Climate Change
Despite critical momentum, the world is not on track to mitigate the most severe impacts of climate change. TWP is committed to investing in research and innovations required to accelerate the global transition to clean energy and to supporting organizations dedicated to preserving and protecting the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. Below is a selection of grant partners.
Osa Conservation
The Osa Peninsula covers an area of approximately 700 square miles and is composed of the largest remaining stretch of tropical lowland rainforest across Central America. It is estimated that it harbors 2.5% of the world's biodiversity. Osa Conservation is building climate resilience for people and nature across this landscape through ecosystem stewardship, enhancing scientific understanding, education and training, and creating sustainable economic opportunities.
Photo credit: Andy Whitworth / Osa Conservation
Earthjustice
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit public interest environmental law organization. They wield the power of the law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. Earthjustice believes that fights for justice and our environment are inseparable, and they are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
Photo credit: Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice
Environmental Defense Fund
Guided by science and economics, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) works with partners and allies around the world to advance game-changing solutions that stabilize the climate, strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive and support people’s health. In 2024, EDF launched MethaneSAT, a groundbreaking methane satellite that will track methane leaks and emissions other satellites can’t, and share that information transparently with the public.
Image courtesy Environmental Defense Fund
Sempervirens Fund
Sempervirens Fund is California’s first land trust and the original protector of coast redwoods. For more than a century, this nonprofit has worked to permanently protect redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains by identifying high-value lands and partnering with public agencies and landowners to purchase and conserve them. The result is a growing network of permanently protected parks, trails, and restored forests that ensure a future where communities continue to experience redwoods.
Photo credit: Orenda Randuch, courtesy of Sempervirens Fund
Rainforest Trust
Rainforest Trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement and donor support. Rainforest Trust envisions a future where half of Earth’s lands and waters are protected, providing refuge for wildlife and stabilizing the climate.
Photo credit: Jack Tamrong / Rainforest Trust
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability
The mission of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University is to develop and promote durable, effective, and equitable solutions to the climate change challenges confronting humanity. The institute serves as a fulcrum for collaboration across Harvard’s many areas of expertise. Through that partnership, the institute pursues practical, real-world solutions that address all aspects of the climate crisis and engages directly with governments, businesses, NGOs, and communities to implement them.
Photo credit: The Salata Institute