Grants awarded

You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.

We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated July 2024). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.

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Nature

Grant recipient

Protecting biodiversity through law

Scoping grant for ELAW to explore a regranting programme on protecting biodiversity through law

$110,000

2024

1 year

Legacy Landscapes Fund match grants

Match funding to create endowments for Chiribiquete (Colombia), Makira-Masoala (Madagascar) and Tambrauw (Indonesia).

$25,000,000

2023

1 year

EU Nature Restoration Law

To provide support to environmental organisations, citizen groups and grassroots movements in a set of key EU Member States to strengthen the EU’s negotiation of the Nature Restoration Law.

$1,100,000

2023

1 year

Biodiversity and habitat governance

To support ClientEarth to use legal systems to develop and enforce biodiversity and habitat governance. ClientEarth will support the implementation of global policies and commitments to ensure terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems are appropriately safeguarded, managed and restored.

$6,250,000

2023

5 years

Halcyon Land & Sea and core support

Halcyon Programmes and core support

$18,000,000

2023

3.5 years

Core costs to the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

To support the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition to continue its mission to protect deep-sea species and ecosystems from the harmful impacts of fishing and mining, and to strengthen and enhance biodiversity conservation and governance in international oceans.

$339,000

2023

3 years

Preserving Climate-Critical Rainforests

To constrain the role of finance in the destruction of climate-critical tropical forests and related human rights abuses, which is vital to combatting global climate change and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.

$3,795,000

2023

5 years

Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme gives grants for large-scale restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas. The programme supports projects that will restore extensive areas of terrestrial and marine habitat so that they are resilient and self-sustaining.

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$71,648,800

2023

8 years

Saving Nature's Strongholds

To support WCS in securing long-term conservation through a portfolio of nature strongholds - establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas

$8,000,000

2023

2 years

Marine protection fund

The Marine Protection Fund gives grants for work towards the target of protecting 30% of the world’s marine and coastal areas by 2030. It supports Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, non-government organizations and governments working in coastal areas, national waters and the high seas.

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$25,000,000

2023

5 years

Core support to re:wild

To provide core support to re:wild

$6,000,000

2022

5 years

Rewilding Argentina Ibera Wildfire Crisis Fund

To provide a donation to Rewilding Argentina's Ibera Wildlife Crisis Fund, paid through their fiscal sponsor re:wild

$100,000

2022

1 year

Safeguarding the ocean for future generations: Advancing equity, science and capacity

To support the operations of the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI), so that it can continue to provide evidence-based advice to inform international policy concerning the management and conservation of the deep ocean.

$4,641,000

2022

10 years

Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Masters in Conservation Leadership

To support Miriam Rothschild scholars to participate in the Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership.

$3,000,000

2022

10 years

Core support to Global Canopy

To provide Global Canopy with core support to target the market forces destroying nature.

$1,725,000

2022

4 years

Advancing rewilding across Europe

To continue advancing and scaling up rewilding across Europe through the development of innovative rewilding models, starting a new initiative to accelerate wildlife comeback in Europe.

$4,999,995

2022

5 years

Ocean campaign

To support the Environmental Justice Foundation's ocean campaign to end illegal fishing and protect marine biodiversity

$1,500,000

2022

5 years

Support for Blue Ventures’ core operations.

Support for Blue Ventures’ core operations.

$2,500,000

2022

5 years

WCS - Legacy Landscapes Fund

To provide Legacy Landscapes Fund with match funding for Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Leuser Ecosystem bid in Sumatra, Indonesia.

$5,000,000

2022

5 years

Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI)

To train conservation practitioners in tropical Asia and Central America to enable them to take responsibility for local and national conservation

$3,000,000

2022

5 years