Environment Services
The mission of the Environment Program is to enable communities to protect and manage wildlife habitat and create efficient built environments.
Focus
DDCF`s awareness of climate change as the greatest emerging threat to biodiversity – and the need to aggressively mitigate it without unnecessarily sacrificing wildlife habitat – shapes the Environment Program`s grant-making priorities.
Grants Awarded
The Environment Program has awarded more than $257 million in grants since 1997 related to the conservation of wildlife in the United States.
About Doris Duke and Conservation
Doris Duke was a lifelong environmentalist with a keen interest in conservation. In her will, she expressed her interest in "the preservation of wildlife, both flora and fauna" and in supporting "ecological endeavors."