# Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt)

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1172116 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1172116)
- Website: https://paralatierra.co.uk
- Latest income: £19.9k; spending £23.9k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Paraguay, Scotland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/para-la-tierra-for-earth

The charity currently funds biodiversity research in Paraguay, more specifically projects relating to primate conservation and lepidoptera ecology. This includes providing grants to researchers, as well as purchasing and sending scientific equipment to Paraguay, to assist with biodiversity studies.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £19.9k | £23.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £12.3k | £13.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £15.5k | £12.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £18.8k | £8,698 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £16k | £16.8k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3. Objects the objects of the CIO are restricted to the following: (a) To promote for the benefit of the public and visitors to Paraguay the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity; (b) To advance science by increasing scientific knowledge and by providing information regarding the biological territory of Paraguay for the public benefit by supplying grants to undertake research (the useful results of which to be disseminated to the public at large); (c) To advance the education of the public through conservation and the provision of opportunities to promote conservation of the natural environment; (d) To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment; (e) To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment and to promote study and research in these subjects for useful results to be disseminated to the public at large; (f) To promote the conservation of endangered species of birds resident in the laguna blanca, Paraguay including the crowned solitary eagle, white-winged nightjar and marsh seedeater, and vulnerable species that will become endangered if action is not taken. Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”nothing in…

## What it funds

Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, environment / conservation / heritage, economic / community development / employment and recreation for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) reported income of £19.9k and spending of £23.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £74.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Paraguay and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (paralatierra.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Paraguay and Scotland.

### Does Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) give each year?

The register does not break out Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt)'s grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £23.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15k a year.

### How large is Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt)?

In its latest reported year Para La Tierra, for the Earth (Plt) reported income of £19.9k and spending of £23.9k.


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