Social investment priorities

Investing in Our Natural World

Woodland Trust

To improve Our Natural World, we offer social investment to organisations working on nature-based solutions towards: preserved species health and habitats, sustainable and ethical food, and clean and healthy freshwater.

Across our funding, we commit to investing into organisations led by communities experiencing racial inequity, as well as building community wealth.

Preserved species health and habitats

We want to support

Organisations and work delivering impact in line with our priorities:

Areas of interest

There are also specific opportunities we are proactively exploring:

  • Land purchases and project finance for restoration of peat and space for nature, prioritising community ownership models where possible.

Sustainable and ethical food

We want to support

Organisations and work delivering impact in line with our priorities:

Areas of interest

There are also specific opportunities we are proactively exploring:

  • Innovation across the supply chain in agriculture and aquaculture, as well as investment for collaboration, co-operatives and sharing best-practice for nature-friendly farming.

Clean and healthy freshwater

We want to support

Organisations and work delivering impact in line with our priorities:

Areas of interest

There are also specific opportunities we are proactively exploring:

  • Revenue generation from ecosystem services
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