Conservation
Focused on Nature supports critical, global conservation efforts through awareness, education, advocacy, and mobilization. We achieve this by:
- Connecting the public to important conservation issues for threatened species and their habitats.
- Creating a network of trusted conservation partners that we support through grants and gift-matching programs.
- Developing educational programs and activations with our non-profit partners and within our photography exhibitions.
We aim to foster collaboration by linking our partner organisations to experts, each other, and aligned donors—helping expand their reach, resources, and impact.
Our Partners
Explore the global conservation projects, foundations, and organisations that FON supports.
Public Conservation Education
Discover FON’s educational courses and initiatives.
Raising Awareness
Through his exhibitions, publications and talks, Hussain Aga Khan has created a global platform to raise awareness around the protection of threatened species and ecosystems.
FON’s Impact Giving
Through grants and gift matching programs, Focused on Nature supports global conservation partners on high-impact projects.
“We are full-on fans of biodiversity, the tapestry of life on earth— all colours of the kaleidoscope. And will do everything we can to protect it.”
– Hussain Aga Khan
FAQs
Why is it critical to focus on nature?
We are living through a global biodiversity emergency. Climate change, habitat loss, pollution, and overexploitation are pushing ecosystems past the tipping point. Within the next decade alone, more than 1 million species are at risk of extinction.
What kind of projects does Focused on Nature support?
FON supports projects around the world to protect threatened species and their habitats, particularly areas rich in biodiversity such as rainforests and marine protected areas (MPAs). We also produce educational exhibitions, conservation photography initiatives, environmental campaigns, and collaborations with both world-renowned and grassroots NGOs in support of our mission.
What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity refers to the variety of all life on Earth—plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms—as well as the ecosystems they form, the intricate relationships between species, and the genetic diversity within them. It’s the web of life that makes our planet habitable. It’s crucial to maintain and encourage biodiversity as it keeps ecosystems healthy and resilient. It provides us with clean air and water, pollinates crops, regulates climate, controls disease, and supplies food, medicine, and materials. In short, biodiversity sustains life—including human life.
Can one organization really make a difference?
Yes—but not alone. Conservation requires collective action and collective change. Focused on Nature exists to inspire that action—by working with NGOs and museums—and fostering public education—to build momentum for change.
