funding, profile & training for conservation leaders
The Whitley Fund for Nature has given £18 million to support the work of more than 200 grassroots conservationists benefiting wildlife and communities in 80 countries across the Global South.
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Your donations doubled
During the first week of December, WFN is teaming up with the Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise £100,000.
E M M A J A N E K N I G H T has partnered with the Whitley Fund for Nature
A new way you can support our Whitley Award winners, just in time for Christmas.
Watch the trailer for the Whitley Awards 2020: A Celebration
We go live on YouTube on Wednesday 2 December at 7pm (GMT). Watch the trailer, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Join us for the Whitley Awards 2020: A Celebration!
With Sir David Attenborough and HRH The Princess Royal we celebrate the 2020 Whitley Award winners. WFN’s first ever virtual event, hosted by Tom Heap and Kate Humble.
#TakeoverTuesday: Rodrigo Medellín
The conservation hero behind the mask: Mexico’s Bat Man, Rodrigo Medellín, joined us for Takeover Tuesday in October.
Meet the 2020 Whitley Award winners
Meet the conservation heroes who have received Whitley Awards this year.
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.
