Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild Launch $200M Phoenix Species Project

The Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild announced the Phoenix Species Project in early August 2026, a $200 million commitment split evenly between a $100 million Bezos Earth Fund grant and $100 million from Re:wild and partners. It targets 100 species facing imminent extinction across 30 countries, using multi-year financing for conservation breeding, head-starting, translocations, disease management, invasive species control and habitat restoration. More than 100 local and international partners, including Indigenous Peoples and national governments, will lead execution, with the IUCN Species Survival Commission as scientific knowledge partner.