Despite its rarity, "N. clipeata" is officially listed on CITES Appendix II and was until recently considered Data Deficient by the IUCN. There is now thought to be little hope for the long-term survival of this species in the wild and the "Nepenthes clipeata" Survival Project (NcSP) has been set up by the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) to facilitate "ex situ" conservation of the species. It is estimated that there are only three or four genetically-distinct lines of "white market" (legally collected) plants in cultivation. There is also an ongoing "N. clipeata" "in situ" conservation project started in October 2011 by Irwan Lovadi and supported by The Rufford Small Grants Foundation. It follows on from a similar initiative started by Lovadi in February 2010, which was also funded by The Rufford Foundation.