Giving Indigenous and local scientists and communities the resources they need to protect and restore the ocean.
We find funding for our trusted partners, so they can focus on building capacity, scaling, and creating more positive impact.
The ocean is home to 80% of the worldʻs biodiversity.
And while Indigenous Peoples make up just 5% of the global population, they protect 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity.
The vital role of Indigenous communities in the conservation of nature is increasingly recognized. Unfortunately, not enough funding finds its way into the hands of Indigenous communities who do this important work.
This is due, in large part, to the fact that traditional conservation funding mechanisms are not well-suited for Indigenous and local communities.
We need more and better ways for donors to connect with and fund the Indigenous and local scientists and communities working on the ground to protect our ocean
Meet Moonjelly Foundation - a trust-based, frictionless, no-cost ocean regranter.
We work bottom up.
Support … community-driven solutions
Co-design … simplified funding mechanisms
Scale … by Paying It Forward
Amplify … through peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
Ensure long-term impact … through repeated and exponential funding
Moonjelly Conservation
Impact Network
We are growing an international conservation impact network built on trust that benefits communities and the ocean environment. We are Indigenous and local communities around the world who know how to manage the ocean. We are scientists, business people, communicators, designers, and practitioners all working together to put the ocean first.
We are Moonjelly.
Recent articles relevant to our work:
1. More Funding is Flowing to Support Indigenous Peoples. How Much Is Making it to the Front Lines? (2024)
2. Importance of Local Ocean Communities (2023)
3. Time to support Indigenous Scientists (2023)
4. Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities (2023)
5. It’s Time to Embrace Community-Led Conservation vs. The Colonial Kind (2023)
6. Indigenous and local conservation is more effective (2021)
Moonjelly Foundation is a US 501(c)(3)
EIN: 88-2949785
Please contact us to learn more:
Hawaii:
bryce@moonjelly.io
France:
linwood.pendleton@oceankan.org
Denmark:
hanshenrik@moonjelly.io