Malaysian nature conservationists are a much underappreciated and unrecognised group. Despite their work to benefit nature and society, often carried out with considerable personal sacrifice, they frequently struggle to fund their work due to the lack of home-grown support. The few local grants in existence typically come from foundations linked to political or corporate groups. Meanwhile, local residents who desire to help conserve nature against the degradation they have seen over many years, find that there are few ways they can directly support local projects with confidence.