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Conservation International

Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia.

As of 2025, CI's stated mission is "to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity," through protecting biodiversity hotspots, partnering with the communities that rely on them economically, engaging in field research and supporting environmentally-friendly policies. The organization employs 1,700 people and works with more than 2,000 partners in 29 countries. CI has helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 13 million square kilometers (5 million square miles) of land and sea. CI was founded in 1987 by Spencer Beebe and Peter Seligmann. Provided by Wikipedia