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Dawn at Santa Marta in Colombia. © Timothy Boucher/TNC

The world’s most biodiverse region is at a turning point.

With 40% of the world’s species, more than a quarter of the Earth’s forests and the second largest reef on the planet, Latin America is a beacon of hope for a planet facing a changing climate and growing demands for food, water and energy.

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In the Ecuadorian Amazon, An Indigenous-Led Example of Durable Freshwater Protection

Durable freshwater protection requires a fluid approach. In the Amazon River Basin, it takes creative policies and a commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination.

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Lessons from the Páramos: How Watershed Conservation Is Restoring Biodiversity

Water conservation efforts in the páramos of Latin America demonstrate the inextricable link between healthy freshwater systems, vibrant communities and thriving biodiversity.

Feb 2025

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Ecuador Announces Its First Debt Conversion to Support Terrestrial and Freshwater Conservation in the Amazon, Supported by TNC’s Nature Bonds Program

Debt conversion for Ecuador expected to unlock approximately $460 million in funding for the Amazon Biocorridor Program over the next 17 years to support conservation and people.

Pristine Patagonian wilderness

Organizations launch a campaign to protect massive private property in Chilean Patagonia

Puelo Patagonia, The Nature Conservancy, Freyja Foundation, Patagonia Inc., and Wyss Foundation launch the Conserva Puchegüín initiative to acquire Hacienda Puchegüín.

A man stands among a crop of tall plants and smiles as he pulls down one of the tall stalks.
Dionisio in his "milpa" field (TNC LICENSE) October 2016. 79-year-old Dionisio Yam Moo checks on his corn in his "milpa" personal agricultural field. He has adopted his own method of conservation agriculture planting beans high in nitrogen below his corn plants. The Nature Conservancy works with landowners, communities, and governments in Mexico to promote low-carbon rural development through the design and implementation of improved policy and practice in agriculture, ranching, and forestry. The Conservancy is leading the initiative, Mexico REDD+ Program in conjunction with the Rainforest Alliance, the Woods Hole Research Center, and Espacios Naturales y Desarrollo Sustentable. Photo credit: © Erich Schlegel © © Erich Schlegel

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Where We Work in Latin America

Learn more about the 15 countries in Latin America where we work to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends.

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From Mexico’s Baja California in the north to Argentina’s Patagonia in the southern tip, The Nature Conservancy has worked in Latin America for more than 40 years to protect its lands, waters and oceans.

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