Protecting the Amazon – The Shield Grant
••••• Foundation
A foundation based in Switzerland
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and Indigenous communities and 2 others, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Brazil and Latin America.
This grant funds satellite and AI-powered monitoring systems, a mobile app, and legal support infrastructure to combat deforestation and protect biodiversity across 5.6 million hectares of the Amazon by end of 2025. It targets Indigenous defenders and conservation organizations working to halt forest loss and species extinction in the Amazon region.
About this grant
This grant supports satellite and artificial intelligence-based monitoring systems, a mobile application, and legal infrastructure to combat forest loss and protect wildlife across the Amazon. The call targets nonprofits, charities, Indigenous communities, community groups and research institutions operating in Brazil and Latin America at scale or maturity stage. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to deploy or integrate monitoring technology or the Guardião app, and commit to supporting Indigenous land defenders through legal pathways. Partnership or collaboration with the funder's ecosystem is required. The grant aims to cover 5.6 million hectares of Amazon forest by the end of 2025.
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- Who can apply for Protecting the Amazon – The Shield?
- Eligibility covers organisations in BR, LATAM; nonprofit, charity, indigenous-community, community-group, research-institution. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.
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