Nukufetau Atoll Bolsters Pacific Conservation and Enhances Community Resilience by Removing Invasive Rats
Our projects to restore key islets in Nukufetau Atoll forecast climate resilience and community benefits in Tuvalu!
What do we do?
And why do we do it?
We restore islands for nature and people worldwide. Through removing invasive species and accelerating the recovery of native plants and animals, we create cascading benefits – from healthy biodiversity to improved coral recovery to increased food security to climate resilience. Everything is connected, and the impact of what we do is felt far beyond the coastline, building a healthier planet one island at a time.
What is holistic restoration?
Holistic Restoration is an all-encompassing strategy that revitalizes plants, animals, and oceans while ensuring they thrive and sustain themselves in the long run.
We remove a primary threat from islands — introduced, damaging invasive species — and then accelerate the return of native plants and animals using innovative tools. With the return of foundational biodiversity the entire island-ocean ecosystem thrives once again.
Check out our interactive map
Every island is different, each with its own unique success story and culture. Check out the stories we are creating from all corners of the world with this interactive map.
Learn more about what we do and, more importantly, see why we do it.
Our Projects
Focused, targeted projects with a global impact.
We scope, plan, execute, and monitor our project sites to ensure lasting impact from start to finish. Our restoration projects produce benefits that improve coral reef health, climate resilience on islands, global biodiversity, and much more.
Who we
work with
Our strength lies in collaboration.
At Island Conservation, we partner with local communities, non-profit organizations, governments, scientists, and landowners to ensure our success and maximize impact. Each project starts with a conversation with local community members and stakeholders to support their vision.
Each island is unique, so our partnerships change with each project we work on. To learn more about our partners and projects, check out our Journal entries.
What Our Field
Staff Do
Stoked and ready for anything, our dedicated field staff get the work done.
From scoping a project and flying drones, to setting up seabird social attraction tools and working with community partners, our team is out in the field for weeks at a time working in remote, vital places.
The Results
What does real, tangible impact look like?
Our Impact Team team helps us show the almost immediate transformations on our project islands. Connector species (like seabirds) thrive once more, communities can grow crops again, sea turtles nest for the first time in decades, native species thought to be extinct return, and entire ecosystems on the brink of collapse are revived.
How we use
innovation
The specific, targeted work we do to restore island ecosystems repeatedly yields one of the best returns on your investment. Our innovative approaches are the backbone of this work, and really set us apart.
Our agile team excels with advanced tech for monitoring, mapping, and tracking, making us pioneers in efficient environmental work moving the needle for the field of island restoration.
Four years after we removed the invasive rodents from Pinzón Island in the Galápagos, the Pinzón Giant Tortoise hatchlings were able to survive in the wild for the first time in more than 150 years. That’s a direct result of collaborative island restoration.
Paula Castaño
Native Species Manager
Project Updates
See the latest updates from the field.
Restoring Mona Island: Hope for Puerto Rican Biodiversity
Mona Island, Puerto Rico is a key nesting ground for endangered species--but it's in danger! Read about our project to protect this beautiful, biodiverse island.
Kamaka Q&A: Talking Social Attraction with Coral Wolf
Read Coral Wolf's interview about the thrilling news of rare birds nesting on Kamaka
Disappearing Bird Species’ Nesting Debut on Desecheo NWR
Audubon's Shearwaters are nesting on Desecheo Island for the first time ever! Read about how we used social attraction to bring them home.
Restoring the Marshall Islands: Three Essential Projects
Three Island-Ocean Connection Challenge projects in the Republic of the Marshall Islands bring hope for low-lying coral atolls!
Restoring Desecheo: Social Attraction Success for the Audubon’s Shearwater
A new article in Caribbean Ornithology heralds the success of one of our most exciting restoration projects: Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico!
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!
An Endemic Way of Life, Part 1: Coming to Juan Fernandez
Part 1 of filmmaker Cece King's reflection on her time on Juan Fernandez Island in Chile, learning about conservation and community!
PRESS RELEASE: Rare Birds Nest on Restored Chilean Island for First Time in Decades
After decades of absence, rare Peruvian Diving-Petrels have returned to nest on Pajaros Uno island, recently free from invasive predators!
Late Island, Tonga: Implementing and Monitoring Conservation Actions that Work!
Our team returns from Late Island, Tonga with reports that our conservation actions work! Read notes from our Conservation Impact Director!
Island Conservation on the Radio: Restoring Late Island
What does an Island Conservation project sound like? Listen to the new episode of Voice of Tangaroa to get the inside scoop on Late Island!
A Victory for Nature & People: Loosiep Island’s Restoration Bolsters Food Security & Climate Resilience
Loosiep Island in Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, is now confirmed to be free from damaging invasive species!
Social Attraction on Kamaka: Notes from the Field
Read the account of citizen scientist Jim Torgerson's journey to Kamaka to help save Polynesian Storm-petrels!
Thirty, Birdy and Thriving
Island Conservation turns 30! Three decades of work add up to an immeasurable number of positive impacts.
Request for Proposals: Aerial Support for Environmental Conservation Project in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Island Conservation seeks proposals from companies that can provide aerial support in the form of Uncrewed Aerial Systems or Helicopters.