Our Approach
LOCALLY LED CONSERVATION / in the most ecologically critical ecosystems on Earth.
We support locally-led conservation initiatives in the most ecologically critical ecosystems on Earth, as funders, as programmatic partners, and as connectors across each region.
THE BIOREGIONAL LENSA bioregion is defined
not by political borders
but by ecological ones
We use a bioregional approach. It recognizes that ecosystems, communities, and species are shaped by the same geography, climate, and natural systems, and must be conserved as one. A bioregion is defined not by political borders but by ecological ones: rainforest ecosystems, mangrove coastlines, wildlife migratory corridors. The health of a coastline, the wildlife within it, and the communities who depend on it are inseparable. Addressing any one of them meaningfully requires addressing all three.
This is why the projects we fund are cross-cutting by design. A mangrove restoration project protects fish nurseries, sequesters carbon, and shields coastlines from erosion, all at once. A humane education program builds the next generation of conservation leaders while easing pressure on native wildlife. We fund at the intersection of these sectors because that is where lasting impact is made.
Where We Focus
We focus where the need and the opportunity are greatest: tropical rainforests, the world's oceans, and wetlands and mangroves, the ecosystems most critical to life support, climate regulation, and biodiversity, and where the planet's biodiversity hotspots are concentrated.
Rainforests
Oceans
Mangroves & Wetlands
TWO BIOREGIONS
The Caribbean / The Amazon
We currently operate across two bioregions, the Caribbean and the Amazon, building an integrated portfolio in each that accounts for the wellbeing of wildlife, the restoration and protection of critical habitats, and the resilience of the communities who call these places home.
What we fund
Real conservation impact rarely stays inside a single lane
Every project we fund falls under one or more of the following areas. Many span several at once, which is exactly the point: real conservation impact rarely stays inside a single lane.
Coastal & Marine Ecosystems
Protecting and restoring the ocean systems that sustain marine life and the communities that rely on them.
Rainforest Conservation & Rewilding
Permanently protecting intact forest and restoring the ecological relationships within it.
Wildlife Protection
Safeguarding threatened species through science-based conservation and emergency response.
Conservation Education & Community Resilience
Equipping communities with the knowledge and resources to serve as active stewards of the ecosystems and species they depend on.
Emergency Management
Helping communities prepare for and recover from climate disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires, so that conservation gains aren't lost to the next crisis.
More money doesn't automatically mean more impact, better-directed money does.
We partner with under-resourced, locally-led organizations, because they hold the local knowledge, relationships, and trust that no outside actor can replicate. Our work has reinforced a simple idea: more money doesn't automatically mean more impact, better-directed money does. Small, flexible funding to community-led efforts builds trust, adapts quickly, and acts as a multiplier, restoring ecosystems while strengthening the local capacity and governance systems that sustain impact over time.