Promoting conservation philanthropy and strategically directing resources to conservation organizations and initiatives
Alaska Conservation Foundation closely monitors statewide conservation threats and works to protect the health, resilience, and connectivity of ecosystems and communities. We protect Alaska’s public lands and waters and build resilience to climate change by supporting grassroots advocacy, leading collaborative statewide climate change adaptation efforts and by continuing to strengthen Alaska’s conservation movement.
Supporting Grassroots Advocacy
As Alaska’s public lands are under continued political threat from industrial-scale mineral extraction – particularly in the Arctic, Bristol Bay and the Tongass – Alaska Conservation Foundation is funding grassroots efforts to protect these key areas. By strategically supporting organizations through grant awards, we are working to support the advocacy efforts of our partners who are working hard to protect Alaska’s public lands. Read more
Leading Collaborative Conservation Initiatives
Alaska Conservation Foundation helps coordinate a network of statewide climate change adaptation groups called Northern Latitudes Partnerships. These networks of federal, state, tribal, corporate and other regional players focus on developing collaborative community-supported solutions to issues brought about by our changing climate. To ensure an era of collective conservation arrives in Alaska, these partnerships aim to replicate the success of our long-running Sustainable Southeast Partnership (SSP). Read more
Strengthening Alaska’s Conservation Movement
To be effective, grassroots advocacy and collaborative conservation need a strong movement, which Alaska Conservation Foundation strives to make stronger by providing organizations around the state with training, facilitated meetings, interns, and funding through strategic grants. Read more
Alaska Resource Development & Preservation
Alaska Mining Impacts Network (AKMIN) establishes a convening space for conservation, tribal, and community leaders to create and share resources, build relationships, foster collaboration and strengthen advocacy efforts focused on the impacts of hardrock mining in Alaska. Read more
