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Brice Böhmer, Transparency International The power of good governance in stopping the climate crisis: Six actions philanthropy must embrace in 2022

Posted on 1 Apr 2022

In 2019/2020, climate finance amounted to US$632 billion globally. Yet, about 30-40% of climate funding was probably spent inefficiently or stolen because of corruption – considering that at least 30% of development aid is lost to corruption. Philanthropy can and must play a crucial role and act now to help stop the leaky pipeline of climate funding. Building on comprehensive analysis and research over the past ten years, here are six concrete and tangible actions for funders to take in 2022.

Keywords: climate change, effectiveness, funding overseas

Byron Swift, Re:wild Improving the effectiveness of philanthropy for international conservation

Posted on 14 Oct 2021

How can we maximize the effectiveness of grant-making in the international conservation field? This article is based on my experience in international environmental conservation, both as head of implementing nonprofits for 35 years, and as a foundation grant officer supporting in-country organizations for 15 years. I have witnessed both very effective – and ineffective – grant making practices, and would like to share my perspectives on best practices.

Keywords: biodiversity, conservation, effectiveness, funding overseas

Jim Pettiward, Synchronicity Earth COVID-19: The view from Synchronicity Earth

Posted on 28 Jul 2020

COVID-19 is a reminder of the strength of communities, the effectiveness of collective action, the power of empathy. Can we harness these positives to begin to change the stories we tell ourselves about our place in the world? Can it be the catalyst for us to begin to address the inequalities in our relationships, both among our own communities, and with the natural world around us? This pandemic may just have given us an unexpected window of opportunity to reconsider the path we are on and the motivation to help us change course, writes Jim Pettiward from Synchronicity Earth.

Keywords: biodiversity, conservation, COVID-19, funding overseas, policy work

Dr Abigail Entwistle, Fauna & Flora International COVID-19: The view from Fauna & Flora International

Posted on 17 Jul 2020

With regionally-based programmes around the world, Fauna & Flora International has seen COVID-19 play out in very different ways, which have presented differing challenges affecting both people and wildlife. In this blog, Dr Abigail Entwistle describes how these challenges are impacting operations across their global programmes and with local partners, and the ambitious steps they are taking to respond with the help of their funders.

Keywords: biodiversity, communities, conservation, COVID-19, funding overseas, tourism

Eva Rehse and Jasleen Mahal, Global Greengrants Fund COVID-19: The view from Global Greengrants Fund

Posted on 13 Jul 2020

How are grassroots climate initiatives around the world turning the significant challenges brought by COVID-19 into unprecedented opportunities to advance the climate movement? Eva Rehse and Jasleen Mahal present insights from partners across the Global Greengrants Fund network, who have identified three key ways funders can provide much-needed support; and bring hope that the pandemic might just have given us the best chance we will have to turn things around - for both people and planet.

Keywords: climate change, COVID-19, diversity, food, funding overseas, grassroots

Ginger Cassady, Rainforest Action Network Mission 2020: holding corporations to account for deforestation, and supporting communities on the ground

Posted on 7 Oct 2019

2020 is a 'Super Year', a year for bold action on forests, amongst other environmental and social issues. Can funders support NGOs as they hold corporations to account and support forest defenders on the ground?

Keywords: biodiversity, climate change, conservation, deforestation, funding overseas, indigenous peoples

Harriet Williams, Goldsmith Family Philanthropy The 2020 ‘Super Year’ – what does it mean for forests?

Posted on 7 Oct 2019

In an exclusive three-part blog series commissioned by the EFN Forest Funders group, we invite leading campaigners and advocates to look ahead to the 2020 ‘Super Year’ of global policy moments and ask: will forests emerge stronger or weaker out of it?

Keywords: advocacy, biodiversity, climate change, deforestation, effectiveness, funding overseas, restoration

Building collaboration between academia and conservation

Posted on 30 Apr 2018

It is over thirty years since Michael Soulé proposed his model of conservation biology as a “synthetic, multi-disciplinary science”. Since everything humanity needs and does is ultimately derived from nature, it is imperative the sciences, social sciences, policy, practice, human rights, international development, legal and financial systems, culture and the arts come together to address one of the most pressing existential crises of our time. The Collaborative Fund is designed to support such collaboration between nine biodiversity conservation organisations and the University of Cambridge.

Keywords: collaboration, conservation, effectiveness, funding overseas, joined-up-thinking

Eva Rehse and Ursula Miniszewski, Global Greengrants Fund The State of Funding for Women’s Environmental Action

Posted on 8 Mar 2018

Women around the globe are at the forefront of addressing the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation; designing, implementing, and scaling up their own solutions. Yet, as a new mapping report by Global Greengrants Fund and Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds reveals, only 0.2 percent of all foundation funding focuses explicitly on women and the environment. This means that there is a great opportunity for funders committed to protecting our planet to improve their interventions by supporting compelling women-led solutions.

Keywords: effectiveness, funding overseas, grassroots, women

Eva Rehse, Global Greengrants Fund Cross-thematic funder collaboration – the future of environmental funding

Posted on 2 Jun 2017

Unsustainable development, consumerism, the unequal role of women in society – all have negative impacts on our natural environment. Can environmental philanthropy successfully address the most pressing challenges if we do not acknowledge their interconnected nature? We believe that collaboration with funders from different fields – health, development, social justice – will mean a better-targeted and relevant response to environmental problems, and ultimately more impact. Collaboration across sectors is the future of environmental funding.