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The Nature Conservancy Ends 2008 with Accolades We are appreciative to be counted a allotment of the a lot of trusted accommodating organizations We plan harder to accumulate to the accomplished standards of candor and ability so that every addition makes an impact. Thanks to our committed supporters, our smart, collaborative methods and our results-oriented focus, we will strive to advance this charge and assurance as we move advanced into 2009.

Arlington, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) December 23, 2008 -- This anniversary season, you can accord to The Nature Conservancy with confidence, as the alignment persists in its adherence to honest, able and cellophane operations, year afterwards year. Not alone does The Nature Conservancy hold Charity Navigator's accomplished four-star rating, but a contempo Harris Interactive Poll called The Nature Conservancy a allotment of the "most trusted" organizations in Washington, DC.

The Conservancy garnered Charity Navigator's accomplished appraisement by beyond industry standards and outperforming a lot of added accessible charities in agreement of efficiency, accommodation and banking health. With this a lot of contempo survey, Harris Interactive has begin that 82 percent of those accustomed with The Nature Conservancy assurance the organization.

"We are appreciative to be counted a allotment of the a lot of trusted accommodating organizations," said Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. "We plan harder to accumulate to the accomplished standards of candor and ability so that every addition makes an impact. Thanks to our committed supporters, our smart, collaborative methods and our results-oriented focus, we will strive to advance this charge and assurance as we move advanced into 2009."

This is just one of the abounding accolades that The Nature Conservancy has afresh accustomed as the alignment looks aback on the accomplished 12 months.

From Montana to New York and Australia to South America — in 2008, The Nature Conservancy formed about the apple to assure attributes and bottle activity on Earth. This year, the Conservancy has preserved a 14,600 acre backwoods abreast Follensby Pond in New York, 1.7-million acreage of water-rich acreage in the affection of Australia's all-inclusive axial arid and 10,000 acreage of wildlife abode in California - and that's alone the beginning. The Conservancy has buried over 100,000 copse in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and connected its plan on the better attention attack in history.

(See what abroad has been befitting the Conservancy active in 2008.)

For over 50 years, The Nature Conservancy has prided itself on maintaining top standards of ability and integrity. Together with its associates and donors, the Conservancy has adequate 119 actor acreage of acreage and 5,000 afar of river, and the abeyant for attention grows with every contribution.

The Nature Conservancy's audited banking letters and IRS 990 forms are posted online and 84 cents of every dollar goes to conservation. You can feel assured that your investment with The Nature Conservancy will accomplish a absolute difference.

Visit nature.org to apprentice more.

The Nature Conservancy is a arch attention alignment alive about the apple to assure ecologically important acreage and amnion for attributes and people. To date, the Conservancy and its added than one actor associates accept been amenable for the aegis of added than 18 actor acreage in the United States and accept helped bottle added than 117 actor acreage in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.