Domain - Environment Archives - Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awards $15.6 Million to Conserve Grassland Habitat and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 13, 2023) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $15.6 million in grants to protect vital grassland habitat in the Northern Great Plains while also strengthening ranching operations and communities. The 26 grants announced today will leverage $30.1 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of …

$400M in New Philanthropic Commitments to Tropical Forests and Communities to Combat Climate Change

13 Foundations contributing $780M in total to help meet Glasgow Declaration Goal SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Nov. 7th, 2022) – Thirteen leading climate philanthropies are part of a new effort to significantly increase philanthropic funding to end and reverse tropical deforestation while delivering just and sustainable development by the end of this decade. New philanthropic funding commitments …

What Does Tribal Land Stewardship Look Like?

Nonprofit Quarterly Steve Dubb May 1, 2022 The climate crisis is not only a product of greenhouse gas emissions… but also of an ideological shift that was imposed by colonization and capitalism to justify violation of sacred land-, water-, and airways—domination that taught Americans to speak of “resources” instead of “relatives.” – Ruth Miller, Meda …

Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies Promotes Jason Cole to Program Director

Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP) has announced that Jason Cole has been promoted to Program Director, Environment. In this position, Jason will oversee the organization’s Environment domain. He will also serve as a member of the program leadership team. Jason succeeds Alan Holt, who is retiring at the end of this year. Jason was hired …