The Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF) is proud to announce the 2025 Conservation Grant winners — six inspiring, community-driven projects from around the globe that are leading the way in protecting our planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems and cultural heritage. Selected through a highly competitive process by our members, these projects represent the heart of our mission: empowering local communities to drive lasting conservation impact. From safeguarding biodiversity and restoring habitats to strengthening climate resilience and cultural preservation, this year’s grantees showcase the power of collaboration between the global travel community and grassroots changemakers.  

The ATCF is excited to welcome four new media members, journalist Mark Johanson, Tara Cannon, Zanny Steffgen and Nicole Melancon as our newest members! Learn more about their commitment to protecting tourism destinations below! Check out our growing network of ATCF members here!

The Adventure Travel Conservation Fund is excited to celebrate the five remarkable grant recipients who have shown extraordinary commitment to protecting our planet’s natural and cultural treasures. These community-driven organizations from Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Colombia, the Philippines, and Ghana were nominated by ATCF members during the fiercely competitive 2024 Conservation Grant Program. We had over 45 business members vote, one of our highest turnouts yet. Each of these trailblazing projects is deserving of recognition for their groundbreaking efforts to safeguard some of Earth’s most vital ecosystems.

Celebrate the incredible achievements of these grant winners and discover how their passion and dedication are shaping the future of environmental stewardship.

We’re proud to welcome Peak Design, Finisterra Travel, Adventure More, and Flywire as new ATCF members!

Each year the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund hosts an auction of donated trips and travel-related items, raising money to support the organization in protecting wild places. Last year’s auction was its best yet, raising over $30,000. (Thanks to our generous donors for making it possible!) Our goal is to double this for 2023. We are looking for your help in making that happen!

After a successful and inspiring board retreat in December, in which we came away with priorities for 2023, we’ve had our heads down working on an implementation plan. The word for the year is Amplify. Amplify funding, impact, membership, grantees, and network.

We’re proud to announce Freefly, WeTravel, JourneyWomen, Adventures in Good Company, and Explorer X as new ATCF members.

See what the ATCF has been up to during the COVID pandemic and our conservation priorities for 2023 and beyond.

See what’s happening this month!

Check out all of the 2022 Travel Conservation Auction Items.