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Grant Awards

Supporting projects that advance the development and use of conservation technologies.
Uniting corporations and experts to enable financial and technical help for local partners.

Satellites for Biodiversity Award

Applications to our third round are now closed. We expect to announce the winners in April 2025. Please subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive future grant notifications. 

Achievements to date:

  • In 2022, our partnership with the Airbus Foundation launched round one of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award.
  • 14 ambitious conservation projects are now supported through further awards in 2023 and 2024. 
  • Projects are:
    • Awarded a mix of funding and technical support, including ArcGIS Pro from ESRI and very high-resolution satellite imagery from Airbus’s Pléiades and Pléiades Neo.
    • Currently span Namibia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia, Nepal, Peru and South Sudan, Kenya, DRC and South Africa.
    • Monitor and protect an array of threatened species, including Andean bears, greater one-horned rhinos and Ethiopian wolves, with local teams gaining support for their management plans, mapping and coexistence strategies.

You can view all projects here.

(C) African Parks

Grant focus areas


State of Species
Projects focusing on the state of species abundance, distribution and extinction risks to threats from environmental, social or commercial pressures. These projects assess threat level (IUCN Red List threat level), population sizes and extinction drivers including, changes in habitat area and quality. We recommend applicants monitor species across homogenous landscapes and seascapes - where the objects of interest have a strong contrast to stand out within their background environment. 

Invasive Species
Projects investigating introducing, spreading and managing invasive plant or animal species.

Ecosystem Management
Projects that track and inform management practices and operations, especially within or near biodiversity-sensitive areas. Including early-warning solutions that enable response to mitigate conservation issues.

Ecosystem Connectivity
Projects examining changes to “spatial configuration,” “structural connectivity,” and “functionality connectivity” - focusing on maintaining or enhancing the physical, biological and ecological linkages within and between ecosystems. 

Ecosystem Conversion and Restoration
Projects identifying and analysing the change in natural spaces to managed systems or built-up areas, as well as efforts to restore areas to their natural state. 

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(C) African Parks

(C) African Parks

By combining conservation expertise with our access to cutting-edge satellite products and services, we can support conservation projects with greater precision and impact.

Hania Tabet, Airbus Head of Social Value & Airbus Foundation Director
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