Who We Are

The Alliance for Global Conservation is a partnership among The Nature Conservancy, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund.

What We Do

The Alliance is dedicated to protecting life on earth. The destruction of the world’s remaining ecosystems won’t end unless world leaders implement a comprehensive global conservation strategy  to help developing countries protect their natural areas and ensure sustainable livelihoods for local communities. Protecting natural resources around the world is critical to human health, business, security, poverty alleviation, and the welfare of women and children. We’re working to encourage the United States to take a leadership role in forging this global strategy before it’s too late.

In the U. S., more than six agencies are involved in international conservation. The government has no overarching vision for addressing environmental degradation worldwide. If the U.S. is to lead a global conservation effort, we first must have a comprehensive strategy of our own with clear metrics and benchmarks of success. The Alliance is working with the U.S. Congress and several government agencies to develop that global vision.

ALLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

JOHN S. ADAMS
Senior Vice President, UBS Financial Services

KENNETH ARROW
Stanford University
Nobel Laureate, Economics

JAMIE BECHTEL
Co-Founder and CEO, New Course

NANCY BIRDSALL
President, Center for Global Development

ERIC CHIVIAN
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Shared Nobel Peace Prize

PHILIPPE COUSTEAU
President, Earth Echo

JANE GOODALL
Jane Goodall Institute

RABBI DAVID GORDIS
President Emeritus, Hebrew College

TOM LOVEJOY
Biodiversity Chair, Heinz Center

DAVID NEFF
Editor, Christianity Today

REV. GLENN PALMBERG
President Emeritus, Evangelical Covenant Church

PETER RAVEN
Director, Missouri Botanical Garden

STEPHEN SCHNEIDER
Stanford University

SHANNON STOWELL
President, Adventure Travel Trade Association

EDWARD TOWER
Duke University

E.O. WILSON
Harvard University

SAM WORTHINGTON
President and CEO, InterAction