Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated July 2024). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
On the ground conservation work in the trust's wildlife reserves
Towards work on the Perthshire wildlife reserves and on the Largiebaan restoration project
$256,838
2018
1 year
Mountain Willow Project
To propagate and plant rare and hard to grow montane scrub willow species
$256,000
2018
5 years
Endangered Landscapes Programme
The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme gives grants for large-scale restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas. The programme supports projects that will restore extensive areas of terrestrial and marine habitat so that they are resilient and self-sustaining.
Learn more$31,436,821
2017
7 years
Ibera National Park
To purchase a piece of land beside Ibera National Park
$3,000,000
2017
1 year
Halcyon Programmes and core institutional support
To consolidate and expand the success of both the Halcyon Land & Sea Fund and the Halcyon Marine Programme to date, increasing their focus on long-term sustainability, and addressing the recommendations from Arcadia’s external evaluation of both programmes.
$25,960,684
2017
6 years
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing land adjacent to the Patagonia Park, which contains key access points and valuable habitat for threatened wildlife.
$3,370,000
2016
2 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endangered Landscapes Programme - Inception Phase
To enable CCI to conduct the preparatory work to establish a re-granting programme dedicated to supporting projects to create habitats that are rich in biodiversity and resillent to environmental change, and to sharing novel replicable techniques that can achieve this.
Learn more$305,000
2016
2 years
Halcyon Marine Initiative
To create properly managed refuges for marine life whilst longer term systemic changes are made
$3,750,000
2015
4 years
Ecosystem connectivity in threatened South American landscapes
To secure new areas of high biodiversity value under conservation management, in collaboration with local partners
$1,800,000
2014
3 years
Halcyon Land & Sea
To secure important areas of natural habitat and ensure their associated wildlife will survive.
$5,000,000
2013
5 years
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
To expand the partnership's work in biodiversity rich low- and middle-income countries.
$2,000,000
2013
6 years
Conservation of birds and their habitats
To build the capacity of national Birdlife partners in high-biodiversity countries, to ensure that priority species and habitats are sustainably managed.
$1,800,000
2013
6 years
Rainforest seed conservation
To develop techniques for storing seeds not suitable for traditional seed protocols.
$600,000
2012
5 years
Conservation of East-Atlantic Flyway
To conserve key sites for migratory birds in northern Europe and West Africa.
$900,000
2012
4 years
Halcyon Land & Sea
To secure important areas of natural habitat and ensure their associated wildlife will survive.
$800,000
2011
1 year
Halcyon Marine Initiative
To create properly managed refuges for marine life whilst longer term systemic changes are made.
$5,000,000
2011
4 years
Living Landscape Scheme
To create large conservation areas connected by wildlife corridors to protect biodiversity, in collaboration with Kent Wildlife Trust.
$500,000
2010
5 years
Living Landscape Scheme
To create large conservation areas connected by wildlife corridors to protect biodiversity, in collaboration with Sussex Wildlife Trust.
$500,000
2010
5 years
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing land adjacent to the Patagonia Park, which contains key access points and valuable habitat for threatened wildlife.
$500,000
2010
1 year
Conservation of birds and their habitats
To build the capacity of national Birdlife partners in high-biodiversity countries, to ensure that priority species and habitats are sustainably managed.
$1,500,000
2009
5 years