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Our values are imbued in our operations and are the guideposts of our mission and goals.

Creative, Inclusive, Responsive, Bold, Transformative

We strive to encourage internal reflection and team engagement so we may fully transform the way we work with ourselves and others in the spirit with which these values are conceived.

IIC students, faculty, and conservation partners in Sierra de las Cruces, Mexico. (Photo: Jordan Bryant)We are committed to challenging assumptions, embracing diverse knowledge, exploring novel approaches, and to working beyond institutional, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries to transform status quo conservation.

We strive to create space and place for shared experience, to honor diverse conservation perspectives, and to include diverse perspectives in conservation conversations, research and action.

We strive to sensitively and respectfully co-craft solutions in partnerships, with gratitude.

We are committed to challenging assumptions, taking necessary risks, disrupting failing systems, being experimental and creative, and being accountable for our decisions and actions.

We strive to democratize conservation by respecting the rights, sovereignty, self-determination, engagement, and cultural heritage of diverse communities, and by amplifying underrepresented voices, frameworks, methodologies, and action in conservation.

We imagine novel solutions and strive to inspire and empower others to take conservation action.

We connect knowledge to action and act with urgency.