Collaboration is fundamental to Nature Impact Collective, hard-wired into our collective giving model and guiding our funding decisions. In 2025 three unique constellations of organisations received $450K flexible funding from Nature Impact Collective’s members to strengthen their operational capacity while strategically building capability across nature movements. We loved sharing the different ways these organisations work together with other environmental funders at an online panel in March.
Each collaboration shared what they have achieved over the past year, how working collaboratively is enhancing their capacity and impact in protecting and restoring freshwater and coastal ecosystems and what opportunities and challenges lie ahead. Here is a snapshot of what they said:
- Environment Tasmania and Landcare Tasmania are ramping up work on freshwater across the state, addressing river health problems and data gaps identified in the State of Environment report. From our initial investment, Environment Tasmania has hired Tasmania’s first independently funded freshwater (rivers) campaigner in 20 years and Landcare Tasmania has developed a scalable structure to attract further investment and support on-ground action to improve river health across more than 300 community groups statewide.
Looking ahead, phase two of this collaboration will see the organisations jointly expanding their freshwater campaigning, monitoring, community education and on-ground restoration work. Landcare Tasmania and Environment Tasmania are seeking an additional investment to support the systems, coordination and delivery required for this vital next phase. - The Northern Australia Conservation Alliance (NACA) has made significant progress over the past year as it works to secure lasting protection for nature in Australia’s Top End. This funding enabled three member organisations – Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, Arid Lands Environment Centre, and Environs Kimberley – to hire new water campaigners. Together with Environment Centre NT, they have built a united front, including convening the inaugural Australia’s Great North Conference; leading advocacy on EPBC Act reforms with a view to national environment laws that work for the north; making joint submissions on Senate inquiries such as those on emerging industries and climate risk assessment; and increasing their presence in Canberra.
Looking ahead, NACA is seeking to secure $250K for the next financial year. - The Biodiversity Council has been able to transition to an independent organisation and to support the launch of the new Nature Media Centre. Still in its pilot phase, the Nature Media Centre is already making strong progress on building movement capacity to effectively and compellingly communicate nature stories. Key initiatives include developing a talent library to connect journalists with credible experts and training more than 80 community spokespeople to date.
Looking ahead, the Nature Media Centre is working to close a $150,000 annual funding shortfall, while the Biodiversity Council needs support to expand its team.
If you are interested in supporting these collaborations, and would like us to put you in touch with the leaders of any of the organisations, please reach out to our CEO Esther Abram: [email protected]
Photo: Rapid River, Tarkine, Tasmania by Rob Barker