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Today we’re announcing $34 million in new grants toward sustainable fashion – this funding will go to teams of scientists and researchers across the United States who are re-inventing the fabrics that clothes are made of by developing next-generation materials that look and feel like today’s rayon, silk, and cotton.

We believe in the power of “and” over “or” and the work these teams are doing has the potential to make sustainable clothing choices easy, widely available, and ultimately better for the planet.

Thank you to the teams at @columbia, @fitnyc, @ncottoncouncil, @clemsonuniversity, and @ucberkeleyofficial who are spearheading this amazing science. We’re so excited to work together!

Today is one of our favorite days at the @bezosearthfund - Earth Day! 🌍💚

While we like to celebrate the beauty of the world and all its rich biodiversity from plants to animals to people every day, we’re especially grateful and energized today. We’re committed to our mission to make the planet a place we can and want to live for a long time. 🌳☀️

Happy Earth Day from all of us at the #BezosEarthFund!

Today is National Gardening Day, and we’re celebrating the power of gardens and green spaces.

In fact, the @bezosearthfund through its Greening America Cities program, helped create green spaces in cities across the U.S., including in Los Angeles with the @elaccorg and a local organization, Campos de Cultivo, in Boyle Heights.

From a gated and abandoned lot into a green gathering space flourishing with food, flowers, and community, we’re proud to highlight this incredible new “green” space today, and every day.

Today is National Gardening Day, and we’re celebrating the power of gardens and green spaces.

In fact, the @bezosearthfund through its Greening America Cities program, helped create green spaces in cities across the U.S., including in Los Angeles with the @elaccorg and a local organization, Campos de Cultivo, in Boyle Heights.

From a gated and abandoned lot into a green gathering space flourishing with food, flowers, and community, we’re proud to highlight this incredible new “green” space today, and every day.

Today is National Gardening Day, and we’re celebrating the power of gardens and green spaces.

In fact, the @bezosearthfund through its Greening America Cities program, helped create green spaces in cities across the U.S., including in Los Angeles with the @elaccorg and a local organization, Campos de Cultivo, in Boyle Heights.

From a gated and abandoned lot into a green gathering space flourishing with food, flowers, and community, we’re proud to highlight this incredible new “green” space today, and every day.

Today is National Gardening Day, and we’re celebrating the power of gardens and green spaces.

In fact, the @bezosearthfund through its Greening America Cities program, helped create green spaces in cities across the U.S., including in Los Angeles with the @elaccorg and a local organization, Campos de Cultivo, in Boyle Heights.

From a gated and abandoned lot into a green gathering space flourishing with food, flowers, and community, we’re proud to highlight this incredible new “green” space today, and every day.

Today is National Gardening Day, and we’re celebrating the power of gardens and green spaces.

In fact, the @bezosearthfund through its Greening America Cities program, helped create green spaces in cities across the U.S., including in Los Angeles with the @elaccorg and a local organization, Campos de Cultivo, in Boyle Heights.

From a gated and abandoned lot into a green gathering space flourishing with food, flowers, and community, we’re proud to highlight this incredible new “green” space today, and every day.

Did you know today was National Gopher Tortoise Day? At @NFWF and the @BezosEarthFund we're working to save this species so they can continue to thrive in the wild.
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Gopher Tortoises are considered heroes in the Southeast United States - they support more than 350 other animals like owls, snakes, foxes, toads, skunks and lizards that rely on their burrows for shelter from heat, fire and predators.
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We're helping raise hatchlings in protected conditions until they're big enough to survive on their own, and then releasing them back into the wild. This approach along with protecting and restoring the ecosystem where they live is an important step in ensuring these great animals survive and flourish. #gophertortoiseday
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#WildHope

Today, on what would have been Dr. Jane Goodall’s 92nd birthday, we’re celebrating her life and the incredible impact she made on how we treat, approach and respect animals and nature. 

Here at the @bezosearthfund, we’ll continue to be inspired by, and take forward the spirit of her work through our conservation and restoration efforts all around the world, including with our partner the @janegoodallinst in the Congo Basin.
 
Happy birthday, Jane! May you continue to watch over the many animals you loved and worked so hard to protect. 💚
 
📸: Hugo van Lawick, @stacylorrainephotography, David Montejano
 
#JaneGoodallDay #JaneGoodall #ThankYouJane

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

This Earth Month, we’re celebrating the diversity of life that makes our planet so incredible and the best in the solar system. 

To maintain its beauty, we must protect it – that’s why the @bezosearthfund is committed to protecting 30% of the land and ocean by 2030 (30x30). Through our support, we’ll help to safeguard habitats that are essential to preserving life in all its forms.

From the ancient, almost otherworldly hoatzin in the Amazon Rainforest, to the elusive bongo antelope of the Congo Basin. Each of these species depends on ecosystems that are rapidly disappearing.

Protect the places. Protect the species. Protect our future. #WildHope

Did you ever think it’d be possible to count individual trees from space? The @BezosEarthFund supported @worldresources to make that possible together with @Meta. ⁣
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By harnessing innovations in AI and satellite data, we can monitor forest restoration with unprecedented accuracy at a fraction of the cost and time. A process that used to take over a year now takes three days. ⁣
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That means less time and money spent measuring impact, and more money going to the people restoring forests, protecting water, supporting biodiversity, and strengthening communities. ⁣
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Innovation leads to better data, greater trust, and more restoration. ⁣
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Read more at the link in bio. ⁣
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#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestDay

The @bezosearthfund is working with partners to protect the Congo Basin, the heart and lungs of Africa, which is home to numerous endangered species, including the elusive and solitary okapi.

Okapi populations are in decline due to habitat loss and poaching. The only place on Earth where they live in the wild is northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, primarily in the Ituri Rainforest.

Protecting places like the Congo Basin means protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable species — and ensuring a healthy planet for all.

#WildHope

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

Frogs are in trouble, and that matters to us all. When species disappear, ecosystems start to unravel.

That’s why this #WorldFrogDay, we’re celebrating hope. With support from the @BezosEarthFund, partners in the Tropical Amphibian Resilience Initiative (TARI) are breeding threatened amphibians under human care and helping return them to the wild, including the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.

So far, TARI partners have released 4,500 amphibians from eight species back into habitats across Latin America. Every release helps us learn more about how to bring these animals back and keep ecosystems healthy.

TARI is a collaboration between @amphibianrescue @amphibiansurvivalalliance @centrojambatu @parqueexplora @proyecto_rana_arlequin @smithsonianzoo and @smithsonianpanama.

Image credit: Brian Gratwicke, Javier Mesa, Roshan Patel, Centro Jambatu

One small hop for a frog, one giant leap for frogkind 🐸

The Panamanian golden frog disappeared from the wild in the 2000s, but researchers just hit a major milestone in bringing it back.

The Panama Amphibian Research and Conservation project, a joint effort between the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Zoo New England, has been caring for a protected population in Gamboa, Panama.

In late 2025, the team began the first release trial, returning frogs to the wild and tracking how they did.

"This is the first phase of understanding how to rewild these frog species including disease dynamics, post-release monitoring and how these animals restore their natural anti-predator skin defenses." said Brian Gratwicke, a conservation biologist at the National Zoo.

"Our work here is based on three previous harlequin frog release trials and will help us to gather the data needed to restore wild populations of these amazing animals. We are also incredibly grateful to the Panamanian government's SENACYT grants program and Miambiente, as well as the Bezos Earth Fund for supporting this work."

This research is part of the Tropical Amphibian Research Initiative (TARI), a collaboration between the @amphibianrescue, @amphibiansurvivalalliance, @centrojambatu, @parqueexplora, Proyecto Rana Arlequin, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and @smithsonianpanama. TARI is made possible by the support of the Bezos Earth Fund

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
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It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
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Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
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Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
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Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
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Learn more at link in bio🔗

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
⁣
It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
⁣
Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
⁣
Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
⁣
Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
⁣
Learn more at link in bio🔗

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
⁣
It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
⁣
Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
⁣
Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
⁣
Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
⁣
Learn more at link in bio🔗

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
⁣
It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
⁣
Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
⁣
Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
⁣
Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
⁣
Learn more at link in bio🔗

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
⁣
It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
⁣
Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
⁣
Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
⁣
Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
⁣
Learn more at link in bio🔗

If you’re restoring forests, the question isn’t just: “Did trees get planted?” ⁣
⁣
It’s also: “Are they growing into healthy forests?” That is what canopy height can help tell you.⁣
⁣
Today, @landcarbonland is sharing Version 2 of Global Tree Canopy Height, the 1-meter resolution global map that can detect individual trees, now upgraded for significantly better performance in tall and complex forests.⁣
⁣
Accuracy improved by about 60% in independent validation (R² 0.53 → 0.86), which sharpens how this data supports:⁣
🌿 restoration progress tracking over time⁣
🌿 carbon storage and removal estimates grounded in forest structure⁣
🌿 biodiversity monitoring that depends on habitat complexity⁣
⁣
Built with AI at Meta using the open-source DINOv3 model, supported by the @BezosEarthFund, and openly available on AWS and Google Earth Engine.⁣
⁣
Learn more at link in bio🔗

Far below the surface, deep sea corals thrive in total darkness—growing for centuries and creating vital habitat for marine life.

Though unseen, these ecosystems strengthen ocean resilience and support biodiversity.

The @bezosearthfund is helping safeguard these extraordinary places, through our 30x30 commitment to help protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030. Protecting the planet also means protecting what lies beneath the waves.

Read full article at the link in bio.