Conservation grant
Natural History, On the Edge Fund
Stories and science that reconnect us with the natural world.
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The details:
Application’s Open: 1st January 2025 - 1st March 2025
Opportunity: x 5 conservation grants made available to individuals and small organisations working to protect EDGE species or EDGE zones anywhere in the world. Grants will be awarded over a 1 year period, with an optional 1 year no-cost-extension offered to all candidates.
Eligibility criteria: Funding will be allocated to early to mid-career individuals and small organisations, those who are ready to scale up their impact. Applicants must be working to protect EDGE species or EDGE zones, have strong ties to local communities, and are working in applied conservation. We're looking for ambitious, adventurous, pioneers in their field, those who will greatly benefit from funding to help them realise their potential. We know you're out there.
Award: Up to £30,000
Scope: Increasing the capacity of individuals working to conserve EDGE species and prevent ecosystem loss in, where possible, an EDGE zone. Conservationists will be paired with storytellers to influence local behaviour change towards nature and to increase the impact and reach of conservation activities.
What’s included: Grant of up to £30,000 | Capacity Building In-Person Workshop | Mentorship and Scientific Support | Pairing with a storyteller to increase engagement, impact and visibility of their work | Access to On the Edge’s network.
What we do not fund: To prioritise impact on the ground, we do not support costs associated with conference attendance and travel, ex-situ scientific research, non-local overheads and large organisations.
What are EDGE Zones?
EDGE Zones are biodiverse spaces that cover less than 1% of the world's surface, but are home to one-third of the world's threatened evolutionary history.
These hotspots are home to many EDGE species. There are 25 zones worldwide, including the Western Ghats in India, the subtropical evergreen forests in North Vietnam, and the temperate forests of Eastern Australia. many EDGE species live. There are 25 zones worldwide, including the Western Ghats in India, the subtropical evergreen forests in North Vietnam, and the temperate forests of Eastern Australia.
What are EDGE species?
They don't look or act like anything else in nature for a reason: EDGE species are the ultimate survivors. Some are the only remaining descendants of specific evolutionary history & about one-third of them live in mega-biodiverse homes called EDGE Zones. These include the likes of the Purple Frog, Electric Blue Gecko and Kakapo.
Although they're irreplaceable, most known EDGE species are overlooked. They need our help, but only one in every ten is getting the attention it needs.
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