Advancing Conservation in Africa

1. Protect endangered species

2. Preserve natural habitats

3. Promote human-wildlife coexistence

4. Provide environmental education

By partnering with leading and emerging conservationists across Africa, Tusk secures donor funding to invest in the best grassroots conservation organisations, encouraging and enabling their local African leadership, helping to increase their profile and maximise their impact.

Our funding covers a broad portfolio of projects and is split across three types of grant:

• Catalyst grants for early-stage initiatives testing new conservation strategies;

• Evolution grants for emerging efforts that are developing a proven track record and scaling their impact; and

• Keystone grants for established organisations that continue to innovate and test new strategies and approaches to conservation.

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Collared wild dog family from the Karingani Game Reserve

Credit: Jo Taylor

Bottom left

A dog handler from Honeyguide's K9 unit in Manyara Ranch, Tarangire National Park Tanzania

Credit: Monica Dalmasso

Far right (from top) Staff collecting data and assessing health of rescued turtles prior to release

Credit: Local Ocean Conservation

Herd of white rhino

Credit: Martin Harvey

A Zambian Carnivore Programme team monitoring lions in South Luangwa

Credit: Edward Selfe

Schoolchildren in Nigeria engaged in treeplanting

Credit: Rachel Ikemeh

Tusk’s new Collaboration Fund will add to this by enabling our partner organisations to stimulate new ideas, explore solutions and build innovative initiatives together.

Since Tusk’s inception in 1990, we have invested over £100million in wildlife conservation initiatives across more than 24 different African countries. We have supported more than 100 local organisations, and in this way, we have fostered the development of the grassroots conservation movement throughout Africa.

Your generous support underpins Tusk’s positive and lasting impact in Africa.