Conserving & Restoring Nature
Nature solutions can accomplish more than one-third of the mitigation needed by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. The Bezos Earth Fund has committed $2 billion to conserve and restore nature. We are working to conserve what we have and restore what’s been lost to protect nature and fight climate change.
Protecting what remains. Restoring what's been lost.
"Our commitment today supports a three-fold imperative – we must conserve what we have, restore what we've lost, and grow what we need in harmony with nature," said Jeff Bezos. "Investing in nature through both traditional and innovative approaches is essential to combat climate change, enhance biodiversity, protect the beauty of the natural world, and create a prosperous future."
Initiatives that protect, restore, and sustainably manage ecosystems play a crucial role in protecting biodiversity, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and sustaining and improving lives. The human footprint has grown in the past century; today, less than 30% of the planet’s land surface remains wild and a million species could face extinction.
Nature solutions have the power to accomplish more than one-third of the mitigation needed by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. We can also look to nature to help improve the resilience of ecosystems to climate and strengthen communities and livelihoods that depend on forests, fisheries, and other ecosystems.
The Bezos Earth Fund is committing $2 billion to conserve and restore nature. We promote and support nature solutions in places that are a high priority for biodiversity and carbon, making sure we work with governments and local communities. This includes protected and conserved terrestrial and marine areas and the restoration of degraded ecosystems by accelerating natural regeneration and reforestation.
Conservation
Bold steps are needed to protect, expand, manage, and monitor the conservation of land and water. The Bezos Earth Fund’s conservation work focuses on areas that are important for biodiversity and carbon stocks and that give emphasis to the central role of local communities and Indigenous peoples in conservation efforts.
Restoration
Landscape restoration brings vitality back to degraded landscapes. It creates jobs, sequesters carbon, and protects biodiversity. The Bezos Earth Fund supports locally led restoration in Africa and the U.S. by channeling funds directly to implementing groups, providing training and capacity building, and monitoring progress.
Grants
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Accelerating Inclusive Conservation in Ecuador and Bolivia
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Accelerating Restoration Across the U.S.
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Accelerating Restoration in Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique
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Advancing Implementation and Finance for Congo Basin Conservation
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Advancing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Congo Basin
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Advancing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Tropical Andes
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Advancing Management of Panama’s Cordillera de Coiba Marine Protected Area
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Advancing National 30X30 Strategies in Amazon-Andes
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Advancing the 30x30 Vision in the Central and Western Pacific
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Advancing Restoration in Africa
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Advocacy and Education for Natural Climate Solutions
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Building an Effective Co-management Model for Panama’s Coiba National Park
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Building Support for the 30x30 Target
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Consensus on Carbon Credits
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Creating and Maintaining Conservation Areas at Scale in Andean Countries
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Creating the Largest Multi-country Marine Protected Area in the World
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Creation of Protected Areas While Supporting Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
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Declaration and Management of Protected Areas Across the Tropical Andes
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Defining the Goals Under the 30x30 Commitments
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Delivering a Natural Climate Solutions Toolkit
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Ensuring a Sound Monitoring System for 30x30
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Ensuring Marine Biosecurity in Costa Rica’s Cocos Island
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Ensuring Sustainable Financing for Colombia’s 30x30 Marine Goals
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Establishing the World’s Largest Transnational Marine Protected Area
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Expanding Protected Areas in the Congo Basin
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Expanding Protected Areas in the Congo Basin Through Local and Indigenous Stewards
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Expanding Protected Areas in the Tropical Andes Through Local and Indigenous Stewards
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Expanding the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People
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Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
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Improving Responsible Fishing Practices in Colombia’s Marine Protected Areas
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Indigenous Peoples’ Guardianship in the Tropical Andes
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Innovative Finance for Conservation in Gabon
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Mangroves for Community and Climate
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Monitoring Protected Areas in the Tropical Andes
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Monitoring Protected Areas of the Congo Basin
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Preparing for Scale-Up of African Landscape Restoration
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Protecting America's Public Lands and Waters: A Critical Pathway to 30x30 in the United States
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Restoring Urban Environments in the United States
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Restoring U.S. Ecosystems
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Reversing Endangered Species Decline and Strengthening Conservation in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
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Rewilding the Galápagos Marine Reserve
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Safeguarding Nature to Stabilize Climate
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Scaling up Recognition of Collective Land Rights and Locally Led Conservation in the Tropical Andes
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Scaling-up Collective Land Rights and Locally Led Conservation in the Congo Basin
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Strengthening Conservation of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor
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Strengthening the Protection and Management of Panama’s Greater Gulf of Chiriquí
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Support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Congo Basin
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Support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Tropical Andes
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Supporting Effective Implementation of Marine Protected Areas around Costa Rica’s Cocos Island
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The Earthshot Prize
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The Emerald Edge: Protecting Living Carbon Resources
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Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for Conservation in the Amazon Basin
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Tracking Progress Toward Transformations Required to Conserve Biodiversity
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Transforming Landscapes in the Greater Rusizi Basin and Great Rift Valley