Nations have just finalized the most ambitious strategy to protect the planet’s biodiversity in recent history, ratifying a plan to safeguard at least 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030 (30x30). This historic news comes more than four years after philanthropist and lifelong conservationist, Hansjörg Wyss, catalyzed a global campaign by launching the Wyss Campaign for Nature.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a $2,900,000 grant to Frankfurt Zoological Society – U.S., an international conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and preserving ecosystems around the world. Through this grant, Frankfurt Zoological Society will continue its critical work of supporting national parks in Africa.
Read MoreSustainably managing and restoring natural resources – alongside establishment of new protected areas – is critical to safeguarding the world’s biodiversity. One example of this important work is Oceana Canada’s successful advocacy effort that is helping Canada rebuild its once plentiful fisheries.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to provide a $3,100,000 grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health for the Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center, a clinic dedicated to delivering quality healthcare and social services to Philadelphia’s immigrant and refugee populations.
Read MoreHarvard University announced today the latest gift of $350 million from Hansjörg Wyss, M.B.A. ’65, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, to support the continued mission of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and ensure that it will continue to make a positive impact in the world for many years to come.
Read MoreNearly four years after Hansörg Wyss first committed $1 billion to help governments, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s surface by 2030 (30x30) — and one year since he upped his commitment to $1.5 billion — we are nearing a critical moment in the Campaign for Nature. In early-December, nations will be meeting at CBD COP15 in Montreal to finalize a plan to slow the loss of nature, safeguard biodiversity, and formalize a global 30x30 goal.
Read More“In the past, I’ve called on fellow philanthropists to step up and confront the biodiversity crisis head on, and many have met the moment. Now, governments must do the same.”
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is proud to announce a $125,000 grant to support Rosie’s Place in providing emergency meals and shelter for women in the Greater Boston area, as well as wide-ranging support, wellness, and educational services.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a $1,300,000 grant to support the Center for Responsible Lending, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and policy advocacy organization working to promote financial fairness and economic opportunity in the United States.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $1,200,000 grant to support the Washington Center for Equitable Growth’s efforts to advance fair policies that help bridge the economic divide and address systemic inequality in the United States.
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