The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund
A global challenge, shaped by local action
Supporting people-centred seagrass conservation for a healthier ocean and a fairer future
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund is a collaborative, co-developed initiative that supports locally led research and action to secure a future for seagrass meadows worldwide.
Working alongside partners, we increase awareness of seagrass ecosystems, share knowledge, and strengthen collective action. Through equitable access to technical support and funding, we support research, management, conservation, and education that respond to local priorities and contexts.
Joining the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund as a supporter helps unlock opportunity, strengthen community leadership, and mobilise action for seagrass conservation across the globe.
Scientists have identified six interconnected global challenges, six priorities that need to be addressed to safeguard seagrass meadows now and into the future. The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund exists to respond to these challenges.
The Fund operates through a people-centred, evidence-informed approach that prioritises equity, local knowledge, and collaboration. By supporting individuals, communities and organisations to lead action locally, we aim to enhance biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience, and support livelihoods and well-being.
At its core, the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund directs funding and technical support to initiatives that protect, conserve, and restore seagrass. Our work is guided by our values of being science-led, equitable, optimistic, passionate and collaborative.
The challenges we tackle together
As part of the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund, you stand alongside a committed collective meeting the most pressing challenges facing seagrass conservation worldwide.
Join the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund
As a supporter of the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund, you become part of a committed collective responding to the most pressing challenges facing seagrass conservation worldwide. Your support helps us enable locally led, evidence-informed action and research in ways that are just, responsive, and grounded in place.
By joining the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund, you support the conditions needed for seagrass conservation to endure: stronger knowledge, shared learning, equitable partnerships, and the capacity to respond as challenges emerge. Together, we help safeguard seagrass ecosystems and the livelihoods, cultures, and coastal resilience they support — now and for future generations.
Are you ready to join the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund?
Supporting the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund
There are a number of tax-efficient ways to support the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund.
UK donors may be eligible to increase the value of their gift through Gift Aid, boosting donations by 25% at no additional cost. Support can also be provided through Give As You Earn. Further information is available here.
Your journey with the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund begins here.
Global Seagrass Challenge Fund Brochure
Download the Seagrass Challenge Fund Brochure here or explore below:
Supporter perks
Collective action
Collective action
Exclusive engagement
Exclusive engagement
First-look content and reports
First-look content and reports
Recognition
Recognition
Insights and expertise
Insights and expertise
Dedicated point of contact
Dedicated point of contact
Collective action
Collective action
Exclusive engagement
Exclusive engagement
First-look content and reports
First-look content and reports
Recognition
Recognition
Insights and expertise
Insights and expertise
Dedicated point of contact
Dedicated point of contact
Frequently asked questions
Online
You can make a donation to the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund via the Project Seagrass website. Donate here.
Cheques
If you are based in the UK and would like to make a gift by cheque please make your cheque payable to Project Seagrass. Send your cheque to:
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund
Project Seagrass
Unit 1 Garth Drive
Brackla Industrial Estate
Bridgend
CF31 2AQ
United Kingdom
Bank Transfer
If you wish to make a bank transfer, please get in touch so we can provide you with the relevant details.
To discuss your donation with a member of the team, please contact globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
Everyone is welcome to support the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund. We appreciate support from individuals, foundations, businesses, corporate partners, and industry leaders to invest in the future of our Ocean.
Whether you’re making a personal gift or a major corporate investment, your contribution directly accelerates urgent seagrass conservation.
We are also happy to receive legacy donations and recognise those who make a lasting contribution through their estate. Please reach out to our team for more information on making donations via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
You have the option to make either an annual donation or a one-off donation. In committing to donate £1,000 or more annually, or making a single donation of £1,000 or more, you will become a Global Seagrass Challenge Fund supporter and have access to more extensive Challenge updates and news.
If you would like to make smaller, regular donations you will need to use the donation portal on the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund website to complete the transactions at your preferred times and dates. However, without the commitment of £1,000 or more in a single transaction (£84 monthly commitment), you will not have access to supporter benefits. To discuss tailored options please contact us on globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
Yes, please reach out to our team via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org to discuss your match funding options.
Yes, please reach out to our team via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org to discuss your corporate partnership options.
This Global Seagrass Challenge Fund is administered from the UK and is governed by UK financial regulations. Please reach out to our team for more information via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org.
Yes, we aim to target funding to underrepresented areas and groups in order to maximize our contribution to seagrass conservation in a fair and equitable way. Please reach out to our team to discuss our equality and diversity focuses via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org. We are committed to the representation of marginalised groups across global contexts.
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund aims to achieve conservation impact in places most in need by aligning to the global challenges to seagrass conservation. By making a donation, you can be assured that your money will be targeted to the areas and subjects that have the most pressing need in achieving tangible results for seagrass conservation.
We support research with practical conservation implications across our priority areas, please reach out to our team for more information on our current strategic priorities via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
All donations to the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund are restricted to the fund but are invested where Project Seagrass determines priorities are greatest. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
Yes! You can receive general updates on the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund by signing up to our Project Seagrass newsletter. Sign up here.
If your donation commitment is £1,000 or more, you will become a supporter of the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund and you will be given the option to sign up to receive news and updates about the work supported via the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund. If you opt-in for communications, you can expect to hear from us twice a year. You can opt-out at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails.
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund will hold regular meetings and receive written reporting from supported partners to share sufficient, relevant, and appropriate information regarding project development, progress, and outcomes. This information will be shared with donors through newsletter updates.
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund is structured around three distinct pathways. Each pathway is designed to support individuals, communities, and organisations through a combination of technical guidance, mentoring, and targeted funding. Support is tailored to meet the specific needs and priorities of each partner, wherever they are in their seagrass conservation journey.
Together, these pathways provide flexible, stage-appropriate support to help partners strengthen capacity, accelerate action, and deliver meaningful impact for seagrass conservation.
Eligibility criteria for prospective partners to apply to our Global Seagrass Challenge Fund pathways will be published on the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund website later this year. In the meantime, to find out more about the partnership pathways and how the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund might be able to support you, or what your donation will support please contact us on globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
We accept expressions of interest throughout the year, please reach out to our team via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org to discuss your options for application.
Eligibility criteria for prospective partners to apply to our Global Seagrass Challenge Fund pathways will be published on the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund website later this year. In the meantime, to find out more about the partnership pathways and how the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund might be able to support you, or what your donation will support please contact us on globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
Project Seagrass allocates funding from the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund using a structured trust-based grant making model. Partnerships emerge through open application calls, partner identification by Project Seagrass through active research, networking and recommendations from other partners. The selection process prioritises value and goal alignment rather than exclusively employing conventional selection standards.
Our selection process focuses on some primary themes which include: seagrass ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services, locally and Indigenous-led partnerships, partners that struggle to obtain mainstream funding and support, partners that share aligned goals and have the potential for meaningful impact in their context and in seagrass conservation. Initially, priority will be given to partners in Tropical Atlantic, Western Indo-Pacific, Central Indo-Pacific, and Tropical Eastern Indo-Pacific marine ecoregions.
These regions have been chosen for their global significance to seagrass conservation, spanning biodiversity hotspots, areas of rapid decline, and regions where seagrass supports climate-vulnerable communities and food security. These align with Project Seagrass’s regional experience, established partnerships, and clear opportunities to address critical knowledge gaps while delivering meaningful impact.
Alongside understanding the work potential partners wish to undertake, due diligence assessments form part of the selection process. Allocation of support is realised through three distinct pathways, dependant on the needs and wants of each partner organisation.
For further questions, please contact us via globalchallenge@projectseagrass.org
We work collaboratively with local partners to design robust reporting systems that are sensitive to a variety of capacities. We encourage applications and expressions of interest irrespective of size, scale and current capacity.
The sky’s the limit, but donations of all levels will support the Global Seagrass Challenge Fund which addresses the major challenges facing seagrass ecosystems around the world. Any annual donation commitments of £1,000 or more are required for you to become a Global Seagrass Challenge Fund supporter.
The Global Seagrass Challenge Fund seeks to support individuals, communities and organisations across the globe and welcomes expressions of interest from all regions. However, initially priority will be given to partners in the Tropical Atlantic, Western Indo-Pacific, Central Indo-Pacific, and Tropical Eastern Indo-Pacific marine ecoregions. These regions have been chosen for their global significance to seagrass conservation, spanning biodiversity hotspots, areas of rapid decline, and regions where seagrass supports climate-vulnerable communities and food security. These regions align with Project Seagrass’s regional experience, established partnerships, and clear opportunities to address critical knowledge gaps while delivering meaningful impact.
