Pacific Development and Conservation Trust

The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust makes grants to projects that promote sustainable development in the Pacific and New Zealand while conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of its people. The Trust was established in 1989 with money from the French government in recognition of events surrounding the destruction of the Greenpeace vessel, Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985. Each year, the Trust gives its income as grants for charitable activities and projects that fit with at least one of the Trust's objectives for the Pacific. The Trust provides grants for a range of conservation, cultural heritage, development and goodwill projects and activities in the Pacific. It supports sustainable development where communities join in and work together with iwi (tribes), hapū (sub-tribe), aiga or whanau (family grouping). Decisions are based on whether a completed project will most likely deliver the benefits or outcomes described in the request, with consideration given to how well its objectives and funding priorities will be met, how much the community will be involved in the project, the range of benefits that the project will bring to the community, whether the projects outcomes will be environmentally and economically sustainable, and any risks to the lives, livelihood and environments of the people who live in the Pacific.