The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific

Hilda Lionata is the Oceans Program Manager at Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Indonesian partner, who is working to protect the country’s precious marine ecosystems. The Bird’s Head Seascape in West Papua is home to over 600 coral species and nearly 1800 reef fish species, which are threatened by overfishing, overtourism and climate change. Unsurprisingly, it is one of YKAN’s biggest priority sites for marine protected area (MPA) establishment. With support from the Blue Action Fund program, Hilda and the ocean program team at YKAN have been working with the University of Papua and the Maya Customary Council to create and expand MPAs in the northern Misool area. Crucially, they also work in partnership with local communities, improving their livelihoods, protecting their rights and determining mutually agreed-upon areas for protection and sustainable fishing. Thanks to YKAN’s efforts, over 300,000 hectares of northern Misool’s waters has been established as a marine protected area (MPA). Hilda & YKAN’s team efforts will bolster The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific’s goals to protect, restore or improve the management of 38 million hectares of ocean by 2030, and to benefit 358,000 people from sustainable economic development opportunities. As we enter 2025, the challenges facing our planet loom ever greater. But at TNC, voices like Hilda’s give us hope going into the new year.    Together, we find a way!     Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4h08x12 https://nature.ly/4gK7P88 https://nature.ly/4gT2MCE   📸 #1-2 Photo Description, Photo Credit: 1. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 2. Misool, Raja Ampat Archipelago, West Papua, Indonesia © Ethan Daniels   📸 #3 Top to bottom, Left to Right: 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Sanjana Anand © Aditya Mandloi 3. Marine Thomas © Kyle Obermann//TNC 4. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 5. Yue Wang © Qing Liu 6. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma 7. Megan Connell © Craig Bohm/TNC 8. Uyanga Ariya © Purevbaatar Ganbold/TNC 9. Natasha Sokeleke © Natasha Sokeleke/TNC 10. Edwin Seah © TNC 11. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka 📸 #4 Mongolia © B. Erdenebulgan Herlina Hartanto ILMAN Muhammad #TNCAPVoicesFor2025 #HopeFor2025 #TheNatureConservancy #YKAN

Emma Dent is the Director of Development and Engagement for The Nature Conservancy in Aotearoa New Zealand, which is helping to restore coastal wetlands and advance restorative practices. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has lost 90 percent of its wetlands, along with the flood protection and carbon sequestration services they provide. Meanwhile, the Hawke’s Bay agricultural hub is suffering from increased soil erosion due to unsustainable farming activities. The team in Aotearoa NZ are looking to reverse these trends to the benefit of local communities. In Hawke’s Bay, they are working with landowners to plant native trees to combat soil erosion on 12 (soon to be 100) farms. They are also studying the potential of coastal wetlands to generate tradeable blue carbon credits, allowing communities to benefit economically as well as environmentally from their restoration. These efforts will bolster The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Asia Pacific’s goal to benefit 358,000 people from sustainable economic development opportunities. As we enter 2025, the challenges facing our planet loom ever greater. But at TNC, voices like Emma’s give us hope going into the new year. Together, we find a way!   Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4gIfiEK   📸 #1-3 Photo Description, Photo Credit: 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Hawke's Bay Hill Country: Erosion of steep hillsides is leading to sedimentation of freshwater and coastal waters, soil loss and habitat degradation, and negative impacts on communities and landowners. © Carl McGuinness/TNC 3. Wairau Lagoons © Ricky Wilson 📸 #4 Top to bottom, Left to Right 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Sanjana Anand © Aditya Mandloi 3. Marine Thomas © Kyle Obermann//TNC 4. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 5. Yue Wang © Qing Liu 6. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma 7. Megan Connell © Craig Bohm/TNC 8. Uyanga Ariya © Purevbaatar Ganbold/TNC 9. Natasha Sokeleke © Natasha Sokeleke/TNC 10. Edwin Seah © TNC 11. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka 📸 #5 Mongolia © B. Erdenebulgan Abbie Reynolds Caroline Crick Catherine Jeffcoat Erik van Eyndhoven #TNCAPVoicesFor2025 #HopeFor2025 #TheNatureConservancy #AotearoaNewZealand

It's official – 2024 was the warmest year ever recorded. The stakes couldn't be higher. But so are the opportunities. Our Chief Scientist Katharine Hayhoe writes, "The power to turn awareness into momentum, and momentum into change, is in our hands." 🔗 Read our full statement: https://nature.ly/4fRrulo [Video by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio]

Jayalakshmi Nair is the Manager - Finance and Administration for Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS), based in New Delhi, India. The Nature Conservancy’s wins for nature don’t just stem from our achievements in the field, but also how well we function as an organization – how efficiently we manage finances, administrative matters and other things. Workday is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform which will combine multiple business tools and processes into one centralized platform, allowing us much greater internal efficiency than our current approach of using multiple systems for various tasks. Through using Workday, our work can be more accurate, more financially transparent and obtain approvals faster than ever before. The move to Workday is an ambitious and truly transformative effort for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to rethink and redesign how our entire organization functions and as such it is a critical priority for TNC.  With the Wave 1 Workday launch – expected in late June / early July 2025 – we expect it to be to a successful implementation. As we enter 2025, the challenges facing our planet loom ever greater. But at TNC, voices like Jayalakshmi’s give us hope going into the new year.       Together, we find a way! Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4j9kCCz 📸 #1-2 Photo Description, Credit: 1. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma  2. At office, New Delhi, India © Nidhi Bhardwaj   📸 #3 Top to bottom, Left to Right 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Sanjana Anand © Aditya Mandloi 3. Marine Thomas © Kyle Obermann//TNC 4. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 5. Yue Wang © Qing Liu 6. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma 7. Megan Connell © Craig Bohm/TNC 8. Uyanga Ariya © Purevbaatar Ganbold/TNC 9. Natasha Sokeleke © Natasha Sokeleke/TNC 10. Edwin Seah © TNC 11. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka 📸 #4 Mongolia © B. Erdenebulgan #TNCAPVoicesFor2025 #HopeFor2025 #TheNatureConservancy #TNCIndia

Mazzella Maniwavie is the manager of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Papua New Guinea’s Mangoro Market Meri Program, and the country’s first female mangrove scientist. Papua New Guinea is home to some of the world’ most intact and diverse mangrove forests. Yet many are still being lost due to coastal development, depriving coastal communities (especially women) of the resources and storm protection they rely on. Mazzella has dedicated her life to protecting these mangroves and has most recently been involved in developing the Bautama Mangrove Educational Boardwalk, in partnership with the Central Papua Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Situated within the highly threatened proposed marine protected area (MPA) of Bootless Bay near Port Moresby, when completed, the boardwalk will serve as a platform to raise awareness of the importance of the 800 hectares of fringing mangrove forest in Bootless Bay. Community visits to the boardwalk organised by the church will foster a greater sense of stewardship of the mangroves amongst local people, contributing to their incorporation into the larger MPA. Mazzella’s efforts will bolster TNC Asia Pacific’s goal to protect, restore or improve the management of 38 million hectares of ocean by 2030. As we enter 2025, the challenges facing our planet loom ever greater. But at TNC, voices like Mazzella's give us hope going into the new year. Together, we find a way! Watch our recent video of the Mangoro Market Meri Program here: https://nature.ly/3PpG5K6 📸 #1-2 Photo Description, Credit 1. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka 2. Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea © Annette Ruzicka 📸 #3 Top to bottom, Left to Right 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Sanjana Anand © Aditya Mandloi 3. Marine Thomas © Kyle Obermann//TNC 4. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 5. Yue Wang © Qing Liu 6. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma 7. Megan Connell © Craig Bohm/TNC 8. Uyanga Ariya © Purevbaatar Ganbold/TNC 9. Natasha Sokeleke © Natasha Sokeleke/TNC 10. Edwin Seah © TNC 11. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka 📸 #4 Mongolia © B. Erdenebulgan Ruth Lagdom Sheridan Maloney Duncan Bellet Eddie Game #TNCAPVoicesFor2025 #HopeFor2025 #TheNatureConservancy

🌊 40% of the world population live within 100 km of coastal lines, making bay areas a vital hub for life and economic growth.    🐟 Rising sea levels and extreme weather events mean these spots are also vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In fact, global sea levels are projected to rise by 63 cm to 102 cm by year 2100, threatening both human communities, and coastal ecosystems like mangroves and shellfish reefs.    🌴 To combat these challenges, many countries are taking proactive measures to mitigate climate risks in bay areas, emphasizing the urgent need to enhance bay area resilience – which is the ability for a bay to resist, restore and adapt to climatic disturbances.  🔗 Watch this video to learn more about how we can achieve this: nature.ly/4h3Uasn #BayAreaResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateAction #TheNatureConservancy

As we enter 2025, the challenges facing our planet loom ever greater. But at The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific (TNC AP), we remain hopeful that they can be solved. What gives us this hope? The people we have on the ground. The scientists who work on our projects to protect vital ecosystems. The fundraisers who go out into communities to ask for donations. People who have and will continue to make a positive difference to our world. As we ready ourselves for the trials ahead, we asked 11 of these people across TNC AP what gives them hope for 2025 and the projects they are working on. Watch this space over the next few days, as we share what excites them about 2025. We hope their stories bring you hope for our planet too. Happy New Year! #TNCAPVoicesFor2025 #HopeFor2025 #TheNatureConservancy 📸 Mongolia © B. Erdenebulgan 📸 (Top to bottom, Left to Right) 1. Emma Dent © TNC 2. Sanjana Anand © Aditya Mandloi 3. Marine Thomas © Kyle Obermann//TNC 4. Hilda Lionata © Alexis Nakandakari/TNC 5. Yue Wang © Qing Liu 6. Jayalakshmi Nair © Shreya Sharma 7. Megan Connell © Craig Bohm/TNC 8. Uyanga Ariya © Purevbaatar Ganbold/TNC 9. Natasha Sokeleke © Natasha Sokeleke/TNC 10. Edwin Seah © TNC 11. Mazzella Maniwavie © Annette Ruzicka

“Partnerships are the cornerstone of our strategy – when we recognize joint benefits, we create lasting impact for both nature and people,” says James Fitzsimons of The Nature Conservancy in the latest issue of Impact Leadership – a digital magazine inspiring a net zero and nature positive future.   What’s Inside:   🌎 Take a deeper look at the impactful work of inspiring changemakers shaping a net-zero, nature-positive future.   🌎 Learn more about the rise of green trading, its potential – and pitfalls – to bridge the conservation funding gap.   🌎 Discover the key traits that drive change and inspire collective action for a sustainable future.   Stay informed and inspired. Get you copy of the latest issue of the magazine here: https://lnkd.in/gf-XephA   #NetZero #NaturePositive #ImpactLeadership #TheNatureConservancy  

🦐 The Shrimp-Carbon Aquaculture project in Indonesia is combining mangrove restoration efforts with sustainable shrimp farming practices. Also known as SECURE, this initiative seeks to restore 80% of total shrimp farm areas back to mangrove forests while maintaining full production levels as if 100% of the land were still being used. Since its launch in 2022 by The Nature Conservancy (TNC)’s Indonesian partner, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), giant shrimp harvest has increased from 3.5kg to 50kg in the Pegat Batumbuk Village. As a partner of the Mangrove Sahabat Tambak Lestari (MESTI) program, farmers are also equipped with training in business and management to help improve their harvesting value. This program is a transformative step that benefits both the environment and the economy. We would like to take a moment to extend our thanks to the Berau District Government and donor partners, without whom this project wouldn’t be possible. 🔗Learn more about SECURE here: https://nature.ly/4fOoXbN #SECURE #ShrimpFarming #MangroveRestoration #YKAN #TheNatureConservancy 📸 Photo Credits: © Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara; © Adia Puja Pradana/YKAN 1. An image of the Shimp-Carbon Aquaculture project in Indonesia, which creates sustainable shrimp farming practices and maintains mangrove restoration efforts. 2. A farmer holding up his catch at the giant shrimp harvest in Pegat Batumbuk Village, Indonesia. 3. A bird’s-eye view of the layout of the land for the initiative.

The Nature Conservancy's Solomon Islands Program Director, Peter Waldie, was recently interviewed by MONEY FM 89.3. Pete shared his first-hand insights on the groundbreaking achievements and challenges faced by the Solomon Islands, including the inspiring story of their first female rangers helping save the leatherback turtles. We are immensely proud of Pete and the entire team for their dedication and hard work in driving positive change in the Solomon Islands. 🌏💪 Emaad Akhtar #SolomonIslands #Leatherback #SeaTurtles #MoneyFM #TheNatureConservancy