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Conservation & Sustainable Development

MacArthur's conservation grantmaking aims to preserve ecosystems and species and to promote development that respects the environment. Read our strategy

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Representative Grants

Blue Ventures Conservation

London, United Kingdom

2012

$130,000 To coordinate a workshop for Locally Managed Marine Area leaders from the Western Pacific, Western Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean at the 2012 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea.
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World Wildlife Fund

Washington, District of Columbia

2012

$250,000 To support a consortium of organizations working to strengthen the governance capacity of the Arctic Council to deal with new policy and conservation challenges, as well as threats to the traditional livelihoods of indigenous peoples across the circumpolar north.
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NatureServe

Arlington, Virginia

2011

$275,000 To identify priority watersheds in the tropical Andes for conservation investments (over 18 months).
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Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation

Toronto, Canada

2012

$50,000 To assess the capacity of the Permanent Participant Organizations of the Arctic Council.
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World Wildlife Fund

Washington, District of Columbia

2012

$1,500,000 To reduce the impact of global commodity markets on high biodiversity landscapes (over three years).

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Staff

Portrait of Barry Lowenkron

Barry Lowenkron

Vice President, International Programs

Portrait of Jorgen Thomsen

Jorgen Thomsen

Director, Conservation & Sustainable Development

Portrait of Elizabeth Chadri

Elizabeth Chadri

Program Officer, Conservation and Sustainable Development (Africa)

Portrait of Stephen E. Cornelius

Stephen E. Cornelius

Program Officer

Portrait of Christopher Holtz

Christopher Holtz

Program Officer, Conservation and Sustainable Development

Portrait of Kate Barnes

Kate Barnes

Program Associate, Conservation and Sustainable Development

Portrait of Elsa Gutierrez

Elsa Gutierrez

Program Administrator

Rossi M. Polenica

Program Assistant

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Barbara A. Taylor

Executive Secretary