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Our Goals for 2030

Provide Food and Water

a person walks a field while balancing a bag on their head
Tea leaves in Kenya A woman carrying the tea leaves she has picked for the day back to the weighing station on a tea plantation in the Upper Tana Watershed, Kenya. © Nick Hall

While the world continues to face hunger, food demand is expected to increase as the world’s population continues to grow.

It's a challenge that can be met. Despite the barriers, we provide the science, tools and partnerships that influence decision making. Our grounding in science and our innovative approach to conservation allow us to scale quickly to achieve system change.

Food System Solutions
What are regenerative food systems? (2:53) How can regenerative food systems heal the planet and feed the world? We can produce food that doesn't just avoid harm, but actively restores nature and reverses previous damage. Regenerative food systems can ensure we’re able to feed many generations to come. Here's what this looks like.

Learn more about how regenerative food systems can be a solution for growing food demands. 

Our goal? To conserve nearly 10 billion acres of ocean, 1.6 billion acres of land and 620,000 miles of rivers, all of which contribute to our global food requirements.

We intend to achieve this ambitious goal through new and better-managed protected areas, global-scale sustainable fishing, restoring working lands, innovative financing, partnering with communities and Indigenous peoples, and positive policy changes.

Food For the Future

Photo of commercial fisherman Kurt Martin on his boat docked in Massachusetts.

Climate-Ready Fisheries Can Restore Ocean Health

Explore how fisheries staff at The Nature Conservancy are using science and collaborative projects to ensure healthy oceans and climate-ready fisheries in North America and around the world.

Aerial view of green farmlands.

Agriculture Innovation

Accelerating market transformation through purposeful innovation.

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Foodscapes for People and Nature

So much goes into producing food: physical geography, climate, production practices and how it gets to our plates. We're exploring all of these.

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Land and water stewardship can restore health to our food systems.

Food is sustainable when it benefits the environment and maintains soil fertility. We’re fostering innovations in technology, collaborating with communities to use resources more efficiently and promoting policies that enable sustainability. Together, we can secure healthy food and clean water for all people without sacrificing the environment.

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Farmers in a Changing Climate

These five Kentucky farmers are battling heavy rains, unpredictable planting seasons and financial risk as climate change makes the future ever more uncertain.

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How We Secure Food & Water

We Manage Fish Stocks We supply fishers with electronic monitoring and promote fishing practices that reduce bycatch to help species recover while feeding the world. © Michael Yamashita
We Get Dirty We work with soil scientists to help increase soil productivity and improve water quality, carbon storage and biodiversity—all while increasing profits for farmers. © Timothy T. Lindenbaum/TNC
We Create Water Funds From New Mexico to Nairobi, TNC develops water funds that invest in strategies to secure better water quality and improve the health and well-being of communities. © Alan W. Eckert/The Nature Conservancy
We Aim For Zero Deforestation We work with farmers, ranchers and landowners in Latin America and Southeast Asia to meet demands for food while protecting forests and growing incomes. © Kevin Arnold
× We Manage Fish Stocks We supply fishers with electronic monitoring and promote fishing practices that reduce bycatch to help species recover while feeding the world. © Michael Yamashita
× We Get Dirty We work with soil scientists to help increase soil productivity and improve water quality, carbon storage and biodiversity—all while increasing profits for farmers. © Timothy T. Lindenbaum/TNC
× We Create Water Funds From New Mexico to Nairobi, TNC develops water funds that invest in strategies to secure better water quality and improve the health and well-being of communities. © Alan W. Eckert/The Nature Conservancy
× We Aim For Zero Deforestation We work with farmers, ranchers and landowners in Latin America and Southeast Asia to meet demands for food while protecting forests and growing incomes. © Kevin Arnold
Cover of the 2023 year in review report.
2023 Year in Review

Read about our progress in 2023 to provide food and fresh water for people and nature around the world.

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A line of men stand waist-deep in water and pull on a large fishing net.