Land acquisition

Nature conservation

With its land acquisition fund, IUCN NL provides funds for local NGOs to acquire threatened patches of wilderness to create or expand safe reserves and connect wildlife habitats.

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Why it works

Effective

The strategic acquisition of small patches of land is an extremely targeted and cost effective tool to protect nature. It takes only a few hectares of land to create a corridor between two isolated forests, thereby greatly increasing the living space for wide ranging species such as parrots, elephants, monkeys and jaguars.

Sustainable

With its land acquisition approach, IUCN NL places the ownership and management responsibility of natural resources in the hands of local, in-country organizations with a clear conservation objective and eye for the needs of local communities. Empowering these dedicated professionals working in the frontline is the best way of achieving long-term sustainable conservation.

Facts

106 projects funded
32,000 hectares secured
27 countries
62 NGOs supported

We’re talking just fifty acres, hundred acres, twenty acres. But this patch of land connects thousands and thousands of square kilometers of forest, and therefore it is critical to the wellbeing of several key biodiversity species. - Vivek Menon, Wildlife Trust of India

Become a partner

Apply for funding

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IUCN NL’s open window for funding applications from NGOs all over the world makes our grants unique in the conservation sector. Before you apply, please carefully read the criteria. Applications are closed now. Please regularly check our website to find out about new calls for proposals.