Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The African Bird Club (ABC) is inviting nominations for its Conservation Award and Expedition Award.
ABC’s long-running Awards Programme supports a wide range of small to medium-sized projects in African countries, which benefit the conservation of birds and their habitats, with funds raised from donations and corporate sponsorships.
The Awards Programme is managed by an independent Conservation Committee, who peer-review project proposals submitted to them and provide recommendations to ABC’s trustees as to whether these are suitable for funding.
Categories
- ABC Conservation Awards
- ABC Expedition Awards
Award Details
- Conservation Awards of up to £3,000 each may be made to individuals who are normally resident in an African country or to institutions based there.
- Expedition Awards of up to £5,000 each may be made for larger, more ambitious projects outside the applicant’s home country.
Justification
This section is extremely important, as ABC cannot fund every application it receives and has to target high-priority projects. You should include:
- For species-based projects, the IUCN conservation status of the species involved.
- For site-based projects, a description of the habitat types, current threats and whether the area has any designation such as that of a protected area or Important Bird Area.
- How the proposed project will benefit the species, or the area in which it is found.
- A description of any training or skills transfer involved in the project.
- For education projects, what the benefits of the proposed project will be.
- For Expedition Awards, reference to any relevant published action plans, e.g. reserve management plans, biodiversity action plans, etc.
Methods
- The Conservation Committee will look for the following points:
- A description of the methods to be used.
- Why these methods are being used.
- A timetable of the various stages of the project, including the dates when the preliminary and final reports will be produced.
- For Expedition Awards, the Conservation Committee will in addition look at:
- The time that will be spent in the host country, e.g. preparatory work, familiarisation period, survey work, writing preliminary reports, presenting results to government departments or agencies of the host country, etc.
- Whether the project has the approval of the host country’s government or leading conservation NGO and whether local counterparts from the relevant government department or agency/NGO will work with the project team.
- Please provide copies of letters of support from the host country government, affiliated academic institution, conservation NGO or recognised natural history or bird club in the Appendices.
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