Devon Environment Foundation Two-Year Review

Devon Environment Foundation Two-Year Review is out! 

The Devon Environment Foundation was founded in 2020 with the aim to protect and restore the natural beauty of Devon by funding local, nature-based solutions. Th ultimate goal is to help achieve the ’30 by 30′ objective, by which 30% of Devon is protected by 2030.

Since its inception, DEF has:

  • Disbursed £ 435,000 on local environmental grants
  • Funded 33 grassroots projects

Thanks to DEF funding, grantees have managed to:

  • Clear 8,750 kg of plastic from the coasts of Devon
  • Protected 8,000 m2 of Devon’s seabed as part of seaweed farms
  • Trained 22 regenerative agriculture apprentices
  • Trained 94 wildlife wardens

 

Devon Coast