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PRESS RELEASE: First Eight Island-Ocean Ecosystems Selected for Global Ridge-to-Reef Rewilding Campaign 

Island Conservation, Re:wild, and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, along with a growing cadre of Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) partners are excited to announce the first eight island-ocean ecosystems selected to be restored and rewilded from ridge-to-reef. FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, April 11, 2023  Climate change, ocean degradation, and biodiversity loss are causing entire […]

Written by on April 11, 2023

Island Conservation’s Paula Castaño featured in Tufts Now

If there ever was an official title for a “Conservation Superstar” it would have to be given to our incredible Native Species Specialist, Paula Castaño. Paula has worked on the Galápagos Islands since 2013 and has been on the forefront of many our most incredible recovery stories including locally extinct birds and geckos reappearing on […]

Written by on April 10, 2023

Ulong Island - Culture, community and conservation

Ulong Island: Culture, community and conservation

High above the ocean and carved within limestone cliffs in the north-west of Ulong Island lie ancient caves that contain paintings and pictographs signifying beliefs and activities that far precede colonialization. The Indigenous Peoples of Ulong, an island that forms part of western Palau in the Pacific Ocean, have a proud cultural history – as […]

Written by on March 23, 2023

Preserving a legacy on the Marshall Islands

Preserving a legacy on the Marshall Islands

What if your family had lived on a collection of islands for centuries, but the natural biodiversity was constantly diminished by destructive invasive species? What if food security for your community was at risk and your vulnerable marine-island ecosystems were threatened by climate change? These are very real questions for the people who live in […]

Written by on March 15, 2023

The Lowdown on Rewilding

The Lowdown on Rewilding

Does the survival of life on our planet seem increasingly at risk? No matter your political orientation, work-life situation, or food preferences, it’s impossible not to notice the trouble we find ourselves in as a species. The impact we are having on the other 8.7 million species who share this planet with us is—in a […]

Written by on March 9, 2023

Invasive Species Awareness Week!

It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week!

This year’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, which runs from February 20 – 26, aims to raise awareness of the impact that invasive alien species have on biodiversity and the urgency of taking action to address this issue. The Convention on Biological Diversity defines invasive alien species (IAS) as species that threaten biological diversity through their […]

Written by on February 21, 2023

Chilean island popular with seabirds declared rat-free

This article is a reprint from birdwatchingdaily.com that ran on December 5, 2022. On December 2, the Chilean Ministry of Environment and the international nonprofit organization Island Conservation declared Chile’s Pajaro Uno Island free of invasive rodents. The partners removed invasive rats to restore the island’s native seabirds and protect the marine environment. Invasive rats on the island were devouring […]

Written by on December 22, 2022

Al Jazeera: The Pacific’s future: ‘It’s either rats or reefs’

As a Pacific Islander and Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Sefanaia Nawadra has seen the harm invasive species cause first-hand to wildlife, oceans, and island communities. He’s also witnessed the incredible recovery, rewilding, and resilience that occurs following removal. In this terrific opinion piece in Al Jazeera, he is […]

Written by on October 26, 2022

Head of Innovation David Will Weighs in on Emerging Technologies to Protect Island Biodiversity in Wired

Island Conservation’s Head of Innovation David Will was recently interviewed by Wired’s Matt Simon for his article Rats are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them. Will discusses new technologies being explored and implemented across the globe to protect island ecosystems from invasive species. The article focuses on Santa Cruz Island, where Island Conservation has […]

Written by on October 25, 2022