Preface 1. Shades of Philanthropy 2. Environmental Philanthropy 3. The South-North Connections 4. Philanthropists, Capitalists and Environmental NGOs 5. Framing Environmental Threats: Implications for Funding 6. The Global Environment Facility: Financing Conservation in the Global South 7. Mapping Environmental Philanthropy in Africa 8. Rising to Local Challenges: Grassroots Conservation Initiatives 9. State-sponsored Community Conservation 10. Power Relations, Priorities and the Future of Environmental Philanthropy. Selected Further Reading. Index