Chantecaille
Conservation Foundation
Our Mission
CCF is dedicated to preserving vulnerable ecosystems on which wild animals depend.
Our Approach
Wild species and spaces are not only a fundamental part of a healthy ecosystem—they are essential to continued human and planetary existence.
Yet as human population growth accelerates, available space decreases, leading to increased conflicts with and about nature. This dynamic is becoming a top priority for biodiversity conservation. In light of this, creating buffer zones, wildlife corridors, and dispersal areas is vital. By expanding protected lands and connecting habitats across manmade boundaries, these areas provide more space for migratory species to move freely between habitats and increased protection from human settlements.
Across four continents, CCF is focusing our work on saving threatened species within vulnerable natural habitats. We do this largely by leasing land and managing conservation projects on the ground through partnerships with local NGOs. Given the essential interdependence of humans, animals, and nature, we also intervene holistically when climate disaster, agribusiness, or extractive policies threaten biodiverse ecosystems, with strategic community-partnered projects and the creation of sustainable local bio-economies.
The world is failing to address a catastrophic biodiversity collapse that threatens to wipe out beloved species and invaluable ecosystems—and also endangers humanity's food supply, health, and security. Human activity is the driver of this loss: through habitat destruction from farming, deforestation, and extraction. Climate change will play an increasing role as its effects intensify. And as human populations explode, available space for wildlife decreases, leading to increased conflicts with and about nature.
Our modern destructive mindset has been grounded in a gradual and collective disconnection from nature.
We believe that we must reconnect to our roots: to see ourselves as part of nature, not in competition with or in dominion over it. To do this, we aim to foster an approach of nature positivity, prioritizing our shared goals and future through a model of regeneration, resilience, and recirculation, rather than destruction or detachment. Conservation efforts must also demonstrate tangible, sustainable benefits for communities that live alongside threatened ecosystems, finding value in protecting their natural heritage.
