Conservation International

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Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia. Founded in 1987 by Spencer Beebe and Peter Seligmann, it works internationally on biodiversity conservation and the links between ecosystems and human well-being, with programs that include climate and marine initiatives and work with governments, communities and other partners. In 1987, CI helped negotiate a debt-for-nature swap with Bolivia -- the first of its kind. It adopted biodiversity hotspots as a framework for setting conservation priorities in 1989, and created the Rapid Assessment Program in 1990 to carry out time-limited biodiversity surveys intended to inform conservation decisions. CI has also been involved in conservation finance and multilateral initiatives, including participation in the 2000 launch of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and the creation of the Global Conservation Fund. Its public communications have included the celebrity-narrated...

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