Our Partners

At the Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS), the local community is the true foundation of everything we achieve. While our sanctuary is known for protecting the baboons, or black howler monkeys, our community is equally important. The Community Baboon Sanctuary wouldn’t exist without the united efforts of seven Belize River Valley villages. Together, these villages form the backbone of CBS, with each community bringing its own strengths, traditions, and dedication to the sanctuary’s mission. These villages, spread across over 3,000 hectares, are home to the dedicated landowners who voluntarily pledged their land to create a safe haven for the black howler monkeys and other wildlife. From hosting cultural events to guiding visitors through local trails, each village has a role in sustaining CBS. Bermudian Landing, the central hub of the community baboon sanctuary, serves as the gathering place for CBS events and the home of the CBS Women’s Conservation Group headquarters.

Dr. German Mendez founded the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program in 2017 to conserve and restore Cozumel’s coral species affected by unsustainable development, overtourism, and climate change. ​ We grow and restore damaged corals in our aquarium and coral garden, then plant them in the Villablanca Reef. To date, we’ve built 29 coral restoration platforms and planted over 10,000+ coral fragments! ​ We research coral reproduction, diseases, and water contamination, and offer educational programs to tourists and Cozumeleños, empowering them to help protect and regenerate their coral reefs.

GaiaOne is the manifestation of a deeply rooted love for nature, balance and conscious wellbeing. We are a social enterprise focused on making sustainable living more accessible to all through eco-tourism and conservation in Indonesia and Malaysia, with home bases in Bira, Indonesia and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kíichpam K'áax is an eco-tourism center run by the local Mayan community. Kíichpam K'áax means Beautiful Forest in Maya. This community owns 46 hectares of land. 10 hectares are 10-15 year old forests, from lands more recently deforested from cattle ranching and agriculture. 20 hectares are 40-50 year old forests, from land deforested in the 1970s due to the Mexican government's Programa Nacional de Desmontes (National Land Clearing Program). It caused massive deforestation of more than an estimated 1 million hectares in the Yucatan Peninsula for agriculture and cattle ranching between 1972 to 1982. Fortunately, there is also 10-15 hectares of virgin and untouched mature forest. Kíichpam K'áax is located 10km from the town of Chunhuhub, in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo. It is easily accessible by car and bus from popular destinations like Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, Bacalar via the highway down the Mayan Riveria coast. They built this centre share with visitors the experience of living in accordance with nature, respecting and preserving the forests and their Mayan cultural identity, through responsible and sustainable eco-tourism. Visits to this community helps generate income to ensure they have an alternative source of income and continue to protect the forests.

Love The Oceans is a grassroots marine conservation organisation committed to protecting our planet’s oceans through innovative, community-driven solutions. We believe that healthy marine ecosystems are vital for the well-being of both people and wildlife, and our mission is to create scalable conservation strategies that can be replicated in coastal regions around the world. By combining cutting-edge science, education, and sustainable practices, we empower coastal communities to take the lead in protecting their marine resources. From monitoring megafauna like sharks and rays to reducing ocean trash and promoting sustainable fishing, our projects are designed to address the unique challenges of ocean conservation while ensuring lasting, positive impacts for the people who rely on these ecosystems.

Ocean Gardener is a Bali-based coral reef restoration non-profit. Established in 2016, they are a diverse team of biologists, divers and coral enthusiasts that drive to make change by restoring Indonesia’s degraded reef areas. Vincent, the founder, has over 25 years of coral farming experience and they have achieved great success rates with their coral restoration sites. They actively partner with local communities, hotels, resorts and dive shops to setup and deploy coral nurseries using our protocols. From these nurseries, we harvest donor coral to restore the surrounding reefs. Collectively with their partners, they have planted over 1 million corals. They offer visits to their coral nurseries in 3 different locations in Bali, as well as short and long format courses to learn about coral restoration. The proceeds from the visits and courses goes back into the community coral planting programs and coral research into their reproduction to see how the knowledge can be used to help save the reefs that are threatened by global warming.

Punta Laguna holds a significant place in the Yucatán's history, with archaeological evidence pointing to a persistent Maya presence spanning nearly two millennia. The site, which features over 200 structures built around a central lagoon, was actively occupied from the Middle Preclassic through the Postclassic periods. Perhaps most compelling is the site's cenote, which served as an ancient Maya mortuary deposit where the remains of over 120 individuals were ritually interred over time. The artifacts recovered, including ceramic vessels and imported obsidian, demonstrate the site's importance and its connections to wider trade networks within the Maya world. The modern history of Punta Laguna is centered entirely on conservation. The land has been consciously protected by its local indigenous Maya inhabitants since the 1950s. This commitment culminated in the Mexican government officially declaring the area a Natural Protected Area in 2002. In the Yucatec Maya language, the reserve is known as Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh, meaning "The House of the Spider Monkey and the Puma/Jaguar," clearly defining its ecological focus. The community is composed of local indigenous Maya people whose identity and livelihood are inseparable from the health of the reserve. To ensure the preservation of their heritage and habitat, the 30 or so families in the village established the Najil Tucha cooperative in 2002. This cooperative completely manages and operates the nature reserve and all associated activities. By collectively running the ecotourism program, the cooperative ensures that revenue is distributed directly among the local families, creating a strong economic motivation for continued, sustainable conservation. Furthermore, the community continues to honor its deep connection to the natural world through tradition. Local people maintain ancient beliefs, such as the idea that the lagoon is the home of the rain god Chaac and that the jungle is guarded by aluxes, mythical protectors of the land. This blend of ancient spiritual reverence and modern communal management ensures that the critical habitat for endangered species, such as the spider monkey, is carefully preserved for future generations.