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Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- The Phoenix Species Project, a new $200 million fund, aims to save 100 imperiled animal and plant species from extinction and restore them in the wild, marking one of the largest philanthropic efforts focused solely on species recovery.
- The initiative is a collaboration between Re:wild, co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, and the Bezos Earth Fund, established by Jeff Bezos.
- The project targets species that are near extinction, have ongoing local conservation efforts, and represent diverse habitats, countries, and species types.
- This effort comes amid global biodiversity declines driven by habitat destruction, pollution, overconsumption, and climate change, with species and ecosystems shrinking worldwide.
- Examples of species included are the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander in North Carolina, the fuzzy belly button plant in South Africa, and the bowmouth guitarfish in the Indo-Pacific, each facing unique threats to their survival.
