Deadline: 15 January 2020
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is seeking letters of inquiry (LOIs) from organizations able to organize a regional, thematically focused workshop on freshwater biodiversity and plant conservation, as part of the CEPF Mediterranean Basin mid-term assessment process.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
The Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot is the second largest hotspot in the world and the largest of the world’s five Mediterranean-climate regions. CEPF’s niche for investment in the Mediterranean was formulated through a participatory process that engaged civil society, donor and governmental stakeholders throughout the region.
Theme: Strategic Direction 5: Conduct a regional, thematically focused workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Event Information
- Key requirements:
- Held the week of Monday 30 March to Friday 3 April 2020.
- Held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in either Trebinje or Mostar.
- Hosted in English, with facilities for translation in multiple languages.
- Workshop Objectives
- Build the capacity of grantees in their relevant field of work; in either freshwater biodiversity or plant conservation.
- Enable the exchange of experience and networking between CSOs and experts for each conservation topic.
- Provide the platform for CEPF grantees to provide feedback on the CEPF investment, discuss challenges and the future focus of CSOs and CEPF.
Funding Information
- Budget: US$25,000 to US$40,000
- Project Timeframe: The successful grant is expected to start at the beginning of February 2020, with the workshop held from 30 March to 3 April 2020.
Eligiblity Applicants
- Civil society groups, including non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private enterprises, may apply for funding. Individuals must work with civil society organizations to develop applications rather than apply directly.
- Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions.
- Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can demonstrate that the enterprise or institution has:
- a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
- Grants cannot be used for:
- the purchase of land, involuntary resettlement of people, or activities that negatively affect physical cultural resources, including those important to local communities.
- activities adversely affecting Indigenous Peoples or where these communities have not provided their broad support to the project activities.
- removal or alteration of any physical cultural property (includes sites having archaeological, paleontological, historical, religious, or unique natural values).
For more information, visit https://www.cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals/2019-mediterranean-basin-small-grant-strategic-direction-5