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Women & Conservation From left to right, Maleta Tokwakwasi, Ruth Konia, Ursula Rakova, and Magdalene Tara from Papua New Guinea, were photographed at the Women Leading Climate Action workshop in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. June 2018. © Tim Calver
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Nature has many faces in Asia Pacific.

Asia Pacific is home to over 4.3 billion people (60 percent of the global population), nurtures some of the oldest cultures on the planet, and offers a wealth of diverse landscapes and seascapes—from the heights of the Himalayas to the depths of the Pacific Ocean. However, a warming climate, a growing population and our need for natural resources are threatening nature as never before.

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As the fastest growing region in the world, Asia Pacific includes more than half of the world’s 7 billion people, seven of its 10 largest cities and five of its largest economies. As the region’s economies expand, increased urbanization, consumption and a rising demand for food, water, housing and energy are placing enormous pressure on the region’s unique natural assets.

Carrying water at the Irrawaddy riverbank near Bagan city, Myanmar.

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COP27: Climate Stories from Asia Pacific

What the world does between now and 2030 will determine whether we slow warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We cannot succeed without charting a nature-positive path in Asia Pacific.

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Sea Turtle Protection in the Pacific

Scientists and local communities are working together to protect endangered sea turtles and their nesting grounds in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Women and Conservation in Asia Pacific.

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Women and Conservation in Asia Pacific

Scientific evidence shows that increasing women’s ability to participate in managing their land and water benefits nature and people.

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Leatherback turtle swimming in the ocean.

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Solomon Islands' first female rangers help save leatherback turtles

Solomon Islands' first female rangers help save leatherback turtles

The Nature Conservancy's Galbadrakh (Gala) Davaa, (on left) Director of Conservation for the Mongolia Program with Otgonbaatar Tsog, a Mongolian herder and Conservancy partner in Mongolia, talking in Tsog's ger (ger, or yurt, is the traditional tent like home of nomadic Mongolian herders), in Mongolia. The rich natural resources of Mongolia’s steppes are attracting increased development, which is threatening the balance between humans and wildlife that has defined this country’s past. Through traditional land protection and cutting edge initiatives like Development by Design, the Conservancy is working to create a sustainable future that honors and preserves the sustainable culture of Mongolia’s grasslands.

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Melodies of Mongolia

TNC staff in Mongolia shares their favorite songs that convey the soul of Mongolia’s boundless plains and the spirit and culture of the communities we work alongside.

A group of women in Papua New Guinea wave.

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Women Guardians of the Mangroves

Women in Papua New Guinea are coming together to care for each other, their families and lead change for their environment.

next to a fire pit in the Laohegou Nature Reserve, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China.

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Scaling Climate Action in China Through Policy

TNC is helping China achieve its carbon goals by including natural climate solutions in its national-level policy framework.

A bay with daisies in the foreground.

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Kotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance

Working As One for Our Environment in New Zealand.

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Videos From Asia Pacific

Mangoro Market Meri women of Papua New Guinea
Women Guardians of the Mangroves (2:05) TNC is supporting the women of Mangoro Market Meri in Papua New Guinea by helping them develop and trial their business and conservation ideas, and then link them to larger-scale economic benefits for conservation.
An old woman overlooks her herd of goats while carrying her granddaughter on her back.
TNC in Mongolia (5:31) Mongolia's grasslands cover 80% of the country—an area almost three times the size of California. This precious resource supports an array of wildlife, from great herds of gazelle to endangered argali sheep, saiga antelopes and snow leopards. And Mongolia’s grasslands also support its people.
Bed of shellfish reefs and a shoreline dotted with mangroves
Restoring Hong Kong's Lost Oyster Reefs (3:18) Oysters and other shellfish provide a boon of benefits, acting as natural filter feeders that improve local water quality and stabilize shorelines. With support from the Lau Fau Shan and Yung Shue O aquaculture communities, TNC Hong Kong has deployed pilot oyster reefs in Lau Fau Shan and Tolo Harbour using discarded shells.
Tuna swimming towards the camera
Pacific Island Tuna (2:02) is a cooperative of Pacific Island Nations based in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, at the center of one of the world's foremost sustainable fisheries.
Aerial view of reed swamps on the Great Cumbung
Saving the Great Cumbung (2:39) See how The Nature Conservancy is acquiring and managing 34,000 hectares of important wetland habitats in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
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