The trust fund is an independent grant-making organization that uses its annual investment income to finance conservation activities. Grants are awarded to eligible Bhutanese individuals and institutions based on any of the following objectives.

• Support in-situ and ex-situ conservation initiatives in the entire green sector, including sustainable utilization of genetic and species resources. Broad activities eligible for funding include:
  • Capacity building for integrated conservation and development in protected areas with management plans.
  • Conservation planning and infrastructure building for parks yet to be brought under scientific management.
  • Enhancing central government capability to provide specialized support to protected area management.
  • Protecting and/or restoring the biophysical environment from natural and anthropogenic threats.
  • Sustainable forest management planning and agro-biodiversity conservation.
• Strengthen integrated conservation and development planning through applied conservation research and monitoring of biodiversity change. Broad activities eligible for funding include:
  • Capacity building for socioeconomic assessments, biodiversity inventories, and development and conservation research.
  • Promoting central government capability for organizing, storing, analyzing and providing access to conservation information.
  • Assessing and monitoring biological change in protected areas and national forests, consistent with the Biodiversity Action Plan of 1998.
• Promoting conservation education and awareness of conservation policies and issues. Broad activities eligible for funding include:
  • Non-formal conservation awareness programs.
  • Integrating environmental education into the national education curriculum and strengthening human capacity for conservation education.
  • Developing resource materials and teaching aids on Bhutan’s natural heritage.
  • Involving religious communities in promoting conservation values and ethics.
  • Building awareness of conservation legislation, public policy and regulations.