Restoration
THE NAT’s main beneficiary is Conservation International who will help ensure our fund will be put towards restoration projects for ‘trees and seas.’
What is Conservation International?
For nearly 40 years, Conservation International has redefined what it means to protect nature — by putting people at the center. Through ambitious alliances and work rooted in local communities and Indigenous leadership, the organization is protecting and restoring carbon-rich forests, safeguarding the world’s most vital ocean ecosystems, and pioneering new approaches to climate finance. Working in more than 30 countries, these efforts are building nature-based economies — because when conservation supports people’s livelihoods, it endures.
We’re not just planting trees. We’re restoring forests.
$2 = 1 tree planted in a critical restoration zone, with five years of expert monitoring.
$500K = 250,000 trees planted — creating 100 hectares of resilient forest.
To help you picture it: 🌳 One forest could span… → ⅓ of Central Park → 187 American football fields → 20,000 elephants taking a nap → 250,000 camping tents pitched side-by-side.
We depend on healthy oceans.
Let’s protect what protects us.
$34 = 1 km² of ocean protected in vital marine areas.
$500K = 14,706 km² safeguarded—preserving biodiversity and securing our blue future.
To give that size some splash: 🌊 That’s equivalent to… → Half of Connecticut → 4.3 million Olympic swimming pools → Nearly 3 million blue whales nose-to-tail → A coral reef playground for every person on Earth to snorkel at once.
Visit their websiteOpen Planet
“Saving our planet is no longer a scientific challenge — it is also a communications challenge.” — Sir David Attenborough
We believe stories shape how we see the world — and how we act within it. That’s why we’re investing in the next generation of nature storytellers: trusted voices from grassroots communities, scientists, educators, and creators who move hearts, shift culture, and spark action.
Our campaigns — built around microgrants, workshops, and storytelling accelerators — will strengthen existing creator networks and build new ones with the skills and resources they need.
What is Open Planet?
Open Planet is a non-profit impact library that empowers creators worldwide with trusted, world-class visuals and storytelling tools to inspire collective action. Together with Open Planet Studios, one of the world’s leading producers of impact films, they’re using the power of storytelling to drive global change.
Founded by Colin Butfield and Jonnie Hughes, the award-winning studio creates groundbreaking content including short films, immersive experiences, strategic campaigns, and documentaries. Their work includes Ocean with David Attenborough, Breaking Boundaries, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, The Earthshot Prize, and Seat At The Table.
Where will the money go?
We’ll focus on regions where communication can tip the balance toward action — breaking down barriers like limited access, misinformation, high costs, and lack of storytelling tools.
Armed with stunning footage and cutting-edge techniques, these storytellers will help reshape how audiences think, feel, and engage with nature.
$500K will launch a flagship campaign across 2–4 priority locations, with the ambition to feature:
5–10 influencers and 5 filmmakers per region
Outreach to ~25 local organizations
Virtual workshops for young people
Partnerships with NGOs, scientists, and educators to amplify credible voices
Unicef
Education is a powerful approach that ensures young people understand the threats and opportunities when it comes to nature and the environment. UNICEF supports governments, communities and schools around nature-positive learning and activities such as integrating nature education into curricula, helping young people learn how to improve the environment, and introducing sustainable infrastructure like trees on school grounds and solar-powered classrooms.
What is UNICEF?
UNICEF promotes environmental education and resilience building to respond to a changing climate and its impacts on children. Through nature education programs and promoting green skills development children learn about nature, how to become stewards of the environment, and are positioned as protectors of nature in their future lives and careers. Climate shocks and environmental degradation can disrupt education, so UNICEF supports governments to invest in climate-resilient school infrastructure that connects classrooms to solar power and safe water infrastructure, while planning for ways to continue education during crises.
Where will the money go?
$34 can provide a solar lamp with a phone charger to a student who wants to complete homework and continue learning at home, even when their access to electricity is limited.
$163 can provide a School in a Box kit to offer supplies for one teacher and 40 students to last for three months of learning.
$40K can support 5,000 children ages 6-12 to participate in environmental education programs in Pakistan.
To enable young innovators, Climate Ventures, the five-year initiative designed by the UNICEF Office of Innovation (OOI) unlocks their ingenuity and entrepreneurial potential with nature-focused solutions for their communities and the planet.
$500K will support five entrepreneurs from emerging economies addressing environmental challenges in their local communities worst affected and prone to natural disasters and emergencies. They will receive financial support and a 12-month proven model of rigorous, tailored mentoring to guide in the product and technology development of their solutions and improved outcomes for children and communities.
By complementing and aligning to the global ecosystem of social impact entrepreneurship, UNICEF leverages its unique advantages to support the innovators and real-time impact for children: direct access to communities affected by severe environmental and nature events, presence in and partnerships with governments and private partners in 190+ countries, and $5B+ annual procurement that provides immediate opportunities for market entry.
Our Goal Is
5
million trees planted
200K
square kilometres of ocean protected
4
communications campaigns launched globally across 12 locations
Engage over
100
influencers
80
filmmakers
400
local organisations
3K
young people
We will be publishing our first Impact Report in Spring 2026.
