Let me tell you a lil’ about Sheila McKenna.

Sheila works in the South Pacific where Conservation International and Kanak tribes of New Caledonia have collaborated for many years to conserve ancestral waters and natural resources. Sheila and her colleagues conducted an intensive biodiversity assessment of 42 coral reefs near New Caledonia’s Province Nord.

Sheila’s work has had a profound effect. Conservation International’s research has laid the groundwork for lasting conservation in the region, inspiring the local government to develop a comprehensive national conservation plan. The Kanak have also invited Conservation International back to work with them on their bid for World Heritage status, a designation made by UNESCO that protects places of cultural and natural heritage around the world.

The Kanak are protecting what, in their words, “belongs to the Earth” and have helped preserve healthy ecosystems that are home to groupers, herrings, snappers, sea cucumbers, and other marine life.

Donate or become a member to Conservation International so that Sheila and other staff can continue their work. Their work with the Kanak and other communities around the globe depends on your membership.

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