Theory of Change - Freyja Foundation

Our Theory of Change

OUR MISSION + IMPACT STATEMENT

The Freyja Foundation is a private, charitable foundation dedicated to supporting innovative, scalable, and lasting conservation solutions that protect our planet’s wild places and combat the climate crisis. 

The foundation achieves its mission through grant making, impact investing, project management, and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

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We’re taking action on the most pressing environmental issues because we are in a climate crisis. 

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We believe in scalable and innovative solutions that leverage philanthropic and investment capital + use public policy as a tool to help achieve our goals. 

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We support naturebased solutions as our number one mechanism to sequester more carbon and protect threatened biodiverse carbon sinks.

OUR FOCUS + APPROACH

OUR GOALS

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  1. Permanently protect threatened and degraded eco-corridors

  2. Support scalable rewilding and restoration projects

  3. Empower local communities’ connection to their wild places

  4. Utilize creative financial structures and investments to leverage conservation at scale

  5. Inspire and move more investable and philanthropic capital into conservation strategies

Human related activities have caused the planet’s average surface temperature to rise about 1.1 c since the late 19th century. Most of this warming has occurred in the past 35 years. 

We are proud to support the UNITED NATIONS Sustainable Development Goals

GOAL 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact

GOAL 14

Sustain and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

GOAL 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forest, combat desertification and halt and reserve land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss

Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
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