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.

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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.

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$31,436,821

2017

7 years

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.

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$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