Air, water, food, shelter, income: nature sustains every aspect of our lives. That's why protecting and conserving nature isn't just a matter of common sense. It's the smartest investment we can make.
Since our founding in 1951, The Nature Conservancy has harnessed the power of nature to help solve our planet’s most challenging problems. And while the stakes are high, so is our resolve: to create a world where everyone thrives alongside nature for generations to come.
We do this by working hand in hand with communities around the world. By committing to a science-based, non-partisan approach that’s stood the test of time. And by bringing people together, from all walks of life, to find common ground in nature.
At the Wildlife Conservation Society, we harness the power of our zoos and aquarium in New York City and our field conservation work around the globe to save wildlife and wild places. Our model: connecting millions of visitors at our urban wildlife parks with the largest and longest-standing field conservation program.
In New York, we run the leading zoo in the US, the Bronx Zoo, as well as the Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium. We also employ the largest field-based conservation program, operating in more than 50 countries. These two activities are deeply connected and mutually supportive.
We're here to radically transform 10 industries in 10 years.
WWF is one of the largest environmental conservation organisations in the world.
Since 1961, the network has invested $11b+ into 13,000+ conservation projects across over 100 countries.
WWF already works with some of the world’s biggest companies to encourage them to become stewards of the natural world that their activities depend on.
WWF-X is the logical next step. It is time for WWF to step up and lend a hand.
How we do it:
We work with pre-existing private sector coalitions, representing up to 80% of the market in any one vertical and support organisations to tackle difficult sustainability challenges.
The model focuses on the key pain points in the current system:
◦ Mitigating the risk of the sourcing, selection and testing of new solutions
◦ Fast tracking economies of scale for prohibitively expensive new comers
◦ Evidencing the crucial commercial traction to release early stage capital for rapid commercialisation.