Abu Dhabi, 2025
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Saily Hernandez, a Women Ocean Guardian, shares her story — highlighting the challenges that women face in coastal areas and the deep connection they have with the ocean.
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Women Ocean Guardians
Women Ocean Guardians is a public-private initiative that elevates women frontliners, de-siloing conservation and sustainable use, to participate in meaningful decision-making, transforming ocean governance for more resilient and sustainable outcomes. View the full commitment here. Sign on as a government, institution, or organization here.
CI (Conservation International)
MISSION: CI empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity. Building upon a foundation of science, partnership, and field work, with offices in over two dozen countries and a network of thousands of partners, CI implements global solutions to global problems. Visit: www.conservation.org
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
WCS combines the power of its zoos and an aquarium in New York City and a Global Conservation Program in more than 50 countries to achieve its mission to save wildlife and wild places. WCS runs the world’s largest conservation field program, protecting more than 50 percent of Earth’s known biodiversity; in partnership with governments, Indigenous People, Local Communities, and the private sector. Its four zoos and aquarium (the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium ) welcome more than 3.5 million visitors each year, inspiring generations to care for nature. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org. Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: +1 (347) 840-1242. Listen to the WCS Wild Audio podcast HERE.
