The National Trust say rare and nature-rich chalk grassland will be restored with a £2.23 million National Lottery grant for the South Downs.
The 10-organisation-strong partnership will work with communities, farmers, landowners and vineyards, and will provide jobs, apprenticeships and training in Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne and Lewes, as well as new skills for around 2,500 volunteers, the National Trust said.
Some 18 schemes, including returning 60 hectares (150 acres) of golf course to downland and reintroducing grazing to help manage 40 sites, will go ahead over the next four years.
In total, 815 hectares (2,000 acres) of land will be managed for nature, the National Trust said, while there will be community projects to access green space, and an archaeology project to get people digging for history in gardens and public spaces.
The £2.23 million grant is from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and is being supplemented by partners through funding, fundraising and volunteer time.
Internationally rare chalk grassland is one of the most nature-rich landscapes in the UK, with a wide range of wildflowers, orchids and butterflies.
The projects will deliver the Changing Chalk programme over three areas, including restoring wildlife and helping farmers manage the chalk grassland, improving well-being through connecting people up to the landscape, and efforts to protect and engage people in local heritage.
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