The Private Reserves Network’s is a US-based non-profit organization whose mission is to improve and expand private conservation worldwide by creating a network of individuals, organizations, and private protected areas. Through outreach, PRN encourages private landowners and organizations to become part of the first international network of private reserves.

Our Vision at PRN is to become the central figure in the arena of global private protected areas by creating a strong member base, remaining on the cutting edge of private conservation, and acting as the primary marketing tool in attracting tourists to private reserves worldwide.

History

The Private Reserves Network started in the Winter of 2007 when three graduate students took a seminar project on protected areas policy to create a website where private conservationists can exchange ideas on best practices. The original idea developed under the guidance of Dr. Jeffrey Langholz, Associate Professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and an authority on private protected areas.
 
Since PRN's inauguration, staff have traveled throughout Latin America visiting member parks, speaking with stakeholders, and developing plans for future PRN projects with the purpose of improving and expanding private conservation worldwide.