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Conservation International (CI) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that seeks to protect Earth's biodiversity "hotspots," high-biodiversity wilderness areas as well as important marine regions around the globe. The group is also known for its partnerships with local non-governmental organizations and indigenous peoples. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization which is not a part of a government. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ...

CI was founded in 1987 and now has a staff of more than 900 employees. Its work occurs in more than 40 countries, primarily in developing nations in Africa, the Pacific Rim and the Central and South American rainforests. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...

Mission statement

Conservation International's mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.

Administration

Renowned primatologist, herpetologist and wildlife conservationist Russell A. Mittermeier has served as Conservation International's president since 1989. Peter A. Seligmann is chairman and CEO. Former NOAA chief scientist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle heads up the marine program. Russell Mittermeier is a primatologist, herpetologist and biological anthropologist. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... Sylvia Earle Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey) is an American oceanographer. ...

Its board of directors includes prominent names such as Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, actor Harrison Ford, Queen Noor of Jordan, former Starbucks CEO Orin Smith, Rob Walton of Wal-Mart, and media mogul Barry Diller. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Gordon Earle Moore (b. ... Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. ... Her Majesty Queen Noor (born August 23, 1951) is the fourth wife and widow of the late King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999). ... Starbucks Corporation is a coffeehouse chain based in the United States. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Barry Diller at the Web 2. ...

In addition, the non-profit hosts a series of events around the country throughout the year with high-profile keynote speakers such as Dr. Jared Diamond, E.O. Wilson, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Thomas L. Friedman, Bill Bryson, Wade Davis, and even Jimmy Buffett. Jared Mason Diamond (born 10 September 1937) is an American evolutionary biologist, physiologist, biogeographer and nonfiction author. ... E.O. Wilson with Dynastes hercules E. O. Wilson, or Edward Osborne Wilson, (born June 10, 1929) is an entomologist and biologist known for his work on ecology, evolution, and sociobiology. ... Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey David Sachs (born November 5, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American economist known for his work as an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa. ... Thomas L. Friedman (born July 20, 1953) is an American journalist, columnist, and author, currently working as an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times. ... William Bill McGuire Bryson, OBE, (born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Projects and achievements

In December 2005, as part of the organisation's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), scientists from Conservation International surveyed a previously unexplored area of the Foja Mountains in Papua, Indonesia. They found 20 previously unknown frog species, four new butterflies, five new palms and a new species of honeyeater bird. The researchers also found the golden-mantled tree kangaroo -- a species not previously known to live in Indonesia, and hunted nearly to extinction elsewhere -- and took the first photographs of Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise. The area was so isolated that many of the animals they found had no fear of humans. Conservation International's findings were widely reported throughout the world in February 2006 including Nightline, The NBC Nightly News, and the New York Times. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Foja Mountains are located west of the port city of Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. ... Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Superfamilies and families Superfamily Hedyloidea: Hedylidae Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (sometimes known by the names Palmae or Palmaceae, although the latter name is taxonomically invalid. ... Genera Anthochaera Acanthagenys Plectorhyncha Philemon Xanthornyzma Entomyzon Manorina Xanthotis Meliphaga Lichenostomus Melithreptus Notiomystis Glycichaera Lichmera Trichodere Grantiella Phylidonyris Ramsayornis Conopophila Acanthorhynchus Certhionyx Myzomela Anthornis Prosthemadera Epthianura Ashbyia The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Parotia berlepschi Kleinschmidt, 1897 Berlepschs Six-wired Bird-of-paradise (Parotia berlepschi) is a bird of paradise first described by hunters in the 19th century. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nightline is a late-night hard news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Defying Nature's End: The African Context

During June 20-24, 2006, Conservation International organized a major symposium in Madagascar, one of the planet's most important biodiversity hotspots. The symposium, titled "Defying Nature's End: The African Context", aimed to help African nations prosper by protecting their natural habitats and brought together more than 450 international representatives from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and local African communities. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

The symposium also presented the latest research on links between the environment, poverty and health, and new strategies on resource management and governance to realize the greatest benefits from nature.

This symposium produced a final document called the “Madagascar Declaration,” which CI’s Olivier Langrand read at the ceremony. Subsequent speakers including Jeffrey Sachs, head of the U.N. Millennium Project, CI President Russ Mittermeier and Prime Minister Jacques Sylla all heralded the declaration as a catalyst for making biodiversity conservation a pillar of development policies. Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey David Sachs (born November 5, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American economist known for his work as an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa. ... The Millennium Project is an initiative that focuses on research implementing the organizational means, operational priorities, and financing structures necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals or (MDGs). ... Russell Mittermeier is a primatologist, herpetologist and biological anthropologist. ... Jacques Sylla (born 1946) is the Prime Minister of Madagascar. ...

Discovery of New Species

As part of a Conservation International survey, scientists reported they had discovered 52 new species (including 24 new types of fish). Among these, they found (and photographed) a bottom-dweller shark that walks on its fins as well as a praying mantis-like shrimp, while exploring a region of water near Indonesia's Papua province (known as the Bird's Head Seascape or Asia's Coral Triangle).[1] A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Shark (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ...

External links

• Official site
• Global Symposium 2006 Madagascar

Press revealing Conservation International's ties to Corporate Agribusiness. Connections to Greenwashing.

• Conservation International: privatizing nature, plundering biodiversity
• Statistical exposé on CI's ties with Agribusiness, etc

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