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The RBF at 75: Conservation and the Environment
Laurence Rockefeller (left) and planners at Caneel Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. A $1 million grant in 1956 helped to develop the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park.
We marked the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s 75th anniversary last year and continue to reflect on past grantmaking by exploring common themes from our history through a series of essays.
The Fund’s environmental work has evolved as scientific and societal dialogue has progressed over the years. From the preservation of recreational and wilderness space by our founding trustees, to our current work focused on mitigating the effects of climate change, conservation and the environment has been a consistent focus of the RBF throughout its 75 years.
Conservation and the Environment
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