Lasting Conservation. For Micronesia and Beyond. Landscape shot of island in Micronesia
150+

Protected areas supported

100

$Million Mobilized for Conservation

50

$ Million In conservation endowments managed

6+

1 of 6 regional conservation trust funds globally

OUR VISION
Thriving Micronesian Communities. Resilient Ecosystems. Global Leadership.​
OUR WORK
The Micronesia Conservation Trust works with communities, partners and governments to mobilize, steward, and deploy long-term financial resources for conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.
FROM OUR LEADERSHIP

A Message from Our CEO

In 2002, conservation leaders from across Micronesia, working alongside international partners who believed in their vision,  established an institution that was, from its first day, incorporated in and governed by the region it served. That institution is the Micronesia Conservation Trust. Nearly 25 years later, we are entering our most consequential chapter yet.

 

Our refreshed identity — new brand, mission statement, vision, and website — reflects where we are and where we are going. Our mission says plainly what our work involves: MCT strengthens the financial and technical architecture to support communities and partners to catalyze the protection of critical ecosystems to secure lasting conservation and socio-economic impacts. Our vision — Thriving Micronesian Communities. Resilient Ecosystems. Global Leadership — reflects both our history and our future.

 

This is not a reinvention. It is a graduation.

Mae Burton-Adams at CBD COP
Mae Bruton-Abrams

Chief Executive Officer, Micronesia Conservation Trust

News & Insights

Twenty years ago five island governments stood before the global community and declared they would protect their own waters and lands.

The Kiwa Initiative’s Women’s Work project is building a model for women-led action on biodiversity conservation, food security, and coastal resilience.

Each International Women’s Day highlights women as frontline climate champions, project-level leaders, community advocates, and recipients of climate and conservation assistance.

Spanning more than 600 islands across 2.5 million square miles of ocean, the Micronesia region is one of the largest and most ecologically significant seascapes on Earth. Its coral reefs and forests help stabilize the global climate and anchor the resilience of an entire region.
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Where we Work

MCT enables community-led conservation across across the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the US Territory of Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Worth Protecting

The Ocean Sustains Us

For Micronesia, the ocean is life. Its waters hold a rare abundance of species and provide the food, livelihoods, and heritage that communities have carried for generations.

20 Years of Conservation

KEY MILESTONES

2002
Established with one staff
2004
First grant awards
2006
Financial mechanism for the Micronesia Challenge
2015
Accredited to the Adaptation Fund
2015
Granted 501(c)(3) status as nonprofit organization by the US IRS
2017
Accredited to the Green Climate Fund
2018
Received first Adaptation Fund project
2019
Membership to the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities
2021
Awarded first Green Climate Fund project
2022
Received McKenzie Scott award
2023
Second Green Climate Fund project awarded
2025
Received second MacKenzie Scott award
2026
Refreshed organizational mission and brand; reached 15 staff
NEWSLETTER

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