Location
 
 England, UK 
 
 
 Summary
 
 Hedgehogs are one of the most endangered mammals in the UK. This project in England establishes 'hedgehog highways' to enable them to move freely around their feeding territory, provides safe nesting sites, and engages school children in hedgehog protection, encouraging them to make their gardens hedgehog friendly. It also conducts research into hedgehog death to inform future protection initiatives.
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 The Save Me Trust and Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue, an animal charity established by Queen guitarist and animal welfare campaigner Brian May and Anne Brummer. 
 
 
 Why did we choose this project? 
 
 This familiar, lovable native is under pressure from modern farming practices, the use of industrial and domestic pesticides, habitat destruction and restricted movement around their territory. This project focuses on helping where it's needed to make a real tangible difference to British hedgehogs today as well as longer-term research and education to protect them into the future. 
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 
 Hedgehogs have an important role to play in our ecosystem. Mother Nature’s natural predators of slugs, snails and other ‘ugly buglies’, they keep pests under control which means gardeners don’t need to reach for poisons. Which in turn means a safer environment for other wildlife and humans too.
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 Hedgehog highways are created in locations around England allowing hedgehogs to move from garden to garden. This sounds simple, but most of us have impenetrable fences, which means hedgehogs cannot complete their usual circuit of up to a mile in search of perfect nutrition. Nesting and feeding boxes are added to these hedgehog-safe locations and their populations can be monitored. Any unwell hedgehogs arriving at the veterinary hospital are carefully monitored so we build a more detailed picture of the threats to our native mammals. The schools’ programme encourages children to transform their gardens into hedgehog safe zones. 
 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 
 Engaging and educating local communities brings wellbeing benefits to the people involved and helps create a broader wildlife support movement. Making a garden hedgehog friendly will have massive benefits for other wildlife and humans.
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 
 Hedgehog populations in the project locations are monitored before, during and after the project, so we can see the impact we're having on real hedgehog populations.
 
 

 By the way...
 
 The project is called Amazing Grace after an injured hedgehog was brought into the Harper Asprey wildlife Rescue hospital. She was named Grace. She was in a bad way but, with some love and care, made an amazing recovery.

Hedgehogs are one of the most endangered mammals in the UK. Delivered by Queen guitarist Brian May's Save Me Trust, this project supports habitats, educates children and conducts research into future protection initiatives.

Amazing Grace

Location
 
 India
 
 
 Summary
 
 This project enables households in rural India get access to a 100% renewable energy method for cooking. Cooking on biogas is better for health, climate and the environment and saves households time and money.
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 FairClimateFund – a non-profit social enterprise focussed on developing Fairtrade projects that reduce carbon and benefit people who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 
 Clean, safe and healthy food preparation has a huge range of benefits for both people and the planet. In India, a large part of the rural population (800 million people) still cooks on an open fire. Burning biomass makes an important contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Using wood for cooking is a cause of deforestation. Cooking on an open fire not only has adverse effects on the climate, it also has a negative impact on people’s health. In India, more than a million people die every year from inhaling harmful fumes from cooking. 
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 
 We love that it’s Fairtrade and Gold Standard certified, ensuring that a fair, minimum income is generated for the families it supports. The farming families in this project are members of the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS), a Fairtrade certified democratic organization that has stood up for the interests of local farmers and agricultural workers for over 25 years. This approach makes sure the income is sufficient to cover all costs of the project and the biogas installations. The surplus of income goes directly in cash to the farming families. In addition, a Fairtrade premium is used to set up training courses in the field of climate resilience and adaptation.
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 Organic waste (mainly cow droppings) is converted in an underground bio-digester into methane gas for cooking. About 2 cows are needed to provide an average household with sufficient gas for daily cooking. This clean way of cooking replaces the traditional way of using an open fire. 
 
 
 
 Using biogas is comparable to cooking on normal gas in terms of convenience and air quality. The only difference is that biogas is a 100% renewable energy!
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 Aside from the carbon and health benefits of biogas, it has a huge impact on the daily lives of women and children. On average, women save eight hours a week by using biogas. This time can be spent on family, household or economic activities.
 
 
 
 Bio-slurry is also a very good and free alternative to fertilizers. Various studies have shown that bio-slurry has a very positive effect on agricultural productivity. 
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 
 The project is already working well, with ambition to do lots more. Since 2009, the project has given 12,000 families access to biogas.
 
 
 By the way... 
 
 The project is saving 218,418 thousand kilos of wood, equal to 436,837 trees.

This project enables households in rural India get access to 100% renewable energy for cooking - better for health, the environment and saving households time and money.

Biogas Cooking Equipment

Location
 
 Africa
 
 
 Summary
 
 Working with local people & partners to collect end-of-life scrap phones in African countries lacking recycling infrastructure. This ensures the e-waste is properly collected locally and shipped to certified recycling facilities. There is no damaging impact from e-waste building up in landfill and the reusable materials like gold and silver are circulated back - as for example a source for jewellery. It also creates local jobs.
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 Closing the Loop
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 
 The explosion of e-waste is having dire consequences for humans and nature around the world. Wealthy countries transport most of their electronics to poorer ones, where it ends up as e-waste in landfill, harming people and the planet. As the e-waste breaks down harmful chemicals are released, often finding their way into the water supply. The value of the metals contained in the electronics means that locals, often women and children, attempt to recover even the smallest amount of a precious metal by hand using toxic chemicals. 
 
 
 
 We need to move to a circular economy – that is, one where we use less, and we reuse more. These projects contribute to that better world, by working to safely collect waste electronics and then recycling them so the material can be used again. 
 
 
 What do we most love about it? 
 
 How vital it is – electronics facilitate our modern world, but e-waste is the fastest growing type of waste – finding solutions to the impact of that is essential if we are to repair our world. 
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 Pinwheel members’ funding facilitates the collection of end-of-life scrap phones in Africa. The electronics are then properly recycled locally or shipped to certified recycling facilities.
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 In the long run, the biggest benefit of properly dealing with e-waste is that the multitude of environmental harms caused by the chemicals leeched out by e-waste won’t occur.
 
 
 
 The projects also see people in Africa engaged in profitable and useful jobs, including entrepreneurs setting up small collecting companies and students working to pay for education. More than 2,000 people have been employed through this work.
 
 
 How will we know it's working? 
 
 We have real confidence in Closing the Loop – they have many years of experience in e-waste collection in Africa, where they have prevented almost 3 million scrap phones from ending up in e-waste dumps. We’re working closely with Closing the Loop, so that we have confidence that your funding leads to additional recycling. The TCO Certified framework is an independent validation of how they work as an Approved Collector and is recognised by governments and NGOs. 
 
 
 By the way...
 
 It makes economic sense to re-use the materials from e-waste. Metals including gold, silver and palladium are present in almost all electronics, meaning that the global pile of e-waste is valued at $62.5 billion - more than the GDP of 120 countries!

Working with local people & partners to collect end-of-life scrap phones in African countries lacking recycling infrastructure. Reusing precious materials and creating local jobs.

E-waste Collection & Recycling

Location
 
 Australia
 
 
 Summary
 
 The biggest driver of the climate crisis is that we took the coal out of the ground and burned it. What if we could reverse that process at world-changing scale? This novel approach to carbon removal uses the best process that exists for removing carbon from the air – trees; and enhances it. The biomass is actually returned underground – reverse mining! This locks the carbon safely away for hundreds or thousands of years. 
 
 
 Who is behind it? 
 
 Dr Howard Carr is the inventor. Howard has had careers in both mining and agriculture and as a geologist understands the processes by which carbon can be locked up in the earth. Reverse mining is obvious – once you see it.
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 
 Keeping global warming to 1.5C is going to require us to launch and scale activities that remove carbon from the air and lock it away for 100s of years. Billions of tonnes of it. Getting funding to these vital projects is one of the biggest things we can do to tackle the climate crisis.
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 
 It’s a game-changer in the truest sense. This is a truly scalable and cost-effective way to remove carbon from the air. With support, it can be one of the biggest contributors to a liveable planet that we have. 
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 The process starts with planting of a suite of up to 13 different coppicing (able to regrow after thinning and pruning) high biomass production native Australian trees and shrubs adapted to low rainfall conditions and the different soil types. Those trees are then coppiced – thinned and pruned – to harvest the biomass. The biomass is then sequestered – compacted and then buried underground in a way that cuts off all pathways to decomposition – essentially reverse mining carbon dioxide! The biomass is monitored to ensure that it doesn’t decompose. This process will see the carbon safely locked away for hundreds of years, in fact indefinitely if the integrity of the burial sites is maintained. The trees grow back quickly after coppicing, meaning the process can be repeated, creating a rapid, direct carbon removal process that can make a huge contribution to stabilising our climate. 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 The EBS solution has a number of biodiversity-enhancing features. The EBS solution is to plant native trees on degraded marginal farmland, thus leading to a net increase in biodiversity. Each plantation module will have 10% of land area dedicated to native woodland conservation and restoration. No remnant vegetation on acquired land will be cleared and no equipment movement will take place on this land. Boundary and buffer zones will be planted with a view to restoring complex multi-species habitats characteristic of the area. 
 
 
 
 This solution will also bring increased employment and new career opportunities to hard-pressed local communities, who are suffering long term decline as the current cereal cropping land use becomes less sustainable both economically and environmentally.
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 
 One of the strengths of the EBS methodology is the detailed and robust monitoring program that will take place. For those of you interested in the science part:
 
 
 
 Once live, a statistically valid analysis program will be conducted to build a robust database of CO2 captured in the biomass. Most importantly, the condition of the biomass sealed within the subterranean chambers will be monitored by a biomass decomposition early warning system. Further, physical monitoring of the actual biomass will be conducted via periodic sampling. Samples will be analysed for carbon, with results compared with those of the biomass at deposition to calculated retained and lost CO2. The scientific projections are that between 0% and 3% of the stored carbon will ever be lost back to the atmosphere. The great thing is that we will be able to know for certain and take corrective action is any issues arise.
 
 
 By the way...
 
 The EBS solution mimics the way coal was originally formed hundreds of millions of years ago. That proved to be a great way to store carbon outside the atmosphere, if only we hadn’t started to dig it and burn it ...

This novel approach uses the best process that exists for removing carbon from the air – trees; and enhances it. The biomass is returned underground – reverse mining!

Enhanced Biomass Sequestration

Biomass Sequestration

Location
 
 Africa and Asia
 
 
 Summary
 
 Around 13 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. Floating plastic debris are currently the most common items of marine litter. Your funds will help clear the world of plastic waste. The projects make plastic collection and recycling profitable for some of the most marginalised and impoverished people in the world, creating jobs and stopping plastic from entering our rivers and oceans.
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 Empower is building a global plastic waste ecosystem based on the same philosophy as bottle deposit schemes. Their projects clean up the world, while fighting poverty by providing wages to those in need by working in over 20 countries such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Egypt, India, and Laos. They verify the plastic collection, ensuring a transparent and traceable route from waste to a new product.
 
 
 Why did choose this project?
 
 Plastic has become one of the world’s most serious environmental problems, with the amount of plastic we create threatening to overwhelm our world’s ability to deal with it. Only around 9% of the plastic we produce is recycled – we must urgently increase that and cut down on the amount of new plastic produced. Millions of animals are killed by plastics every year, from birds to fish to other marine organisms. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by plastics. Nearly every species of seabird ingests plastics.
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 
 The oceans are the life support system of our world, so protecting them is crucial. The best solution to the plastic crisis is to prevent plastic waste from entering rivers and seas in the first place!
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 Plastic collectors clean up an area and register the plastic with Empower. This is then verified and approved, so that we know that the plastic has been removed. Our funding is then distributed to the collectors.
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 Producing new plastic is a major source of carbon emissions. Recycling generates much less carbon - up to around 70% less than virgin plastic - recycling is an underappreciated way of contributing to the fight against climate change. 
 
 
 How will know it's working?
 
 Verification is at the core of these projects, so you can be confident that your support genuinely does lead to plastic being picked up from harming nature, and recycled. The Empower Platform enables tracking the volume, type, and photo evidence of the plastic waste by using blockchain technology. Using blockchain means data cannot be altered.
 
 
 By the way... 
 
 100% of baby sea turtles have plastic in their stomachs.

Around 13 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. Plastic collection and recycling projects bring benefits to local people and the environment. 

Plastic Recovery & Recycling

Location
 
 Mozambique
 
 
 Summary
 
 Working with local communities to reforest and restore mangroves in the Maputo Bay. 
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 The Eden Reforestation Projects
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 
 Reforestation at scale is vital if we are to restore our world. Eden has a high impact approach to reforestation, whereby a variety of native trees are planted in ways that aim to return a forest to its natural state. Mozambique is a biodiversity hotspot and the projects in the country are high impact - mangroves are highly effective at capturing carbon.
 
 
 What do we most love about it? 
 
 Eden Reforestation Projects plants only native species trees. They never plant or introduce invasive species at any of their project sites. Native tree planting is the best method to return deforested land to its natural state, where both the trees and wildlife can flourish.
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 Eden partners with local communities to plant native trees and mangroves, and the communities protect their new forests because they have a vested interest in them. Studies conducted show an impressive survival rate of over 80%, even higher when natural generation is factored in. 
 
 
 
 Their approach is: 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>Partner with villages that are committed to restoring their forests.</li> 
 <li>Hire and train local people to plant new trees.</li> 
 <li>Plant native tree species.</li>
 </ul>
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 Eden Reforestation Projects work with local communities to plant trees. This gives them a consistent income so they can provide for their families. As the reforestation effort goes on, healthy forests begin to emerge, and the harmful effects of deforestation begin to disappear. The impact of deforestation is dramatic because it causes severe flooding, erosion, and desertification.
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 
 We work closely with Eden to monitor the impact of your funding. Since they started, they’ve had incredible results - planting more than 650 million trees around the world in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nepal, Haiti, Indonesia, Mozambique, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
 
 
 By the way...
 
 Mozambique is home to about 5,500 species of plant life and 4,271 species of wildlife, of which 72% are insects, 17% birds, 5% mammals and 4% reptiles. Of these species, several are unique to Mozambique.

Reforestation at scale is vital to restoring our world. Mozambique is a biodiversity hotspot and mangroves are highly effective at capturing carbon.

Reforestation - Mozambique

Location
 Puerto Rico, USA
 
 
 
 Summary
 Growing seagrass is one of the best ways we can tackle climate change. The Ocean Foundation&rsquo;s large-scale seagrass and mangrove restoration project at the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is being developed in close partnership with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
 
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 The Ocean Foundation - whose mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world.
 
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 Seagrass is a wonder plant. It takes carbon from the atmosphere up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. Sadly, seagrass, which is found in shallow waters of coastal regions, has been declining globally at a rate of about 7% a year since 1990 &ndash; we must reverse this trend. Planting and protecting seagrass meadows is one of the most effective ways we can tackle climate change.
 
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 The incredible carbon removal power of seagrass.
 
 
 
 How does it work?
 By capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in their biomass, seagrass, salt marsh and mangrove species can reduce the amount of excess carbon in the air, thereby lessening the greenhouse gas&rsquo; contribution to climate change. The Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve project is working to restore the seagrass and mangrove habitats, having done a comprehensive needs assessment and restoration-related recommendations for improving the health of the ecosystem.
 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 Not only is seagrass crucial for removing carbon dioxide, but it is also an important part of thriving coastal habitats. It protects coasts from coastal erosion, it is a habitat for many types of fish, it produces oxygen, and it cleans the ocean by absorbing polluting nutrients.&nbsp;The Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve provides sanctuary to endangered species including the brown pelican, peregrine falcon, hawksbill sea turtle, green sea turtle, several species of shark, and the West Indian manatee.&nbsp;The reserve also helps to defend coastal communities, protecting against storm surges and hurricanes by reducing wave energy and can help reduce flooding and harm to coastal infrastructure.
 
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 The Ocean Foundation is undertaking detailed research at the reserve, measuring the impact of their work and drawing vital lessons for coastal protection work around the world.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 By the way...&nbsp;
 A single acre of seagrass may support as many as 40,000 fish, and 50 million small invertebrates like crabs, oysters, and mussels!

Growing seagrass is one of the best ways to tackle climate change - it takes carbon from the atmosphere up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. 

Seagrass Grow

Location
 Chad
 
 
 
 Summary
 In this project, refugees in Chad are provided with CooKits. These solar cookers have a positive impact on the safety and health of people who live in very difficult circumstances. Moreover, by using the power of the sun when cooking, less wood is used and CO2 is saved.
 
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 FairClimateFund &ndash;&nbsp;a non-profit social enterprise focussed on developing Fairtrade projects that reduce carbon and benefit people who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
 
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 We believe in FairClimateFund&rsquo;s mission to reduce carbon whilst also improving the living conditions for people in developing countries.
 &nbsp;
 What do we most love about it? 
 That the CooKits use the power of the sun to enhance the safety and protect the health of the people who use them.
 
 
 
 How does it work? 
 The CooKit is a solar cooker that can be used for cooking with the help of solar energy, which is abundant in Chad. The CooKit has a simple design and is made of cardboard and aluminium foil. Sunlight is reflected through the foil on a black-painted pan that is contained in a heat-resistant plastic bag in which the warm air circulates. Cooking with the CooKit is a clean and healthy alternative to the traditional way of cooking, because it is completely smokeless. The CooKits are manufactured locally in six workshops that are spread out over the camps. Every workplace is fully run by around 20 women.
 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring? 
 The biggest benefit is to the safety of women and children in the refugee camps. The camps are located in a very dry region where little wood is available. This creates conflicts between the local population and refugees who need the scarce wood for cooking. Women and children often must travel long distances to get wood and they are regularly harassed, assaulted, abducted or, in the worst case, do not return at all. Not having to leave the camp for firewood also saves a huge amount of time, which means women and children can spend more time on family and education. The use of CooKits is therefore life changing.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 How will we know it's working? 
 The project has been live for some time and continues to help new refugees. Already the project has helped around 15,000 refugees and reduced 52,000 tonnes of CO2.
 
 
 
 By the way...&nbsp; 
 Since the war in Darfur, more than 200,000 Sudanese have fled to neighbouring Chad. These refugees have sometimes been staying in refugee camps in the border region for more than 15 years.

Refugees are provided with CooKits - these solar cookers have a positive impact on the safety and health of people who live in very difficult circumstances.

Solar Cookers

Location 
 Nesting beaches around the world
 
 
 
 Summary 
 Around the world, six out of seven species of sea turtles are either threatened or endangered. This project provides grant funding to the organisations working on small budgets to protect the beaches where turtles lay their eggs and the hatchlings make their way to the sea.
 
 
 
 Who is behind it? 
 SEE Turtles has been a leader in sea turtle conservation since 2008. They have generated more than $1 million for turtle conservation and communities. Their work has benefitted more than 50 important turtle habitats protected by over 40 organizations in 12 countries across the world.
 
 
 
 Why did we choose this project? 
 Healthy oceans need sea turtles. Sea turtles are a "keystone species", which means they are an important part of their environment and influence other species around them. If a keystone species is removed from a habitat, the natural order can be disrupted, which impacts other wildlife and fauna in different ways.
 
 
 
 What do we most love about it? 
 What&rsquo;s not to love about protecting sea turtles? They are a source of awe and inspiration; watching them haul themselves up a beach to nest, swim through a reef, or watching hatchlings charge to the sea are truly magical and unforgettable experiences. Without sea turtles our blue planet wouldn&rsquo;t be complete.
 
 
 
 How does it work? 
 Your funds will support sea turtle conservation organisations that work to protect sea turtle hatchlings across around the world. The funds go towards paying local residents to patrol important turtle nesting beaches, protecting turtles that come up to nest and ensuring that the eggs are protected, and guiding the hatchlings to the sea.
 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring? 
 Sea turtles are vital species for keeping oceans healthy.
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>Turtles help control their prey. For example, leatherbacks help manage the amount of jellyfish in the ocean! Hawksbills help reefs by eating sponges that compete with them for space.&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Turtle nesting helps beaches. The nutrients left behind by eggs and hatchlings that don&rsquo;t survive provide an important source for coastal vegetation.</li>
 <li>Hatchlings are an important source of food for many animals. Birds, fish, mammals like raccoons and others rely on plentiful hatchlings to survive during nesting season.</li>
 <li>They are important for coastal economies and native communities. Many places rely on turtle watching or diving for jobs and income and a number of indigenous communities revere sea turtles as part of their cultures. Plus, there are emotional and psychological benefits to seeing a sea turtle in the wild.&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Green turtles grazing on seagrass is an important way to keep seagrass beds healthy. And healthy seagrass benefits many species and stores carbon.</li>
 </ul>
 
 How will we know it's working? 
 SEE Turtles grants have already resulted in 4 million hatchlings being saved! They&rsquo;re aiming to save 1 billion.
 
 
 
 By the way... 
 Sea turtles have been on Earth for more than 100 million years &mdash; even surviving the dinosaurs when they became extinct 65 million years ago.

Six out of seven species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Yet they are a "keystone species" influencing the environment around them. How can you protect them?

Turtle Hatchling Protection

Location
 
 
 United Kingdom
 
 
 Summary
 
 
 The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world &ndash; we urgently need to create new habitats else we risk losing much of what is remarkable and inspiring about these cherished islands. This project buys land in the UK and works with nature to bring it back to its wild state &ndash; creating a permanent home for plant and animal life.
 
 
 
 Who is behind it?
 
 
 The Save Me Trust, an animal charity established by Queen guitarist and animal welfare campaigner Brian May, and Anne Brummer.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 Why did we choose this project?
 
 
 Save Me works in the most sensitive way, so that wildlife flourishes &ndash; they work with nature, making changes slowly and with a &lsquo;no kill&rsquo; policy, so that where there is wildlife, it is preserved.
 
 
 
 What do we most love about it?
 
 
 The power of restoring nature: this project will lead to more forever homes for wildlife and more trees that filter water, purify our air, and prevent soil erosion.
 
 
 
 How does it work?
 
 
 The Save Me Trust manages land that is in environmental disrepair, for example land that was wilderness-deprived commercial forest or farmland. They take a range of actions to restore the land to a nature-rich space. They will enhance and create suitable wildflower meadows to support invertebrates; protect the land from hunting; manage and engineer water courses and return them to their former role and function within the environment; plant hedgerows that are the backbones of the ecosystem that provides cover for a multitude of invertebrates, reptiles, small mammals and birds; fallen wood provides homes for stag beetles and a plethora of bugs essential for breaking down and composting the woodland floor and keeping it healthy, and; provide cover for foxes, deer, dormice, badgers and a multitude of middle to large mammals and birds.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 What broader benefits does it bring?
 
 
 Expertly and sensitively rewilded land will remove carbon from the air, helping to tackle the climate crisis.
 
 
 
 How will we know it's working?
 
 
 The first thing Save Me does is a detailed survey of the land to understand what is already there, so that they can preserve it. They consider any soil types, weather conditions and existing flora and fauna. They research the area to establish a way forward. They then regularly monitor and survey the wildlife on their sites, so that they understand the impact they&rsquo;re having.
 &nbsp;
 By the way... 
 
 
 The UK has lost almost half of its nature. It is one of the world's most nature-depleted countries &ndash; the state of the UK&rsquo;s nature ranks in the bottom 10% globally.

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world – we're working with Queen guitarist Brian May's Save Me Trust to urgently bring habitats back to their wild state.

We fund planet restoration projects