Conservation International Collaboration

Conservation International Collaboration is sponsored by Rob Walton Foundation. Provides technical assistance and funding to support country-led conservation projects aligned with national priorities.

“With land use changes accelerating, we need to move with a sense of urgency to safeguard critical landscapes vital to the livelihoods and security of millions of people. ” The Rob Walton Foundation is committed to preserving nature through supporting large-scale conservation efforts and collaborative partnerships , primarily in Africa.

Focused on long-term, high-impact strategies, we work with governments, NGOs, and communities to protect critical ecosystems that sustain nature, secure livelihoods, and support community stability. Protected Area Partnership Safeguarding Africa’s biodiversity for people and nature.

The Rob Walton Foundation is a founding member of the Africa Keystone Protected Area Partnership, a bold new effort bringing together African governments, communities, NGOs, and funders to protect 162 of Africa’s most irreplaceable protected areas by 2035. Protected areas and a protected future.

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities. Conservation International Sustaining people, sustaining the planet. Since 1987, Conservation International has worked to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Catalyzing ocean transformation. Blue Nature Alliance is a global initiative designed to accelerate the pace and scale of ocean conservation by working with and for people. A new dimension in nature protection.

Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) works to protect the world’s most outstanding natural places – our legacy landscapes – in perpetuity. Rob Walton is a business leader and conservationist. He joined Walmart in 1969, and prior to serving as chairman from 1992 to 2015, held a variety of positions with the company, including senior vice president, corporate secretary, general counsel and vice chairman.

Helping take Walmart public in 1970, his leadership and business acumen spurred the company’s historic success. While he was chairman of the board, Walmart grew to the top of the Forbes 500 and became a global company. His passion for conservation began at Walmart when he collaborated with the company’s management to make environmental goals a significant corporate initiative and priority.

He led a collaboration between Conservation International and Walmart to minimize waste and improve product sourcing in Walmart stores. Today, he uses knowledge learned through that partnership to build coalitions to protect the planet’s terrestrial, fresh water, and marine ecosystems. A sports enthusiast and outdoorsman, Rob enjoys spending time in nature, especially the deserts of Arizona, the Colorado Rockies, and African plains.

He is a licensed pilot and avid cyclist who has completed the Leadville 100, Cape Epic and multiple Ironman Championships. Rob also has a passion for classic cars and competitive driving. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the Columbia University School of Law.