funding, profile & training for conservation leaders
The Whitley Fund for Nature has given over £16 million to support the work of more than 200 grassroots conservationists benefiting wildlife and communities in some 80 countries across the Global South.
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25 Years of Impact
WFN’s Impact Assessment Report
Winner Case Studies
25 Years of Impact
2019 Whitley Award winners chair Conservation Optimism Summit
Jon Paul Rodriguez & Caleb Ofori-Boateng will attend this year’s summit in Oxford
25th Anniversary Funding Winners
£435k granted to five Whitley Alumni to fund largescale, collaborative initiatives
APPLY NOW – 2020 WHITLEY AWARDS
Are you a dynamic conservation leader or do you know of one?
Sir David Attenborough, WFN Trustee
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.
HRH The Princess Royal, WFN Patron
WFN is one of the most cost effective and direct impact charities working to protect the environment.
Kate Humble, WFN Ambassador
This is what the Whitley Awards are all about – recognising effective grassroots leaders and helping them expand their work.
