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Bezos Earth Fund Grants $25M to Protect Pacific Ocean

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC · How we work

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Bezos Earth Fund awarded $25 million to protect 625,000 sq mi of Pacific Ocean.
The grants will fund marine protected areas in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu.
A $100 million “Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity” pledge targets 30 percent water protection by 2030.
Amazon emitted 80.85 million CO2e in 2025, a 16 percent rise, with 76 percent from its supply chain.
Critics argue the grants cannot offset Amazon’s emissions or its plastic-packaging waste.

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Bezos Earth Fund awarded $25 million to protect 625,000 sq mi of Pacific Ocean.
The grants will fund marine protected areas in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu.
A $100 million “Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity” pledge targets 30 percent water protection by 2030.
Amazon emitted 80.85 million CO2e in 2025, a 16 percent rise, with 76 percent from its supply chain.
Critics argue the grants cannot offset Amazon’s emissions or its plastic-packaging waste.