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 March 2025). 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.
Halcyon Programmes and core institutional support
To provide core support for Fauna & Flora and support its work with local partners and communities to protect and restore important at-risk and biodiversity-rich natural habitats.
$25,960,684
2017
6 years
Ibera National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Iberá National Park in Argentina.
$3,000,000
2017
1 year
Oceans Campaign
To support a campaign to end illegal fishing and protect marine biodiversity, focussing on West Africa and South-East Asia.
$999,750
2017
5 years
Deep-sea biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction
To support DOSI’s work to provide expert input and guidance for the negotiations of the UN treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction and the International Seabed Authority mining regulations.
$496,000
2017
5 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endowment of Directorship
To establish an endowment fund for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative Directorship.
$10,000,000
2016
11 years
Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)
To provide training for conservation practitioners in Asia and Central America.
$4,978,000
2016
6 years
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Patagonia Park in Chile.
$3,370,000
2016
2 years
Reducing Trade Threats to Africa’s Wild Species and Ecosystems (ReTTa)
To strengthen actions to reduce the illegal and unsustainable trade of African wild species to Asia through data gathering, information sharing, engagement and innovative interventions.
$3,000,000
2016
4 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Collaborative Conservation Research Fund
To support collaborative research among the Cambridge Conservation Initiative partners.
$1,500,000
2016
3 years
Combating illegal and unsustainable logging in tropical forests
To constrain the role of finance in the destruction of climate-critical tropical forests and related human rights abuses. This is vital for combatting global climate change and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
$668,449
2016
3 years
Miriam Rothschild Travel Bursary Programme
To enable students from biodiversity-rich, cash-poor countries to participate in the Cambridge Student Conference on Conservation Science.
$549,400
2016
6 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endangered Landscapes Programme - Inception Phase
To support preparatory work by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative on a grant programme for large-scale habitat restoration projects in Europe.
Learn more$305,000
2016
2 years
Halcyon Marine Initiative
To work with local partners and communities to protect and restore important at-risk and biodiversity-rich marine habitats.
$3,750,000
2015
4 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Masters in Conservation Leadership
To enable students from biodiversity-rich, cash-poor countries to participate in the Cambridge MPhil in Conservation Leadership.
$1,625,000
2015
5 years
Conservation Evidence
To publish and make widely available evidence-based conservation strategies to help conservation practitioners make effective decisions.
$1,060,000
2015
5 years
Field book project - South America
To digitize travellers’ and naturalists’ field manuscripts on South America from 1800 to 2000 and make them freely available online.
$511,200
2015
3 years
Earth Journalism Network
To support local journalists to investigate and report worldwide on the threats to biodiversity and nature-based solutions.
$450,000
2015
4 years
Ecosystem connectivity in threatened South American landscapes
To work with local partners to conserve and manage threatened high-biodiversity areas.
$1,800,000
2014
3 years
Wildlife Defence Programme
To use legal tools and advocacy to enforce laws that protect European wildlife and habitats.
$1,459,073
2014
3 years
Conservation training in Africa
To provide core support to help the Association develop its training for African biodiversity conservation professionals.
$486,358
2014
3 years