The Nature Conservancy

Over the past six decades, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has established itself as a leader in freshwater conservation and management, supporting more than 250 experts and investing in more than 600 freshwater projects worldwide. Our work encompasses whole ecological systems and involves hundreds of partners, such as government agencies and some of the world’s leading water users, managers and energy developers. Our freshwater program covers the US, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region (including China, India, Myanmar, and Australia). TNC is successfully marrying cutting-edge science with practical conservation and sustainable development initiatives, with particular attention paid to the intersection between nature and people. Our freshwater work has garnered support from a host of public and private sources, including Cargill, Caterpillar Inc., the FEMSA Foundation, the International Hydropower Association, the Global Environment Facility, Goldman Sachs, Ingram Barge, Monsanto, the Packard Foundation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the McKnight Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation.