The purpose of this Fund is to support environmental initiatives that further the goals and objectives of the Strategy for Nature by inviting individuals, organisations and students to apply for financial support each year.

Currently, a total of £40,000 is donated through the fund in the form of grants, with £9,000 of that dedicated specifically to a bursary for students completing graduate or post graduate degrees in a relevant subject with a commitment to carry out data collection for their research project in Guernsey and/ or Herm.

Any further contribution to this Fund, building on the currently available amount, will enable more support to be provided to projects and/ or students through the existing administration of the Strategy for Nature Fund.

Although this project already has an amount of £40,000 distributed to projects and as bursaries each year, there are more applications than currently available funding can support. This evidences the communities desire to support Guernsey's natural environment, but requires the approval panel to make difficult decisions regarding which applications will receive funding and which won't.

If your organisation wishes to make a contribution to the Strategy for Nature Fund, any amount can be offered. However, the larger your contribution, the more support can be provided to projects and/ or students through the Strategy for Nature Fund.

All administration of the Fund is managed in-house at the Nature Commission.

Fourteen environmental projects were awarded funding in the 2024/2025 Strategy for Nature Funding round. Examples of these include:

• restoration of dune grassland
• enhancement of school grounds for nature
• replacement barn owl boxes
• support for La Société Guernesiaise Conservation Herd.

Four research projects were awarded funding in the 2024/2025 Strategy for Nature Funding round. These included the following projects:

• comparing plant pollinator networks
• researching conservation grazing.

Applications to the Strategy for Nature Fund are assessed by an approval panel. The panel is comprised of representatives from the Nature Commission and the States of Guernsey. They assess each application objectively and without bias, based on set application criteria.

This project helps to progress against the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

• #3 good health and wellbeing
• #4 quality education
• #11 sustainable cities and communities
• #13 climate action
• #14 life below water
• #15 life on land
• #17 partnership for the goals

The Nature Commission is a Guernsey charity that works with business, government, the third sector, and the public to enhance the Island's natural environment and promote greater native biodiversity. In particular, the Nature Commission is working to reverse the decline in biodiversity by protecting and enhancing Guernsey's natural environment for the health of our economy and well-being of our island community.

For more information visit Nature Commission Guernsey

To support this project, please contact: office@naturecommission.gg