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  • * Conservation Biology
  • * Financial Mechanisms

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  • * Biodiversity conservation requires significant funding.
  • * Emerging financial mechanisms like crowdfunding are increasingly utilized.
  • * The scale and allocation of crowdfunding for conservation are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To conduct a global analysis of conservation-focused crowdfunding projects.
  • * To determine the magnitude and allocation of funds raised through crowdfunding for biodiversity.
  • * To identify trends in project types, proponents, and target taxa.

Main Methods:

  • * Extracted data from 72 crowdfunding platforms globally.
  • * Analyzed 577 conservation-focused projects initiated since 2009.
  • * Determined funds raised, project location, proponent characteristics, activity type, biodiversity realm, and target species.

Main Results:

  • * Identified 577 projects raising over $4.7 million across 80 countries.
  • * Proponents included NGOs (35%), universities (30%), and freelancers (26%).
  • * Projects focused on species (57.7%), terrestrial ecosystems (20.3%), research (40%), and persuasion (31%), disproportionately including threatened birds and mammals.

Conclusions:

  • * Crowdfunding is a global phenomenon with expansion potential for biodiversity conservation.
  • * It mobilizes funds spatially, supports overlooked species, and funds diverse activities.
  • * While modest, crowdfunding offers unique contributions beyond capital, especially when embraced with care.