Conservation Education and Sustainability
The decline of Earth's biodiversity and the need for sustainability practices mandates that we need a new approach to conservation that conveys to people of all walks of the crucial interdependence of plants, animals, people, and the environment. This challenge is too urgent and too large for any single organization, government, or discipline to tackle alone. We need pragmatic approaches and new partnerships among biological and social scientists, government and industry professionals, and citizens to reinforce and protect the intrinsic value of biodiversity, and garner support for sustainable use.
CCES studies the complex relationships among biodiversity, people, and the environment, and educates the public about the Earth's biodiversity and how it can be conserved and used wisely.
CCES is committed to promoting science-based environmental awareness, biodiversity research and monitoring, conservation and the sustainable use of Earth's resources. We are especially committed to recruiting and educating the next generation of conservation practitioners and fostering environmental leadership in those who make decisions about conservation and sustainability.
Capacity Building and Academic Programs
Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Opportunities and Training
The Center for Conservation Education and Sustainability trains the next generation of conservationists and scientists with interdisciplinary, integrated approaches to the biodiversity crisis. 
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Conservation and Sustainability Programs
Gabon Biodiversity Program
Few places remain in Africa where one can experience truly wild lands teeming with wildlife. MAB is working with the Shell Foundation and Shell Gabon to understand more about the biodiversity of the Gamba Complex, a rich area of protected rainforest. more
Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Program
The tropical forests in the Lower Urubamba Region (LUR) in eastern Peru are some of the most species-rich and biologically diverse forests in the world. CCES is collaborating with Repsol Exploración Peru to ensure that recent oil exploration activities in the region maintain the ecological integrity of this uniquely remote and preserved rainforest. more
Peruvian Andes Biodiversity Program
CCES is designing and implementing a Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Plan (BMAP) for the PERU Liquefied Natural Gas (PERU-LNG) pipeline project. The BMAP will help scientists, managers, and other decision-makers understand the effect of development and will apply adaptive management principles to protect and conserve species and habitats while contributing to sustainable development. more
Recent Findings
Past Projects
Explore some of the fascinating past research by Center for Conservation Education scientists. more
