Partnership for Nature: Scott Dunn x Conservation Collective
Travel and conservation are a natural pairing: connected as we are by a shared love of the natural world. Our new partnership with Conservation Collective aligns with our goal to support grassroots initiatives that protect the wild destinations that we and our guests cherish most. By working together, we can help support the dedicated local communities protecting their home while building awareness for vital biodiversity restoration work.
What Were Currently Working On
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Sri Lanka Water Hyacinth Project
In Sri Lanka's wetlands, an invasive plant is quietly suffocating the ecosystems that elephants, birds and local communities depend on. Water hyacinth spreads fast, clogging waterways, blocking sunlight and starving the water of oxygen. Through our partnership with Conservation Collective, we're supporting the Lanka Environment Fund to turn this threat into opportunity, funding research into alternative uses, from woven furniture to bioenergy, while restoring the wetlands that sustain the island's wildlife. For every holiday booked with us, guests can choose to donate directly to this work.
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Aegean Care for Wildlife Project
We're proud to extend our partnership with the Conservation Collection to the Mediterranean. Since 2023, the Aegean Care for Wildlife programme has been building a network of trained local first responders across the Cyclades to rescue, treat, and rehabilitate wildlife before returning them to the wild. Working alongside partners including Naxos Wildlife Protection and the Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, the programme has already carried out more than 400 rescues and 200 releases. Funding from Scott Dunn is now extending this work to Crete, Kythnos, and Kos, protecting the islands our guests love to explore.
- Sri Lanka Water Hyacinth Project
- Aegean Care for Wildlife Project
Learn More About Our Work with the Conservation Collective
About Conservation Collective
Conservation Collective is an environmental charity on a mission to protect and restore the wild places we know and love. The vital work of protecting nature is already in the hands of dedicated local communities, but they’re often underpaid or working as volunteers. Less than 3% of global charitable giving is directed towards saving the natural world. Since 2020, Conservation Collective has launched, funded and grown 22 Foundations where they create the most impact: at the grassroots. Their nature restoration work now spans from Devon to Sri Lanka and across the Mediterranean, dispersing millions to the most effective locally-led groups in the process.
Ben Goldsmith
Founder and Chair of Conservation Collective
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