Written by James Falconbridge, AlmoNature
At Almo Nature and Fondazione Capellino, we’re inviting UK based charities, community interest companies and non profits to help us shape a new initiative to support the protection and restoration of nature.
Almo Nature is wholly owned by Fondazione Capellino. All profits, after costs and taxes, are dedicated to a simple principle, giving back to nature what has been taken through production. This structure allows us to support projects that deliver real, measurable benefit for animals, ecosystems and biodiversity, rather than shareholder return.
Following the success of our 2025 Call for Projects, which supported 49 animal welfare organisations across Europe, we are continuing to develop this work with a growing emphasis on ecological connectivity and natural corridors. These areas are increasingly important in ensuring that wildlife can move, adapt and thrive in changing landscapes, and that fragmented habitats can be reconnected in meaningful ways.
While the UK is not eligible to take part in our 2026 European Call for Projects or the European Citizens Initiative launching on 1 July, we remain committed to ensuring that our shared values translate into practical and meaningful action here in the UK. We recognise the depth of expertise, experience and innovation within the UK environmental and conservation sector, and we want to engage with it directly.
We are therefore beginning to develop a UK focused programme, and at this stage we are opening a conversation rather than defining a fixed framework. We are particularly interested in understanding the needs of organisations working in areas such as reducing waterway pollution, improving wildlife wellbeing, supporting the transition to sustainable and regenerative farming, and protecting and enhancing habitats and biodiversity.
At this stage, this is an open invitation to understand need. We want to hear what would genuinely help organisations achieve their goals, whether that is equipment, project support, events, communications, capacity building, or something more specific. We are not approaching this with pre-set assumptions about what support should look like. Instead, we want to build an approach that reflects the realities on the ground and responds to the challenges organisations are facing in practice.
We are particularly interested in how support could strengthen ongoing work, unlock new activity, or help scale approaches that are already proving effective. We are also keen to understand where smaller or more flexible forms of support could make a meaningful difference, as well as where longer term collaboration might be valuable.
Most importantly, we want this to be shaped by those actively working in the field. We want to hear from you, the people working directly on the ground with experience and insight. Your perspectives will help us design a programme that is grounded, useful and responsive to real needs.
If you would be open to sharing your thoughts, you can contact Almo Nature’s UK Community Manager, James Falconbridge directly at james.falconbridge@almonature.com, or via the website.