Community Conservation, Inc.

08/29/2026

What does community-led conservation look like in practice?

This video offers a glimpse into the International Workshop on Community Conservation in Bagua Grande, Amazonas. The gathering brought local authorities, Indigenous communities, community organizations, conservation practitioners, and institutions together to exchange knowledge, strengthen partnerships, and advance their shared commitment to protecting biodiversity.

We are grateful to Sam Shanee for cohosting the workshop alongside our very own Teri Allendorf.

We also extend our sincere thanks to the Apu and spokesperson for the Awajún communities of the Shimpuents Native Community; Pedro Pablo Coronel Heredia, National Leader of CUNARC (Ronda Campesina); and Luis Eduardo Santalián, representing the Regional Environmental Authority of Amazonas (ARA), for contributing their invaluable knowledge, experiences, and perspectives.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/GwEnoFKQD4Y?si=0YiYwyN-ZTtN1-b-

Video taken by our partners at Neotropical Primate Conservation

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Are you ready to submit your beautiful artwork?

Please Hurry Up!

📅 Submission Window: August 15 – August 31, 2026
🔗 Submit your artwork here: https://forms.gle/fQrSTfGK6eyU7oyaA
Read full guidelines and themes here: https://himalayanraptors.org/events/vulture-artwork-festival
Let your creativity soar to keep Nepal's skies safe for vultures! 💚

08/26/2026

You Can Help Keep the Forest Alive

The future of chimpanzees will not be decided by a single international meeting or one large conservation organization.

It will be shaped by thousands of local decisions made every day by communities who choose to protect the forests they call home and by people around the world who choose to support them.

When you give to Community Conservation, you’re helping provide the resources local conservation organizations need to continue their work: supporting field staff, strengthening community partnerships, monitoring wildlife, and protecting critical habitat before it disappears.

Learn more and donate at communityconservation.org/support

📸: camera trap footage from our partners Community-Based Biosynergy Management - CBBM

08/25/2026

Proof That Protection Is Working

Conservation begins with hope, but it is strengthened by evidence.

In 2022, while surveying the proposed protected area, Community Conservation Executive Director Dr. Teri Allendorf and our partners discovered nearly twenty chimpanzee nests clustered together in one section of forest.

The discovery suggested that chimpanzees were still using the area, but that they were repeatedly returning to the same limited nesting sites, likely in response to ongoing human disturbance elsewhere in the landscape.

The following year, camera trap surveys revealed even more encouraging news.

Our partners documented four groups of chimpanzees along with 13 additional wildlife species, including the critically endangered giant pangolin, several monkey species, duikers, civets, warthogs, porcupines, and many other forest animals.

The forest is still alive. And because local communities are leading its protection, it has a chance to remain that way.

If you want to keep up to date on positive developments like this, consider signing up for our free email newsletter here: https://communityconservation.org/resources/sign-up-to-receive-the-latest-updates-2/

📸: Community-Based Biosynergy Management - CBBM Executive Director Denis Ndeloh and a community forest member, Cameroon

08/25/2026

08/22/2026

Team Red Panda took first place in both funds raised and activities completed, making the Red Pandas our PPP 2026 champions!

Together, our participants completed an incredible 483 activities and, thanks to our donors, sponsors, and special challenge contributions, we raised more than $5,700 for conservation!

A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who pedaled, paddled, and plodded with us this year! We’re so grateful to every participant, donor, sponsor, and supporter who made PPP 2026 possible. Your efforts directly strengthen conservation partnerships and support endangered wildlife and communities around the world.

See the attached flyer or visit this blog post (https://communityconservation.org/2026-ppp-results/) to see how the numbers shook out!