Deadline: 31 January 2015
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Netherlands (IUCN NL) is accepting grant applications from local NGOs in Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua and other countries for its program Small Grants for the Purchase of Nature (SPN). The fund is provided to purchase threatened nature, create safe reserves and connect wildlife habitats for endangered species.
SPN focuses on areas with a high biodiversity value that are crucial for the survival of endangered species. These areas are under high pressure from land conversion, development projects, or logging. The local NGOs can protect these threatened ecosystems and safeguard them for future generations with SPN fund.
Maximum SPN fund will be EUR 85,000. A small amount of the fund can be used for initial investments to secure the sustainability and conservation impact of the purchase (fencing, signboards, guard’s salary and accommodation etc.) besides the acquisition of land.
Priority Project Sites
- Land purchase in or adjacent to areas with a high biodiversity value, like, AZE sites, IBAs or Ramsar sites.
- Areas with ecosystems hosting species listed CR or EN on the IUCN Red List.
- Land purchase involving ecosystems underrepresented in the public protected areas system.
- Areas with a strategic importance for the protection of the hinterland (buffer zones) or conect important areas (corridors).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can be local NGOs with proven capacity to implement land acquisition projects.
- Applicants must have experience and capacity concerning the management of a conservation area; and in the field of project management, and financial management and control.
- Applicants must have local expertise.
- Applications from governmental institutions, and commercial (for profit) organizations are not considered for evaluation.
- Project must be located in one of the following regions – Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific.
- The project should seek to harmonize with the needs, views, expertise and experience of local stakeholders.
- The project should take into account local participation in conservation and management of the area to be acquired.
- Project should not adversely affect the position of local stakeholders.
Application Process
In the first stage, pre-proposal must be sent in the format provided by IUCN. Proposals that are not in the format are not considered for evaluation.
For more information, please visit SPN.
