137 As the complexity of conservation has become increasingly apparent to those working in the field, the conservation community has come to realize that it cannot work in isolation. Conservation must fully embrace and include people and institutions whose existence is dependent on the conservation of natural resources, and it must build bridges to other fields in order to reach conservation goals. As part of its research into the role of NGOs in conservation, BSP published ""In Good Company: Effective Alliances for Conservation."" This issue of ""Lessons from the Field"" uses the results of this publication to examine BSP experience in creating and supporting alliances around the world. Date: 2001. Authors: C. Margoluis, R. Margoluis, K. Brandon, N. Salafsky. Program: Analysis and Adaptive Management