Healthy Oceans Depend on Healthy Islands

Off the coast of Saint Martin, France is poised to become a true shelter for the Lesser Antilles Iguana and Anguilla bank skink.

A world-first project protecting Northern Ireland's largest seabird colony from invasive non-native rats and ferrets.

Home to a community of about 140 people dependent on healthy island-ocean connections for survival.

Supporting biodiverse ecosystems with many incredibly rare species.

A haven for endemic, Critically Endangered lizards and hosts the insular Caribbean’s largest breeding colony of Sooty Terns.

A stunning wildlife sanctuary and one of few islands selected as a habitat for the endangered Virgin Islands Tree Boa.

A small territory in the Southern Pacific Ocean known for its abundance of seabirds, such as the Polynesian Storm-petrel, Tahiti Petrel and Murphy’s Petrel.

Home to many rare species and provides food to local Marshallese islanders on the front lines of climate change.

It may be one of the only remaining examples of a completely natural, unaltered, semi-arid atoll ecosystem in the world today.

A key nesting site for scores of birds and turtles.

The larger of the two Prince Edward Islands, which together provide globally important breeding sites for seabirds and other wildlife.

Some of the most intact, high-diversity, native broad-leafed island forests in the world and supports large populations of many of Tonga’s birds and reptiles.

Supports the world’s largest albatross colony, hundreds of thousands of Bonin Petrels, and critically endangered Laysan Ducks.

A beautiful nature reserve with pristine mangroves, forests and beaches that provide habitat for unique Palauan birds, including the Palauan Megapode.

Four islands which demonstrate strong land-sea connections, support diverse seabird communities, and are encircled by majestic coral reefs.

Located in the iconic Rock Islands, home to countless animals, plants and communities dependent on the island’s finely tuned ecosystem.

12 islets that host a diverse array of wildlife, including seabirds, Green Sea Turtles, Coconut Crabs, and endangered, regionally endemic bird species.

Restoring nature’s gifts — now and for the future.

Preventing extinctions and saving entire ecosystems.

A potential future safe haven for a diverse range of distinctive wildlife.

A community-centered project to restore unique endemic ways of life.

Restoring a Historic Guano Island.

Rapa Nui is working to restore ecosystems, protect endangered marine species, and build long‑term resilience through a model that centers Indigenous leadership and traditional knowledge.