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Natural Ecosystems

5 ways lethal humidity is changing our world.

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Natural Ecosystems
From floods to forced migration, climate change is reshaping security risks worldwide.
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Natural Ecosystems
The High Seas Treaty has been ratified! Here’s 5 things that must come next.
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Impact Missions
Humanitarian personnel are dedicated to improving the lives of others. This should never cost them their own.
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Article 109: Unlocking the UN’s potential for the 21st century
Cancer
Nearly everyone has a cancer story. That’s why we act.
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Media

23 Sept 2025
Minderoo marks ratification of High Seas Treaty with millions to ensure effective rollout
23 Sept 2025
Lethal Humidity Global Council highlights escalating threat of humid heatwaves at UNGA
22 Sept 2025
Minderoo Foundation drives unprecedented UN Charter reform through never-before-used trigger
22 Sept 2025
Minderoo Foundation invests €5 million to accelerate ocean innovation and impact
22 Sept 2025
Minderoo pledges US$1m to protect humanitarian workers
23 Aug 2025
Statement on the IPC report confirming famine in Gaza
11 Jul 2025
Minderoo’s Ukraine aid surpasses $30 million as Dr Forrest calls on global investors to back Ukraine’s strategic food bowl
09 Jun 2025
Minderoo pledges record support to kickstart high seas marine parks across Australia–Pacific Region

Our focus areas and impact missions

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

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Communities

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

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Gender Equality

All people realise their inherent freedom and equality.

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Natural Ecosystems

Healthy ecosystems safeguarded for all generations.

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Impact Missions

Agile response to existential threats and urgent challenges.

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Our vision

A society that values all people and natural ecosystems.

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Our impact and reach

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

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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.

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Our stories of impact

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

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Cancer
Nearly everyone has a cancer story. That’s why we act.
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Natural Ecosystems
The High Seas Treaty has been ratified! Here’s 5 things that must come next.

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Latest media releases

23 Sept 2025

Minderoo marks ratification of High Seas Treaty with millions to ensure effective rollout

Minderoo Foundation has marked the ratification of the High Seas Treaty by announcing two new grants worth more than US$2.8 million (A$4.25 million) to accelerate the swift and science-based implementation of the landmark agreement.

23 Sept 2025

Lethal Humidity Global Council highlights escalating threat of humid heatwaves at UNGA

A global coalition of leading climate scientists, public health experts, economists, and policymakers will reconvene today on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to confront one of the most urgent and under-recognised climate threats: lethal humidity.

22 Sept 2025

Minderoo Foundation drives unprecedented UN Charter reform through never-before-used trigger

Minderoo Foundation has pledged A$1.7 million to support a global coalition mobilising to activate Article 109 of the United Nations Charter – a provision that, if triggered, could initiate the most comprehensive reform of the UN in its 80-year history.