Environment – Regenerative Landscapes Grant

About this grant

Oak Foundation's Environment Programme sits under a strategy that places people at the heart of grant-making to safeguard the future and restore connection to nature. It is organised into three sub-programmes: Marine food systems and livelihoods, Nature and people, and Regenerative landscapes. The page takes a systems-change approach, seeking to address root causes of environmental and social challenges and to find solutions that deliver multiple social and biodiversity benefits across sectors. The Regenerative landscapes sub-programme aims at a world in which degraded landscapes and ecosystems are restored for the benefit of both people and wildlife. It supports regenerative agriculture, meaning farming systems that are good for people and nature, and rewilding, meaning restoring land and biodiverse spaces that human activities have modified. Its geographic focus is buffer zones outside protected land and communal lands in Southern Africa. The page illustrates the portfolio through partner stories, including work on small-scale fisheries tenure, a network supporting local conservation organisations across Southern Africa, regenerative agriculture by grantees in Zimbabwe, conservation leadership training, and the Gorongosa Restoration Project in Mozambique. Oak also highlights its long-running support to Oceana in ocean conservation.

Eligibility

The page does not state explicit applicant eligibility rules for the Regenerative landscapes sub-programme. It indicates the focus geography for this sub-programme is buffer zones outside protected land and communal lands in Southern Africa, and that grants are made to partner organisations. Applicants are directed to the grant-making process and letter of enquiry submission pages, which may contain further criteria.

Key requirements

• ✓Submit letter of enquiry (LOI) as first step
• ✓Consult full programme page for detailed strategy and eligibility criteria
• ✓Focus on regenerative landscapes, regenerative agriculture, and land-use practices

Recent past awardees

Knowing who's won the last rounds tells you whether you're in the strike zone.

• Alinea
• Gorongosa Restoration Project
• Effective Conservation Cooperative
• Oceana · 2001

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Environment – Regenerative Landscapes?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, charity, social-enterprise, university, research-institution, local-authority, community-group, indigenous-community, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Regenerative agriculture funding supports soil health, cover cropping, reduced tillage, agroforestry and grazing practices that store carbon and restore land. It comes through agricultural support schemes, research programmes and supply-chain initiatives run with food companies. Applicants often need farmer partners, field trial plans and a way to monitor soil outcomes.