Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Mission

The mission of the Environment Program is to enable communities to protect and manage wildlife habitat and create efficient built environments.

Strategies

• Enable strategic wildlife habitat conservation in an era of climate change - Protect important wildlife habitat and help wildlife adapt to the impacts of climate change.


• Reduce impacts on the landscape from increased energy development and energy demand - Expedite the sensitive siting of energy infrastructure and reduce energy demand by increasing energy efficiency in the buildings sector.


• Encourage land stewardship and sustainability in the Tri-State area - Support local efforts to manage wildlife habitat and create efficient, healthy, and vibrant built and natural environments.


• Help build a clean-energy economy – Support the research and analysis needed to develop government policies to foster technological innovation in the energy sector and accelerate the emergence of tomorrow’s clean-energy technologies.  Grants in this category are made through the Environment Program’s Climate Change Initiative, which wound down in 2011.

For information on the availability of grants for specific projects, review the Environment Program’s Grantmaking Process & Funding Opportunities page.

Grants Awarded & Conservation Achievements

As of January 30, 2012, the Environment Program has approved approximately 269 grants totaling more than $250 million.

For information on the goals and accomplishments of individual projects, please see the Environment Program’s Grants Awarded and News & Publications pages.

Doris Duke and the Environment

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."