Latest WFN news
Whitley Awards Ceremony 2012
The Winners of the Whitley Awards 2012 received their prizes from WFN Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, on 9th May
Whitley Award winners On Air!
Rodrigo Medellin, Josia Razafindramanana, Inza Koné & Joanna Alfaro Shigueto (pictured) interviewed by the BBC
Whitley Award winner becomes Belizean Minister
Lisel Alamilla, of Belize has been named as her Country's new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development
Sir David Attenborough in discussion with Edward Whitley
WFN Trustee, Sir David Attenborough discusses the Whitley Awards with Founder, Edward Whitley
Welcome to our new website!
Welcome to the new look Whitley Fund for Nature website!
Winners' projects
WFN Investment
Funding awarded since 1994
Terrestrial
Coastal & Marine
Wetland & Freshwater
0£2.3 million£4.6 million 
WFN Film by David Attenborough
The Whitley Fund for Nature is Unique. It doesn’t put its own people on the ground but seeks out local leaders who are already succeeding. It puts its money where it really counts, where every penny counts.
Sir David Attenborough, Trustee
WFN is one of the most cost effective and direct impact charities working to protect the environment.HRH The Princess Royal, Patron
This is what the Whitley Award is all about – recognising small-scale, effective grassroots leaders and helping them expand their work.Kate Humble