Twenty-five years ago, Conservation International was born in a hotel room in Washington, D.C. And in the 2 ½ decades that have followed, we've worked to help societies value and protect the natural world that sustains us all.

Although we've worked in dozens of countries with more partners than we can count, there's one important thing all of this work has in common: your support. Whether it was signing the first-ever “debt-for-nature” swap with the government of Bolivia or creating an action plan to conserve a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, our work has never been possible without you.

We're not throwing a big birthday bash — there's just too much work that still needs to get done — but we'll be celebrating in smaller ways all year long. Keep an eye out for stories capturing CI's new successes and rich history of conservation around the world!

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