We are facing a global nature crisis. Conserving and restoring the world’s biodiversity is crucial to sustaining all life on Earth, including our own. 

In response to this crisis, we work to improve the effectiveness of efforts for the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of nature. In particular, we work to address two of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss: rapid, ongoing changes in the use of land, fresh water and the ocean; and the overharvesting of nature. We provide knowledge and capacity to ensure that policy, legal and planning frameworks are in place and are being effectively implemented to achieve conservation benefits for species, across areas of land and sea, and for the people who depend on them. This is key to scaling up progress to meet ambitious global conservation and restoration targets. 

We also work to equip governments with the knowledge, tools and capacity needed to assess and improve the sustainability of the international wildlife trade and to remove deforestation linked to commodity supply chains. This information is used by decision-makers to improve the outcomes for both species and ecosystems.

Across all sectors and scales, we strive to make knowledge on the state of biodiversity and its threats accessible and ensure it is driving better decision-making, creating positive change for nature.