Our 2023 Impact Report is Live

Published on

November 9, 2023

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Island Conservation

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2023 has been Island Conservation’s most impactful year ever, with more islands rewilded and more species protected than ever before. Each year, we celebrate our accomplishments in an annual Impact Report, where we pause, reflect, and celebrate everything that we’ve achieved together with our partner organizations and with the support of individual donors like you.

Our Impact Report this year is more detailed, wide-ranging, and beautiful than ever. It features many highlights from the past year, including:

Endangered Peruvian Diving-petrels return for the first time in more than forty years to their island home
Marine monitoring employed by our partners to begin to measure ocean changes from invasive species removal
Island nations in the Pacific committing to building climate resilience with island restoration
In total, we removed introduced damaging invasive species from 7 large islands and 7 groups of islets (42 islets!)

Check out the full report to see project recaps, some 2023 highlights, articles that highlight the work of Island Conservation from ABC News and Scientific American, and much, much more.

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Check out other journal entries we think you might be interested in.

Endangered Birds Return to Kamaka for First Time in 100+ Years!

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New Paper Connects Island Restoration, Seabird Populations, and Coral Reef Health

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Marine Monitoring: Expect the Unexpected and Other Experiences from Islands Lost in Time

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Tonga’s Late Island shows promising results with surge in seabird populations after rat eradication initiative

A recent monitoring trip to Late Island shows promising results!

Carbon Capture on Islands: Everything You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about nature-based carbon capture and how it helps islands build climate resilience!

It’s Not Bullsht, It’s Bird Sht

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A Victory for Nature & People: Loosiep Island’s Restoration Bolsters Food Security & Climate Resilience

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Island restoration and the vital role of connector species

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