Conservation Optimism supports, empowers and enables conservationists around the globe, professional and amateur, by sharing hope and building capacity and community. We believe that a healthy, (bio)diverse and resilient world is achievable. We understand that the challenge of conservation in the 21st century is great and complex, but we believe that challenge can be met. We understand that the language of crisis and emergency has a role in inspiring action, but, for those wanting to act, and for those already actively engaged, working constantly in such a context can be constraining and often overwhelming. We recognise the power of hope as a potent enabling force, and sometimes as a necessary guard against anxiety and despair. We are an international team working with a worldwide community of individuals and organisations to inspire and enable a global effort – towards a sustainable future in which everyone can thrive.
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We hope you've had an amazing #EarthDay Our volunteers from around the world are sharing their superpowers and what fuels their #optimism What is your superpower, and what empowers you? #ConservationOptimism
Double the joy in Africa, mountain gorillas welcomed TWO sets of twins in just three months. Amid all the challenges, this week delivered extraordinary hope: up to 36% of Amazon forests showing unexpected climate resilience, golden eagles potentially returning to England after 150+ years, and Britain smashing solar energy records twice in one week. Moreover, blue-and-yellow macaws are back in Rio after 200 years, thanks to an ambitious "reintroduction" project. Read all seven stories of #optimism on our website: https://buff.ly/61Fjwqt #ConservationOptimism
Indigenous communities are leading the way this week! The Siporae tribe in Solomon Islands just sold their first carbon credits while protecting pristine rainforest and biodiversity, and Kiwirrkurra rangers in Australia are keeping ninu (bilbies—Australia's Easter Bunnies!) safe through fire management and predator control. This week also brought us affordable "plug-in" solar panels set to save UK households £70-£110 annually and Ukrainians finding joy in releasing rescued bats into the twilight sky as families and off-duty soldiers cheer. Read all seven stories of optimism on our website: https://buff.ly/GyzB41N Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism
This week brought us South Africa's Bird Island, hosting over 43,000 Cape gannets in what could be one of the strongest breeding seasons yet; beavers building a 35-meter dam in Dorset and creating wildlife-rich pools; and rhinos returning to Uganda's Kidepo Valley after 43 years. Elsewhere, the Western Cape is adding over 20 nature reserves protecting 81,715 hectares toward the 30×30 goal. Explore all seven incredible stories on our website: https://buff.ly/WNgpacr Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism
Midweek conservation news! This week also brought us the world's first palm cockatoo chick hatching in an artificial nest in Australia, Montana tribes winning a three-decade fight to restore their waterways and protect culturally-significant bull trout, and six African countries reaping rewards from massive tree-planting efforts! Further North, despite declining sea ice, bears are healthier now than in 2000. Read all seven inspiring stories on our website: https://buff.ly/11cO25U Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism
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End your week with a spring in your step and hope in your heart! Here's 7 Stories of Conservation Optimism from the past couple of weeks, to remind us that our conservation efforts are all worthwhile! Read recent stories on our website here: https://buff.ly/UqbBBXP Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism And have a good and safe weekend!
End your week with a spring in your step and hope in your heart! Here's 7 Stories of Conservation Optimism from the past couple of weeks, to remind us that our conservation efforts are all worthwhile! Read recent stories on our website here: https://buff.ly/UqbBBXP Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism And have a good and safe weekend!
Mid-week Optimism! Giant tortoises are roaming Floreana Island again after 180 years! DNA detective work resulted in the release of 156 relatives of the extinct Floreana Giant Tortoise back into their native habitat in the Galápagos. This conservation milestone was achieved over more than a decade. This week also brought us Illinois teens co-writing a law requiring climate education in every high school, South Africa's rhino poaching dropping 16% for the second year running, and a baby boom continuing for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales! Read into all seven stories on our website here: https://buff.ly/MhRBmPi Share your conservation wins with #ConservationOptimism
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THE RECORDING OF LAST WEEK'S WEBINAR IS NOW AVAILABLE 🥳 Strategic Communications for Conservation - by Conservation Optimism So much of our conservation work involves trying to motivate people to act – to use more sustainable practices, to protest, to donate, to feel differently. And communication is our main tool for eliciting action. Hear from Conservation Optimism about the lessons we’ve learned through our mission to support and inspire the global conservation community: lessons about understanding people’s attitudes and values, and how to engage them; about harnessing powerful communications tools; and about utilising strategic communications planning to articulate clear outcomes, and perhaps even to measure them. Reshu Bashyal is Conservation Optimism’s Community Manager, Research & Program Lead at Greenhood Nepal, and recipient of the 2025 Whitley Award for her work protecting the medicinal plants of her native Nepal. Jon Taylor is Director of Conservation Optimism. He has extensive conservation experience, has led international conservation teams, projects and organisations, and has taught strategic conservation planning to senior conservation colleagues. Watch here - https://buff.ly/arqymoX #conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #communications
THE RECORDING OF LAST WEEK'S WEBINAR IS NOW AVAILABLE 🥳 Strategic Communications for Conservation - by Conservation Optimism So much of our conservation work involves trying to motivate people to act – to use more sustainable practices, to protest, to donate, to feel differently. And communication is our main tool for eliciting action. Hear from Conservation Optimism about the lessons we’ve learned through our mission to support and inspire the global conservation community: lessons about understanding people’s attitudes and values, and how to engage them; about harnessing powerful communications tools; and about utilising strategic communications planning to articulate clear outcomes, and perhaps even to measure them. Reshu Bashyal is Conservation Optimism’s Community Manager, Research & Program Lead at Greenhood Nepal, and recipient of the 2025 Whitley Award for her work protecting the medicinal plants of her native Nepal. Jon Taylor is Director of Conservation Optimism. He has extensive conservation experience, has led international conservation teams, projects and organisations, and has taught strategic conservation planning to senior conservation colleagues. Watch here - https://buff.ly/arqymoX #conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #communications
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