$14.1M in expenses

Sustainable fisheries and agriculture - rare is a global leader in reducing coastal overfishing and revitalizing coastal fisheries. Through a global network of 100 staff and over 150 local partners, rare mobilizes and strengthens community-led management of coastal fisheries. Through a replicable model rooted in behavioral science, rare promotes responsible fishing behavior among local fishers.rare equips smallholder farmers, agricultural extension agents, and local leaders with the skills, training, and digital technology needed to shift to regenerative agriculture and more sustainable ranching practices.

$12.2M in expenses

Behavioral science and research - rare is a global leader in using behavioral science to design and deploy breakthrough solutions for protecting nature and combatting climate change. Through its team of behavioral scientists, rare conducts cutting-edge research, and creates field-based learning approaches and opportunities to bring behavioral science to the forefront of conservation. Rare also translates insights from the behavioral science community to help design for promoting sustainable behaviors rooted in a strong understanding of human behavior and decision-making. Rare provides communities, creators, and partners with insights and tools to shift culture and catalyze the adoption of sustainable behavior.

$3.9M in expenses

Conservation finance - where traditional financial instruments fail, innovative finance bridges the gap. Rare's innovative finance builds resilience to both financial shocks and climate change in underserved, rural, and remote communities. The program uses a three-pronged approach to protect vital ecosystems and benefit local economies, by de-risking investments, advancing nature-based solutions, and building sustainable local economies with pathways to the formaleconomy.