Who we are
We are a hemispheric initiative that conserves birds, biodiversity, and the ecosystems that sustain them.
We protect vital landscapes and advance effective conservation solutions alongside the communities and organizations that live in and manage them.
Why Birds?
Latin America is home to the greatest bird diversity on Earth.
Birds tell us how nature is doing. Their presence reveals the richness and balance of the places we call home.
Many travel across the continent along migratory flyways that connect wetlands, forests, and other sites vital to life.
Protecting birds and their habitats means protecting the ecosystems that sustain biodiversity and the well-being of millions of people.
Building Conservation Across the Region
From Colombia to the Entire Region
Between 2009 and 2017, the Conserva Colombia program demonstrated that environmental funds can be effective, transparent, and results-driven mechanisms for creating and strengthening local protected areas.
This successful model, driven by The Nature Conservancy and Fondo Acción, inspired a new initiative: scaling it up regionally together with the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC).
This is how Conserva Aves was born.
Use the arrows to explore our key milestones, year by year:
Conserva Aves
Initiative was officially
launched at a
hemispheric scale.
proposals was launched
in Colombia with support
from the Bezos Earth Fund.
proposals were launched
in Bolivia, Ecuador,
and Peru.
with Global Affairs
Canada via Birds
Canada; Mexico, Honduras,
Costa Rica, Panama join.
the ninth country
in the Initiative with
the support of
Fundación Cosmos.
Our Vision and Model
We seek to expand the sustainable conservation of priority areas for birds through an approach built on three pillars:
- Community Leadership
- Inclusive Participation
- Collaborative Knowledge Management
To achieve this, we bring together science, funding, regional collaboration, and local leadership through two implementation mechanisms:
Direct
Investments
Funding to create
and strengthen
protected areas
in priority
territories for birds.
Calls
for
Proposals
An open process
for local organizations
to submit conservation
initiatives and access
resources from
the Initiative.
Our regional team
An organization dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. It drives innovation and builds on rigorous science to halt extinctions, protect habitats, and build capacity for bird conservation. It is BirdLife International's Partner in the United States.
A leader in bird conservation across the Americas for more than a century, Audubon drives high-impact action grounded in cutting-edge science and a hemispheric approach. With 1.8 million members and more than 700 professionals, it works from the local to the hemispheric scale to protect birds and the ecosystems that sustain life.
BirdLife International The world's largest and oldest international partnership for bird conservation, with over a century of experience and 120 Partners worldwide. A leader in identifying Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), it coordinates conservation and restoration efforts along bird migratory flyways across the hemisphere.
A Canadian organization dedicated to bird conservation since 1960. With more than 74,000 volunteers and thousands of committed donors, it drives conservation action at national and international scales, recognizing that protecting migratory birds requires collaboration across borders.
A network of 34 environmental funds across 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It strengthens its members' capacity to advance environmental conservation and sustainable development, generating measurable impact at local, regional, and global scales through innovative financial mechanisms.