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- 1Environmental NGOs increasingly funded by activist billionaires, critic warns●Viewpoint: Activist environmental NGOs are turning from public funding to activist billionaires to support their campaigns. It won’t end well.
A commentary argues that environmental NGOs are shifting their funding base away from public grants and toward wealthy activist billionaires to finance their campaigns. The author contends this dependence on a small set of rich donors risks undermining the groups' legitimacy and accountability, warning that the arrangement will ultimately damage both the organisations and the environmental causes they champion.