Caption: Sir David Attenborough.
Credit: OCEAN with David Attenborough.

Natural Ecosystems

David Attenborough delivers his greatest message of hope for our planet.

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Our focus areas and impact missions

We seek to uplift communities, support gender equality, protect natural ecosystems and respond to emerging threats and challenges.

Communities

All children in Australia reach their full potential in thriving communities.

Gender Equality

All people realise their inherent freedom and equality.

Natural Ecosystems

Healthy ecosystems safeguarded for all generations.

Impact Missions

Agile response to existential threats and urgent challenges.

Our vision

A society that values all people and natural ecosystems.

Our impact and reach

We maximise our impact by focusing on our beneficiaries, consistent geographies and key stakeholders.

Our role

We back those who are closest to the problems we seek to solve.

Partner

Support partners using the full spectrum of funding solutions, from grants to impact investing, to create, accelerate and scale measurable impact.

Advocate

Affect system change at scale by shifting the expectations of decision-makers to act on our chosen issues by enhancing advocacy capacity and shifting attitudes, norms, mindsets and behaviours to support critical policy reform.

Develop

Collaborate with partners, communities and beneficiaries to develop, test, refine and de-risk solutions, sharing learnings to help others scale-up and adapt to local contexts.

Generate evidence

Generate, connect and leverage evidence to drive change, fuel advocacy, guide decisions and amplify our collective impact.

Our stories of impact

Read the latest stories, research and interviews from across Minderoo Foundation and our partners.

Gender Equality
Reporting is the floor, not the ceiling: Encouraging ethical leadership beyond compliance
Minderoo Pictures
OCEAN with David Attenborough.
Plastics
Countdown to INC-5.2: The final push for a Global Plastics Treaty.
Natural Ecosystems
ConText: Unlocking the ocean’s secrets.
Natural Ecosystems
Australia’s coral reefs are in crisis.
Communities
“Write clear and hard about what hurts.”

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