Application round 2024 closed
Scroll down
to discover more
International Nature Protection
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
We consider protecting species essential for safeguarding our living environment.
Species protection
Animal and plant species are a key part of our planet’s biodiversity. Some species are “flagship species”. Other species can profit from their protection. Species can play a crucial role in the balance of a natural system: if these species disappear, that system may collapse.
Read more
Ecosystem protection
We regard ecosystems as crucial in enabling life on earth to thrive.
Ecosystem protection
Key ecosystems, such as forests, coral reefs or wetlands, provide the living conditions for groups of species. These systems are under pressure, threatened and may require protection to prevent them from disappearing or deteriorating in a for living organisms less functional state.
Read more
Community managed nature protection
We view direct community-led action vital for sustainable change.
Community managed nature protection
Involving communities in conserving biodiversity is essential if we want to succeed in safeguarding our environment. Only when communities see the benefit of stable species populations and ecosystems, we may achieve a world where humans live in harmony with nature, without threatening species, ecosystems, or local livelihoods.
Read moreSupported projects
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 […]
Grantees
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.”
View Project
Next round: January 2025
To the application process