Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bezos Earth Fund Commits $25 Million to Pacific Ocean Conservation
Jeff Bezos’s Earth Fund is giving more than $25 million to help protect the ocean around five Pacific island nations.
The projects cover a very large area of ocean.
They aim to help whales, sharks, sea turtles, coral reefs and fisheries.
They also support people whose food and jobs depend on the ocean.
The fund says its approach puts Pacific communities and leadership at the center of conservation.
Bezos started the fund in 2020 with a promise to commit $10 billion to climate and nature work.
So far, it says it has granted $2.4 billion.
The fund says it plans to allocate the full commitment by 2030.
The Bezos Earth Fund is committing more than $25 million to ocean conservation projects in five Pacific island nations.
The grants cover projects in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu, spanning more than 625,000 square miles of ocean.
The projects aim to protect marine ecosystems and species, including whales, sharks, sea turtles and coral reefs.
The fund says it has granted $2.4 billion across 371 grants and seven programmes, about 24% of its $10 billion commitment.
The fund says 17 of the Pacific’s 22 countries and territories are now involved in efforts to protect and sustainably manage their waters.
- Who
- The Bezos Earth Fund, established by Jeff Bezos.
- What
- It is committing more than $25 million to ocean conservation projects.
- When
- The grants are part of the fund’s commitment to allocate $10 billion by 2030.
- Where
- The projects are in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- Why
- To protect ocean ecosystems and support communities whose food security and livelihoods depend on the ocean.
- Latest commitment
- More than $25 million
- Countries receiving support
- Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Ocean area covered
- More than 625,000 square miles
- Total fund commitment
- $10 billion
- Granted so far
- $2.4 billion, or about 24% of the commitment
- Grants and programmes
- 371 grants across seven programmes
- Allocation deadline
- 2030
- Pacific participation
- 17 of the Pacific’s 22 countries and territories are involved in efforts to protect and sustainably manage their waters, according to the fund.