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Whitley Awards 2024: A message from founder Edward Whitley
On 1 May, we celebrated the newest cohort of Whitley Award winners, six incredible conservationists from across the Global South working to safeguard our #SharedFuture
Read the 2024 Whitley Awards Booklet
Learn more about WFN’s work and meet the 2024 Whitley Award winners in this year’s ceremony booklet.
The 2024 Whitley Awards
Save the date: On Wednesday 1st May we reveal this year’s Whitley Award Winners
Meet the latest Continuation Funding winners
To close our 30th anniversary year, WFN awarded £1.4 million in Continuation Funding in 2023 – our largest ever round of funding!
Whitley Award Winners Put Snow Leopards and Biodiversity on the Agenda at COP28
How conservationists spotlighted the connection between nature and climate, as fossil fuel talks go into overtime
We did it! Big Give Christmas Challenge success
We are thrilled to announce that we have surpassed our goal of raising £100,000 through the UK’s biggest match-funding scheme!
A look back at the People For Planet Summit
Discover what happened at WFN’s inaugural summit, celebrating 30 years of the charity.
30 Years of Impact
WFN’s Impact Assessment Report: Looking back on three decades of awards, profile and training for conservation leaders.
Royal Dinner at St James’s Palace
In celebration of 30 years of Whitley Fund for Nature, a special evening was hosted by WFN’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal.
WFN NextGen’s Bat-Friendly Mezcal Tasting with Rodrigo Medellin
Our next generation network celebrates 30 years of Whitley Fund for Nature and looks ahead to the future of conservation, philanthropy, and biodiversity-positive alcohol!
A movement in Ethical Conservation launches at WFN’s People For Planet Summit
On 6th November we celebrated the public launch of the Ethical Conservation Alliance from our #PeopleForPlanet Summit.