Disappearing Bird Species’ Nesting Debut on Desecheo NWR
Audubon's Shearwaters are nesting on Desecheo Island for the first time ever! Read about how we used social attraction to bring them home.
Restoring islands for nature and people worldwide.
And why do we do it?
We restore islands for nature and people worldwide. Through holistic island restoration, we create cascading benefits – from healthy biodiversity to improved coral recovery to increased food security to climate resilience. Everything is connected, and the impact of what we do is felt far beyond the coastline, building a healthier planet one island at a time.
Holistic Restoration is an all-encompassing strategy that revitalizes plants, animals, and oceans while ensuring they thrive and sustain themselves in the long run.
We remove a primary threat from islands — introducted, damaging invasive species — and then accelerate the return of native plants and animals using innovative tools. With the return of foundational biodiversity the entire island-ocean ecosystem thrives once again.
Every island is different, each with its own unique success story and culture. Check out the stories we are creating from all corners of the world with this interactive map.
Learn more about what we do and, more importantly, see why we do it.
Focused, targeted projects with a global impact.
We scope, plan, execute, and monitor our project sites to ensure lasting impact from start to finish. Our restoration projects produce benefits that improve coral reef health, climate resilience on islands, global biodiversity, and much more.
Our strength lies in collaboration.
At Island Conservation, we partner with local communities, non-profit organizations, governments, scientists, and landowners to ensure our success and maximize impact. Each project starts with a conversation with local community members and stakeholders to support their vision.
Each island is unique, so our partnerships change with each project we work on. To learn more about our partners and projects, check out our Journal entries.
Stoked and ready for anything, our dedicated field staff get the work done.
From scoping a project and flying drones, to setting up seabird social attraction tools and working with community partners, our team is out in the field for weeks at a time working in remote, vital places.
What does real, tangible impact look like?
Our Impact Team team helps us show the almost immediate transformations on our project islands. Connector species (like seabirds) thrive once more, communities can grow crops again, sea turtles nest for the first time in decades, native species thought to be extinct return, and entire ecosystems on the brink of collapse are revived.
The specific, targeted work we do to restore island ecosystems repeatedly yields one of the best returns on your investment. Our innovative approaches are the backbone of this work, and really set us apart.
Our agile team excels with advanced tech for monitoring, mapping, and tracking, making us pioneers in efficient environmental work moving the needle for the field of island restoration.
Paula Castaño
Native Species Manager
See the latest updates from the field.
Audubon's Shearwaters are nesting on Desecheo Island for the first time ever! Read about how we used social attraction to bring them home.
Three Island-Ocean Connection Challenge projects in the Republic of the Marshall Islands bring hope for low-lying coral atolls!
A new article in Caribbean Ornithology heralds the success of one of our most exciting restoration projects: Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico!
A recent monitoring trip to Late Island shows promising results!
Part 1 of filmmaker Cece King's reflection on her time on Juan Fernandez Island in Chile, learning about conservation and community!
After decades of absence, rare Peruvian Diving-Petrels have returned to nest on Pajaros Uno island, recently free from invasive predators!
Our team returns from Late Island, Tonga with reports that our conservation actions work! Read notes from our Conservation Impact Director!
What does an Island Conservation project sound like? Listen to the new episode of Voice of Tangaroa to get the inside scoop on Late Island!
Loosiep Island in Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, is now confirmed to be free from damaging invasive species!
Read the account of citizen scientist Jim Torgerson's journey to Kamaka to help save Polynesian Storm-petrels!
Island Conservation turns 30! Three decades of work add up to an immeasurable number of positive impacts.
Island Conservation seeks proposals from companies that can provide aerial support in the form of Uncrewed Aerial Systems or Helicopters.
Five native finch species were released on Floreana Island, forecasting success for the largest conservation project in the Galapagos!
A generous grant from NASA allows us and our partners to maximize the benefits of our island restoration work!
Endangered Seabird Population Flourishing on Chilean Island for First Time in Decades Thanks to Invasive Rabbit Removal