About Us

Strategic Initiatives

Academy curator Luiz Rocha and research partner Ahmed Najeeb examine a specimen in the Maldives
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From expanding community science opportunities in California to pioneering coral reef research and restoration around the world, dive into the initiatives we're focusing on over the next five years.
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Dramatic view of Pillar Point bluffs with green cliffs and tidepools along the coast

Thriving California

Thriving California aims to regenerate biodiversity, build resilience to climate change, and advance equitable access to nature across our state and in three major California ecosystems: Sierra forests; coasts; and cities, starting in San Francisco.

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2 scuba divers lay transect lines in Easter Island

Photo: Luiz Rocha © California Academy of Sciences

Hope for Reefs

Coral reefs support 25 percent of all marine life—and the livelihoods of half a billion humans. Hope for Reefs aims to reverse the rapid decline of Earth’s reefs in this generation.

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A man on a bike rides through a grove of baobab trees in Madagascar

A man rides a bike through a baobab forest in Madagascar (Photo © Andy Isaacson)

Islands 2030

Islands 2030 aims to halt biodiversity loss and habitat degradation on five key tropical island archipelagos by 2030 while empowering and benefiting local communities.

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