Moore Foundation: the science-based conservation outcomes framing

The Strategy

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation funds environmental conservation with a strong emphasis on science and measurable outcomes. Their environmental funding focuses on (1) preserving critical habitats, (2) transforming food systems, and (3) advancing environmental science. If your proposal is 'we will advocate for environmental policy,' that is advocacy, not science-based conservation, and Moore will decline it. The science basis: Moore wants proposals grounded in environmental science. Show the scientific basis of your conservation strategy — the ecological data, the species assessments, the habitat analysis. Name the scientists involved and the research your strategy is based on. The measurable outcomes: Moore funds projects with specific, measurable conservation outcomes — hectares protected, species populations recovered, fisheries certified, food…