Whitley Fund for Nature is a UK charity. We have channelled £20 million to 200 conservation leaders in 80 countries across the Global South, benefiting wildlife, landscapes and people.
Watch highlights from the 2022 Whitley Awards!
Whitley Awards are WFN's flagship prizes, and this year we recognised wildlife conservationists bringing people together to take grassroots action across #OurLocalPlanet. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate them during this uplifting evening.
2022 Whitley Award winners
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Sir David Attenborough narrates this new film about Charudutt Mishra, winner of the 2022 Whitley Gold Award.
WFN's top prize is awarded annually to a Whitley Award alumnus who has also received Continuation Funding. This laddered support allows successful conservation solutions to be scaled up; from his beginnings in a Himalayan village, Charu has pioneered community-based snow leopard conservation across all 12 countries in the elusive big cat's range.
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Creating a Culture of Evidence Use in Conservation
Watch a new film from the University of Cambridge featuring Sir David Attenborough, BBC presenter Iolo Williams and WFN Director Danni Parks, on revolutionising the way projects are planned.
The making of our Whitley Award films
We delve into the partnership that produces an annual collection of impactful short films, introducing Whitley Award winners to an international audience.
We’re hiring!
In line with our ambition to raise £3m/year by 2025, we are excited to be expanding our team.
Our Local Planet Match Fund raises £200,000 for grassroots wildlife conservation
Every donation you made to mark the 2022 Whitley Awards has been doubled by match funding, totalling £200,000! What’s more, your outstanding show of support means WFN has now awarded £20 million over the charity’s 29 year history.
Whitley Awards Week Run-Down
Each spring we catalyse conservation action by inviting new Whitley Award winners to London for training, networking and media opportunities. We look back on what happened during the 2022 Whitley Awards Week…
Making Headlines: Our 2022 Whitley Award Winners are in the News
Whitley Awards give winners a boost in profile, and this year’s cohort have found themselves everywhere from TV screens to newspaper headlines.
conservation and climate change
Our open letter to world leaders
WFN is one of 15 organisations urging world leaders to increase support for locally-led solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises, in a joint open letter at COP26.
Nature-Based Solutions
The WFN funding stream supporting community-led action for conservation and climate.
Tackling your carbon footprint with WFN & IPÊ
Your opportunity to offset carbon through a Whitley Award-winning reforestation project in Brazil.