Junior Ecoguards win 3rd Prize in the Volvo Adventure Awards, held in Gothenburg, Sweden!

C3 has just launched a YouTube channel - c3videos, please click on the YouTube logo on the left to see some of our latest work as well as some classic videos from our early days in Palau!

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Moore JE, Cox TM, Bjorkland R, Lewison RL, Read AJ, Aruna E, Ayissi I, Espeut P, Kiszka J, Muir C, Ngatunga B, Parchment I, Pilcher N, Poonian C, Solarin B, Crowder LB (2008) RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SEA TURTLE AND MARINE MAMMAL BYCATCH IN ARTISANAL FISHERIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.  Speed Presentation, International Sea Turtle Symposium, Loreto, Mexico. January 2008.

C3-Comores (2008) AN IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL FISHES OF THE COMOROS

Issouf Bounou M, Le Scao R (2007) HOANI: UN VILLAGE COMORIEN UNI DERRIÈRE SES TORTUES. Univers Maore 8:40-43

Hauzer M, Poonian C, Moussa Iboura C (2007) MOHÉLI MARINE PARK, COMOROS – LESSONS LEARNED IN MPA CO-MANAGEMENT. Poster presentation Reef Conservation UK Annual Conference, Zoological Society of London, 8th December 2007

Community Centred Conservation, or 'C3' was established in 2002 by an international group of marine environmental consultants in Palau. Heralded as 'Future Conservationists of 2006' by four of the world's leading conservation organizations, we are a young and dynamic non-profit organization with a unique grassroots approach. 

We focus on small-scale capacity building, scientific research and environmental education projects that lead to direct benefits for local communities through the sustainable use of their natural environment. By providing opportunities for local people to develop and participate in these projects, we help to ensure the long-term sustainability of our work.

To minimize overheads, all of C3's staff are resident in project countries, working closely with local collaborating organizations and governments. All are dedicated to reducing unnecessary costs and ensuring that our funding is used directly for work in the field.

OUR MISSION:

'...to develop conservation efforts worldwide by building the capacity of local individuals and institutions through grassroots research and training initiatives'

THANK YOU TO OUR LATEST SUPPORTERS!

Idea WILD have provided us with a laptop, camcorder and digital projector to raise awareness for marine biodiversity conservation in the Comoros

United Parcel Services (UPS) have generously agreed to provide C3 with a free shipping allowance between Mauritius and the Comoros - this will enable us to send essential scientific equipment and educational materials

The Captain Planet Foundation have provided funding for C3's Young Environmental Leaders project in the Comoros

C3 is registered in Palau as a non-profit organizatio, in England and Wales as a non-profit company no. 5606924 and in Mauritius as an association