PROTECTING NATURE DIFFERENTLY
To ensure that we are truly led by local conservation needs and informed by local expertise, we fund in-country conservationists and scientists to protect species populations and habitats across the world.
A focus on EDGE species
We have a particular interest in Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. They represent the most unique and threatened lineages on the planet. Often overlooked by conservationists and unknown to people, we are excited to give them their turn in the spotlight. There are no other species quite like these and once they're gone, there's no replacing them.
Since 2018, On the Edge grant funding has benefitted…
Species
51 EDGE species, 310 distinctive species, 56 threatened non-EDGE species
Environment
278K hectares of habitat which covered:19 Countries & 9 EDGE Zones
Community
Supported 955 in-country experts, 40 communities in conservation, 1,953 people in conservation
Who we work with closely reflects our mission to protect lesser-known EDGE species and EDGE zones
GERP (Groupe d’Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates)
Protecting aye-ayes means saving the Madagascan rainforests that these bony-fingered lemurs call home. GERP scientists work with local communities to protect the aye-aye’s habitat.
EDGE of Existence programme
EDGE began life in 2007 as the Zoological Society of London’s EDGE of Existence programme. With our support, the program fights to conserve EDGE species.
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC)
Numbats are one of Australia’s most threatened marsupials and they’re suckers for termites! Our grant will help AWC reintroduce numbats to predator-free sanctuaries.
Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
The Western Ghats is a mega-hotspot for biodiversity - full of birds and amphibians that don’t live anywhere else on earth. We're in it for the long haul with NCF, backing its conservation efforts across the region.
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC)
Numbats are one of Australia’s most threatened marsupials and they’re suckers for termites! Our grant will help AWC reintroduce numbats to predator-free sanctuaries.
Project SIARC (Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities)
We’re behind Project SIARC, which engage with local people and fishers to improve its own - and everyone else’s - understanding of angelsharks and other super-rare marine species.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) SSC
We are backing the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. We want to bolster its work to learn more about evolutionarily distinct species and their lineages.
