Lauren Sánchez Bezos's Earth Fund gives $100 million to species recovery alliance
The gist
The Bezos Earth Fund, with Lauren Sánchez Bezos as vice chair, pledged $100 million to a conservation coalition.
The alliance targets 31,000 endangered species as global conservation funding falls short.
How it unfolded
- 2020Jeff Bezos launched the Bezos Earth Fund with a $10 billion pledge to fight climate change and protect nature by 2030.
- Mar 2024Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez gave $50 million each to actor Eva Longoria and retired Navy admiral Bill McRaven through the Bezos Courage and Civility Award.
- 2025The award's average grant fell from $100 million to $5 million as recipients shifted from celebrities to practitioners.