The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity was created by the Slow Food movement in partnership with the Region of Tuscany, recognizing that the appreciation of gastronomy must include the additional step of safeguarding our gastronomic resources.

As an independent non-profit entity, the Foundation supports the projects of the Ark of Taste, the Presidia, and The Slow Food Award to accomplish this goal. The Foundation exists thanks to the Slow Food movement but also through generous support from public and private donors.

While the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity promotes projects around the world, its direct financial contributions are especially dedicated to the world's less developed countries, where conserving biodiversity means not only improving quality of life, but actually saving lives, communities and cultures.   More detail...