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Kenya just secured $160 million in funding to safeguard two of Africa's most iconic wildlife ecosystems. The investment will protect the Maasai Mara and Tsavo regions, home to lions, elephants, and countless other species.
The Netherlands just committed $500 million over 10 years to help save the world's tropical forests through a groundbreaking new fund. This major investment could protect an area of rainforest 200 times the size of the Netherlands itself.
Nine conservation groups, including Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund, just committed over $500 million to prevent wildlife extinctions worldwide. The five-year effort will fund targeted recovery programs for more than 31,000 species on the brink of disappearing forever.
The Bezos Earth Fund just announced $500 million to rescue endangered species across 100+ countries by 2030. The commitment, revealed at a major biodiversity summit in Armenia, will support 16 nations working together to save wildlife.
A new community grant program is putting a quarter million pounds into helping local groups protect Britain's endangered red squirrels. Communities across northern England and Scotland can now apply for up to £5,000 to create conservation projects that reconnect people with these beloved woodland creatures.
A Brazilian reforestation company just secured $190 million in new funding to restore the Amazon rainforest at an unprecedented scale. The move proves that fighting climate change can attract serious investment while delivering results ahead of schedule.
Global leaders just secured $1.3 billion in new funding to restore degraded land across 23 countries, marking one of the biggest wins in the fight against desertification. The money will help protect the 40% of Earth's usable land that's slowly turning into desert, threatening 3.2 billion people worldwide.
A landmark UN conference in Mongolia just secured $1.3 billion to heal degraded land and fight drought across five continents. The funding will help two billion people who depend on the world's struggling rangelands.
African countries receive nearly a third of all funding from the world's largest environmental fund, outpacing every other region. At a major climate conference, officials announced $1.3 billion in new financing to restore degraded lands and fight drought across 23 countries.
Wildlife carers in Queensland who spend their own money feeding orphaned joeys and treating injured koalas can now get reimbursed up to $5,000 for essential supplies. The state government just opened applications for $300,000 in grants recognizing the volunteers who quietly save Australia's native animals.
A tiny Mexican fish that vanished from the wild 27 years ago is getting a second chance. Thanks to a massive $200 million conservation project, it's one of 100 critically endangered species worldwide receiving dedicated funding to recover.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos are backing the largest single fund in history dedicated to saving critically endangered species. The Phoenix Species Project will direct $200 million toward rescuing 100 of Earth's most threatened animals.