQUARE KM

Tapping into growing political will and momentum
to protect the ocean, the alliance will provide
the expertise, science, funding and community
engagement needed to generate ocean conservation and sustainable management at an
unprecedented scale.

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IMMERSEYOURSELF IN
THE GLOBAL
PLASTICPROBLEMIMAGINE YOU AND THREE FRIENDS ARE
2 INCHES TALL AND HITCHING A RIDE ON
A JELLYFISH DRIFTING IN THE SEA, WHEN A
LEATHERBACK TURTLE SWOOPS ABOVE YOUR
HEAD, CHASING DOWN ITS NEXT MEAL.

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As you get closer, you realize the floating translucent object is not a jellyfish — the turtle’s favorite
food — but a plastic bag. Looking up to thesurface, you see sunlight peeking through a thicklayer of bottles, containers and other plastic trash.

Made possible by SC Johnson, and co-produced
by Conservation International and Vision3 inassociation with Vulcan Productions, “Drop in the
Ocean” is narrated by explorers, filmmakers andenvironmental advocates Philippe and Ashlan
Cousteau. After premiering at the Tribeca Film
Festival in New York, the experience ran as apilot at the California Academy of Sciences in San
Francisco, was featured at the Jackson Wild film
festival and continues to be shared with attendees
at prominent private functions around the world.

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Conservation International’s social virtual reality
experience, “Drop in the Ocean,” enables participants to experience the wonders of the ocean— and encounter the plastic pollution thatthreatens it — from the viewpoint of marine life.

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WHERE DO
PEOPLE DEPENDON OCEANS
THE MOST?
AROUND THE WORLD, OCEANS AREPROVIDERS OF FOOD, OF JOBS, OF ENTIREECONOMIES — AND KNOWING WHERE PEOPLE
DEPEND ON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS THE MOSTWILL HELP TO BETTER PROTECT THEM.

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A study by Conservation International researchers,
published last year in a major scientific journal,
found that Pacific and Indian island nations are
the most dependent on marine ecosystems
for their nutrition, jobs, revenues and coastal
protection. The report found that almost two-thirdsof the world’s cities with populations over 5 million
are located in areas at risk of sea-level rise. In
addition, 775 million people — 10 percent of theworld’s population — live in areas with relatively
high dependence on the sea. This research will now
be used to help prioritize conservation efforts.

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Together with partners, Conservation
International will develop sustainableproduction and innovative financing models
to improve human well-being throughnature-based development in 16 criticalecosystems around the world by 2025.

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DEFORESTATION.
POLLUTION.
OVERFISHING.

Protecting nature means stopping
harmful practices at their root — andcreating a new model of development
built on conservation. To that end,
Conservation International is working
to create self-sustaining, scalable
conservation models by focusing onlarge ecological systems — what wecall landscapes or seascapes.

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In the past year, we saw major
movement in protecting some of
the world’s most important places
for nature and people, demonstrating
the opportunity and promise of ashift to nature-based development
worldwide.

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EXPANDING FOR
ELEPHANTSLAST YEAR, A MODEL WE’VE WORKED
TIRELESSLY TO ESTABLISH SAW ITS FIRST
SUCCESS — THREE OF THEM, ACTUALLY — WITH
THE REINTRODUCTION OF THREE ELEPHANTSTO THE WILD FROM THE RETETI ELEPHANT
SANCTUARY IN NORTHERN KENYA.

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Reteti, the first community-owned elephantsanctuary in Africa, provides a place for injured
elephants to heal and a home for elephantsorphaned by poaching. It was established withassistance from Conservation International andcontinues to operate thanks to funding from theorganization and its partners.
The three males, each about 3 years old, weremoved to the nearby Sera Wildlife Conservancy
with minimal stress, thanks to the care of theirkeepers at Reteti and the guidance of veterinarians
from the Kenya Wildlife Service. So far, thereintroduction has surpassed expectations, withthe three young bulls quickly asserting their
independence and growing and maturing fasterthan veterinarians had expected. Soon they will
fully integrate into the wild elephant herd at Sera
and live as the truly wild creatures they weremeant to be.
This success story would not be possible without
the enabling conditions that Conservation
International has helped to establish acrossthe northern Kenya landscape, such as habitat
integrity, safety and security, improved livelihoods,
strong governance, management of humanwildlife conflict and more.
With Conservation International’s support, Reteti
is expanding to accommodate more tourism thatcan boost the sanctuary’s efforts and promoteconservation across the region.

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“and all together
we can createa world where
nature is valued
for the benefitof everyone.

”

IDRIS ELBA

Officer of the Order of the
British Empire, Actor,
Musician. Conservation
International Board member

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I feel an emotional connection
to nature, to trees, to theextraordinary wildlife in Africa.
I joined Conversation International
to help message how we can all
protect that. They understandthe steps that need to be taken

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71.3
ACCOMPLISHMENTACCOMPLISHMENT

IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR, CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL’S SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPESPROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED THE CONSERVATION OFMILLION HECTARES(MORE THAN 176 MILLION ACRES)
WITH PARTNERS.

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PROVINCE OFPROTECTIONA JEWEL OF BIODIVERSITY TOOKAN UNPRECEDENTED STEP TOWARDSUSTAINABILITY.

Last year, the government of West Papua finalized legislation establishing it as Indonesia’s first“conservation province.” This means that the local
government is putting sustainable development
and conservation at the forefront of any economic
activity or development in the province. Based ona first-of-its-kind legal framework, the legislation
also protects some of the most intact and healthymarine and terrestrial ecosystems in the Southeast
Asian archipelago, promotes the development ofsustainable jobs and recognizes the rights of theregion’s indigenous peoples.

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1. WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA, © SHAWN HEINRICHS | 2. WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA, © RAFID SHIDQIConservation International was instrumental inadvising the provincial government on draftingand facilitating the issuance of the law.
Nearly the same size as New York state, West
Papua boasts 90 percent forest cover and ishome to an area called the Bird’s Head Seascape,widely regarded as the epicenter of marine lifeon Earth, with more than 1,800 species of fish
and fully three-fourths of the world’s hard coral
species found in its waters.
The announcement is a sweeping and unprecedented piece of legislation — and an effective
blueprint for Conservation International’s approachto protecting critical landscapes and seascapes.

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1.
Martha Ntoipo, Maasai
woman from Tanzania
and former CI Indigenous
Leaders Fellow, advises
a community in Kenya.

SUPPORTING
INDIGENOUS
NEGOTIATION

2.
Indigenous negotiatorsfrom across Asia gather in
Chiang Rai, Thailand to learn
from the Yang Kham Nu
community on their historyof negotiation in defenseof their lands.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MANAGE OR HOLDTENURE OF OVER A QUARTER OF THE WORLD’SLAND SURFACE — MAKING THEM CRITICALPARTNERS IN CONSERVATION.

But with globalization pressures challenging
indigenous peoples’ ability to protect their lands,
Conservation International is helping indigenous
leaders to secure more mutually beneficial—andless ecologically destructive—agreements between their communities and external interests,
such as companies looking to harvest or minematerials on their lands.
Last year, Conservation International hosted aseries of groundbreaking exchanges in Kenya,
Thailand and the Philippines, joined by dozens
of indigenous participants from these regions,to explore and understand the different stagesof the negotiations process. We are looking to
expand this effort elsewhere and strengthen theskills that indigenous peoples need to maintainrights over their lands — for the good of theirpeoples and of nature.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTACCOMPLISHMENT

IN COLOMBIA, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALIS DIRECTLY PREVENTING THE LOSS OF 9,600 HECTARES(NEARLY 24,000 ACRES) OF MANGROVE FORESTS AND
ACTIVELY RESTORING 1,800 HECTARES (ABOUT 4,500 ACRES)
MORE, BENEFITING THE MORE THAN

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12,000PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN OR NEAR
THE PROJECT SITE.

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CONSERVINGRANGELANDTRADITIONSACROSS
SOUTHERNAFRICA
MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF THE
AFRICAN CONTINENT IS RANGELAND — BUT
ENCROACHING SETTLEMENTS, LAND-TENURE
POLICIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE LEFTIT OVERUSED, DEGRADED AND BESET BY
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT.

Conservation International is working with communal farmers in high-biodiversity rural areas ofSouth Africa to help degraded rangelands recoverand become more resilient to climate change,
while improving cattle health and providing
access to new markets for farmers.

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The Herding 4 Health program, an ambitious
partnership between Conservation International
and the Peace Parks Foundation, aims to expand
this work to cover more than 1.5 million hectares(3.7 million acres) of rangeland under improved
management across at least five countries overthe next five years.
Herding 4 Health uses a community-driven
approach to address challenges faced by farmers
living within and next to protected areas. In
southern Africa, the integrated program will incorporate lessons learned from the South Africa
Rangeland Program, while also focusing on
human-wildlife conflict and novel approaches toanimal disease control, as well as market access inpartnership with local organization Meat Naturally.

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“Conservation International has
an unparalleled understandingof the Amazon, both the natureand its people.

It’s because ofConservation
International that
we’re able to work
hand-in-hand with
the indigenous
communities
who produce our ingredients,
caring for them and the forests
they call home.

”

FRANCISCO COSTA

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Americas Council Chair andFounder of Costa Brazil,
a sustainable beauty line

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PRIORITY
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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERUGANDA, © BENJAMIN DRUMMONDINNOVATIONSIN SCIENCEAND FINANCE

Conservation International and our partners
are undertaking transformative researchto accelerate our conservation efforts
worldwide, from identifying priority areas
to building innovative tools to protect them,
all while unlocking private financing thatproves nature is a superlative investment.

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WITH A DECADE TO
PREVENT A CLIMATECATASTROPHE,HOW CAN WE KNOW
WHERE TO PRIORITIZECONSERVATION?

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How do we weave conservation
into the global economy?
The answers lie in innovative
science and finance. In the past
year, Conservation International
made major leaps in policyrelevant research and financial
models aimed at changing the
global economic paradigm tonature-based development.

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What information do policymakers
need to make smart decisions
about protecting nature?

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FIRES IN THE
AMAZONTHE AGILITY AND EXPERTISE OFCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL WAS
BROUGHT TO BEAR LAST YEAR WHEN,
VIRTUALLY OVERNIGHT, THE WORLD’SATTENTION TURNED TO AN UNPRECEDENTED
SURGE IN FIRES ACROSS THE AMAZON.

Our communications team sprang into action,
publishing daily online updates of the situation toshare our expertise and analysis with the media
and the public. Engagement with our communications channels — and awareness of theorganization’s work — skyrocketed.
Meanwhile, Conservation International’s scienceand finance teams got to work.

On the finance and policy front, Conservation
International helped create and launch a fund tosupport the Leticia Pact, a South American-led
agreement to protect the Amazon that had
been inked just weeks before. The governmentof France quickly pledged $100 million to theinitiative, with Conservation International andour longtime partner Apple joining to commit anadditional $20 million aimed at supporting indigenous communities and civil society in the region.
None of this would have been possible without nimble teams, a clear strategy, and a longstanding andactive presence in the countries of the Amazon.

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Analyzing data on the fires, our scientists soon
found that most of the fires stopped at the boundaries of protected areas and indigenous lands—atestament to Conservation International’s tirelesswork to help establish these areas, and a clear
signal that these areas need continued support in
the face of legal changes that could eliminate them.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTACCOMPLISHMENT

51 103
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALSCIENTISTS AND COLLABORATORSHAVE PUBLISHEDIN THE LAST YEAR, THERE WERE

PEER-REVIEWEDARTICLESMAJOR
HEADLINESAND HAVE 27 ADDITIONAL
MANUSCRIPTS CURRENTLY IN
PREPARATION OR UNDER REVIEW.

FROM TOP-TIER MEDIA OUTLETS ON CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING COVERAGE IN THE
NEW YORK TIMES, ROLLING STONE AND THE NEW YORKER.

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WILDLIFE AND
CLIMATEHOW ARE THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND
THE EXTINCTION CRISIS RELATED? HOW DO
WE JOINTLY TACKLE THE TWO GREATEST
THREATS TO OUR LIVING PLANET?

One could say that we wrote the book.
A new book edited by renowned scientists
Lee Hannah of Conservation International andThomas Lovejoy, a member of Conservation
International’s Leadership Council, presents
research and observations by dozens of global
experts on the intersection between wildlife andthe climate — and describes the actions we musttake to stop a complete climate breakdown.

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1. CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA, © LEVI S. NORTON | 2. TANZANIA, © LESLIE RUSSELL“Biodiversity and Climate Change: Transforming
the Biosphere” — published last year as a sequel
to a seminal work released in 2005 by the sameauthors —is already being used as a teaching text
in universities, where it will provide an invaluable
foundation for the next generation of scientists
and decision-makers.

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“

The type of economy we choose
will make or break whether
we move to a sustainable future.
Conservational International
has a history of innovative,
smart, environmental investingwith financial models

aimed atchanging the
economicparadigm tonature-based
development.

”

NICK KUKRIKA

Head of Conservation International’s
Generation Conservation Young
Leaders Program, London, and Partnerat Generation Investment Management

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I chose to invest in Conservational
International years ago and continue
to do so because of the results I’ve
witnessed over time.

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IT PAYS TOINVEST IN
NATUREFOR YEARS, INVESTING IN THE PROTECTION
OF NATURE HAS BEEN THE HOLY GRAIL OFCONSERVATION. WITH TRILLIONS IN PRIVATECAPITAL AVAILABLE, HOW CAN WE MAKE
NATURE’S VALUE VISIBLE — AND “INVESTABLE”— FOR COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES?

With Conservation International (CI) Ventures, weare cracking the code by providing financing tosmall businesses with big environmental solutions— and by forging partnerships with commercial
players who want to invest in conservation.
In the past year, CI Ventures and our co-financing
partners disbursed more than $9 million to four
companies spanning different sectors and different
geographies but facing a common challenge:
They operate in globally significant conservation
areas but are too small or early-stage to access
commercial financing, effectively limiting their
growth and financial sustainability. The recipientsso far include:

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1• CorpoCampo, a family-owned company thatsources açaí berries and hearts of palm in the
Colombian Amazon. A loan from CI Ventures will
enable the company to upgrade its infrastructure
and leverage larger investments from partners,
creating an estimated 500 new full-time jobs.
• COOPBAM, a certified fair trade and organic coffee
cooperative with more than 500 members in the
Peruvian Amazon’s Alto Mayo Protected Forest,
home to rare and threatened wildlife. The loanenabled payment to all coffee producers, building
the cooperative’s credibility, while supporting
anti-deforestation efforts and attracting moreproducers to join.

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• Komaza, a Kenyan “microforestry” business that
employs thousands of marginalized farmers insustainable tree farming to supply booming
demand for charcoal, fuel and construction
materials in Africa. The financing supports the
expansion of Komaza’s model, which presents
an environmentally responsible alternative tolarge-scale commercial tree farming.
• JALA, a woman-led tech start-up in Indonesiathat helps shrimp farmers increase harvests
and improve sustainability and water quality,
eliminating the need to cut down more mangrove
forests to build new ponds. The loan will support
commercial production of the company’s hardware
and software solutions for smallholder shrimp
farmers, who produce 75 percent of Indonesia’s
total annual shrimp production.
Over the next decade, CI Ventures plans to execute
100 deals totaling $30 million — with an additional $200 million planned from co-financing
and private-sector capital—resulting in improved
management of nearly 500,000 hectares(1.2 million acres) of land and sea and the creationof 2,000 jobs.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERBARDIA NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL, © EMMANUEL RONDEAU / WWF-US

We believe most problems will besolved with science. Using scienceas their foundation, Conservation
International is probing for theanswers needed to protect natureand the vital benefits it provides
to people and our planet. By
working collaboratively and taking
calculated risks, its innovative
work, such as the

Wildlife Insights
initiative, will havea lasting andsustainable impact.
We are proud to partnerwith them on suchimportant endeavors.

”

LYDA HILL

Founder, Lyda Hill Philanthropies

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WHAT’SNEXT?

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PEACE
THROUGHCONSERVATIONHUMANS HAVE COMPETED WITH EACHOTHER FOR CLEAN WATER, LAND AND
FOOD SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL.

As the global population grows and climate break
down reshapes society, tension over ever-scarcer
resources will only escalate.
The good news: Protecting nature is proven to not
only protect water and food sources, it can also
help promote peace — and even resolve active
conflict.
A new grant from PeaceNexus, a Switzerlandbased foundation, will help further Conservation
International’s efforts to link conservation andconflict prevention.

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PeaceNexus will partner with Conservation
International’s Center for Communities andConservation to assess conflict-sensitive workand develop an action plan to grow and improveefforts to build peace and prevent conflict in Brazil,
Peru and Kenya. The grant will build on efforts thathave already made Conservation International a
global leader in conflict-sensitive conservation.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTACCOMPLISHMENTCONSERVATION INTERNATIONALVENTURES LAUNCHED A

200$

MILLION FUND
FOR CONSERVATION
BUSINESSES.
IN THE PAST YEAR, CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL SECURED

57.5
MILLION

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FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIESAND MULTILATERAL PARTNERS.

CHYULU HILLS, KENYA, © CHARLIE SHOEMAKER FOR CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL$OVER THE NEXT DECADE, WE PLAN TO EXECUTE
100 DEALS WITH OUR PARTNERS, LEADING TO THE
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NEARLY HALF A MILLIONHECTARES (1.2 MILLION ACRES) AND THE CREATION
OF MORE THAN 2,000 JOBS.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERMARA NORTH CONSERVANCY, KENYA, © JON MCCORMACK“
I’ve come torealize that
nothing mattersmore thanprotecting our
natural world.

But, like most things it takes
creativity, entrepreneurship andinnovation to inspire tangible
and lasting change. The folks
at Conservation International
embody that spirit. They areamazing and they are changing
our world and the way weprotect and value nature.

”

JEFF ROSENTHAL

Co-founder of Summit and member ofConservation International’s Leadership Council

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IN OCTOBER 2019, POPE FRANCISHELD A GATHERING AT THE VATICANTO DISCUSS THE AMAZON.

At the meeting, called a synod, the pope urged
the more than 180 cardinals, bishops, priests andindigenous leaders in attendance to stop thedestruction of nature and to protect the world’s
most important rainforest before it passes a“tipping point” that will see it shift irrevocably
into dry savanna.
Conservation International has embarked on an
innovative and unconventional partnership with the
Catholic Church to save the Amazon and support
indigenous peoples. The overwhelming majorityof the region’s inhabitants identify as Catholic.
Together with partners, we supported outreachdiscussions and materials, roundtables and listening sessions that fed into the synod, as well asa meeting of Amazonian governors at the Vatican
to discuss their critical role in conservation efforts
in the region.
The pope has made his vision clear for protecting
the Amazon and the people who call it home. We
will join a global network of partners to support
that vision, and to build upon his convening power
to earn the political and financial commitments ofgovernments, the private sector and other actors
needed to make it happen.

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When Pope Francis
declared thatany harm
done to theenvironmentis harm done
to humanity,
we at Conservation
International saw thepotential for an innovative
and unconventional
partnership to help
heal our planet.

”

MARY C. GALLOConservation International
Leadership Council Member

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REDUCE,
REUSE, RECYCLE— REPEATPLASTIC WASTE HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE
STOMACHS OF BIRDS AND THE BLOODSTREAMSOF HUMANS, IN THE PEAKS OF THE PYRENEES
AND THE DEPTHS OF THE PACIFIC.

Yet a world without plastic would also be bad: The
benefits of plastic are incalculable.

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So how do we make the shift toward a world of
reduced and recycled plastic? We’re working on
multiple fronts to address this challenge.
Conservation International is working withpartners to reduce demand for “virgin” plastic
through a plastic crediting system. This would
work like carbon offsets for companies looking
to reduce their plastic footprint—first, they would
reduce plastics within their supply chain as muchas possible, then buy third party-verified credits
to offset the remainder.
We are also looking into new tech solutions for the
global recycling problem — and partnering withstart-ups that are taking their ideas out of thelab and into the real world. Examples include
exploring new recycling techniques, plastic
alternatives and household collection programs.

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HELPING
COUNTRIESPUT A PRICE
ON CARBONTO MEET AGGRESSIVE TARGETS UNDER
THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT — AND
AVOID A CLIMATE CATASTROPHE — MORE
COUNTRIES ARE LOOKING TO PUT A PRICE
ON CARBON EMISSIONS.

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Today, roughly 20 percent of global greenhousegas emissions have some form of carbon priceapplied to them. In 2018, the total value of carbon
pricing initiatives globally was $82 billion, a56 percent increase from the previous year.

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Conservation International is now working with thegovernments of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru tohelp establish carbon pricing systems that increase
their investment in tropical forests and otherhigh-carbon ecosystems. Among other recommendations, we have identified an existing program that
reduces corporate tax liability based on investmentsthat could be linked to a carbon tax to encourage
corporate investment in forest conservation.

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One encouraging development: There is also
growing interest in neutralizing carbon emissions
by protecting forests—and a growing slate of readyprojects to leverage the conservation of nature asa climate solution.

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PIONEERINGTOOL MEASURESHEALTH OFICONIC AFRICAN
WATERSONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST
NATURAL TREASURES, THE OKAVANGORIVER, IS UNDER THREAT.

The river basin is in near-pristine condition, butplans to exploit the region’s resources could alterwater quality and availability, affecting farmers,
fishers, iconic wetlands and valuable tourism
economies for Angola, Namibia and Botswana.
Conservation International has teamed up withpartners to guarantee the long-term resilience of
the Okavango Basin by promoting the creationof one of the largest wildlife preserves in theworld in Angola.

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1. OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, © JON MCCORMACK | 2. OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, © JON MCCORMACK

1Using the Freshwater Health Index (FHI) — aninnovative tool that makes clear connections
between an ecosystem and the benefits it
provides to people — we will generate a snapshotof the overall health of the Okavango River’s
headwaters in Angola to guide decision-makers
on how to sustainably manage the resource. FHI
will eventually be used in Namibia and Botswana.
Additionally, Conservation International is working
with partners to identify a “safe development
space” for the region that maintains theinternationally renowned wildlife and places,
while assuring food and economic security for
local communities.

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ACCOMPLISHMENT

IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL’S EMAIL COMMUNITY
HAS SURPASSED HALF A MILLION PEOPLE(540,000+)
WHILE OUR SOCIAL FOLLOWING HASGROWN BY NEARLY 30%.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

THE “NATURE NOW” VIDEO PRODUCEDIN COLLABORATION WITH CONSERVATIONINTERNATIONAL AND FEATURING CLIMATEACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG RECEIVED

47.6
MILLION VIEWSACROSS VARIOUS
PARTNERS AND PLATFORMS.

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALJOINED FORCES WITH THE WORLD’SLARGEST FASHION MAGAZINE,
ELLE, REACHING THEIR4MILLION+ READERS

13,767,212+
TWITTERFOLLOWERS

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TWITTER FOLLOWERS REACHED BY
OUR 10 MOST AMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS THIS YEAR.

WITH ITS JULY 2019 ISSUE DEDICATEDTO WOMEN IN CONSERVATION.

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MANGROVES PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED$82 BILLION IN FLOOD RISK-PREVENTIONANNUALLY FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIESAND STORE UP TO 10 TIMES MORE CARBONPER HECTARE THAN TERRESTRIAL FORESTS —YET NEARLY HALF OF THE WORLD’SMANGROVE FORESTS HAVE BEEN LOSTIN THE LAST 50 YEARS.

To drive more financing to the conservation
and restoration of mangroves, Conservation
International is tapping into insurance markets
to monetize the trees’ value to flood reduction
and climate mitigation.
In a pioneering approach to coastal property
insurance, the Restoration Insurance Service
Company (RISCO) for Coastal Risk Reduction will
engage with insurance companies to incorporate
the value of mangroves into insurance products.
The companies will pay an annual fee and carbon
credits will be sold, with both revenue streams
financing mangrove restoration and conservation.
A planned pilot in the Philippines will conserveand restore 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) of
mangroves. Over 10 years, the project will provide
a climate benefit of more than 600,000 tons of
avoided and sequestered carbon emissions.
RISCO could eventually generate more than$200 million for mangrove protection, avoiding
emissions equivalent to the annual electricity
use of more than 2 million homes.

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1. GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR, © CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL/PHOTO BY ALEX MACLENNAN | 2. SIARGAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES, © ALEXPUNKER

MANGROVESHAVE A
SURPRISINGNEW ALLY:
INSURANCECOMPANIES

1

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TO STOP
CLIMATE CRISIS,WE MUSTPROTECT PLANET’S
IRREPLACEABLE
PLACESTO AVOID THE CATASTROPHICCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN,
THERE ARE CERTAIN SPOTS ON EARTH WE
SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE.

What makes them so valuable: These ecosystems contain “irrecoverable carbon” — vast
carbon reserves that, if lost, would be impossible
to recover by the middle of the century, when theworld needs to reach net zero emissions.
Conservational International scientists are leadinga team of globally renowned experts to determine
where these carbon stocks are, whether humans
can influence that stock and how quickly the stock
could be recovered if lost — creating a global mapof irrecoverable carbon in Earth’s ecosystems.

1

Informed by this pioneering research, Conservation
International is undertaking an ambitious initiative
to protect 120 million hectares (nearly 300 million
acres) of ecosystems containing high amountsof irrecoverable carbon by 2025 — an area larger
than Colombia.

1

FUTURE REPORT(NEARLY 300 MILLION ACRES) OFECOSYSTEMS WILL BE PROTECTED AS
PART OF AN AMBITIOUS INITIATIVE BY
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL.

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Conservation Internationalrecognized early thata boldinvestment
in nature canmitigate thewarming ofour planet.

So through groundbreaking
work in conservation finance,
Conservation International
is changing the way theworld does business.
Rewriting our relationshipto nature gives us
hope for our future.

”
K ATIE VOGELHEIM

Chair, Conservation International’s
Leadership Council and President,
John & Katie Hansen Family Foundation

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Conservation International’s
innovative work in Sub-SaharanAfrica, which addresses wildlife
conflict and rural development,
might just be the key toachieving theever-elusive
human-wildlife
coexistencemodel;a model which we sorely
and urgently need for the
future of our planet.

”
WHITNEY HANSENPhD Candidate in Environmental
Studies, UC Santa Cruz, anddaughter of Katie Vogelheim
and John Hansen

MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, NAROK COUNTY, KENYA, © SUTIRTA BUDIMAN, UNSPLASH“CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERNAPO PROVINCE, ECUADOR, © CIFOR/TOMAS MUNITA/FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONSOURSUPPORTERS

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Please note that the $1.867 million and $12.014 million decrease in total net assets reported in FY19 andFY18 respectively is expected. Non-profit organizations report the full amount of multi-year contributionsin the year received, even though spending occurs in subsequent years. This can result in large
increases and decreases in total net assets from year to year. Conservation International closed theyear with over $315 million in total net assets, a robust amount of in-hand resources to fund future work.

REVENUE &EXPENSESCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS
AND PARTNERS KNOW THAT WE NEED NATURE.
THEIR TREMENDOUS GENEROSITY IS HELPINGCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL PROTECT THE
PLANET FOR THE FUTURE OF US ALL.

3%
4%

9%

4%

30%

10%

$

3% 2%

151.2M
REVENUE

6%

7%$

152.8M

46%

EXPENSES

9%

23%
25%

FY 2019 TOTAL REVENUEIn the fiscal year 2019, Conservation
International reported a total of$151.2 million in revenue fromdeeply committed supportersfrom around the globe.

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30%

FOUNDATIONS

25%

PUBLIC FUNDING, NGOS
AND MULTILATERALS23%

INDIVIDUALS10%CORPORATIONS

9%INVESTMENTS

3%

OTHER INCOME19%

FY 2019 TOTAL EXPENSES

46%

COUNTRY, REGIONALAND OCEANS

Conservation International
closed fiscal year 2019with expenses totaling$152.8 million.

19%

GRANTMAKING DIVISIONS9%FUNDRAISING

7%

MANAGEMENT + OPERATIONS

6%

MOORE CENTERFOR SCIENCE

4%

POLICY AND STRATEGY

4%COMMUNICATIONS

3%

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTALLEADERSHIP IN BUSINESS

2%

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITIESAND CONSERVATIONCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

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FY19
FINANCIALOVERVIEW
Science tells us we have only a decade to turnaround the cumulative effects of environmental
destruction. We at Conservation International
have charted our course for the coming years;
we know what is needed to effect meaningfulchange, and we know what it will take to deliver
results. We are deeply grateful to our supporters
and partners on this important journey.
Revenue

Support from private donors—individuals, foundations and corporations—is ever more critical, as
these funds enable us to address urgent needs
and opportunities as they arise. Conservation
International received significant support from a
broad array of private donors, providing almost$5 million in support of forest protection andsustainable agriculture. In addition, we received
a $6 million, five-year grant to expand ourDistinguished Fellowship program, which
supports influential thought leaders in accelerating Conservation International’s work.

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NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERAMAILA FALLS, GUYANA, © PETE OXFORD/ILCP

Conservation International enjoyed modest revenue growth in FY19, with a balanced portfolioof funding from foundations (30%), public donors(25%), individuals (23%) and corporations,investments and other sources (22%). Funding
from public donors — governments and multilaterals — represents a growing component of
our support, enabling us to invest in large-scale,
high-impact, multi-year programs. In FY19, we
received significant funding from the Norwegian
Agency for Development which supported criticalprograms to reduce deforestation in Guyana
and Peru. The Global Environmental Fund (GEF)
has increasingly become an important donor,
providing in excess of $12 million in FY19.

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Expenses

We continue to maximize programmatic impact
with every dollar we receive. In FY19, 83.3% of eachdollar was spent on direct programmatic activities
with the remaining on supporting services.
Conservation International has consistently
earned the highest ratings from Charity Watch
and Charity Navigator for efficiency, effectivenessand transparency. In FY19, we modestly increased
investment in fundraising and operations toachieve our ambitious goals and to effectively
manage a broad array of programs in a complex
international environment.

Conservation International’s work is focused aroundfour main priorities aimed at delivering the greatest
impact to ensure protection of nature to sustain
us all. Our priorities are:
• Protecting and restoring critical natural areas
to ensure a stable climate.
• Significantly increasing protection of the ocean,which supplies food to billions of people.
• Promoting self-sustaining, conservation-based
economies in areas with the most importancefor people and nature.
• Producing and applying science to promotenature-based development, while working to
make nature a viable and attractive investment.

Net Assets

NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTERCHYULU HILLS, KENYA, © AMI VITALE124

LAU SEASCAPE, FIJI, © CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL/PHOTO BY KATIE BRYDEN

Conservation International closed FY19 with arobust net asset balance of $315.3 million composed largely of funding earmarked for specificprogrammatic purposes. We entered FY20 onsound financial footing. With the continued
support of our donors and partners, we cansucceed in ensuring that future generations will
inherit a vibrant, healthy world.

Our divisions work collaboratively to achievethese goals. Our Country, Regional and Ocean
Programs, and our Grantmaking Division, which
compose 46% and 19% of our FY19 expenditures respectively, represent the majorityof our programmatic investments. While spending in these two divisions fell by approximately$10 million from FY18 levels, this does not signify
a reduction in our programmatic delivery. In
FY18, Conservation International capitalized
several large trust funds that support protectedareas where we have been working for many
years. The establishment of the trust funds,
together with investments in building local
capacity, has enabled the transfer of management of these areas to local governments andcommunities. This ensures long-term, ongoingprotection of these areas and reduces the
support required from Conservation International.
Our investment in our Global Policy and Strategy
divisions increased by $2.4 million as a result of
our heightened emphasis on influencing policymakers and leaders.

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FY19 STATEMENTOF ACTIVITIES
2019

2018

WITHOUT DONORRESTRICTION

WITH DONORRESTRICTIONS

TOTAL

TOTAL

SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Contributions:Individuals$4,789$29,850$34,639$42,938

Foundations

6,817

20,857

27,674

26,494

Corporations

1,756

2,606

4,362

4,289

Other

99

58

157

230

Cancellations and de-obligations

—

—

—

(5,011)

NGO/multilaterals

3,156

18,95022,106

17,631

Foundations

1,244

16,526

17,77021,867

Public funding

527

15,512

16,03910,646

Corporations

4,140

6,545

10,685

12,811

—

761

761

336

2,198

676

2,874

2,310
14,475Grants and Contracts:

Other
Licensing Agreements, Product Sales and Other Income
Investment Income, Net

736

13,424

14,160Net Assets Released from Donor Restrictions

127,675(127,675)——

TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE

153,137(1,910)151,227

149,016

EXPENSES
Program Services:
Country, Regional and Oceans

69,791—

69,791

71,159Grantmaking Divisions

29,456—29,45637,907

Moore Center for Science

8,548

—

8,548

9,062

Policy and Strategy

6,185

—

6,185

3,817

Communications

5,498

—

5,498

5,501

Center for Environmental Leadership in Business

4,254

—

4,254

4,529

The Center for Communities and Conservation
Total Program Services

3,489

—

3,489

4,409

127,221—

127,221

136,384

11,509—11,50910,697

Supporting Services:Management and Operations
Fundraising

14,034—

14,034

13,14725,543—25,543

23,844

152,764—

152,764

160,228373(1,910)(1,537)(11,212)

Loss on Translation of Affiliate and Field Office Net Assets

—

(288)

(288)

(861)

(Loss) Gain on Translation of Grants and Pledges Receivable

—

(42)

(42)

59

373

(2,240)(1,867)(12,014)

17,351

299,785

317,136

329,150$17,724$297,545$315,269$317,136

Total Supporting Services
TOTAL EXPENSES
Changes in Net Assets Before Other Income and Losses
OTHER INCOME AND LOSSESCHANGES IN NET ASSETSNET ASSETS:
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IN MEMORIAM TOTOM GRAHAME

How grateful we are to have
known Tom Grahame and his
passion for nature. Among ourmost loyal supporters, Tom
contributed to Conservation
International’s work every year
since our founding in 1987.
Tom and his wife, Jan Kern,helped plan one of Conservation
International’s first fundraisers
more than 30 years ago.
Tom enjoyed a lengthy careerat the U.S. Department of Energy,
working on air pollution and publichealth issues. With his boundlessenergy, enthusiasm and curiosity,
Tom sought out nature andwilderness whenever he could,
capturing its majesty and mysteryin stunning photographs. Tom
was a lifelong friend, and wewill miss him very much.
10 Minutes Before El Chicon Sunset© Tom Grahame 2018
Sunset at a lake in Quetico,
Ontario, Canada, where Tom loved
to do wilderness canoe trips.

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SENIOR STAFF LISTINGEXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
M. Sanjayan, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

DEVELOPMENT
Kristine Zeigler
Chief Development Officer

Jennifer Morris
President

Cynthia McKee
Senior Vice President,
Development

Sebastian Troëng, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
BRAND & COMMUNICATIONSAnastasia Khoo
Chief Marketing Officer
THE BETTY AND GORDONMOORE CENTER FORSCIENCE
Johan Rockström, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist
Mike Mascia, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
CENTER FOR COMMUNITIESAND CONSERVATION
Kristen Walker Painemilla
Senior Vice President& Managing Director
CENTER FORENVIRONMENTALLEADERSHIP IN
BUSINESS
Hank Cauley
Senior Vice President
CONSERVATIONFINANCE DIVISION
Agustin Silvani
Senior Vice President
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMPARTNERSHIP FUND (CEPF)
Olivier LangrandSenior Vice President& Executive Director

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Barbara DiPietro
Chief Financial Officer
GENERAL COUNSEL’S OFFICE
Rick Nash
General Counsel
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY& GREEN CLIMATE FUND AGENCIES
Miguel Morales, Ph.D.
Vice President
GLOBAL POLICY &GOVERNMENT RELATIONSJames RothSenior Vice President
GLOBAL PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS& CI EUROPE
Herbert Lust
Vice President & Managing
Director, CI Europe
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP
Will Turner, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES
Kim Keating
Chief People Officer
AFRICA FIELD DIVISION
Michael O’Brien-Onyeka
Senior Vice President

Julia Levin
Country Director, South Africa
Ruud Jansen
Executive Secretary,
Gaborone Declarationfor Sustainability in Africa

ASIA-PACIFIC FIELD DIVISION
Richard Jeo, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Mark Erdmann, Ph.D.
Vice President, Marine

Sahondra Rajoelina
Country Director, Madagascar

Tracy Farrell, Ph.D.
Vice President, Strategies andDevelopment

AMERICAS FIELD DIVISION
Daniela Raik, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President

Yasushi Hibi
Vice President & Managing Director,
Japan

Fabio Arjona
Vice President, Colombia

Xiaohai Liu
Executive Director, China

Mauricio Bianco
Vice President, Brazil

Enrique Nuñez
Executive Director, Philippines

Luis Espinel
Vice President, Peru

Ketut Putra
Vice President, Indonesia

Lisa Famolare
Vice President

Srabani Roy
Regional Director,
Greater Mekong

Eduardo Forno
Executive Director, Bolivia
John GoedschalkExecutive Director, Suriname
Ana Gloria Guzman
Executive Director, Costa Rica

François Tron
Country Director,
New Caledonia
Susana Waqainabete-TuiseseCountry Director, Fiji

Marco QuesadaInterim Lead, Panama

CENTER FOR OCEANS‘Aulani Wilhelm
Senior Vice President

Tatiana Ramos
Executive Director, Mexico

Emily Pidgeon
Vice President of Ocean Science

Luis Suárez
Vice President, Ecuador

Matt Ramsey
Director, Hawaii

Jessica Donovan-AllenCountry Director, Liberia

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