The Conservation Development Centre is a specialist centre that catalyses new approaches and provides professional support services for conservation, aimed at adding value and filling gaps in existing capacity. Working at the interface between conservation and human development, their company’s mission is to help other organizations achieve best practice in the conservation of natural resources and wild areas in harmony with human development. Established in 1997, CDC works in eastern and southern Africa, as well as further afield, from an operations base in Nairobi, Kenya. They have a strong track record of supporting a diverse customer base in Africa and beyond, including non-governmental organisations, government departments, donor agencies, community groups and private businesses.

They focus on a small number of specialities that they work hard to excel at, so that they add real value to their customer’s conservation efforts. They have a pragmatic, hands-on approach which is underpinned by a simple philosophy: that with strong commitment, cooperation and common sense, they can make a tangible and practical contribution towards conserving the world’s wildlife and wild places, for the well-being of people.