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.
Climate change action
To improve climate change policy and campaign against coal in the UK and Germany.
$5,000,000
2008
5 years
Coastal conservation in West Africa
To campaign against large-scale, illegal and undocumented fishing in West African coastal waters.
$450,000
2014
4 years
Coastal conservation in West Africa
To campaign against large-scale, illegal and undocumented fishing in West African coastal waters.
$100,000
2012
2 years
Intelligence and action against wildlife trade (ReTTA Phase II)
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
2020
5 years
Protected Planet
Towards the core costs of the Protected Planet platform
$5,000,000
2021
5 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
Marine protection fund
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 Partnership
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
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
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
Safeguarding the ocean for future generations: Advancing equity science and capacity
To support the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI), so it can continue to provide evidence-based advice to inform international policy on the management and conservation of the deep ocean.
$4,641,000
2022
10 years
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
To support DSCC’s work to protect deep-sea ecosystems from fishing and mining, and to strengthen biodiversity conservation and governance in international oceans.
$472,000
2018
5 years
Towards work on soil carbon sequestration.
To assess the scientific foundation for agricultural soil carbon credits.
$2,500,000
2021
4 years
Ocean campaign
To support a campaign to end illegal fishing and protect marine biodiversity.
$1,500,000
2022
5 years
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
Empowering legal actors working to protect global biodiversity
To help lawyers in under-resourced regions win legal victories that protect biodiversity and build local capacity to protect biodiversity in years to come.
$1,000,000
2021
5 years