Enviva engages in land-related philanthropy because we believe it’s important to stand up for our values.
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund
The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund, a $5 million, 10-year program sponsored by Enviva and administered by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, is designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of sensitive bottomland forests in the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plain. The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund will award matching-fund grants to nonprofit organizations to permanently protect ecologically sensitive areas and preserve working forests.
Enviva Heirs Property Fund
Land is inherently valuable, but much of that value can only be captured by showing a clear legal title. Land held outside of a clear title, collectively known as “heirs property,” is subject to involuntary loss from predatory sale, improper taking, back taxes, and a number of other causes. For more than a century, this land loss has impacted Southern Black families in particular, costing them millions of acres and the accompanying value.
The Enviva Heirs Property Fund (EHPF) seeks to help landowning families overcome obstacles to achieving clear, legal, and demonstrable titles to their land assets, which can allow them to maximize the wealth-generating benefits of their land in an ongoing, sustainable way. We work with seasoned nonprofit organizations and property professionals across the U.S. Southeast to assist families in securing clear title to their land assets, helping them capture sustainable value from their land, while advocating for public policy solutions to help end involuntary land loss.
Conservation Partners
We’re committed to protecting the forest landscape and assisting with the growth of forests.
