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The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

Last updated on  November 21st, 2009

The Nature Conservancy?s Burnham Brook Preserve Temporarily Closed for Deer Management Program: Click here
The Nature Conservancy will be coordinating a deer hunt at Burnham Brook Preserve in East Haddam during the upcoming firearms deer hunting season. The goal of the hunt is to reduce the negative impacts of forest overbrowse in these important habitats.

Will of Iron...Heart of Green: Click here
Jeremy is training to compete in one of the world?s most challenging sporting events, the 2010 Ford Ironman USA Triathlon in Lake Placid, New York. And the 31 year-old Concord native is doing it not just for himself, but for New Hampshire?s natural environment.

The Nature Conservancy Presents the Holiday Season?s Must-Have Green Gifts: Click here
This holiday season, give gifts that will go twice as far?gifts that will delight your loved ones while also protecting some of the world?s most precious lands and waters for future generations.

Conservancy Presents Colombia: Culture, Critters and Conservation: Click here
Join The Nature Conservancy's Matt Miller for an evening of inspirational stories from Colombia this December in Hailey and Ketchum.

Nature Conservancy Celebrates 40 Years in SC: Click here
This year, The Nature Conservancy is celebrating its 40th year as a leading conservation presence in South Carolina.

Governors Form South Atlantic Alliance: Click here
The governors of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida recently signed a pact to collaboratively manage and protect coastal resources.

New Technology Reveals Extent of Early Hawaiian Agricultural Systems: Click here
Early Hawaiian agriculture was far more extensive and complex than anyone has fully understood, according to new research by scientists blending state-of-the-art technologies with traditional dirt archaeology.

UPS Funds Conservancy Projects: Click here
The UPS Foundation $250,000 grant to support Conservancy projects in Brazil, China and Keynay

No meio da guerra do codigo florestal, Mato Grosso da exemplo na busca: Click here
No meio da guerra do codigo florestal, Mato Grosso da exemplo na busca de mecanismos de implementac?o da lei

The Nature Conservancy Presents This Year?s Must-Have Green Holiday Gifts: Click here
This holiday season, The Nature Conservancy is encouraging eco-savvy consumers to give gifts that will go twice as far? gifts that will delight loved ones while also protecting and preserving some of the world's most precious habitats for future generations.

Nature Conservancy Buys Land in Jasper County: Click here
Information regarding the Conservancy's recent acquisition in Jasper County.

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and the Nature Conservancy Launch Partnership: Click here
The Nature Conservancy and NOAA team up to protect valuable coral reef ecosystems.

Devil?s Den Preserve to Close Weekdays For Limited Deer Hunt: Click here
This fall, The Nature Conservancy will hold its controlled deer hunt during the upcoming State-designated shotgun/rifle hunting season which is open from November 18 - December 8. We will be conducting our management effort only on the following weekdays: November 18 - 19 (Wednesday, Thursday); November 23 & 24 (Monday & Tuesday); November 30 ? December 4 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday); and December 7 & 8 (Monday & Tuesday).

Green Acres: 600 Acres Immediately Funded for Protection: Click here
New Jersey voted ?Yes? on Public Question #1 to continue investing in preserving our land, water and history for the benefit of all citizens today, and for future generations.

The Nature Conservancy Supports Legislation to Fund Conservation: Click here
The Nature Conservancy supports the Bingaman-Baucus bill that strengthens the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Little Movement in Barcelona, but World Moves Closer to a Climate Solution: Click here
The Nature Conservancy today released the following statement by Duncan Marsh, Director of International Climate Policy

Nature Conservancy Supports Legislation to Ensure Funding for National/Local Parks, Forests: Click here
Poll shows Americans support federal funding for conservation despite economic downtown

Passage of Bills Mark a New Era for California?s Delta: Click here
After decades of research and discussion, California?s leaders have reached consensus on a solution to end California?s water crisis. These six pieces of legislation mark a new era to rebuild a healthy Delta and provide for sustainable water management in California.

The Nature Conservancy Reacts to Climate Progress on the Hill: Click here
The Nature Conservancy released the following statement from its Director of US Climate Policy, Eric Haxthausen

The Nature Conservancy Applauds Minnesota's Congressional Leaders: Click here
Additional working forestland in northern Minnesota and prairies in western Minnesota will be conserved as a result of recently approved Congressional appropriations.

Nature Conservancy Praises Perdue, Other Governors? Commitment to Coastal Protection: Click here
Governor Beverly Perdue?s decision to join her counterparts in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida in the South Atlantic Alliance is a big step forward in ensuring coastal protection. That?s according to officials with the North Carolina Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, who today applauded her efforts.

Protecting the Tippecanoe River: Click here
Information on how The Nature Conservancy is helping protect the waters of the Tippecanoe River.

Governors create South Atlantic Alliance: Click here
In October, the governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida signed an agreement to form the South Atlantic Alliance, pledging to work together to better manage and protect coastal resources while ensuring economic sustainability and resiliency.

ONGS e empresas no Forum Florestal: Click here
ONGS e empresas florestais na sexta edic?o do Forum Florestal de S?o Paulo em Piracicaba

Disney Makes Commitment to Protect Forests in the Amazon, Congo, US: Click here
Walt Disney Company announced today a $7 million investment in forest projects that will build on its long history of conservation and environmental stewardship. The projects will protect forests in the Amazon, the Congo and the United States safeguarding ecosystems that benefit climate and quality of life on the planet.

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