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The Nature and Environment Cause Portfolio
Five fabulous charities helping to rewild, restore and regenerate coastland, rivers, woodland and improve biodiversity.
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Raw sewage is dumped into UK waters 800 times every day (New Statesman)
Who: A national marine conservation and campaigning charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.
Trustees: 7
Income: £2.8M (2022)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 85%
Reserves: 6 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
75% of crops need pollinators, mainly bees. Bee numbers have dropped 90% since'04. (Environment America)
Who: A science based organisation focused on helping to create more, better habitats for bumblebees across the UK.
Trustees: 8
Income: £1.8M (2022)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 95%
Reserves: 10 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
5,000 community groups and 5 million trees planted
Who: Bringing people together to improve and care for green spaces that form a vital part of any healthy, happy community.
Trustees: 11
Key Staff: Sir David Attenborough
Income: £11M
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 85%
Reserves: 2 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. 56% of UK species are in decline, 15% are near extinction.
Who: Rewilding Britain's vision is to reconnect us with the natural world and tackle the species extinction crisis and climate emergency.
Trustees: 8
Income: £1.2M (2023)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 80%
Reserves: 18 months
Relevant UNSDGs:
The proportion of rivers meeting Good Ecological Status (GES) across the UK and Ireland is low - and is flatlining
Who: Over the last 50 years, the health of our rivers has rapidly deteriorated: less biodiversity, more dried-up rivers and more flooding. The Rivers Trust supports member trusts to help solve these problems, while advocating for real change to river health. We also inform and engage the public via campaigns and citizen science initiatives.
Trustees: 10
Income: £6.7M (2023)
% directly deployed to charitable activity: 90%
Reserves: 6 months
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