Deadline: 19 August 2015
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), and CEPF are currently inviting Letters of Inquiry (LoIs) from non-government organisations, community groups, private companies and other civil society organisations, for projects in all countries of the IndoBurma Hotspot except Myanmar. A separate call for proposals covering Myanmar will be issued at a later date.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is designed to safeguard Earth’s biologically richest and most threatened regions, known as biodiversity hotspots. The fund aims to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
The Indo-Burma Hotspot comprises all non-marine parts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, plus parts of southern China.
Eligible Countries
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam, plus parts of southern China.
Areas of Interest
IUCN, KFBG and CEPF invite proposals that address one or more of the following investment priorities:
- Support civil society efforts to analyze development policies, plans and programs, evaluate their impact on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods and propose alternative development scenarios and appropriate mitigating measures where needed
- Integrate the biodiversity and ecosystem service values of priority corridors into government landuse and development plans at all levels and promote effective implementation and monitoring of these plans
- Develop protocols and demonstration projects for ecological restoration that improve the biodiversity performance of government programs in the forestry and other natural resource sectors
- Engage the media as a tool to increase awareness and inform public debate on mainstreaming biodiversity into development planning
- Pilot models for biodiversity-friendly production, including certification and eco-labelling
- Integrate the biodiversity and ecosystem service values of priority corridors into financial decision making by governments, private investors and development banks
Grant Size
CEPF supports biodiversity conservation through two types of grants: large grants of over US$20,000 and small grants of up to US$20,000.
How to Apply
- Applicants for small grants (up to US$20,000) can apply in English or local languages (Vietnamese,Thai, Lao, Khmer, or Chinese), using the offline template available on the website. Completed LoIs should be sent as an e-mail attachment.
- Applicants for large grants (over US$20,000) can apply in English only, using the LoI template available on the website. Completed LoIs should be sent via email.
- Applicants will be contacted thereafter as to how to proceed.
For more information, please visit IUCN.
