Adopt>Costs and benefits
We operate two types of park fund (further details can be found in the FAQ ):
(a) Open funds - these
funds are built up park by park as Guardians adopt in parks of their
choice or in our priority parks. The funds are open for annual bids
from a variety of conservation organisations for projects which they
wish to carry out in the park. Guardians receive these bids to their
dashboard and can vote as to which project they would like to fund in a
given year. Funding is distributed to the projects according to the
votes received and the funded project provides feedback to all
Guardians who have adopted in a particular park.
(b) Closed or project funds - these funds are built up for our priority
parks where we have partner NGOs with specific projects that need
funding. The Guardian chooses which park to adopt in on the basis of
the project to be funded and all monies submitted to a particular park
go to the conservation organisation for the defined project. The
funded organisation reports back to the Guardians annually. Whilst
there is no voting on which project is funded Guardians can rate the
feedback they receive on what has been acheived and can also come
together to discuss projects in a park forum.
Here we outline the differences between adopting hectare and square kilometre plots. Our objectives are to raise the most money for the parks and give Guardians the best possible user experience. Therefore we recommend that:
- Guardians see their adoption as a minimum donation to conservation in their chosen park. 90%+ of this (minus bank charges) goes to the park. For every penny you pay above this minimum donation 100% goes to the park. This funding goes to a park fund.
- Guardians should adopt only hectare plots in all small parks. We will guide you towards priority small parks where high resolution imagery is available.
- To maximise funding for the park, where there is high resolution imagery available in parts of a park, Guardians should adopt hectare plots in those areas.
- Guardians should adopt square kilometer plots in large parks that have no coverage of high resolution imagery.
The table below defines the differences between the km and ha products:
| Product |
Cost
(UK £)
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You receive:
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Your park receives:
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Advantages |
Disadvantages
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hectare (ha) plot
|
min. donation £10 |
Plaque.
Certificate.
Feedback.
1 vote (open park funds).
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More money for conservation (1 square km of park can raise £1000 instead of £45).
Even small parks can receive funding.
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Your plot will be in an area with very detailed imagery. You can map your plots. You can adopt four plots in different areas for the same price as a single km plot.
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You have a smaller choice of parks since fewer are covered with high resolution satellite imagery.
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square km (km) plot
|
min. donation £45 |
Plaque.
Certificate.
Feedback.
1 vote (open park funds).
Forum (closed park funds).
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Enables large parks or those not covered with detailed imagery to receive funding.
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You will have the choice of more than 77000 parks.
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You plot will not have detailed imagery. Small parks will receive less money per unit area.
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