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 February 2026). 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.
European Open Rivers Programme
To support a grant programme to remove redundant dams, weirs and other river barriers across Europe, so that rivers can flow naturally and biodiversity can flourish.
Learn more$50,575,000
2021
6 years
Earth Investigations Programme
JournalismFund Europe
https://www.journalismfund.eu/news/eu115-million-environmental-investigative-journalism
To support a grant programme for environmental investigative journalism on European affairs inside and outside Europe.
Learn more$13,685,000
2021
6 years
Joint 30x30 Funding Initiative
To support a joint grant programme with Bloomberg Philanthropies for work towards the target of protecting 30% of the world’s marine and coastal areas by 2030.
Learn more$25,000,000
2023
5 years
Oceans 5 General Fund
To support a collaborative grant programme to help stop overfishing, establish marine protected areas, and constrain offshore oil and gas development, to provide lasting benefits to coastal communities and the world’s oceans.
$12,500,000
2024
5 years
Oceans 5 General Fund
To support a collaborative grant programme to help stop overfishing, establish marine protected areas, and constrain offshore oil and gas development, to provide lasting benefits to coastal communities and the world’s oceans.
Learn more$6,000,000
2021
3 years
Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme
To support a grant programme to support large-scale projects to restore biodiversity-rich terrestrial and marine habitats across Europe at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
Learn more$71,648,800
2023
8 years
Endangered Landscapes Programme
To support a grant programme to support large-scale projects to restore biodiversity-rich habitats across Europe at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
Learn more$35,059,365
2020
10 years
Endangered Landscapes Programme
To support a grant programme to support large-scale projects to restore biodiversity-rich habitats across Europe at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
Learn more$31,436,821
2017
7 years
Conservation of birds and their habitats
To support BirdLife partners in high-biodiversity countries and to help them protect priority species and habitats.
$1,800,000
2013
6 years
Conservation of birds and their habitats
To support BirdLife partners in high-biodiversity countries and to help them protect priority species and habitats.
$1,500,000
2009
5 years
Support for Blue Ventures’ core operations.
Core support for Blue Ventures’ to help it achieve its mission to rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities.
$2,500,000
2022
5 years
Biodiversity and habitat governance
To support ClientEarth’s work using legal systems to develop and enforce biodiversity and habitat governance.
$6,250,000
2023
5 years
EU Common Fisheries Policy reform
To develop an effective, enforceable framework for sustainable fisheries management that helps to protect biodiversity in the oceans.
$250,000
2011
2 years
Wildlife Defence Programme
To use legal tools and advocacy to enforce laws that protect European wildlife and habitats.
$2,992,500
2018
5 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
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
Patagonia National Park
To build a visitor centre in Patagonia Park in Chile.
$1,300,000
2008
3 years
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Patagonia Park in Chile.
$500,000
2010
1 year
Pumalin Park, Chile
To build a rangers’ station in Pumalin Park in Chile.
$379,000
2008
2 years
Purchase of grassland in Argentina
To purchase land and establish a new grassland reserve in Corrientes province, Argentina.
$321,000
2008
1 year