Caribbean

Protecting wildlife, restoring nature, and strengthening Caribbean islands from ridge to reef.

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Where land, sea, and life meet

The Caribbean is more than 10,000 islands, islets, and cays spread across 2.7 million square kilometers of ocean, stretching from the southeastern tip of the United States down to the northern coast of South America.

Habitats shift from tropical rainforests to dry cactus plains, from coral reefs to mangrove coastlines. That range is why the species here evolved the way they did — found nowhere else, shaped by isolation, often hanging on in single locations.

A biodiversity hotspot

From coral reefs to rainforests, the Caribbean is home to thousands of unique species and ecosystems that sustain both nature and millions of people.

0.16%
of Earth's total land area
10%
of the world's coral reefs
12,000
identified marine species
44 million
people dependent on the health of these ecosystems for food and livelihoods