Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy

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Enriched family-office · Found: 2026-03-11 08:10

A Swiss philanthropist, investor, sportswoman, and strong advocate for ocean protection, environmental conservation, animal welfare, education and social causes ...

Source: https://www.pew-bertarelli-ocean-legacy.org/en

Funding Details

Deadline: Unknown — Pew-Bertarelli partnership page, no open grant calls (Unknown)
Contact: Ken Willis, Director — Phone: 202.540.6847
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 11:50

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Must align with MPA creation or expansion goals — the partnership focuses exclusively on highly or fully protected marine areas
Collaboration with local communities, governments, and Indigenous groups is expected

Project Scope

Work must fall within one of the four priority regions: Eastern Tropical Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Southern Ocean/sub-Antarctic, or Western Pacific Ocean
Projects must restrict extractive activities such as fishing, drilling, and mining in target areas

Constraints

No open call for proposals exists — engagement appears to be by invitation or direct partnership only

Historical Context

The partnership between The Pew Charitable Trusts and Dona Bertarelli has been active since 2011 and was later formalized as Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy. Since 2017, the partnership has contributed to the designation or expansion of numerous MPAs including Ecuador's Hermandad Marine Reserve, Mexico's Revillagigedo Archipelago National Park, French Southern Territories reserves, New Caledonia's Natural Park of the Coral Sea, Rapa Nui MPA in Chile, Australia's Christmas Island and Cocos Islands Marine Parks, and several UK overseas territory MPAs. They have helped establish MPAs covering over 16 million square kilometers across more than 20 sites, with nearly 12 million square kilometers highly or fully protected — representing more than 90% of all such designations worldwide. They also completed the largest debt conversion for ocean conservation to date for the Galápagos Islands.

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