Impact Update: Celebrating Five Years of DEF

We’ve been celebrating FIVE years of DEF this month!

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, since our launch in July 2020 we have awarded more than £1.3 million grants to 98 local nature restoration projects!

The infographics below show a snapshot of some of the impact we’ve enabled – from marine conservation, to river restoration, and land regeneration – via the incredible local grassroots projects we’ve supported.

All our projects make progress toward our four key impact goals:

🌿 Restoring natural habitats
🐸 Protecting native species
🌍 Building climate resilience
♻️ Reducing pollution

Find out more about the projects DEF has upported HERE.

Here at DEF, we specialise in channelling funds from individuals and businesses that want to give back to nature, to the most innovative, impactful grassroots nature restoration projects in Devon.

You can discover more about the wide range of projects we’ve funded HERE.

And… you can help support even more grassroots nature restoration projects by making a one-time or monthly donation HERE or by supporting one of our Summer 2025 Crowdfunders below…

PROTECTING DEVON SEAGRASS – Incredible rewards on offer, and every £1 donated is DOUBLED!!

BLUEFIN TUNA RESEARCH – Unique tuna experiences availabe!

WIN A FEAST FOR 12 AT SEAHORSE RESTAURANT – Enter from just £2 for a chance to win!

A huge THANK YOU to all our supporters for enabling this vital impact… and to our grantees for delivering it!

We couldn’t do our work with you! 🙏💚