By Dr. Teri Allendorf, Executive Director of Community Conservation In the vibrant landscapes of Indonesia—where 15,000 islands cradle lush forests, winding rivers, and coral reefs—one thing became clear during my recent trip: conservation works best when it starts with the people. Too often, global conservation efforts have viewed communities as part of the problem. The … Continue reading From Coffee to Coral: Lessons from Indonesia on Community-Led Conservation
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Registration is now OPEN!
We invite you to join us for our 5th annual fundraising event: Pedal, Paddle, Plod 2025. This virtual event will benefit Community Conservation projects and biodiversity around the world. As in the past, we’re asking you to get out in your neighborhood and pedal, paddle, or plod for conservation. During registration, you’ll have the chance to join … Continue reading Registration is now OPEN!
Join us in Belize in February 2026!
Price drop of $1,000!! Deposit must be made by: September 15, 2025Full payments are due: November 1, 2025 Click here or on the image below to see a full description and cost. On April 29, 2025 we hosted a live webinar about our 2024 trip to Belize. You can watch the replay of our live … Continue reading Join us in Belize in February 2026!
Community Forestry in Vulnerable Forest Regions of Nepal: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
A team of five students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison—Ali Mammadov, Ben Jaccard, Francie Fink, Gatiosso Traore, and Kanan Mammadov—recently took a deep dive into the future of Nepal’s forests. Under the guidance of Dr. Teri Allendorf, they wrote a 79-page cost-benefit analysis to find out if “community forestry” really works. So, what is community … Continue reading Community Forestry in Vulnerable Forest Regions of Nepal: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
USAID Is Gone—But This Resource Shouldn’t Be
With USAID being shut down, not only has so much good work stopped and people are losing their livelihoods, but a lot of great information is gone or no longer accessible. There's a report I want to share with our friends in Nepal about predator proof livestock enclosures, which is an example of an appropriate conservation … Continue reading USAID Is Gone—But This Resource Shouldn’t Be
Magic conservation bullets: The story of an elephant grain storage house
From the desk of our Executive Director, Dr. Teri Allendorf:In 2019, in a village near Bardia National Park, I saw a house with one door and no windows and an elephant statue in the front. “What is this?” I asked my friend, Laxmi. I have known Laxmi since 1995 when I interviewed her about her … Continue reading Magic conservation bullets: The story of an elephant grain storage house
New Annual Report Available
Community Conservation was founded in 1989 by Dr. Rob Horwich from his living room in Gays Mills, Wisconsin. Rob was first inspired to work alongside local people in Belize while studying black howler monkeys, locally known as baboons. He quickly realized that unless he joined forces with local people to protect the howlers’ forest home, … Continue reading New Annual Report Available
Do you know these “scaly anteaters”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVL8Zsateys It's World Pangolin Day (February 15) and to celebrate these endangered creatures, we would like to share a video from our partners at Nature Conservation and Study Centre (NCSC). Milijuli is an educational series produced by NCSC, an organization in Nepal dedicated to protecting the community forests and wildlife corridors found there. In this … Continue reading Do you know these “scaly anteaters”?
Adolfo Mesias, Protector of Monkey Forest
https://youtu.be/qDGn00zra7s In this video, Adolfo Mesias, protector of Monkey Forest, shares his experience. Spanish and English translations below. This video was graciously shared with us from our partners at Neotropical Primate Conservation. [English] From Adolfo Mesias, the protector of Monkey Forest: “For us as a population center…they are seeing logging at 80%, hunting at almost … Continue reading Adolfo Mesias, Protector of Monkey Forest
Mark Your Calendars! (And Join Us in Belize!)
We are hosting a live Q&A April 29th at 7:30 PM CT. We will talk about our 2026 trip to Belize and answer any questions you have about this opportunity, available activities or ongoing community conservation efforts in the country. You can join us for the talk by registering here. Even if you can't join … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars! (And Join Us in Belize!)