Protect Wild Ecosystems Effectively Grant

About this grant

Conservation X Labs (CXL) operates at the intersection of biodiversity, technology, and innovation to prevent a sixth mass extinction. One of its core strategic initiatives, 'Protect Wild Ecosystems Effectively,' addresses two of the most urgent threats to biodiversity and ecosystem health: invasive species and ineffective management of protected areas. On islands, invasive species introduced through human activities are responsible for 65% of global extinctions, posing existential threats to fragile ecosystems. Meanwhile, many protected areas suffer from inadequate resources, oversight, and enforcement, leading to biodiversity loss, habitat degradation, and illegal activities such as poaching and deforestation. CXL's solution involves leveraging technology and strategic partnerships to neutralize invasive threats and improve protected area management. The organization aims to deploy scalable solutions that can help ensure effective protection of 30% of land and water by 2030, while combating active threats such as invasive species. CXL equips conservationists with tools and approaches that allow them to respond at the speed of the threats they face. CXL uses a combination of open innovation prizes and challenges, in-house invention, and field deployment to achieve its goals. It has completed 19 prizes and challenges, distributed over $12 million in funding to breakthrough solutions, and supported 165 game-changing innovations. Solutions in the field have contributed to expanding 325,000 hectares of protected areas and supporting over 32 effective area-based conservation measures.

Eligibility

The page does not provide specific eligibility criteria for applicants. CXL's programs generally convene interdisciplinary communities of innovators, technologists, and conservationists, but no explicit organization type, geography, sector, or stage requirements are described on this page.

How it's scored

No evaluation or scoring criteria are described on this page.

Key requirements

• ✓Technology-enabled solutions for invasive species management or protected area management
• ✓Strategic partnerships demonstrating collaboration across sectors
• ✓Contribution to 30% land and water protection goal by 2030
• ✓Focus on ecosystem safeguarding and biodiversity outcomes

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Protect Wild Ecosystems Effectively?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, nonprofit, university, research-institution, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.