Our Mission

Manomet’s mission is to conserve natural resources for the benefit of wildlife and human populations. Through research and collaboration, Manomet builds science-based, cooperative solutions to environmental problems.

Science at Work for a Sustainable World

For 40 years, Manomet has worked to build a sustainable world based on healthy natural systems that support human and wildlife populations. We are a trusted leader in the non-advocacy use of science for problem-solving, and have a long history of working collaboratively with entities that have the capacity to leverage change.

Manomet’s commitment to achieve a more sustainable world recognizes that humans are not living sustainably—that we are using resources up—and that saving nature can no longer be viewed as somehow separate from saving ourselves. If we can live sustainably, then we have a chance of saving nature as well.

The natural systems that both people and wildlife depend upon are being impacted as never before by climate change, habitat loss, increased consumption of natural resources and other pressing issues. At Manomet, we are facing these challenges with optimism, using sound science, partnerships and innovative approaches to forge lasting solutions. We are committed to understanding how our economic and social well-being is linked to nature, and we are taking action through our major initiatives to bring hope for future generations.

Our Climate Change & Energy Initiative focuses on adaptation and mitigation strategies for human communities and wildlife habitats, as well as integrating energy infrastructure with wildlife conservation. In Manomet’s Natural Capital Initiative, we are helping in the stewardship of nature’s goods and services like clean water and air, trees, soil and open space. And we are leading one of the most ambitious and extensive approaches to hemispheric, large-scale wildlife conservation through our Shorebird Recovery Project.

Manomet plays a special dual role in pursuing a sustainable planet. First, we convene relevant stakeholders with many different interests to chart a vision of the future they seek to create—a sustainable future. Second, we bring technical knowledge to bear on helping people take action on the future they seek to build. This special combination of both “convening” and “solving,” and being respectful of the many diverse and legitimate interests in natural resources, enables us to create enduring solutions to sustainability.

Our members take pride in knowing they influence an innovative vision of sustainability through their partnership with Manomet. We invite you to learn more about becoming a member of Manomet.

Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences is a non-profit organization under Section 501c3 of the IRS code and is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees.