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Life on Earth fund
Life on Earth grants program
The challenge is how to harness philanthropic spending more effectively. Our global audit identified the critical problem of the shape of global philanthropic spending – a big proportion of charitable funding is going to ‘BINGOs’ in the U.S and Europe. A fraction is going to the most critical areas for biodiversity, and smaller fraction to effective local groups. The solution is to provide a critical service to funders by mapping and properly understanding the needs and capacity of local groups, and to local groups by connecting them to funders. This way resources can be pooled and targeted in the most impactful way, to empower and build capacity amongst the local groups who are most effective in critical regions. Our first grants round will be a microgrants program, based around the philosophy and outsized impact of the Grameen bank’s low bureaucracy microloans. The round will focus on our pilot regions of Bruny Island, Sydney Harbour (Mosman), Panay Island and Chitral, with microgrants focussed on helping groups present Nature and their work beautifully and crystallise their big dream for Nature in their corner of our planet.
Life on Earth conservation program
The problem is that isolated conservation reserves and actions can’t deliver long-term protection of Nature. Nature needs large-scale cross-tenure protected landscapes. Our solution is the development of an ambitious landscape scale conservation program for life on Earth, with a focus on critical areas for biodiversity conservation. A long-term program that starts small in pilot locations with locally led nature networks supported by the Kuno Foundation. Opportunities to make an impact have already arisen in our pilot regions:
Bruny Island: Kuno Foundation is supporting local groups who have a big dream of Bruny gaining recognition as a biosphere reserve akin to the Galapagos islands.
Mosman: Local groups’ dream includes protection of Middle Head and ambitious new marine parks in the heart of Sydney harbour.
In 2025/26 we’ll establish the foundations of this program by connecting the right science and policy expertise to assist the local groups in building the big dream for Nature in their corner of our planet.
Jess Ewing
Life on Earth grants program
The challenge is how to harness philanthropic spending more effectively. Our global audit identified the critical problem of the shape of global philanthropic spending – a big proportion of charitable funding is going to ‘BINGOs’ in the U.S and Europe. A fraction is going to the most critical areas for biodiversity, and smaller fraction to effective local groups. The solution is to provide a critical service to funders by mapping and properly understanding the needs and capacity of local groups, and to local groups by connecting them to funders. This way resources can be pooled and targeted in the most impactful way, to empower and build capacity amongst the local groups who are most effective in critical regions. Our first grants round will be a microgrants program, based around the philosophy and outsized impact of the Grameen bank’s low bureaucracy microloans. The round will focus on our pilot regions of Bruny Island, Sydney Harbour (Mosman), Panay Island and Chitral, with microgrants focussed on helping groups present Nature and their work beautifully and crystallise their big dream for Nature in their corner of our planet.
Life on Earth conservation program
The problem is that isolated conservation reserves and actions can’t deliver long-term protection of Nature. Nature needs large-scale cross-tenure protected landscapes. Our solution is the development of an ambitious landscape scale conservation program for life on Earth, with a focus on critical areas for biodiversity conservation. A long-term program that starts small in pilot locations with locally led nature networks supported by the Kuno Foundation. Opportunities to make an impact have already arisen in our pilot regions:
Bruny Island: Kuno Foundation is supporting local groups who have a big dream of Bruny gaining recognition as a biosphere reserve akin to the Galapagos islands.
Mosman: Local groups’ dream includes protection of Middle Head and ambitious new marine parks in the heart of Sydney harbour.
In 2025/26 we’ll establish the foundations of this program by connecting the right science and policy expertise to assist the local groups in building the big dream for Nature in their corner of our planet.
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Nature Networks Program
The problem is that groups often act in isolation, meaning there is huge potential impact that is unmet. The solution is to provide a “Collective Impact” backbone support role for Nature networks regionally, globally and on specific issues. This is starting small focussing on the ‘Saving Nature 101’ task of networking and building capacity for the most effective existing groups in pilot regions and assisting them with presenting Nature’s needs and stories beautifully.
Conservation Stories Program
The conservation stories program focuses on providing practical support, skills, training and expert help to these local people and groups to present their place or issue and their conservation work well.
Kids & Nature Program
The Kuno Foundation’s Kids & Nature program seeks to support local communities, people and group engaged in promoting childhood connection with, understanding about and commitment to Nature. This has started with a beautiful project that has evolved out of our work with the school, teachers and community groups on Bruny Island – the Bruny Kids & Nature page.
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