Van Tienhoven
Foundation

The Van Tienhoven Foundation makes small grants available for the protection of threatened species and key ecosystems across the globe

Application round 2024 closed

The next application round will open in January 2025.

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We counter human-induced causes of threats to species and ecosystems. By supporting practical and hands-on solutions with maximum protection impact. Owned or widely supported by local stakeholders to generate sustainable change.

Species protection

Conserving threatened marine fish species in Benin

Surveys and sensitisations among users of the Artisanal fishing harbour of Cotonou (POPAC), Benin for conserving nine IUCN-listed threatened (VU, EN, CR) marine fish species.   Many of Benin’s marine teleost fish species are classified as threatened on the IUCN Red List. Overfishing and habitat degradation caused by human exploitation of marine waters menace the […]

Species protection

Community-based survey and conservation of greater slow loris in Northeast Leuser Ecosystem

Greater slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) has been recently listed to “Endangered”. It has been steeply declining due to hunting for pet trade and their primary habitat loss. Our organization is protecting slow lorises and their populations in the wild by working with local communities, educating children, and fighting wildlife traffickers.   With support from the […]

Kinangop Grassland Reserves Rehabilitation For Sharpes Longclaw

Friends of Kinangop Plateau (FoKP) has been managing Kinangop grasslands for over 27 years and the custodian of Kinangop grasslands nature reserves. The grasslands are not fit to hold Sharpe’s longclaw to its capacity due to habitat structure that we are addressing. This is reached through research done over the years.   Friends of Kinangop […]

Critically Endangered Bengal Florican in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

“Wings of Hope: Population Monitoring and Conservation of Critically Endangered Bengal Florican in Chitwan National Park, Nepal”   Bengal Florican is a ground-dwelling grassland bustard whose population is estimated to be under 100 individuals in Nepal. In past few years, Chitwan National Park has recorded only a few individuals of this Critically Endangered species. In […]

Community managed nature protection

Conserving the Critically Endangered Javan Blue Flycatcher and habitats in the Menoreh landscape through improving economic livelihoods for local communities

Java blue catcher has been recently listed to Critically-endangered since it split from the wider range distribution species Hill-blue Flycatcher. The population is known to be small in range distribution in Java-island. One of the few remaining populations is in the Menoreh landscape where 78.57% is covered by agroforestry. this area is part of the […]

Species protection

Endangered Species on the Menu: Urban Demand for Wild Meat in Madagascar

Hunting is among the greatest threats to nonhuman primates worldwide. Madagascar is a primate mega-diversity country, and lemurs are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally, yet there persists a lack of information on the urban demand for, and trade of, lemurs across Madagascar’s city centers.   Thanks, in part, to the Van […]

Community managed nature protection

Non-lethal strategies to mitigate human-felid conflict in a biodiversity hotspot (Magdalena Valley, Colombia)

The jaguar and the puma are the largest felids of the Neotropical region, having the important ecological role of top predators. Unfortunately, this same role has resulted in the emergence of conflict between these cats and humans when the former attack and eat rancher’s livestock. Human-felid conflict is widespread through the Magdalena River Valley of […]

Ange Imanishimwe

BIOCOOP

“We wish to tell you that you were very helpful in supporting BIOCOOP to get grants from your good Foundation and without your support a number of indigenous tree species and animals in Nyungwe National Park could not be healthy! But now more than 35 hectares were restored and biodiversity conservation was taught to many folks in Rwanda.”

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